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 […]
The Hague, June 15 (IANS) Australia successfully defended their hockey World Cup title, which they had won four years ago in New Delhi, drubbing the Netherlands 6-1 in the final at the Kyocera Stadium here Sunday. While Australia and Netherlands took gold and silver, Argentina clinched their maiden medal at the event by winning the bronze […]
Cuiaba (Brazil), June 14 (IANS) Chile started well in its campaign in the FIFA World Cup by defeating Australia 3-1 in their group B match here Friday. Barcelona forward Alexis Sanchez of Chile rightfooted a shot from the right side to the bottom right corner in the 12th minutes after receiving a head pass by Eduardo […]
Cuiaba (Brazil), June 14 (IANS) Chile defeated Australia 3-1 in the FIFA World Cup B group match here Friday. Alexis Sanchez gave Chile a 1-0 lead in the 12th minute after receiving a headed pass by Eduardo Vargas. Only two minutes later, Jorge Valdivia made it 2-0 with a strike from the centre of the box, […]
Salvador (Brazil), June 14 (IANS) Two goals each from Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie helped the Netherlands notch a stunning 5-1 victory against defending champions Spain in the Group B opener here Friday. In what was a rematch of the 2010 World Cup final in South Africa, Xabi Alonso’s penalty kick helped Spain break the […]
Salvador (Brazil), June 14 (IANS) Holders Spain were humiliated 1-5 by the Netherlands in the first match of Group B in the 2014 FIFA World Cup at the Arena Fonte Nova here Friday. In a repeat of the 2010 South Africa finals, Spain failed to contain the Dutch counter attack play and were decimated in the […]