Fatorda (Goa), March 4 (IANS) India’s chief football coach Wim Koeveramans Tuesday said his boys won’t take Bangladesh lightly when they face Bangladesh in an international friendly here Wednesday. The last time the two teams met in the 2013 SAFF Championship in Kathmandu, India pulled one back in injury time through a Sunil Chhetri free-kick to […]
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Virender Sehwag remains “unwell” and will miss Delhi’s crucial game against Haryana in the Vijay Hazare Trophy (North Zone) at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Wednesday. Sehwag pulled out of his team’s last match against Himachal Pradesh at the 11th hour Monday, amid growing concerns over his poor form. “Sehwag will not […]
Warsaw, March 4 (IANS) Robert Lewandowski, who played for the Polish national team and for Borussia Dortmund, Monday joined the elite group of Unicef Goodwill Ambassadors. Lewandowski will support Unicef in its fight for good health and a safe future for children all over the world. “Being appointed as a Unicef Goodwill Ambassador is a huge […]
Warsaw, March 4 (IANS) Robert Lewandowski, who played for the Polish national team and for Borussia Dortmund, Monday joined the elite group of Unicef Goodwill Ambassadors. Lewandowski will support Unicef in its fight for good health and a safe future for children all over the world. “Being appointed as a Unicef Goodwill Ambassador is a huge […]
Kevin Pietersen blasted his ex-team mate Matt Prior for saying that the England dressing room was a better place without the former England captain. Pietersen took to Twitter to say that Test vice-captain Prior should focus on his own form since he was under pressure to retain his place in the Test side from ODI […]
Defender Felipe Santana will be out of action several weeks owing to a torn muscle fibre, the club has said. After Schalke’s humiliating 6-1 loss to Real Madrid, the Royal Blues received another bad news after it was revealed that defender Felipe Santana suffered a torn muscle fibre in his right thigh, reported Xinhua. “Felipe […]
Results of the Europa League matches played Thursday: Napoli 3-1 Swansea (agg 3-1) Tottenham 3-1 FC Dnipro (agg 3-2) Rubin Kazan 0-2 Real Betis (agg 1-3) Basel 3-0 Maccabi Tel Aviv (agg 3-0) Eintracht Frankfurt 3-3 FC Porto (Porto win on away goals, agg 5-5) FC Red Bull Salzburg 3-1 Ajax (agg 6-1) Ludogorets Razgrad […]
The inaugural Caribbean Premier league (CPL) has generated $105.6 million across the region, a study by the University of the West Indies (UWI) has found. The study by the Mona School of Business and Management of the UWI said the competition boosted Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in some countries by as much as 0.7 percent, […]
Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell will know his fate in early April when the Jamaica Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel announces its decision on his consuming banned substance. The announcement follows Wednesday’s closure of the hearings in the athlete’s doping violation case at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, reports CMC. Powell’s attorney Kwame Gordon has asked […]
Tennis world No. 1 Rafael Nadal has signed a deal with the sports marketing agency owned by Brazilian football legend Ronaldo. Nadal’s management firm Goramendi Siglo XXI has agreed to allow Ronaldo’s company, 9ine non-exclusive image rights for commercial contracts in Brazil, reported Xinhua. “Nadal is much more than a new partner. He is an […]