Belo Horizonte (Brazil), June 29 (IANS) Julio Cesar was the unlikely hero as hosts Brazil sneaked into the quarterfinals after a 3-2 penalty shootout win over Chile in the first FIFA World Cup knockout match at the Estadio Mineirao here Saturday. The two teams were tied 1-1 after regular time and failed to find the breakthrough […]
Bridgetown (Barbados), June 28 (IANS/CMC) Persistent rain has forced the abandonment of the second day of the decisive third cricket Test between West Indies and New Zealand here Friday. Rain halted play at Kensington Oval at 1.03 p.m. and continued unabated, keeping players and officials off the field, reports CMC. With dark clouds hovering and the […]
Kingston (Jamaica), June 28 (IANS/CMC) Sprint superstar Usain Bolt has made himself available to run the relays at next month’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The 27-year-old was expected to miss the July 23-August 3 showpiece but said in a release Friday that he was keen on participating in the Games, reports CMC. He is not participating […]
Sao Paulo, June 21 (IANS/EFE) FIFA prohibited members of the Nigerian Football Supporters Club (NFSC) to use drums and trumpets to support their team during the FIFA World Cup in Brazil. NFSC President Rafiu Ladipo sent a letter of protest to FIFA against the decision banning these items in the stadiums, reports EFE. The NFSC has […]
Madrid, June 21 (IANS/EFE) Sports daily Marca has reported that Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso has retired from international football after Spain’s elimination from the FIFA World Cup. Marca says the 32-year-old planned this move for some time and the decision was not a “knee-jerk reaction to the event in Brazil. Far from it, he had long […]
Rio de Janeiro, June 21 (IANS/EFE) Head coach Roy Hodgson will remain England manager till 2016 despite their elimination from the FIFA World Cup. Football Association (FA) chairman Greg Dyke said that Hodgson will keep his post till the 2016 European Championship in France. He added that the FA is behind Hodgson, who will start preparing […]
Spielberg (Austria), June 21 (IANS) Force India drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez will start the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix from 10th and 11th positions respectively at the Red Bull Ring here Sunday. Williams locked out the front row with Brazilian Felipe Massa clinching pole, his first since Brazil in 2008 where he also went […]
Brasilia, June 20 (IANS) Colombia moved a step closer to securing a spot in the last-16, beating Cote d’Ivoire 2-1 in their FIFA World Cup Group C match at the Estadio Nacional de Brasilia here Thursday. Colombia, who defeated Greece 3-0 in their opening match, are now favourites to progress through to the next round, reports […]
Zagreb, June 19 (IANS) It was a do or die match for both Croatia and Cameroon in Arena Amazonas and a convincing 4-0 Group A win kept Croatian dream of making it to the World Cup second phase quite alive. Mario Mandzukic was back in Niko Kovac’s squad Wednesday and he made his presence count, scoring […]
Porto Alegre, June 19 (IANS) Netherlands defender Bruno Martins Indi has suffered a mild concussion during their 3-2 victory over Australia in the World Cup and is hospitalised, the Dutch football association KNVB stated after the match. Martins Indi will have to stay at the Mae de Deus hospital in Porto Alegre and could not travel […]