Madrid, Jan 13 (IANS) Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has urged fans to get behind “important player” Welshman Gareth Bale after the latter was criticised for being selfish during the Spanish football club’s win over Espanyol in La Liga. The criticism came a week after the world’s most expensive player was denounced for not passing […]
Sydney, Jan 13 (IANS) Australia reached the Asian Cup football tournament’s knockout stage Tuesday after two straight victories that saw eight different players scoring their eight goals, a fact that made coach Ange Postecoglou happy. “It’s great, obviously, to have multiple goal scorers and it’s great to have multiple threats,” coach Postecoglou said Tuesday after […]
Munich, Jan 13 (IANS) Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski has regretted his decision to vote Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo in the Fifa Ballon d’Or ahead of teammate Manuel Neuer. The Poland skipper picked Ronaldo ahead of his Bayern teammates Neuer and Bastian Schweinsteiger, but reflected the German goalkeeper would have been a better choice. […]
Sydney, Jan 9 (IANS) Former Australian all-rounder Tom Moody has emphasised the need for Australia to deploy a specialist fielder at the short-leg fielding position where, in the ongoing Test series against India, several catches have been dropped by the home team. Joe Burns, one of the newest members in the Australian squad, dropped Indian […]
London, Jan 5 (IANS) England pacer James Anderson has said captain Alaistair Cook was shattered after being dropped from One-Day Internationals (ODI) side following a terrible run of form with the bat and was “very, very upset” following the decision. “I saw Cooky at the World Darts Championship at the ‘Ally Pally’ (Alexandra Palace is […]
Vasco (Goa), Jan 4 (IANS) Three second-half goals helped Salgaocar SC beat Mohun Bagan 4-1 and knock the Kolkata giants out of the Federation Cup football tournament here Sunday. Douhou Pierre, the Ivory Coast striker, scored a brace, while Clifton Dias and Zambian defender Francis Kasonde netted the other two goals for the victorious Goan […]
London, Jan 4 (IANS) An English lower division football league player was brutally attacked on the pitch leaving him unconscious, with a broken jaw that has left him scarred for life, a media report said Sunday. Karl Fellow, a Stourport Swifts footballer in the Midland League Premier Division was allegedly hit by an opposition player […]
Mumbai, Dec 27 (IANS) Indian national team captain Sunil Chhetri was Saturday declared ‘AIFF Player of the Year’ for the third time in four years while Bala Devi has been declared the ‘Woman Player of the Year’. Sandesh Jhingan, who played for Kerala Blasters FC in the Indian Super League (ISL), was declared the ‘Emerging […]
Rome, Dec 27 (IANS) Italian club A.S. Roma striker Gervinho had a forgettable Christmas Day after he discovered his Italian home in Axa, near Rome, had been burgled as he spent time with family in the Ivory Coast. The former Arsenal man was robbed after he posted photos on social media informing fans he was […]
Kolkata, Dec 27 (IANS) Shankar Das fired a timely seven-under 65 to surge ahead in round three of the Rs.1.5 crore McLeod Russel Tour Championship at the par-72 Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC) Saturday. Kolkata’s Das’ three-day total now stands at 13-under 203 and he enjoys a two-shot lead over his nearest rival Rashid Khan […]