Rangdajied confident ahead Of Bengaluru FC clash

Rangdajied confident ahead Of Bengaluru FC clash

Rangdajied United FC will have it all to play for when they take on I-League toppers Bengaluru FC at the JN Stadium here Saturday. Rangdajied have made far-reaching changes since their 0-2 loss at Dempo two weeks ago, dispensing the services of coach Santosh Kashyap in favour of Hering Shangpliang and bringing in prolific former […]

BAI financial aid for ex-champ Meena Shah

BAI financial aid for ex-champ Meena Shah

As part of its commitment to give financial assistance to needy former players, the Badminton Association of India (BAI) has decided to give Rs.2.5 lakh to former national champion Meena Shah. BAI secretary Vijai Sinha said that a cheque would be handed over to the badminton queen of the 1960s at her residence in Qaiserbagh […]

Court summons for cricketer Umar Akmal

Court summons for cricketer Umar Akmal

A day after he struck an unbeaten match-winning century against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup in Bangladesh, Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal Friday received a court summon for March 11 to face charges of jumping a traffic light and fighting with a traffic police personnel. Pakistan daily The News quoting an official said a local sessions […]

Sri Lankan spinners restrict India to 264/9

Sri Lankan spinners restrict India to 264/9

India faltered late in their innings to end at 264 for nine against Sri Lanka in an Asia Cup match at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium here Friday. Shikhar Dhawan (94) and Virat Kohli (48) shared a 97-run stand for the second wicket before a middle-order collapse pushed India back from a promising 175 […]

Many challenges, little time for IOA’s Ramachandran

Many challenges, little time for IOA’s Ramachandran

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) could not have started the New Year on a happier note after a turbulent 2013. It now has newly elected office-bearers, headed by N. Ramachandran, ending a 14-month ban. Ramachandran, who is also the president of the World Squash Federation (WSF), will be under scrutiny of the the International Olympic […]

Mozambique to mourn former footballer Mario Coluna

Mozambique to mourn former footballer Mario Coluna

The Mozambican Council of Ministers has declared a national mourning Friday for former football player Mario Coluna, who died at the age of 78 in Maputo. “Taking into consideration his valuable deeds for this country, the government in its extraordinary session of the Council of Ministers decided to declare national mourning Friday when the flags […]

Series against England crucial for T20 title defence: Gibson

Series against England crucial for T20 title defence: Gibson

 Head Coach Ottis Gibson has described the limited overs series against England starting this weekend as important to the West Indies preparations for the defence of the ICC T20 World Cup in Bangladesh in March-April. The West Indies cricketers arrived in Antigua Monday and have had full training sessions at the match venue, the Sir […]

Second seed Almagro shocked at Brazilian Open

Second seed Almagro shocked at Brazilian Open

Second-seeded Nicolas Almagro of Spain, a three-time winner in the Brazilian Open clay court event here, has been upset by Federico Delbonis of Argentina 6-3, 3-6, 2-6. Almagro took the first set easily, but thereafter found the going tough as the Argentinean started stretching him on every point and lost the next two sets. Top-seeded […]

Strike threatens Curitiba World Cup stadium

Strike threatens Curitiba World Cup stadium

 Work on Brazil’s troubled Arena da Baixada World Cup stadium has been further delayed by a public transport strike, media reports said. More than two thirds of the venue’s 1,300 employees were absent from work Wednesday, Xinhua quoted a local daily O Globo. World football’s governing body FIFA last week warned that local organisers faced […]

English Premier League results

English Premier League results

Following are the English Premier League results Sunday, Xinhua reported. Liverpool 4 (Sturridge 3, 36, Henderson 20, 74) Swansea City 3 (Shelvey 23, Bony 27, 47-penalty) Newcastle United 1 (Remy 90+2) Aston Villa 0 Norwich City 1 (Snodgrass 47) Tottenham Hotspur 0 Played Saturday: Arsenal 4 (Giroud 5, 31, Rosicky 42, Koscielny 57) Sunderland 1 […]