Spain not yet on Brazil’s level: Iniesta
byRio de Janeiro, May 21 (IANS) Andres Iniesta says Spain cannot yet claim to be on the same pedestal as Brazil in football’s international…
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Former Olympic champion Maggi ponders retirement
byRio de Janeiro, May 21 (IANS) Brazil’s former Olympic long jump champion Maurren Maggi has conceded that her dream of competing at the Rio…
‘2018 FIFA World Cup stadium may be delayed until 2017’
bySt. Petersburg, May 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The completion date for Zenit St. Petersburg’s $1.1 billion stadium has been put back again and it may…
Russia announces cash prizes for World University medallists
byMoscow, May 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia’s federal government will pay out roughly $5,400 to Russian gold medallists at this summer’s University Games in the…
Sammy ecstatic after propelling Sunrisers into the playoffs
byHyderabad, May 21 (IANS/CMC) West Indies captain Darren Sammy says he was ecstatic after scoring the winning hits that propelled Sunrisers Hyderabad into the…
Three-time summiteer wants another stab at Everest
byShillong, May 21 (IANS) Anshu Jamsenpa, the first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest thrice, wants to scale the world’s highest peak for the…
Sanawar boys unfurl school flag atop Everest Peak
byShimla: Unfurling the school flag to high speed winds atop Mt Everest was one of the dreams of the Lawerence School Sanawar team realized…
Another arrest in IPL spot fixing case
byNew Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Former Ranji player Baburao Yadav is the latest to be arrested for spot fixing in the Indian Premier League,…
IPL scam: Court disposes of Sreesanth’s plea
byNew Delhi, May 20 (IANS) A Delhi court Monday disposed of a plea by cricketer S. Sreesanth, arrested for alleged spot fixing in IPL…
Spot fixing has overshadowed IPL’s good standard: Fleming
byNew Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming Monday said it was disappointing that spot fixing has overshadowed the Indian Premier…