Washington, May 16 (IANS) The Indiana Pacers defeated the Washington Wizards 93-80 to seal a spot in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. David West had a game-best 29 points for the Pacers Thursday night, along with six rebounds and four assists. Lance Stephenson made eight out of his 13 shots to gather 17 points. Paul George […]
Hull, May 16 (IANS) The Indian challenge in the Allam British Open squash championship ended here Thursday as Joshna Chinappa lost 1-3 to Joelle King of New Zealand in the quarter-finals. King seemed to be in control when she jumped to a 2-0 lead, but in the third game, the Kiwi seemed to relax a bit, […]
Bogota, May 14 (IANS) Colombia coach Jose Pekerman has named Monaco forward Radamel Falcao in his provisional 30-man World Cup squad. Falcao has not played since rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in January, reported Xinhua. Last month, the former River Plate, Porto and Atletico Madrid forward hinted he was on track […]
Berlin, May 14 (IANS) Werder Bremen has signed defender Alejandro Galvez from Spanish side Rayo Vallecano until June 2017, both sides announced via their official homepages. The 24-year-old defender has joined the “Green-Whites” in a deal that keeps him at the club until 2017, reported Xinhua. “He is a young and well trained central defender, […]
Rome, May 14 (IANS) Top seed Li Na beat Casey Dellacqua in straight sets in the second round of Internazionali BNL d’Italia tournament Tuesday to record the 500th professional match win of her career. The Chinese player compiled an 84 percent first serve percentage and converted five of seven break points to brush aside the […]
Berlin, May 14 (IANS) Germany’s second-string side with many youngsters were unable to break the deadlock against passive visitors from Poland at an international friendly Tuesday. Germany’s national soccer team dominated the one sided affair but lacked in penetration against the visitors, Xinhua reported. Germany coach Joachim Loew presented an experimental squad as the majority […]
Bangalore, May 14 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bangalore earned themselves a reprieve with a 16- run win over Delhi Daredevils for only their fourth success in 10 matches of the IPL, here Tuesday after rain delayed the start by an hour. Courtesy a fiery 29-ball 68 not out (1×4, 9×6) by born-again Yuvraj Singh, RCB piled […]
Bangalore, May 13 (IANS) Delhi Daredevils captain Kevin Pietersen won the toss and elected to field against Royal Challengers Bangalore in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium here Tuesday. Rain had delayed the toss by 50 minutes. Squads: Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (captain), AB de Villiers, Chris Gayle, Yuvraj Singh, Mitchell […]
Kingston (Jamaica), May 13 (IANS/CMC) The Jamaican football team will clash against Egypt a friendly in London early next month. The match is scheduled for June 4 at the Matchroom Stadium and is the latest international friendly to be announced by the Jamaica Football Federation, as it continues its build up to the Caribbean Cup […]
London, May 13 (IANS) England manager Roy Hodgson has announced a youthful squad, including the likes of Ross Barkley, Raheem Sterling and Luke Shaw, for the FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The 23-member squad announced Monday also includes veterans such as Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney. England are in Group D along with […]