Rio de Janeiro, March 8 (IANS) Santos and Brazil midfielder Arouca has described as “unacceptable” and “serious” the racist taunts directed at him during his team’s 5-2 victory over Mogi Mirim in a Sao Paulo state championship match. The fan’s abuse, which came as Arouca walked off the pitch Thursday night, was captured by television microphones. […]
Birmingham, March 8 (IANS) Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal exited the $400,000 All England Open Badminton Championships when she lost her women’s singles quarter-final match against China’s Shixian Wang at the National Indoor Arena here. The Indian seventh seed lost to World No.3 Shixian 17-21, 10-21 in 43 minutes of the Super Series Premier Friday. With […]
Coimbatore, March 7 (IANS) With the cream of country’s two-wheeler racing talent on show, representing eight franchise teams, the inaugural Motorcycle Endurance League (MEL) will take off at the Kari Motor Speedway this weekend. Modelled on cricket’s Indian Premier League (IPL), the MEL boasts of India’s leading bike racers like international Rajini Krishnan, national champion […]
Bangalore, March 7 (IANS) Bengaluru FC will be seeking to consolidate their position at the top of the I-League when they face Federation Cup champions Churchill Brothers in their penultimate home game at the Bangalore Football Stadium here Saturday. Bengaluru FC have a slender two-point lead over Pune FC while Sporting Clube de Goa, who are […]
London, March 7 (IANS) England batsman Joe Root flew back to England after fracturing his thumb and is highly doubtful for the World T20 in Bangladesh from March 16-April 6. Root broke his right thumb during his century in the third and last One-Day International (ODI) against West Indies in Antigua Wednesday. Root, 23, will see […]
Sao Paulo, March 7 (IANS) Former Brazil coach Mano Menezes has refused to be drawn into a verbal feud with Dani Alves after the Barcelona and Selecao fullback criticized the current Corinthians manager. Menezes said at a press conference Thursday that he did not take issue with Alves’ claims that the national team had “lost respect” […]
Rio de Janeiro, March 7 (IANS) Former England captain David Beckham posed for photographs and signed autographs with Brazilian fans after arriving in Rio de Janeiro for a promotional visit. Beckham is expected to remain in Brazil until Sunday and his advisers were tight-lipped about the purpose of the trip, reported Xinhua. According to media reports, […]
Berlin, March 7 (IANS) Hamburg suffered another injury blow as Marcell Jansen will be out for six weeks due to an ankle injury, the club has announced. German international Jansen played only 24 minutes against Chile at the international friendly as the left back tore his ligaments in his left foot. Jansen underwent a surgery Thursday, […]
Birmingham, March 7 (IANS) Saina Nehwal had a tough time entering the quarter-finals of the All-England badminton championships, overcoming American qualifier Beiwen Zhang 24-22, 18-21, 21-19. Saina needed an hour to quell the fierce opposition from Zhang, a former Singapore player of Chinese origin, here Thursday night. Saina, the only Indian left in the championships, next […]
Rio De Janeiro, March 7 (IANS) Brazil’s northeastern city of Salvador will stage an out-of-season Carnival in a bid to attract tourists during this year’s World Cup, the media reported. The celebration will be held on the weekend of June 14-15, a day after Salvador’s Fonte Nova stadium hosts its first World Cup fixture between Spain […]