Sunday is derby day again in the Spanish capital as Atletico and Real Madrid go head to head in the Vicente Calderon Stadium in a game which could go a long way towards deciding the final destination of the La Liga title. Recent history between the two has been a seesaw of emotions as Atletico […]
Australia cricket captain Michael Clarke feels that the decider of the three-Test series against South Africa starting Saturday at the Newlands in Cape Town is the biggest Test of his decade-long career. Clarke said it was special to win the Ashes 5-0 at home and a series win in South Africa will make it a […]
Sri Lanka’s Mithun Perera tied overnight leader Rashid Khan of India for the lead at the season-opening SAIL-SBI Open golf tournament before a thunderstorm forced the suspension of the third round here Friday. Perera, bidding to become the first Sri Lankan to win on Asian Tour, battled to three under par through eight holes and […]
Rangdajied United FC will have it all to play for when they take on I-League toppers Bengaluru FC at the JN Stadium here Saturday. Rangdajied have made far-reaching changes since their 0-2 loss at Dempo two weeks ago, dispensing the services of coach Santosh Kashyap in favour of Hering Shangpliang and bringing in prolific former […]
As part of its commitment to give financial assistance to needy former players, the Badminton Association of India (BAI) has decided to give Rs.2.5 lakh to former national champion Meena Shah. BAI secretary Vijai Sinha said that a cheque would be handed over to the badminton queen of the 1960s at her residence in Qaiserbagh […]
A day after he struck an unbeaten match-winning century against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup in Bangladesh, Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal Friday received a court summon for March 11 to face charges of jumping a traffic light and fighting with a traffic police personnel. Pakistan daily The News quoting an official said a local sessions […]
India faltered late in their innings to end at 264 for nine against Sri Lanka in an Asia Cup match at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium here Friday. Shikhar Dhawan (94) and Virat Kohli (48) shared a 97-run stand for the second wicket before a middle-order collapse pushed India back from a promising 175 […]
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) could not have started the New Year on a happier note after a turbulent 2013. It now has newly elected office-bearers, headed by N. Ramachandran, ending a 14-month ban. Ramachandran, who is also the president of the World Squash Federation (WSF), will be under scrutiny of the the International Olympic […]
The Mozambican Council of Ministers has declared a national mourning Friday for former football player Mario Coluna, who died at the age of 78 in Maputo. “Taking into consideration his valuable deeds for this country, the government in its extraordinary session of the Council of Ministers decided to declare national mourning Friday when the flags […]
Head Coach Ottis Gibson has described the limited overs series against England starting this weekend as important to the West Indies preparations for the defence of the ICC T20 World Cup in Bangladesh in March-April. The West Indies cricketers arrived in Antigua Monday and have had full training sessions at the match venue, the Sir […]