Tricky task as Real Madrid visit Las Palmas
Madrid, March 12 (IANS) Real Madrid face a potentially complicated football game when they travel to the Canary Islands to play a confident Las Palmas in La Liga on Sunday night. If morale in the…
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‘Ganguly gave aggressive dimension to India-Australia rivalry’
Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) Australian pace bowler John Hastings on Saturday credited former India skipper Sourav Ganguly for giving an aggressive dimension to the India-Australia rivalry on the cricket field. Between 2000 and 2005, Ganguly…
Everton are mentally strong, insists manager Martinez
Liverpool, March 12 (IANS) Everton have lost or drawn matches from winning positions several times this season, but manager Roberto Martínez has denied that his players lack the ability to finish off games. In their…
Inventor says ban on Meldonium lobbyism by vested interests
Moscow, March 12 (IANS) Drug Meldonium, also known as Mildronate, has been enlisted as a banned substance due to lobbyism by vested interests, the medical formula’s inventor Ivars Kalvins said. “We can accept only one…
Next challenge for India is to win overseas: Dravid
Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) Cricketing great Rahul Dravid feels that though India have been doing well lately in the shorter formats of the game, the next challenge is to start getting results overseas. “Even in…
India-Pakistan ticket lottery system starts
Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that the online process to register for the lottery system for the India-Pakistan match on March 19, started at 12 p.m….
Expect India to reach World T20 semis: Dravid
Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) Cricket legend Rahul Dravid believes India are likely to make the semi-finals of the upcoming World Twenty20, to be played at home, but added that the knockouts will be all about…
Peru’s football body chief hopeful of beating Uruguay, Venezuela
Lima, March 12 (IANS) Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) president Edwin Oviedo has said the upcoming matches against Venezuela and Uruguay will be significant and crucial, according to local media. Both matches will be held this…
Australian captain Smith aims to bag elusive WT20 title
Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) Australia cricket captain Steve Smith on Saturday said they will try and grab hold of the World Twenty 20 trophy this time around in India, a prize that has eluded them…
Athletes village to be built for Pan American Games 2019
Lima, March 12 (IANS) The athletes village for 18th Pan American Games 2019 is located around 30 minutes from the sports facilities, according to the guidelines released by the Pan American Sports Organisation (ODEPA). The…
Berlin ease 2-0 past Schalke in Bundesliga
Berlin, March 12 (IANS) Goals by Vedad Ibisevic and Niklas Stahl secured Hertha Berlin the 13th win of the football season against uninspired Schalke following the opener of the 26th round in Bundesliga. Berlin on…
Barcelona loses injured Sandro Ramirez for seven weeks
Barcelona (Spain), March 12 (IANS) FC Barcelona striker Sandro Ramirez will be sidelined for six to seven weeks because of a hamstring injury, as reported by the Catalan club. According to the statement from Barcelona…
Basketball will be really competitive at Rio: US coach
Washington, March 12 (IANS) The draw for the Rio 2016 Olympics appears to be “extremely balanced”, and the entire tournament will be “really competitive”, Mike Krzyzewski, head coach for the US men’s basketball team has…
Olympic boxing qualifiers begin in Argentina
Buenos Aires, March 12 (IANS) The American Boxing Confederation’s (AMBC) Olympic Qualifier got under way here and will finish on March 19 in Buenos Aires. On Friday morning, the weigh-ins and official draw took place…
Sharapova slams media, goes defensive on Facebook
New York, March 12 (IANS) Ace player Maria Sharapova, who sent the tennis fraternity into a spin by announcing that she failed a dope test at the Australian Open and was provisionally suspended, has blamed…
Shuttler Saina loses in All England Open quarters
Birmingham, March 11 (IANS) Leading Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal crashed out of the All England Open with straight-game loss against Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in the quarter-finals here on Friday. Tai defeated Saina,…
Torres, Tiago, Savic absent from Atletico squad to face Deportivo
Madrid, March 11 (IANS) Atletico Madrid head coach Diego Simeone on Friday called 19 footballers for the La Liga game this Saturday against Deportivo La Coruna at the Vicente Calderon stadium, with the absence for…
Benitez appointed new Newcastle coach
Newcastle, March 11 (IANS) English football club Newcastle United on Friday announced the appointment of Rafael Benitez as the club’s new manager. Benitez joined United on an initial three-year deal. He replaces the sacked Steve…
Kolkata police assure elaborate security for Pakistan
Kolkata, March 11 (IANS) The city police has assured the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) of putting in place elaborate security arrangements for the visiting Pakistan team and the World Twenty20 matches to be played…
Nadal represents the ideal of what a sportsman should be: Enrique
Barcelona, March 11 (IANS) Catalan football giants Barcelona’s head coach Luis Enrique on Friday praised Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal who is accused of doping, and said that the Spanish champion represents “the ideal of…