Berlin, Nov 8 (IANS) German football club Bayer Leverkusen have extended defender Emir Spahic’s contract until June 2016. The former Bosnian and Herzegovina captain put pen to paper on a one-year extension to stay with the Bundesliga side until June 2016, reports Xinhua. “In Leverkusen I am part of an exciting and ambitious team. I believe […]
The Hague, Nov 8 (IANS) Guus Hiddink said he will step down as the football team’s coach if the Netherlands lose their next Euro 2016 qualifier against Latvia Nov 16. “If we lose, it makes sense that I step down,” Hiddink said at a press conference in Zeist Friday, reports Xinhua. “I do not think a […]
Stratford (New Zealand), Nov 7 (IANS) Indian junior women’s hockey team will take on New Zealand in the third of the six-match Test series at the TET Multisports Centre here Saturday. India lost 1-2 in the opening encounter before putting up a brave fight to hold New Zealand girls 2-2 in the second game. The young […]
Mumbai, Nov 7 (IANS) Indian Premier league (IPL) side Royal Challengers Bangalore Friday acquired the services of batsman-wicketkeeper Manvinder Bisla from Kolkata Knight Riders and traded Parthiv Patel to Mumbai Indians in the trading window for the 2015 edition of the tournament. The window, from Oct 6-Dec 12, has seen four players traded so far with […]
Rio de Janeiro, Nov 5 (IANS) Corinthians could offer Alexandre Pato to Juventus in a bid to bring Carlos Tevez back to his former club. Roberto de Andrade, a candidate for Corinthians’ presidency, vowed to pursue the Argentinian should he win February’s vote for the club’s leadership, reports Xinhua. “We have a player at the club […]
Buenos Aires, Nov 5 (IANS) Argentine footballer Jonas Gutierrez, who plays for English team Newcastle, has said he will return to training after his battle with cancer. The player, who helped his national team win the 2010 South Africa World Cup, said he “will return to training with (Newcastle) in the first days of December”, reported […]
Mumbai, Nov 4 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Tuesday announced the Indian women’s team for the one-off Test to be played against South Africa this month. The South African team will also play three One-Day Internationals (ODI) and one Twenty20 International. The BCCI also named India A squads, who will play […]
Perth, Nov 4 (IANS) The Indian men’s hockey team suffered a 0-4 loss against Australia in the first of the four-match Test series at the Perth Hockey Stadium here Tuesday. Dragflicker Jeremy Hayward (15th, 34th minutes), Jacob Whetton (30th) and Glenn Simpson (39th) scored for the world champions Australian team, which dominated the contest. Both the […]
Amman (Jordan), Nov 4 (IANS) The Indian women’s Under-19 football team will begin its AFC qualifiers campaign against Uzbekistan at the Petra Stadium here Wednesday. In the FIFA rankings, Uzbekistan (43rd) are 10 places higher then the Indian girls, who are banking on the “fruitful” camp in Gandhinagar prior to the championship. “It was a very […]
Cuttack, Nov 2 (IANS) Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews won the toss and elected to field against India in the first ODI of the five-match series at the Barabati Stadium here Sunday. Squads: India: Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli (captain), Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Wriddhiman Saha, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Varun Aaron, Ishant […]