New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Explosive India batsman Virat Kohli is eager to get back into action with the World Twenty20 beginning in Bangladesh March 16. India play their opener against arch-rivals Pakistan March 21. “Well rested. Time to get back to the grind now!” Kohli tweeted Thursday. The Delhi-born is the highest ranked batsman in […]
Basel (Switzerland), March 13 (IANS) World No.7 shuttler Saina Nehwal made a winning start to her $125,000 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold campaign by easing past unseeded Japanese Chisato Hoshi at St. Jakobshalle here. The sixth seed got rid of World No.333 Chisato 21-12, 21-12 in 34 minutes in their first women’s singles encounter Wednesday. Saina […]
Lima, March 13 (IANS) Former Uruguayan footballer Pablo Bengoechea has been officially appointed as the new coach of Peru’s national soccer team. “We accepted this challenge with a lot of responsibility and we will try to make the players feel comfortable so they can develop the football they know,” Xinhua quoted the new coach as saying […]
Rio de Janeiro, March 13 (IANS) World Cup winner Lilian Thuram says players are partly responsible for continued racism in football. Thuram was speaking at the the Programa Africa Hoje anti-racism campaign here and admitted he was dismayed by a spate of recent incidents in Brazil, reported Xinhua. “When all players decide to walk off the […]
Indian Wells (California), March 13 (IANS) India’s Sania Mirza and her Zimbabwean partner Cara Black knocked out second-seeded Russians Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina toenter the semi-finals of the women’s doubles at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament here. Fifth-seeded Mirza and Black won 6-4, 6-1, Wednesday and will now play fourth seeds Czech Lucie Hradecka […]
Basel, March 12 (IANS) World No.9 P.V. Sindhu was the sole bright spot for Indian badminton as all her compatriots lost their respective matches at the $125,000 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold at St. Jakobshalle here Wednesday. While the seventh seeded Sindhu won her women’s singles opener, Jwala Gutta, Ashwini Ponnappa, Tarun Kona and Saili Rane […]
Washington, March 11 (IANS) New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony and Houston Rockets guard James Harden have been named NBA Players of the Week. Anthony averaged 29 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 2.75 steals to lead the Knicks to a 3-1 record last week. He collected 33 points and five rebounds, five assists and three […]
Bridgetown (Barbados), March 11 (IANS/CMC) Injury fears surrounding West Indies’ off-spinner Sunil Narine were put to rest when he was declared fit to face England in the second Twenty20 International at the Kensington Oval here. Narine appeared to jar his knee badly in attempting a sliding save at third man in the seventh over of the […]
Rio de Janeiro, March 11 (IANS) Football legend Pele fears violent protests in Brazil could ruin this year’s World Cup. Mass anti-government rallies that began during last June are expected to continue during the World Cup, to be held in 12 Brazilian cities from July 12 to July 13, reported Xinhua. Pele called on Brazilians to […]
Rio de Janeiro, March 11 (IANS) Paris Saint-Germain winger Lucas Moura has not given up hope of playing in the World Cup for Brazil despite falling out of favour with Selecao coach Luiz Felipe Scolari. Lucas, 21, once considered one of Brazil’s brightest prospects, has not been called up by Scolari since Brazil’s 2-0 friendly victory […]