Madrid, March 18 (IANS) Following are the Spanish La Liga standings after Monday’s match (tabulated under matches played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points), according to Xinhua. Real Madrid 28 22 4 2 77 26 70 Atletico Madrid 28 21 4 3 64 21 67 Barcelona 28 21 3 4 81 22 66 Athletic […]
Rome, March 18 (IANS) The battle for the second place of Serie A continued as Roma and Napoli won their respective game. Roma beat Udinese 3-2 at home Monday to remain three points clear of the San Paolo side, who secured a last-gasp 1-0 win at Torino thanks to Gonzalo Higuain’s goal, reported Xinhua. Roma went […]
Mirpur (Dhaka), March 17 (IANS) Kamran Akmal and Mohammad Hafeez made the difference with stroke-filled half-centuries to guide Pakistan to a nervy six-wicket win that came in the penultimate ball over New Zealand in their first ICC World Twenty20 warm-up game at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here Monday. Kamran (52 in 45 balls) and Hafeez (55 in […]
Genoa (Italy), March 17 (IANS) Andrea Pirlo curled in a last-minute free-kick to give Juvenus a 1-0 win against Genoa here. The reigning Serie A champions were under pressure at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris, and an under-strength team struggled to dominate an enterprising Genoa side Sunday, reports Xinhua. Juventus’ veteran goalkeeper Gigi Buffon parried an Emanuele […]
Tibas (Costa Rica), March 17 (IANS) Paraguay and New Zealand tied 1-1 in the first match of Group C at the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup here. The match was played at the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium Sunday, one of the four places where the event is being held from March 15 to April 4, reports Xinhua. […]
Genoa (Italy), March 17 (IANS) Italian football club Juventus’ head coach Antonio Conte has praised his side, calling them great after they beat Genoa 1-0. Gigi Buffon, who parried an Emanuele Calaio penalty, and Andrea Pirlo, who curled in a last-minute free-kick, turned out to be the heroes for the visitors Sunday, reports Xinhua. “Inevitably coming […]
Sao Paulo, March 17 (IANS) Brazil will this year boast a stronger defence than attack for the first time in a World Cup, according to football legend Pele. The 74-year-old cited Brazil’s absence of an in-form centre forward and relative dearth of play-makers as a concern less than three months before the tournament begins, reported Xinhua. […]
Dhaka, March 17 (IANS/CMC) Captain Darren Sammy has reiterated that the West Indies are not a one-man team, and that it will take a team effort to successfully defend their title in the Twenty20 World Cup. Speaking after arriving here Sunday, Sammy noted that despite the presence of big-hitting opener Chris Gayle, the team would need […]
Washington, March 17 (IANS) World number two Novak Djokovic of Serbia outclassed Roger Federer by tiebreaker to win the Indian Wells ATP Masters title for the third time, Xinhua reported Monday. The Serb beat Federer 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) Sunday to add another title to those he captured in the California desert in 2008 and 2011. […]
Dhaka, March 17 (IANS) Nepal clinched a 80-run victory over Hong Kong in their first match in the qualifying rounds of the ICC World T20 in Chittagong Sunday. Batting first, Nepal set a target of 150 runs in their allocated 20 overs losing eight wickets. In reply, Hong Kong were all-out for 69 runs in 17 […]