Kolkata, Oct 19 (IANS) A 25-year-old spectator suffered a cardiac arrest during the Indian Super League game between Delhi Dynamos and Atletico de Kolkata here Sunday. His condition is now stable. A medical team of Peerless Hospital, the official health partner of host Atletico de Kolkata, rushed to the site and revived Subhodip Sanyal by administering […]
Kolkata, Oct 19 (IANS) The scheduling of the Indian Super League Sunday drew the ire of Atletico de Kolkata marquee manager Antonio Habas after his side finished 1-1 with Delhi Dynamos here. Habas said his charges were tired after turning out in three matches over the past eight days. Atletico de Kolkata played the tournament opener […]
Kolkata, Oct 19 (IANS) Atletico de Kolkata skipper Luis Garcia may have to cool his heels for a week after picking up a hamstring injury during his side’s game against Delhi Dynamos in the Indian Super League here Sunday. The 36-year-old Spaniard, who has plied his trade for giants like Barcelona and Liverpool besides Atletico de […]
Dhaka, Oct 18 (IANS) India will hope to register their first win of the 2015 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-16 Women’s Championship qualifiers when they take on hosts Bangladesh in a crucial encounter at the Bangabandhu Stadium here Sunday. India lost 1-2 in their opening Group B match against Iran while Bangladesh have already registered two […]
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Brazilian side Colegio Estadul Santo Antonio entered the Under-17 boys final of the 55th Subroto Cup International Football Tournament, beating Ragunan Sports School, Indonesia, 3-1 in the semi-final at the Ambedkar Stadium here Saturday. Romulo gave the Brazilian team the lead in the ninth minute but Egi Maulana Vikki equalised for […]
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Delhi Dynamos ‘marquee’ player Alessandro Del Piero was left out of the starting eleven in their first match of the Indian Super League (ISL) against visitors FC Pune City at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium here Tuesday. Del Piero, who has featured in only one out of four practice matches played by […]
Kolkata, Oct 12 (IANS) Aimed at establishing Indian football on the world map, the Indian Super League (ISL) kicked off with a glitzy ceremony amid a heavy presence of Bollywood and sports stars at the Salt Lake stadium here Sunday. Bollywood beauty Priyanka Chopra dazzled the ceremony that started with a cultural ensemble of percussion instruments […]
Sochi, Oct 12 (IANS) Force India drivers Sergio Perez and Nico Hulkenberg failed to leave a mark in the Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix, securing 10th and 12th spot, respectively, at the Sochi Autodrom here Sunday. Perez at least managed to score a single point for his team with Hulkenberg having a day to forget. Both […]
Madrid, Oct 12 (IANS) Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has defended goalkeeper Iker Casillas following a poor performance in Spain’s surprise 1-2 defeat against Slovakia in a Euro Cup qualifying match. The 34-year-old had a poor 2014 World Cup in Brazil with key errors as Spain crashed out of the first phase of the tournament and […]
Nanning (China), Oct 12 (IANS) World gymnastics chief Bruno Grandi Sunday called for more weight to be accorded to the execution part of the sport rather than its acrobatic aspect. The International Federation of Gymnastics (FIG) president proposed that the body’s technical committee pay more attention to the artistic part of gymnastics instead of the acrobatic, […]