New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Gavin Hawke and Muthukumar Balakrisnan were Tuesday named as the assistant tournament directors for the third edition of the Hockey India League (HIL), scheduled from Jan 22 to Feb 22, 2015. Speaking on the appointments, HIL chief executive officer Elena Norman said: “We are delighted to have Gavin Hawke and […]
Berlin, Nov 10 (IANS) Wasteful Borussia Dortmund ended their negative run against Borussia Monchengladbach, winning 1-0, while VFL Wolfsburg beat Hamburg 2-0 to extend their winning streak at the 11th round of Bundesliga. Bottom-placed Dortmund recovered from a five-game losing streak to jump to the 15th spot in the standings thanks to the own goal […]
The Hague, Nov 10 (IANS) A goal by Karim Rekik in injury-time earned PSV a 2-1 win against Heracles Almelo, helping them open a four-point lead in the Dutch Eredivisie. After a mistake by PSV goalkeeper Jeroen Zoet, Heracles Almelo took the lead in the 29th minute Sunday night, but just before half-time, PSV equalised […]
Rio de Janeiro, Nov 9 (IANS) Joel Tadjo struck his fifth goal of the season as Coritiba defeated Fluminense 1-0 in Brazil’s Serie A championship. The 20-year-old fired into an unguarded net after coolly rounding goalkeeper Diego Cavalieri following a counterattack at the Couto Pereira stadium Saturday, reported Xinhua. The victory lifted the hosts to 14th […]
Madrid, Nov 9 (IANS) Luis Suarez was the hero for FC Barcelona as he came off the bench at halftime to set up the goals that gave his side a 2-1 win against Almeria. The Uruguayan set up Neymar and Jordi Alba to score the second half goals that gave Barca three vital points, reports Xinhua. […]
Sao Paulo, Nov 9 (IANS) Ponte Preta secured promotion to Brazil’s top-flight next football season with a 2-0 victory at Bragantino. The victory Saturday took the Campinas-based outfit to the top of the Serie B standings having already secured 67 points with four matches remaining, reports Xinhua. Ponte Preta were relegated from Brazil’s top division last […]
Sao Paulo, Nov 9 (IANS/CMC) With a second World title within touching distance, Lewis Hamilton has trained his sights on winning Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix, despite conceding pole position to Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg. Hamilton looked to be in line for pole until his German teammate Rosberg produced a sizzling final lap at Interlagos, to steal […]
Madrid, Nov 9 (IANS) Spanish football giants Real Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano 5-1 to remain top of the BBVA Primera Liga. Real Madrid’s strike trio of Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo all scored in an entertaining game Saturday night, where Rayo probably deserved a better result given that they controlled the ball as much […]
Prague, Nov 9 (IANS) The Czech Republic took a 2-0 lead over Germany in the women’s tennis Fed Cup final here. On a fast surface at the O2 arena here Saturday, two-time Wimbledon winner and fourth-ranked Petra Kvitova beat 14th-ranked Andrea Petkovic n the opening singles 6-2, 6-4, reports Xinhua. World No.17 Lucie Safarova doubled the […]
Rabat (Morocco), Nov 9 (IANS) Morocco once again asked the African Football Confederation (CAF) to postpone the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations to be held in the North African country January because of Ebola epidemic. A statement of the Moroccan sports ministry Saturday, however, didn’t answer an ultimatum from the CAF, questioning them whether they would […]