New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) has lodged an official complaint to International Hockey Federation (FIH) about the ill-timing of former captain Sardar Singh’s interrogation by Yorkshire police during the Hockey World League…
Leicester, July 6 (IANS) English Premier League (EPL) club Leicester City on Thursday announced the arrival of Spanish midfielder Vicente Iborra from Sevilla, who has signed for four seasons with the English football side. Iborra,…
Madrid, July 6 (IANS) Germany have returned to the top of FIFA’s world rankings, released on Thursday, for the first time in two years, knocking Brazil into second place. Germany’s victory in the FIFA Confederations…
Kingston (Jamaica), July 6 (IANS) Hosts West Indies won the toss and elected to bat in the fifth and final One-Day International (ODI) against India at Sabina Park here on Thursday. Both teams named unchanged…
Bhubaneswar, July 6 (IANS) The Odisha government on Thursday signed an expression of intent with the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) for the establishment of a High…
London, July 6 (IANS) Spanish Tennis player David Ferrer advanced to the third round of Wimbledon after Belgian Steve Darcis retired here on Thursday. Darcis was three games down in the first set when he…
Lisbon, July 6 (IANS) Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas on Thursday confirmed he will stay at Portuguese side Porto for one more season. Many have speculated about the future of the former Real Madrid goalkeeper and…
Paris, July 6 (IANS) French forward Alexandre Lacazette set up a club record transfer fee of English Premier League football side Arsenal with a move from Ligue 1 outfit Lyon. Arsenal on Wednesday announced that…
Coimbatore, July 6 (IANS) Defending champion Anindith Reddy will be the favourite when the Indian racer competes at the 20th JK Tyre-FMSCI National Racing Championship at the Kari Motor Speedway here from Friday. The Hyderabadi…
Rio de Janeiro, July 6 (IANS) Kayke Moreno scored twice as Santos beat Atletico Paranaense 3-2 in the first leg of their all-Brazilian Copa Libertadores round of 16 clash here. Midfielder Nikao on Wednesday opened…
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) India’s football team has achieved its best FIFA ranking since February 1996 — it has been placed 96th in the July rankings released on Thursday. India’s best ranking till date…
Rio de Janeiro, July 6 (IANS) Brazilian Serie A giants Sao Paulo have confirmed Dorival Junior as their new head coach, two days after sacking Rogerio Ceni. Dorival, 55, agreed to personal terms on Wednesday…
Bhubaneswar, July 6 (IANS) India enjoyed a positive start to their campaign on the opening day of the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships here with Muhammed Anas, Rajiv Arokia and Amoj Jacob easing into the semi-finals…
Istanbul, July 6 (IANS) Portugal international defender Pepe has signed a two-year contract with Turkey’s top division football league champions Besiktas. The Turkish Super League champions said in a statement on their website that Pepe,…
Rome, July 6 (IANS) Diego Armando Maradona, the Argentine football legend who led Napoli to their first-ever Italian league championship, was the star of the show as the Serie A club celebrated the 30th anniversary…
London, July 6 (IANS) Defending champion Andy Murray and 10-time French Open winner Rafael Nadal both moved to the third at Wimbledon with a straight-sets wins here on Wednesday. World No 1 Murray took only…
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Veteran India goalkeeper Subrata Paul on Wednesday heaved a sigh of relief after National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) revoked his provisional suspension. The NADA termed it as “unintentional” and warned All…
Madrid, July 5 (IANS) Real Madrid on Wednesday confirmed they have agreed the loan of defender Fabio Coentrao to Sporting Lisbon until 2018. “Real Madrid C.F. and Sporting Clube de Portugal have agreed the loan…
Derby, July 5 (IANS) Brilliant all-round performance helped India beat Sri Lanka by 16 runs in a group stage match of the ICC Women’s World Cup at the County Cricket ground here on Wednesday. Chasing…
Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) In less than twelve hours after re-opening, phase I tickets for the FIFA U-17 World Cup matches, to be held at the Salt Lake stadium here, were sold out, according to…