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 […]
Indian Wells, March 11 (IANS) India’s Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek marched into the quarterfinals of the ATP Indian Wells Masters tournament with a straight-set win over Jonathan Erlich from Israel and Richard Gasquet from France here Monday. The Indo-Czech pair, seeded fourth, beat the wildcard entrants 6-3, 7-5 in an hour and […]
Rome, March 9 (IANS) Antonio Di Natale scored the winner as Udinese beat AC Milan 1-0 at home in the Italian Serie A football Saturday. After a goalless first half, Di Natale scored the opening goal of the game in the 67th minute when he handed Udinese the deserved win, which lifts the Zebrette 10 points […]
Barcelona, March 9 (IANS) Barcelona suffered a potentially disastrous 0-1 away loss to Valladolid Saturday in a result which could have huge significance in the race for the Spanish La Liga football title. Now if Real Madrid win at home against Levante Sunday, they will open up a four-point lead over Barca and the Catalan giants […]
Barcelona, March 9 (IANS) Barcelona football coach Tata Martino said “lack of mobility” was behind his side’s stunning loss to Valladolid in the Spanish La Liga Saturday. Fausto Rossi’s strike in the 17th minute was enough to decide the game. Te Catalans now need Real Madrid to drop points even if they are able to win […]
Bridgetown (Barbados), March 9 (IANS/CMC) West Indies head coach Ottis Gibson is confident his side can come away with a valuable series against England in the build-up to the T20 World Cup in Bangladesh later this month. The West Indies face England in the first Twenty20 International of their three-match series here Sunday, reports CMC. The […]
Bridgetown (Barbados), March 9 (IANS/CMC) West Indies batting star Chris Gayle has been saddened by the manner in which Kevin Pietersen was treated by England’s cricket authorities. Pietersen, the side’s premier batsman, was sacked following England’s recent embarrassing 5-0 whitewash at the hands of Australia. “He’s definitely missed. I’m sad he’s not here and being a […]
Paris, March 9 (IANS) Following are the French soccer standings after Saturday’s games (tabulated under games played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against and points), Xinhua reported. Paris Saint Germain 28 20 7 1 67 18 67 Monaco 28 17 8 3 46 22 59 Lille 27 14 7 6 31 18 49 St Etienne […]