Troubled Real Madrid suffers host of injuries

Madrid (IANS) Real Madrid's woes after the club's shocking exit from the Champions League round of 16 continued on Thursday as the team reported that defender Dani Carvajal and midfielder Lucas Vazquez are expected to miss action for weeks…

3rd ODI: Australia gets home by 32 runs vs India

Ranchi (IANS): India skipper Virat Kohli’s (123 off 95) gritty century went in vain as India suffered a 32-run defeat against Australia in the third contest of the five-match rubber at the JSCA stadium here…

East Bengal hand coach Menendez two-year contract extension

Kolkata (IANS) Title contenders East Bengal on Wednesday announced a two-year contract extension for their coach Alejandro Menendez.

The red and gold brigade are currently placed second in the I-League table, one point adrift of leaders Chennai…

Sindhu crashes out of All England Open

Birmingham (IANS) Indian star P.V. Sindhu crashed out of the All England Open badminton championships following a hard fought defeat to Sung Ji-Hyun of South Korea in the first round of the women's singles category, here on Wednesday.

Sindhu…

Ranchi ODI: India and Australia reach to play 3rd ODI

Ranchi: The third one day international between India and Australia would be played at the JSCA International Stadium located at Dhurwa here for which the teams have gathered here. To catch the glimpse of their…

HC to hear plea over seating block at Feroz Shah Kotla on April 25

New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has said that it will hear, on April 25, the plea seeking directions to Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) not to use the R.P. Mehra block at the Ferozshah Kotla Stadium in the upcoming matches…

ICC welcome to take T20, ODI World Cup out of India for tax exemption: BCCI

Mumbai (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in the recent ICC quarterly meeting was told by the world body to get tax exemption for conducting future global events like the 2021 T20 World Cup and 2023 ODI World Cup. If…

Brazil 'not obliged' to win Copa America, says Neymar

Rio de Janeiro (IANS) Brazil captain Neymar has rejected claims that the five-time World Cup champions are obliged to win this year's Copa America as competition hosts.

The world's oldest continental international football tournament…

ICC declines BCCI plea to isolate Pakistan

Dubai (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC), here on Saturday evening, turned down the BCCI's request for isolation of Pakistan from the global cricket community.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had in a letter…

Wrestlers Punia, Dhanda grab gold in Bulgaria

Ruse (Bulgaria) (IANS) Star Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia outclassed Jordan Oliver of the US to win gold in the men's 65 kilogram freestyle category at the Dan Kolov-Nikol Petrov Ranking Series here.

Before Punia's feat…