Nairobi, April 18 (IANS) After staging the successful 2007 World Cross Country Championships in Mombasa, Kenya is bidding to stage the 2017 World Youth Championships here. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) confirmed it had received a letter of intent from Nairobi alongside Buenos Aires and Greensboro, reports Xinhua. “Letters of intent from candidate cities […]
Madrid, April 17 (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 17 (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 17 (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 […]
Rio de Janeiro, April 16 (IANS) Brazil’s Corinthians Arena stadium at Sao Paulo, which will host the opening match of the FIFA World Cup, was officially delivered Tuesday, but in an incomplete state. The Arena, also known as Itaquerao stadium, is still missing some 20,000 temporary seats on the bleachers, according to Odebrecht, the company in […]
Bucharest, April 16 (IANS) Octavian Morariu resigned Tuesday from his post as chairman of the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (COSR). “I’ve led the institution for 10 years and I think I was a dedicated chairman in all these years,” said the official, announcing that he decided to retire to avoid activity overload, given the other […]
Wellington, April 16 (IANS) Corey Anderson will require clearance from New Zealand Cricket’s medical staff before making his Indian Premier League debut, TVNZ reported Wednesday. The $866,000 allrounder is preparing with his Mumbai Indians team in Abu Dhabi but won’t play until New Zealand Cricket is satisfied he’s over the dislocated little finger suffered at the […]
Sheffield, April 14 (IANS) Indian champion Pankaj Advani blew a 7-4 lead to lose 7-10 against Robbie Williams in the final qualifying round of the World Professional Snooker Championship here. Williams won six frames on the trot to deny victory to the 28-year-old Bangalorean, who thus joined compatriot Aditya Mehta on the sidelines Sunday. Mehta went […]
Lisbon, April 14 (IANS) Porto beat Braga 3-1 here in the 27th round of the Portuguese league to remain third in the standings after their victory. Silvestre Varela put Porto ahead in the 23rd minute with an effort that went over goalkeeper Eduardo’s reach, following a great pass by Jackson Martinez Sunday, reports Xinhua. Braga striker […]
Rio de Janeiro, April 14 (IANS) Brazil will implement its largest security operation at the FIFA World Cup by deploying 170,000 police, military and secret service personnel. The figure is 22 percent higher than the number used at the 2010 edition in South Africa. More than a third of the security force – about 57,000 – […]