New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The BJP said Sunday it was confident of winning a majority in the Lok Sabha on its own after its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi was named the candidate in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. BJP leaders told IANS that the candidature, although widely anticipated, would enthuse party activists both in the […]
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) BJP’s Delhi chief Harsh Vardhan will contest the Lok Sabha polls from Chandni Chowk against Congress’s Kapil Sibal, according to the fourth list announced by the party late Saturday. Bhojpuri movie star Manoj Tiwari will contest from North East Delhi, while Mahesh Giri will fight from East Delhi. From New Delhi, […]
Defender Felipe Santana will be out of action several weeks owing to a torn muscle fibre, the club has said. After Schalke’s humiliating 6-1 loss to Real Madrid, the Royal Blues received another bad news after it was revealed that defender Felipe Santana suffered a torn muscle fibre in his right thigh, reported Xinhua. “Felipe […]
Results of the Europa League matches played Thursday: Napoli 3-1 Swansea (agg 3-1) Tottenham 3-1 FC Dnipro (agg 3-2) Rubin Kazan 0-2 Real Betis (agg 1-3) Basel 3-0 Maccabi Tel Aviv (agg 3-0) Eintracht Frankfurt 3-3 FC Porto (Porto win on away goals, agg 5-5) FC Red Bull Salzburg 3-1 Ajax (agg 6-1) Ludogorets Razgrad […]
The inaugural Caribbean Premier league (CPL) has generated $105.6 million across the region, a study by the University of the West Indies (UWI) has found. The study by the Mona School of Business and Management of the UWI said the competition boosted Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in some countries by as much as 0.7 percent, […]
Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell will know his fate in early April when the Jamaica Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel announces its decision on his consuming banned substance. The announcement follows Wednesday’s closure of the hearings in the athlete’s doping violation case at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, reports CMC. Powell’s attorney Kwame Gordon has asked […]
Tennis world No. 1 Rafael Nadal has signed a deal with the sports marketing agency owned by Brazilian football legend Ronaldo. Nadal’s management firm Goramendi Siglo XXI has agreed to allow Ronaldo’s company, 9ine non-exclusive image rights for commercial contracts in Brazil, reported Xinhua. “Nadal is much more than a new partner. He is an […]
AC Milan are reportedly preparing a summer move for highly rated Brazilian pair Doria and Gabriel. Both caught the eye of Milan coach Clarence Seedorf during the former Dutch international’s 18-month spell as a player at Botafogo, which ended last month, reported Xinhua. Central defender Doria is Brazil’s under-20 captain and has also been linked […]
Sri Lanka won the toss and put India in to bat in the fourth match of the Asia Cup at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium here Friday. The squads: India: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (captain), Ambati Rayudu, Ajinkya Rahane, Dinesh Karthik, Stuart Binny, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami Sri […]
The Australian women cricket team’s vice captain, Jodie Fields, has been ruled out of the World Twenty20 in Bangladesh and has been replaced by Beth Mooney, Cricket Australia (CA) said Friday. After a season significantly disrupted by illness and injury, including appendicitis and more recently a broken finger, Fields has advised the selection panel that […]