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 – […]
Berlin, April 14 (IANS) Leverkusen extended Berlin’s winless run as Hoffenheim cruised to a 2-0 win over Augsburg to close the 30th round of the Bundesliga. Bayer Leverkusen return to winning ways under caretaker Sascha Lewandowski as the ‘Werkself’ secured a 2-1 victory over Berlin Sunday to stretch the winless run of the visitors to eight […]
Dubai, April 7 (IANS) India pair Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin have attained career-best positions in the latest Reliance ICC Player Rankings for T20 batsmen and bowlers. While Kohli moved up a place to a career-best second in the batting table at the end of the ICC World Twenty20 Bangladesh 2014, Ashwin rose three places to […]
The Hague, April 7 (IANS) With Ajax drawing 1-1 at Vitesse and Feyenoord defeating RKC Waalwijk 2-0, the Amsterdam based football club will have to delay their championship party for at least another week. Vitesse were the stronger side in the first half against Ajax in Arnhem Sunday. Chelsea loanee Bertrand Traore opened the scoring in […]