Wales football team captain Ashley Williams is dreaming of more international success and believes they can win the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. The Swansea City defender played a crucial part in his side’s stunning adventures in the European Championship in France, which saw Wales end a 58-year wait to qualify for a major […]
Spain football great Iker Casillas recalled on Sunday memories from Euro 2008 under former chief coach Luis Aragones, who led the national team to the European trophy. Casillas said that Aragones was the person Spain needed the most during that time and was like a grandfather to the group. In an interview with French newspaper […]
Former England cricket skipper Nasser Hussain said he would have picked in-form wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler over Gary Ballance for England’s first Test against Pakistan at Lord’s starting on Thursday. Ballance replaces Nick Compton from the squad that beat Sri Lanka 2-0 in the Test series earlier this summer, while Toby Roland-Jones comes in for the […]
Fourth seed Ajay Jayaram stormed into the semi-finals of the US Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament to remain India’s lone hope as all the other shuttlers crashed out of the $120,000 event. In the men’s singles, Anand Pawar lost to Jayaram while the men’s doubles combo of Manu Attri and B. Sumeeth Reddy went […]
By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi He has not only earned the tag of being a swashbuckling batsman of the Indian cricket team but also that of a youth icon. Star player Virat Kohli says being a role model for others is a huge responsibility as it can “affect a lot of people”. Living under the […]
Italian footballers will wear black armbands during their Euro quarter-final against reigning world champions Germany on Saturday as a mark of solidarity with the people of Bangladesh, after Friday’s terrorist attack. At least 20 foreigners, including some Italian citizens in Dhaka were killed by Islamic State militants at a Bangladesh cafe. “The build-up to Italy’s […]
Argentina thrashed US 4-0 in the semi-finals of the Copa America Centanario football tournament at the Reliant Stadium here on Wednesday. Centre forward Gonzalo Higuain (50th, 86th minutes) struck twice while Ezequiel Lavezzi (3rd) and Lionel Messi (32nd) also found the target for the 14-time Copa America champions. Higuain is now the highest scorer in […]
Portugal and Austria played a goalless draw in a Group F clash of Euro 2016 at Parc des Princes in Paris on Saturday. The captain and star of the team Cristiano Ronaldo missed a late penalty on his record-breaking 128th Portugal appearance. Portugal dominated large swathes of the first competitive meeting between the sides since […]
Three years after becoming the world’s oldest skydiver, Aida Gemanque became the oldest Olympic torch bearer on Saturday when she carried the flame in the Amazonian city of Macapa, aged 106. Gemanque broke the record formerly held by Alexander Kaptarenko, who was 101 when he took part in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics relay, Xinhua […]
Social media was abuzz with congratulatory messages after the Indian hockey team settled for a historic silver in the Champions Trophy final against Australia in London on Saturday. India were pipped by reigning world champions Australia 1-3 via penalty shoot-out to settle for the silver medal. Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the country in congratulating […]