Spanis h football club Barcelona’s Brazilian forward Neymar has paid tribute to boxer Floyd Mayweather after his victory by a unanimous decision over Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas. Mayweather bravely outfought Pacquiao to stretch his unbeaten overall fight record to 48-0 on Saturday. “Pacquiao is an amazing fighter but for me Floyd is the one […]
Former England footballer Rio Ferdinand’s wife Rebecca Ferdinand passed away following a short battle with cancer. Rebecca, who passed away on Friday, was 34. She is survived by her husband and three children. Rio and Rebecca tied the knot in 2009. The English Premier League (EPL) club Queens Park Rangers (QPR) defender issued a short […]
Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events Stuart Ayres today announced the NSW Government has secured one of the world’s most popular football teams and current English Premier League leaders, Chelsea FC, to play an exclusive match in Sydney. Secured by the NSW Government through its tourism and major events agency Destination NSW, in […]
An overall strict bowling performance from the Royals Challengers Bangalore (RCB) helped them restrict IPL table-toppers Rajasthan Royals to only 130/9 from 20 overs at the Sardar Patel Stadium here on Friday. Royal Challengers skipper Virat Kohli opted to field and utilised his bowlers to the optimum. The bowlers, spinners and pacers alike, backed their […]
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) A superlative batting display from Shreyas Iyer (83) and skipper Jean Paul Duminy (78 not out) helped Delhi Daredevils post a strong 190 for four against Mumbai Indians in their Indian Premier League match at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium here on Thursday. The left hand-right hand combination of Iyer […]
Sydney will welcome the biggest national synchronised swimming championships ever held in Australia this weekend at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre. The 2015 Synchronised Swimming Australia Open and Age Group Championships will be held from Friday 24 until Sunday 26 Aprilfeaturing teams from Australia, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand and Malaysia. Minister […]
More than 500 Western Australian athletes have received subsidies to travel to sporting competitions in the latest round of the State Government’s Athlete Travel Subsidy Scheme. Sport and Recreation Minister Mia Davies said the scheme supported talented athletes aged 13-21 by offsetting out-of-pocket travel and accommodation costs to attend training camps and competitions at […]
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday said the experience garnered from the recently concluded World Cup in Australia should help the Indians become a better side. Ganguly was the skipper when India reached the finals in 2003, but lost to Australia at Johannesburg. “I think they were good […]
Pune, April 21 (IANS) Pune FC played gracious hosts on Tuesday as they let in two first-half goals to defending champions Bengaluru FC who thus tucked into third place in the Hero I-League standings. Goals by Shankar Sampingiraj in the very first minute and C.K. Vineeth (43rd) set up Bengaluru’s seventh win in 14 outings […]
A young cricket player, Rahul Ghosh, was on Tuesday hospitalised after sustaining a head injury during a local league match, a day after the tragic demise of former Bengal Under-19 team captain Ankit Keshri. Ghosh had to be rushed to the Nightingale Hospital in central Kolkata after he got injured while fielding during the second […]