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 […]
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Jaypee Group, promoters of the Formula One Indian Grand Prix, are still keen on holding the 2015 race as scheduled despite F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone wanting it to be pushed further to 2016. A day after Ecclestone said that a planned Indian Grand Prix return in 2015 was ruled out, Sameer […]
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Defending champions Delhi paid the price for resting key players in a must-win match against Services to crash out of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here Thursday. Services and Punjab advanced to the knock-outs from North Zone. Services hammered Delhi by 44 runs at the Ferozeshah Kotla while Punjab beat Himachal Pradesh […]
Washington, March 6 (IANS) Irish football team captain Robbie Keane will stay with Los Angeles Galaxy after having agreed to a contract extension, said the Major League Soccer (MLS) side. David Beckham’s former club didn’t release any details about the deal, reports Xinhua. Keane, 33, has been one of the top scorers in the MLS since […]