Gimcheon (South Korea), April 26 (IANS) P.V. Sindhu’s fine run was halted by China’s top seed Shixian Wang as she lost the Badminton Asia Championships women’s singles semi-final at the Gimcheon Indoor Stadium here Saturday. The current World No.2 beat Sindhu 15-21, 22-20, 21-12 in the match that lasted an hour and 18 minutes.
Barcelona, April 26 (IANS) Rafael Nadal Friday lost in the ATP Barcelona Open, the first time since his debut here in 2003. The Spaniard lost in three sets to his compatriot Nicolas Almagro in the quarterfinals by 2-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4, ending his 41 game winning streak at the tournament, Xinhua reported. He had not […]
Rome, April 26 (IANS) Roma snapped AC Milan’s winning streak with a 2-0 win at home Friday to keep their Serie A title hope alive in UEFA Europa League. The win, while moving Roma within five points of leaders Juventus, dented Milan’s hopes of qualification, Xinhua reported. Milan headed into the game riding on the […]
Dubai, April 25 (IANS) An unbeaten 128-run partnership between Aaron Finch and David Warner led the Sunrisers Hyderabad to their first win in the Indian Premier League when they beat the Delhi Daredevils by four runs at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium here Friday. Electing to bat, the Sunrisers put up a challenging total of […]
Dubai, April 25 (IANS) Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat against the Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League clash at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium here Friday. The squads: Mumbai Indians: Michael Hussey, Aditya Tare, Ambati Rayudu, Rohit Sharma (Captain), Kieron Pollard, Corey Anderson, Chidhambaram Gautam, Harbhajan […]
Colombo, April 25 (IANS) Former Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu was appointed the head coach of the national cricket team Friday, following the resignation of Paul Farbrace earlier this week. “Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) wishes to announce that Marvan Atapattu has been appointed as the national team head coach and Ruwan Kalpage as the interim […]
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) All India Football Federation (AIFF) Thursday launched the ‘AIFF Academy Certification’ which aims to set a standard of youth development in the country through a certification model. AIFF has developed a set of criteria on which the academies will be assessed and certified and they will be given a rating as […]
Gimcheon (South Korea), April 24 (IANS) P.V. Sindhu, R.M.V. Gurusaidutt and women’s doubles pair Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa led India’s charge by qualifying into the quarter-finals of the $200,000 Badminton Asia Championships at the Gimcheon Indoor Stadium here Thursday. World No.10 Sindhu finally overcame Japan’s Eriko Hirose 14-21, 21-13, 21-18 for the first time in […]
Madrid, April 23 (IANS) Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said he is expecting Cristiano Ronaldo to play in the first leg of the Champions League semifinal against reigning champions Bayern Munich in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium Wednesday night. Ronaldo has struggled with a knee and hamstring problem since the first leg of the quarterfinal but […]
Sao Paulo, April 23 (IANS) FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke said the Sao Paulo Arena which will host the opening match of the World Cup will be ready in time despite construction delays. Valcke checked on the stadium’s progress Tuesday and affirmed the venue will be finished in time for the June 12 opener between […]