New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) India’s Parupalli Kashyap arrested his slide in the latest Badminton World Federation rankings released Thursday, by rising a place to No.24 in men’s singles. Kashyap, who reached a career high of World No.6 last year, had been out of form for quite some time until his semifinal performance last week at […]
Mirpur (Bangladesh), March 20 (IANS/CMC) All-rounder Dwayne Bravo says defending champions West Indies would not get carried away by their streak of wins leading into the World T20 in Bangladesh. The West Indies registered convincing wins over Sri Lanka Wednesday and England Tuesday, in warm-up matches, as they prepare for the tournament which begins in earnest […]
Rio de Janeiro, March 20 (IANS) Hosts Brazil will not be burdened by the pressure of being favourites to win the 2014 World Cup, said assistant coach Carlos Alberto Parreira. In an interview published on Brazil’s football confederation website, Parreira reaffirmed national coach Luiz Felipe Scolari’s assertion that the team will accept nothing less than victory […]
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) India discard Gautam Gambhir doesn’t see the Indian Premier League as a platform to make his case for a national comeback. The opening batsman has set no deadline for himself but says he will quit the day he is not enjoying the game. For the present, Gambhir’s priority is the upcoming […]
Washington, March 19 (IANS) Eighteen-year-old Julian Green has decided to play for the United States. The German-American, who was born in Florida, has represented German club Bayern Munich’s senior team twice this season, reports Xinhua. “We are absolutely thrilled that Julian has chosen to be part of the US National Team Programmes,” said US national team […]
Rome, March 19 (IANS) Roma captain Francesco Totti has hoped his side could win the Italian Serie A football title next season. The 37-year-old conceded Tuesday that their chances to grab the Scudetto, as the Serie a is known, this season are almost over, reports Xinhua. “The Scudetto? It’s a real long shot now. It’s 99 […]
Sao Paulo, March 19 (IANS) Luiz Felipe Scolari could remain Brazil coach beyond this year’s World Cup. Brazil’s football confederation vice president Marco Polo del Nero told news service Uol Esporte that the 65-year-old was the ideal man to continue in the role, irrespective of the Selecao’s World Cup performance, reported Xinhua. “I would like him […]
Madrid, March 19 (IANS) FC Barcelona announced Tuesday that the club has reached an agreement with young central defender Marc Bartra to extend his contract into the end of June 2017. The new contract raises Bartra’s buyout clause to 25 million euros and confirms the 23-year-old’s progression to becoming a regular member of the first team […]
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Double Olympic medal-winning wrestler Sushil Kumar Tuesday said he was hoping to overcome the disappointment of missing the 2010 Guangzhou Games by winning a medal at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games starting Sep 19. Sushil, who won bronze in 2008 Beijing Olympics and silver in London, will be fighting it out […]
Barcelona, March 18 (IANS) Barcelona have acted quickly to dismiss a story that coach Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino would abandon the football club at the end of the season. Catalan sports network Esport 3 said Monday that Martino would not be the Barca coach next season given that the Argentinean didn’ t want to carry on at […]