Tokyo, June 5 (IANS) The Japan Football Association (JFA) Thursday named veteran football striker Kazuyoshi Miura as its ambassador for the FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The 47-year-old, known as Kazu, played for Japan and was the first Japanese recipient of the Asian Player of the Year award in 1993. He played for several Brazilian clubs […]
Rio de Janeiro, June 5 (IANS) After seven years of planning and billions of dollars spent on infrastructure, Brazil is finally dismantling ubiquitous scaffolds and applying finishing touches to a myriad of FIFA World Cup projects. Among them are sparkling new stadiums, airport upgrades and telecommunications, electric power and security initiatives. But is Brazil ready to […]
Bangalore, June 2 (IANS/CMC) Indian batting star Gautam Gambhir has backed Sunil Narine’s decision to remain with Kolkata Knight Riders for the Indian Premier League (IPL) final, instead of returning to the Caribbean for the ongoing West Indies training camp. Off-spinner Narine was required to return by Sunday – the same day as the IPL final […]
St. John’s (Antigua) June 2 (IANS/CMC) Opener Kraigg Brathwaite is likely to be called up to the West Indies squad as cover for Chris Gayle, as injury worries persists over the talismanic left-hander. The 21-year-old Brathwaite has trained with the West Indies squad for the last few days of their camp in Barbados and was Sunday […]
Sao Paulo, June 2 (IANS) Brazilian officials hailed as a success the final World Cup test event at Sao Paulo’s Itaquerao stadium Sunday. A crowd of 37,000 – just over half the venue’s capacity – saw Corinthians draw 1-1 with Botafogo in Brazil’s Serie A championship, reported Xinhua. Football’s governing body FIFA had requested the match […]
Buenos Aires, June 2 (IANS) Former Argentina coach Diego Maradona has said the Argentine squad “might win Brazil World Cup”. “Dreams might come true. Argentina might win the World Cup. We must have confidence in (coach Alejandro) Sabella,” Xinhua quoted Maradona, 53, as saying. In an interview with local channel C5N, Maradona said he does not […]
Berlin, June 2 (IANS) Wasteful Germany were unable to wrap a win as Cameroons Eric Maxim – Choupo Moting levelled the scores in the closing period to snatch a draw in Monchengladbach on Sunday. A day after Germany’s training camp, Joachim Loew’s squad failed to reap an expected win against Cameroon. The Germans dominated the first […]
Paris, June 1 (IANS) Leading Indian tennis player Sania Mirza proceeded to the women’s doubles quarterfinals along with Zimbabwean partner Cara Black at the French Open here Sunday. However, it was disappointment for Rohan Bopanna, who along with Slovenian Katarina Srebotnik were upset by German-Serbian Julia Goerges and Nenad Zimonjic in the mixed doubles quarterfinals. The […]
Mugello (Italy), June 1 (IANS) Mahindra Racing’s Miguel Oliveira displayed all his skills to claim a resounding fourth place in an extremely close Moto3 Italian Grand Prix at the Mugello Circuit here Sunday. The result equals the Portuguese rider’s best finish of his second season with the only Indian team on the grid. Oliveira had also […]
Paris, May 31 (IANS) Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer advanced to the fourth round of the French Open after beating Marin Cilic and Dmitry Tursunov respectively Friday. Second seed Djokovic needed four sets to eliminate a determined Cilic 6-3, 6-2, 6-7(2), 6-4, while Swiss legend Federer, the fourth seed, held off Russia’s Dmitry Tursunov 7-5, 6-7(7/9), […]