Kolkata, Oct 12 (IANS) Aimed at establishing Indian football on the world map, the Indian Super League (ISL) kicked off with a glitzy ceremony amid a heavy presence of Bollywood and sports stars at the Salt Lake stadium here Sunday. Bollywood beauty Priyanka Chopra dazzled the ceremony that started with a cultural ensemble of percussion instruments […]
Sochi, Oct 12 (IANS) Force India drivers Sergio Perez and Nico Hulkenberg failed to leave a mark in the Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix, securing 10th and 12th spot, respectively, at the Sochi Autodrom here Sunday. Perez at least managed to score a single point for his team with Hulkenberg having a day to forget. Both […]
Madrid, Oct 12 (IANS) Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has defended goalkeeper Iker Casillas following a poor performance in Spain’s surprise 1-2 defeat against Slovakia in a Euro Cup qualifying match. The 34-year-old had a poor 2014 World Cup in Brazil with key errors as Spain crashed out of the first phase of the tournament and […]
Nanning (China), Oct 12 (IANS) World gymnastics chief Bruno Grandi Sunday called for more weight to be accorded to the execution part of the sport rather than its acrobatic aspect. The International Federation of Gymnastics (FIG) president proposed that the body’s technical committee pay more attention to the artistic part of gymnastics instead of the acrobatic, […]
Tianjin (China), Oct 12 (IANS) American Alison Riske beat Swiss Belinda Bencic 6-3, 6-4 to win the women’s singles title at the Tianjin open tennis tournament here Sunday. It took the sixth-seeded Riske 80 minutes to overcome her third-seeded opponent in straight sets, reports Xinhua. It was Alison Riske’s first tour singles title.
Bangalore, Oct 12 (IANS) Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) scored thrice in each half to overrun Karnataka XI 6-2 for their second straight win in the men’s section of Hockey Karnataka’s inaugural Bengaluru Cup All-India invitational hockey tournament here Sunday. With two wins from two matches, IOCL lead the table with six points while Karnataka XI […]
Kolkata, Oct 12 (IANS) The opening ceremony of the inaugural Indian Super league (ISL) Sunday paid homage to the country’s football team that participated in the 1948 London Olympics, playing barefoot against their opponents who wore football boots. The team, coached by Balaidas Chatterjee, lost narrowly to France 1-2 in the first round at the Lynn […]
Dubai, Oct 12 (IANS) The West Indies have been fined for a minimum over-rate breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during the second One-Day International (ODI) against India in New Delhi, an ICC statement said Sunday. Jeff Crowe of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees imposed the fines after the side, led by […]
Bangalore, Oct 11 (IANS) Former India forward Shivender Singh rescued Air India with a three-goal strike to help his team beat Bharat Petroleum 4-2 for their first win in Hockey Karnataka’s inaugural Bengaluru Cup All-India invitational hockey tournament here Saturday. BPCL twice took the lead when Amir Khan scored in the eighth minute and later William […]
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 8 (IANS) Brazil under-20 midfielder Nathan is being sought by Manchester City amid an escalating legal row involving his club Atletico Paranaense, according to the teenager’s father. Jose Carlos de Souza, who also acts as Nathan’s agent, told Brazilian sports portal Globoesporte that the Premier League champions were one of eight clubs […]