Russia has one goal ahead of FIFA 2018: More hotel rooms
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Moscow, May 7 (IANS) Hotel rooms and not goals are on top of the mind for Russia, which hosts the FIFA World Cup two years from now. With hotel rooms in chronic…
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IPL: Gujarat suffer hat-trick of losses, lose to Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad players celebrate fall of a wicket during an IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Lions at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on May 6, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Hyderabad, May 7…
RCB hopes to break jinx to stay the course
Bengaluru, May 6 (IANS) Unfazed by three consecutive losses, including one on May 2 here, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) hopes to break the jinx on Saturday when they take on Rising Pune Supergiants in the…
IPL: Sunrisers restrict Lions to 126 for 6
Hyderabad, May 6 (IANS) Riding on some brilliant bowling, Sunrisers Hyderabad restricted a struggling Gujarat Lions to a paltry 126 for 6 in a league game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Rajiv…
Golfer Lahiri second at Wells Fargo
Charlotte (North Carolina), May 6 (IANS) Leading Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri has got off to a stupendous start in the $7,300,000 Wells Fargo Championship as he scored six-under 66 in the opening round to grab…
Zidane doing amazing for Real Madrid: Brazil’s Ronaldo
Madrid, May 6 (IANS) Brazil football legend Ronaldo has heaped praised on Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane for gaining the respect of his clubs players. Ronaldo and Zidane played together at Real Madrid from…
Sania-Martina march into Madrid Open final
(160129) — MELBOURNE, Jan. 29, 2016 (Xinhua) — Switzerland’s Martina Hingis (R) and India’s Sania Mirza react during the women’s doubles final against Czech Republic’s Andrea Hlavackova/Lucie Hradecka at the Australian Open Tennis Championships in…
IPL: Sunrisers win toss, opt to field vs Lions
Hyderabad, May 6 (IANS) Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper David Warner won the toss and elected to field against a struggling Gujarat Lions in their Indian Premier League (IPL) tie at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium…
Murray sweeps past Berdych to reach Madrid semis
Madrid, May 6 (IANS) Defending champion Andy Murray produced a superb display against Tomas Berdych on Friday for a place in the Madrid Open tennis semi-finals. Second seed Murray recorded his fourth straight win over…
Arteta has been a great leader: Wenger
London, May 6 (IANS) Coach Arsene Wenger thanked outgoing midfielder Mikel Arteta on Friday for his contribution to English football club Arsenal, both as a player and a leader. The manager confirmed the midfielder could…
Coach Guardiola lashes out against Bayern medical team
Munich, May 6 (IANS) After the semi-final second leg where Atletico Madrid eliminated Bayern Munich from the Champions League, the Bavarian football club’s head coach Pep Guardiola lashed out hard against the medical team, the…
Goalkeeper Oblak returns to Atletico Madrid training
Madrid, May 6 (IANS) Atletico Madrid’s Slovenian goalkeeper Jan Oblak returned to training with his teammates on Friday, after working in the gym on Thursday as a precaution following an injury. Oblak, who suffered a…
Mickey Arthur appointed Pakistan cricket coach
Lahore, May 6 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Friday that former South Africa and Australia coach Mickey Arthur has been appointed head coach of the national cricket team. Arthur will occupy the…
India, Japan to sign MoU on cooperation in sports
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) In the run-up to the Under-17 World Cup set to be hosted in the country next year, India and Japan on Friday decided to exchange sportspersons, coaches, experts and administrators…
Sindhu targets medal at Olympics debut
Mumbai, May 6 (IANS) Top shuttler P.V. Sindhu on Friday voiced her excitement to be part of the forthcoming Olympics for the first time, adding that winning a medal at Rio will be a bigger…
West Ham goalkeeper Adrian could miss final three EPL games
London, May 6 (IANS) West Ham United head coach Slaven Bilic on Friday revealed that goalkeeper Adrian could miss the final three games of the English Premier League (EPL) football season due to a calf…
England’s Oxlade-Chamberlain out of Euro 2016 with knee injury
London, May 6 (IANS) England and Arsenal’s midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was on Friday ruled out for up to two months with a fresh knee injury, ending his Euro 2016 participation dreams, says Arsenal manager Arsene…
Tottenham finishing above Arsenal will be one-off: Coach Wenger
London, May 6 (IANS) Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger on Friday said that Tottenham Hotspur finishing above his team in the English Premier League (EPL) football standings will be a one-off thing. Second-placed Tottenham hold…
EPL: United coach van Gaal seeks revenge against Norwich City
London, May 6 (IANS) Manchester United head coach Louis van Gaal has asked his footballers to seek “revenge” when they will meet relegation-threatened Norwich City in an English Premier League (EPL) match here on Saturday….
‘Leicester inspired Aizwal to stun Bengaluru in Fed Cup’
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Newly-crowned English Premier League champions Leicester City inspired Aizwal FC to defeat I-League winners Bengaluru FC in the quarter-finals of the Federation Cup, according to the Indian football club’s striker…