Madrid, May 2 (IANS) Athletic Bilbao striker Aritz Aduriz scored a goal and thus became the Spanish footballer with the highest goals in La Liga, with 18 goals in total. Aduriz shot his third penalty…
Rio de Janeiro, May 2 (IANS) Vasco da Gama took a major step towards securing back-to-back Rio de Janeiro state football titles on Sunday by beating Botafogo 1-0 in the first match of their two-legged…
Amsterdam, May 2 (IANS) With only one match round to go, the Dutch football title race remains a neck-and-neck affair between Ajax and PSV Eindhoven, with the former still in pole-position after both teams won…
Munich, May 2 (IANS) Philipp Kohlschreiber overcame Dominic Thiem 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 to reap his third tennis title, the BMW Open. The 32-year-old local hero moved past Austrian Thiem in two-and-a-half hours after making use…
Algiers, May 2 (IANS) Mouloudia Club of Algiers (MCA) won 1-0 against the other city based club of Nasr Husein Dey (NAHD) in the Algeria Football Cup final at the 5th July Stadium here. Right…
Rio de Janeiro, May 2 (IANS) Eight-time Brazilian Serie A champions Palmeiras have signed Colombian under-23 international center-back Yerry Mina. The 21-year-old will join the Sao Paulo outfit from Bogota-based Independiente Santa Fe on a…
Canberra, May 2 (IANS) An Australian goalkeeper who was killed after being struck by lightning in Malaysia has been remembered as a promising young player with the “world at his feet”. Stefan Petrovski, an up-and-coming…
Bengaluru, May 1 (IANS) Unfazed by four defeats in six games in the IPL, Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli and big hitter Chris Gayle on Sunday used their feet on a different turf, and…
Pune, May 1 (IANS) Leading from the front, skipper Rohit Sharma smashed a match-winning unbeaten 85 off just 60 balls to guide defending champions Mumbai Indians to a comfortable eight-wicket victory over Rising Pune Supergiants…
Pune, May 1 (IANS) Opener Saurabh Tiwary struck a much-needed 57 off 45 balls to guide Rising Pune Supergiants to 159/5 in 20 overs against Mumbai Indians in the Maharashtra derby of the Indian Premier…
Madrid, May 1 (IANS) Real Madrid’s Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo participated in part of his squad’s training on Sunday and showed signs of recovery from his muscle injury that prevented him from taking part in…
Shillong, May 1 (IANS) British coach Trevor James Morgan’s fortunes as the new East Bengal coach failed to change as his side slumped to their second defeat in a row to hosts Shillong Lajong FC,…
Sochi, May 1 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin, who watched Russia Grand Prix here on Sunday, thanked Formula One’s chief executive Bernie Ecclestone for his efforts towards the development of the sport in the country….
Sydney, May 1 (IANS) Teenaged Australian horse rider Caitlyn Fischer died after falling off her horse during the Sydney International Horse Trials competition for the Rio 2016 Olympics. The tragic incident took place on Saturday…
Sochi, May 1 (IANS) Nico Rosberg dominated and won the Russian Grand Prix as team-mate Lewis Hamilton fought his way up from 10th on the grid to secure a team Mercedes one-two finish here on…
Rajkot, May 1 (IANS) Axar Patel (4/21) and Mohit Sharma (3/32) helped Kings XI Punjab register their only second win in seven Indian Premier League (IPL) games as they overcame table-toppers Gujarat Lions by 23…
Bilbao (Spain), May 1 (IANS) AC Milan and Italian football legend Paolo Maldini received the One Club Man Award on Sunday, presented by Spanish club Athletic Bilbao, to players who spent their entire careers in…
Pune, May 1 (IANS) Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to field against Rising Pune Supergiants in the Maharashtra derby of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here on Sunday. Pune made…
Doha, May 1 (IANS) An Indian worker died at the construction site of the Al-Bayt 2022 World Cup Stadium after he fell ill, the tournament’s organising committee announced on Sunday. The worker, 48, died on…
Madrid, May 1 (IANS) Spanish football club Atletico Madrid confirmed on Sunday that Uruguayan defender Diego Godin and Belgian winger Yannick Carrasco have been given medical clearance after recovering from their injuries. Godin and Carrasco…