Derby, July 4 (IANS) India won their second warm-up game beating Derbyshire by five-wickets at the County Ground here Thursday. Derbyshire, who started the day 15 runs behind the Indians, declared their second innings at 156 for three after Billy Godleman top scored with 56 not out and Alex Hughes was unbeaten on 36. Set a […]
Teresopolis (Brazil), July 3 (IANS) Neymar has lavished praise on James Rodriguez, saying he hopes the Colombian playmaker’s stunning World Cup form ends against Brazil Friday. Rodriguez enters the quarterfinal at Fortaleza’s Castelao Arena as the tournament’s top scorer with five goals and an early favourite for the Golden Ball awarded to the World Cup’s best […]
Madrid, July 3 (IANS) Valencia Football Club took the surprising decision to sack coach Juan Antonio Pizzi Wednesday, just a week before players were due to return for the start of pre-season training. “With the aim of being able to give stability to a future sporting project, the board of administration has looked at all of […]
London, July 3 (IANS) England added all-rounder Ben Stokes to an otherwise unchanged squad for the first Investec Test against India, starting at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on Aug 9. The other 12 in the squad are the same that lost the second Test against Sri Lanka at Headingley in an exciting finish. Durham all-rounder Stokes, 23, […]
Recife (Brazil), June 29 (IANS) Costa Rica’s midfielder Michael Barrantes said that qualifying for FIFA World Cup’s knockout stage was not enough for his team and they had dreams of going further in the tournament. Costa Rica, who will face Greece here Sunday, finished top of the “Group of Death” by stunning Uruguay 3-1 and Italy […]
Rio de Janeiro, June 29 (IANS) James Rodriguez’s double strike at the Maracana stadium here Saturday gave Colombia a comprehensive 2-0 win over Uruguay and took them to their first FIFA World Cup quarterfinal appearance, where they will take on hosts Brazil. Rodriguez, who now leads the Golden Boot race with three goals and also has […]
Belo Horizonte (Brazil), June 29 (IANS) Neymar fell to his knees and prayed, David Luiz raced towards coach Luiz Felipe Scolari on the touchline and hero of the day goalkeeper Julio Cesar wept. The aftermath of Brazil’s dramatic 3-2 penalty shootout victory over Chile here Saturday drew an avalanche of contrasting emotions from the Selecao’s players. […]
London, June 29 (IANS) Five-time champion Serena Williams suffered her earliest Wimbledon exit since 2005 as she lost to France’s Alize Cornet in the third round here Saturday. Cornet, ranked 24th, won 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 to claim her second victory of the year over the world number one, reports Xinhua. It is only the third time […]
Tehran, June 29 (IANS) Carlos Queiroz has stepped down as Iran’s national football team coach after the country were knocked out of the FIFA World Cup group stages. The Portuguese quit after Iran failed to progress into the knockout stage of the World Cup, failing to win even a single match, reports Xinhua. “I’ve shown my […]
(Fortaleza) Brazil, June 29 (IANS) Dutch coach Louis Van Gaal Saturday showed his concern for the heat and humidity in Brazil’s northern coastal city here where the Netherlands and Mexico will play their FIFA World Cup round of 16 duel Sunday. “I came here a year ago, and today it is hotter,” Van Gaal told a […]