Bangalore, March 7 (IANS) Bengaluru FC will be seeking to consolidate their position at the top of the I-League when they face Federation Cup champions Churchill Brothers in their penultimate home game at the Bangalore Football Stadium here Saturday. Bengaluru FC have a slender two-point lead over Pune FC while Sporting Clube de Goa, who are […]
London, March 7 (IANS) England batsman Joe Root flew back to England after fracturing his thumb and is highly doubtful for the World T20 in Bangladesh from March 16-April 6. Root broke his right thumb during his century in the third and last One-Day International (ODI) against West Indies in Antigua Wednesday. Root, 23, will see […]
Sao Paulo, March 7 (IANS) Former Brazil coach Mano Menezes has refused to be drawn into a verbal feud with Dani Alves after the Barcelona and Selecao fullback criticized the current Corinthians manager. Menezes said at a press conference Thursday that he did not take issue with Alves’ claims that the national team had “lost respect” […]
Rio de Janeiro, March 7 (IANS) Former England captain David Beckham posed for photographs and signed autographs with Brazilian fans after arriving in Rio de Janeiro for a promotional visit. Beckham is expected to remain in Brazil until Sunday and his advisers were tight-lipped about the purpose of the trip, reported Xinhua. According to media reports, […]
Berlin, March 7 (IANS) Hamburg suffered another injury blow as Marcell Jansen will be out for six weeks due to an ankle injury, the club has announced. German international Jansen played only 24 minutes against Chile at the international friendly as the left back tore his ligaments in his left foot. Jansen underwent a surgery Thursday, […]
Birmingham, March 7 (IANS) Saina Nehwal had a tough time entering the quarter-finals of the All-England badminton championships, overcoming American qualifier Beiwen Zhang 24-22, 18-21, 21-19. Saina needed an hour to quell the fierce opposition from Zhang, a former Singapore player of Chinese origin, here Thursday night. Saina, the only Indian left in the championships, next […]
Rio De Janeiro, March 7 (IANS) Brazil’s northeastern city of Salvador will stage an out-of-season Carnival in a bid to attract tourists during this year’s World Cup, the media reported. The celebration will be held on the weekend of June 14-15, a day after Salvador’s Fonte Nova stadium hosts its first World Cup fixture between Spain […]
North Sound (Antigua), March 7 (IANS/CMC) England captain Stuart Broad says the key to his side’s success in the upcoming Twenty20 Series against West Indies, will be how well they adjust to new conditions in Barbados. The tourists pulled off a 25-run victory in the third and final One-Day International (ODI) here Wednesday to take the […]
St. John’s (Antigua), March 6 (IANS/CMC) Explosive opening batsman Chris Gayle has returned to the West Indies squad for the three-match Twenty20 series against England, starting Sunday. The left-hander has been out of action with back problems since the first T20 of the Ireland series last month, and he also missed the recent three-match One-Day International […]
Mirpur (Bangladesh), March 6 (IANS) Sri Lanka warmed up for Saturday’s Asia Cup cricket final against Pakistan with a three-wicket win over hosts Bangladesh in the last league match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here Thursday. Chasing a small target of 205, Sri Lanka faltered badly and were reduced to 75/5 but skipper Angelo Matthews struck […]