The attorneys of German biathlete Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle Monday denied the accusation of conscious or “even willful” doping, three days after the biathlete was kicked out of the Sochi Games due to positive doping test result. “On the basis of the existing evidence, there is no indication available for this,” Xinhua quoted her as saying in […]
Following are the German Bundesliga standings after Sunday’s matches (tabulated under matches played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points), Xinhua reported. Bayern Munich 22 20 2 0 61 9 62 Bayer Leverkusen 22 14 1 7 39 25 43 Borussia Dortmund 22 13 3 6 51 27 42 Schalke 04 22 12 5 5 41 […]
Australian golfer Jason Day won the World Golf Championships (WGC) Match Play Championship, becoming the World No.4, his highest career ranking. The 26-year-old Australian from Queensland withstood a fierce challenge from Frenchman Victor Dubuisson to triumph with a birdie at the 23rd hole in a thrilling final at the Dove Mountain course in Arizona, reports Xinhua. […]
Police in Brazil have released 260 people arrested during an anti-World Cup rally here. Demonstrators vandalised public buildings and lit fires in Brazil’s largest city Saturday in protest at the cost of staging this year’s World Cup, reports Xinhua. Local media reported that the rally began peacefully before being infiltrated by the Black Bloc anarchist […]
Brazil will fine-tune their FIFA World Cup preparations with an international friendly against Panama June 3. The two teams will meet at the Serra Dourada stadium in the central Brazilian city of Goiania, Panama’s football federation said on its official website Sunday, reports Xinhua. It will be Brazil’s penultimate fixture before they face Croatia in […]
Mexican long jumper Luis Rivera was disqualified from the National Indoor Athletics Championship here, the national sports commission (Conade) announced. In a statement Sunday, Mexico’s sports ruling body said Rivera committed three fouls in three attempts, preventing him from advancing to the finals, reports Xinhua. The heat was won by the US’ Tyron Stewart, with […]
Police in Brazil have released 260 people arrested during an anti-World Cup rally here. Demonstrators vandalised public buildings and lit fires in Brazil’s largest city Saturday in protest at the cost of staging this year’s World Cup, reports Xinhua. Local media reported that the rally began peacefully before being infiltrated by the Black Bloc anarchist […]
World’s leading goalkeeper Jaap Stockmann is not sure of his future with the Netherlands hockey team post May-June World Cup, and if he is certain about anything it is his playing in the Hockey India League (HIL) as long as he stays fit and feels motivated. Stockmann, 29, says HIL could not have happened to […]
Somdev Devvarman’s win at the ATP Delhi Open paid him the dividend as the top-ranked Indian jumped 18 places to 78th position in the latest ATP rankings. Somdev, who lost in the semi-finals of the ATP Challenger at Kolkata and Chennai, Sunday dominated Russian top seed Alerksandr Nedovyesov in the final here to collect 100 […]
Top Indian men’s and women’s teams will go head to head as New Delhi gets ready to host 64th National Basketball Championship from Feb 26 to March 5 at the Thyagaraj Stadium. The Basketball Federation of India organised and IMG-Reliance supported event will feature many of the players who made the country proud by winning […]