Rome, March 19 (IANS) Roma captain Francesco Totti has hoped his side could win the Italian Serie A football title next season. The 37-year-old conceded Tuesday that their chances to grab the Scudetto, as the Serie a is known, this season are almost over, reports Xinhua. “The Scudetto? It’s a real long shot now. It’s 99 […]
Sao Paulo, March 19 (IANS) Luiz Felipe Scolari could remain Brazil coach beyond this year’s World Cup. Brazil’s football confederation vice president Marco Polo del Nero told news service Uol Esporte that the 65-year-old was the ideal man to continue in the role, irrespective of the Selecao’s World Cup performance, reported Xinhua. “I would like him […]
Madrid, March 19 (IANS) FC Barcelona announced Tuesday that the club has reached an agreement with young central defender Marc Bartra to extend his contract into the end of June 2017. The new contract raises Bartra’s buyout clause to 25 million euros and confirms the 23-year-old’s progression to becoming a regular member of the first team […]
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Double Olympic medal-winning wrestler Sushil Kumar Tuesday said he was hoping to overcome the disappointment of missing the 2010 Guangzhou Games by winning a medal at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games starting Sep 19. Sushil, who won bronze in 2008 Beijing Olympics and silver in London, will be fighting it out […]
Barcelona, March 18 (IANS) Barcelona have acted quickly to dismiss a story that coach Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino would abandon the football club at the end of the season. Catalan sports network Esport 3 said Monday that Martino would not be the Barca coach next season given that the Argentinean didn’ t want to carry on at […]
Dhaka, March 18 (IANS/CMC) West Indies’ off-spinner Sunil Narine knows he is a marked man but he has no plans to back down from any challenge thrown at him in the ongoing World Twenty20. For the last three years, he has tormented batsmen across the globe and he arrives here ranked as the number one bowler […]
Barcelona, March 18 (IANS) Barcelona coach Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino is likely to leave the Catalan football giants at the end of the season. Catalan TV station ‘Esport 3’ said he would not be in charge at the Camp Nou Stadium next season, reports Xinhua. Although this is yet to be confirmed by the club or the […]
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Australia Twenty20 captain George Bailey will captain Kings XI Punjab in the seventh Indian Premier League beginning April 16. “He was the unanimous choice. He has got success as a leader in domestic tournaments like Sheffield Shield in Australia,” coach Sanjay Bangar was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo. “He had also […]
Lausanne, March 18 (IANS) Double Olympic gold medallist and hockey legend Teun de Nooijer has been selected along with 36 others as Athlete Role Model (ARM) for the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) that will be held in Nanjing, China, Aug 16-28. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) selected the athletes after receiving nominations from 28 […]
Rome, March 18 (IANS) Following are the Italian Serie A standings after Monday’s matches (tabulated under matches played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points), according to Xinhua. Juventus 28 24 3 1 64 19 75 Roma 27 18 7 2 52 14 61 Napoli 28 17 7 4 53 29 58 Fiorentina 28 14 […]