Paris, March 22 (IANS) Following are the French soccer league standings after Friday’s match (tabulated under matches played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points) according to Xinhua: PSG 30 22 7 1 70 18 73 Monaco 29 18 8 3 49 24 62 Lille 29 15 8 6 33 18 53 Saint-Etienne 29 14 […]
Rio de Janeiro, March 21 (IANS) Brazilian mixed martial artist Anderson Silva has ruled out a return to the ring in 2014. The 38-year-old is still recovering from a horrific broken leg suffered against American Chris Weidman in December and says he is not yet thinking about a comeback, reports Xinhua. “These rumours that I’ll fight […]
Dhaka, March 21 (IANS/CMC) West Indies pacer Ravi Rampaul believes smart usage of the conditions here will be key to their success in defending the ICC World Twenty20 title. “The key is knowing the conditions, the kind of wickets you’re going to bowl on and the right variations you’re going to execute on the wicket. That […]
London, March 21 (IANS/CMC) World and Olympic 100 metres champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will open her Diamond League campaign in Doha. The 27-year-old Jamaican starred at the 2012 London Olympics with a gold in the 100m and again at the 2013 Moscow World Championships, taking the sprint double. Recently, she dominated the World Indoors in Poland, capturing […]
Rome, March 21 (IANS) Italy will take on Ireland in a soccer friendly match in London May 31. The friendly will be played at Fulham’s Craven Cottage, and after that the team will return to Italy for its final warmup against Luxembourg four days later, reported Xinhua. Italy drew 2-2 with Nigeria at Craven Cottage in […]
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) India’s Parupalli Kashyap arrested his slide in the latest Badminton World Federation rankings released Thursday, by rising a place to No.24 in men’s singles. Kashyap, who reached a career high of World No.6 last year, had been out of form for quite some time until his semifinal performance last week at […]
Mirpur (Bangladesh), March 20 (IANS/CMC) All-rounder Dwayne Bravo says defending champions West Indies would not get carried away by their streak of wins leading into the World T20 in Bangladesh. The West Indies registered convincing wins over Sri Lanka Wednesday and England Tuesday, in warm-up matches, as they prepare for the tournament which begins in earnest […]
Rio de Janeiro, March 20 (IANS) Hosts Brazil will not be burdened by the pressure of being favourites to win the 2014 World Cup, said assistant coach Carlos Alberto Parreira. In an interview published on Brazil’s football confederation website, Parreira reaffirmed national coach Luiz Felipe Scolari’s assertion that the team will accept nothing less than victory […]
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) India discard Gautam Gambhir doesn’t see the Indian Premier League as a platform to make his case for a national comeback. The opening batsman has set no deadline for himself but says he will quit the day he is not enjoying the game. For the present, Gambhir’s priority is the upcoming […]
Washington, March 19 (IANS) Eighteen-year-old Julian Green has decided to play for the United States. The German-American, who was born in Florida, has represented German club Bayern Munich’s senior team twice this season, reports Xinhua. “We are absolutely thrilled that Julian has chosen to be part of the US National Team Programmes,” said US national team […]