Turin, May 6 (IANS) Juventus beat Atalanta 1-0 at home Monday to move closer to the record-making 100-point mark. Simone Padoin scored the sole goal of the match in the 72nd minute to help the hosts score their 31st win of the season — a record in the Italian top flight, Xinhua reported. The Turin […]
Brasilia, May 6 (IANS) Brazil’s Arena Pantanal World Cup stadium has suffered another setback with the late arrival of seats forcing organisers to further postpone the venue’s opening. Authorities had promised football’s governing body FIFA that the stadium would be ready Monday, just over five weeks before the World Cup begins. But Mato Grosso state […]
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) Champions League finalists Atletico Madrid, partners of the Kolkata franchise for the inaugural Indian Super League (ISL), will be arriving here Wednesday to launch the club for the new football league. Club owner Miguel Angel Marin, club advisor Peter Kenyon, Emilio Gutierrez, director of marketing and Carlos Aguilera Martin, director of grassroots […]
Ahmedabad, May 5 (IANS) Rajasthan Royals scored 170 for six against Kolkata Knight Riders in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Sardar Patel Stadium here Monday. Put in to bat, Rajasthan’s top order played exceptionally well to make 105 for one by the 13th over. Rajasthan’s top five — Ajinkya Rahane (30), Karun Nair […]
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Fr. Agnels, Mumbai set up a final showdown with Sr. Nav Bharti School, Ludhiana in the boys category while St. Joseph HS, Chennai face Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Ludhiana in the girls summit clash of the first BFI-IMG Reliance National School Basketball League at the Thyagaraj Stadium here Saturday. […]
Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) Kings XI Punjab made 168 for five in 20 overs against Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Wankhede Stadium here Saturday. Wriddhiman Saha remained unbeaten on 59 off 47 balls while Glenn Maxwell made a quick-fire 27-ball 45.
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Four people were arrested for running an IPL betting syndicate from a house here, police said Saturday. Rakesh Sethi (45), Bantu Nagpal (33), Sanjay Hasija (32) and Vishu Sethi (22) were arrested from a house in Rohini area in west Delhi Saturday evening. Police said Sethi, a mechanical engineer and […]
Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) Mumbai Indians beat Kings XI Punjab by five wickets for their first win of the season in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Wankhede Stadium here Saturday. Mumbai Indians chased down the target of 169 with five balls to spare after skipper Rohit Sharma top scored with 39 and Corey […]
Rome, May 3 (IANS) German striker Miroslav Klose has confirmed that he has agreed to extend his stay with Italian football club Lazio for another year. The 35-year-old forward, who has been linked with a move back to Germany or a switch to the MLS, revealed Friday that he had re-signed with Lazio for extension, reports […]
Milan, April 30 (IANS) Inter president Erik Thohir said Javier Zanetti will retire at the end of the season to join the club management as a director. He said Inter discussed with Zanetti about his future over the past few months and the Argentine has agreed to stop playing, reported Xinhua. “The meetings with Zanetti […]