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 […]
Bridgetown (Barbados), March 17 (IANS/CMC) West Indies’ recent series win against England has provided head coach Ottis Gibson with the biggest indication yet, that his side can retain the Twenty20 World Cup. While acknowledging the difficult nature of the task at the March 16 to April 6 tournament in Bangladesh, Gibson said the 2-1 win over […]
Melbourne, March 16 (IANS) Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo has been excluded from the Australian Grand Prix results of the season opening Formula 1 race after his second-place finishing car was found to be run with too high a fuel flow rate here Sunday. The international automobile federation (FIA) stewards found the 24-year-old’s car to have breached […]
Colombo, March 16 (IANS) Former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara has said he will retire from Twenty20 internationals after the conclusion of the World T20 in Bangladesh. “Definitely, without a doubt, this is my last World T20,” the stylish left-hander told Sunday Island newspaper. “I won’t be playing any T20 internationals after this. Sangakkara, like many […]