Shanghai, April 19 (IANS) Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton overcame the rain-soaked Shanghai International Circuit to top Saturday’s qualifying session ahead of Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo, who was followed by teammate and four-time defending champion Sebastian Vettel in the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix. Hamilton’s time of 1.53.860 was six-tenths faster than Ricciardo and it was […]
Shanghai, April 19 (IANS) Placed second in the constructors’ standings, the Force India will start eighth and 16th in Sunday’s Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit here. German driver Nico Hülkenberg put his VJM07 in eighth after a wet weather qualifying session Saturday as teammate Sergio Perez, who achieved the team’s […]
Dubai, April 19 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bangalore restricted defending champions Mumbai Indians to 115 for nine in 20 overs in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium here Saturday. Ambati Rayudu (35) was the only batsman to make any contribution of note. Such was the dismal performance that only four […]
Warsaw, April 18 (IANS) Krakow’s 2022 Winter Olympics bid committee Thursday appointed Warsaw’s deputy mayor as the new head after Jagna Marczulajtis-Walczak resigned amid a scandal last week. Magdalena Sroka’s appointment came during an extraordinary meeting as her predecessor stepped down Saturday after her husband was alleged to have offered money to the media in […]
Kiev, April 18 (IANS) Dynamo Kiev coach Oleg Blokhin has announced his resignation after his team was defeated 0-2 by Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League. Wednesday’s loss put the club seven points behind leaders Dnepropetrovsk in the country’s top flight football league and buried their hopes of winning the trophy this year, reports […]
The Hague, April 18 (IANS) FC Utrecht coach Jan Wouters will leave the Eredivisie club at the end of this season. After a meeting Thursday between Wouters and club officials, both parties decided to end the collaboration, reports Xinhua. “It’s time for a new phase in my career. I want to take this experience with […]
Bangalore, April 18 (IANS) Top seed Dev Javia of Gujarat led the boys singles field into the semi-finals of the KTPPA-AITA National Series Under-12 Tennis Tournament with a hard-fought 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 win over lower-ranked Gaurav Kurva of Andhra here Thursday. Also advancing to the semis was fourth seed Eshaan Lumba, who too dropped the […]
Madrid, April 18 (IANS) Atletico Madrid kick off the 34th round of La Liga Friday with a home game to Elche where Diego Simeone’s side will look to put the pressure on rivals Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. Real Madrid’s Champions League tie against Bayern Munich next week means their game at home to Valladolid […]
Sharjah, April 18 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli won the toss and put the Delhi Daredevils in to bat in the second match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium here Thursday. The following are the squads: Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (Captain), Nic Maddinson, Parthiv Patel, Yuvraj Singh, […]
Madrid, April 18 (IANS) FC Barcelona coach Tata Martino insisted Thursday that his side’s 1-2 defeat to Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final Wednesday did not mean he would be leaving the club at the end of the season. Goals from Angel Di Maria and Gareth Bale gave Real Madrid the title and […]