Champions Trophy: South Africa elect to bowl against India
byCardiff, June 6 (IANS) South Africa captain AB de Villiers won the toss and elected to bowl against India in the opening match of…
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Denmark beat Georgia 2-1 with last minute goal
byCopenhagen, June 6 (IANS) Denmark beat Georgia 2-1 in friendly warm-up match before the next round of FIFA 2014 World Cup qualifiers. In the…
Israel, Norway draw in UEFA U-21 championship opener
byJerusalem, June 6 (IANS) Hosts Israel and Norway drew 2-2 in the opening match of the 2014 UEFA U-21 championship tournament here. In the…
Nigeria cautioned after beating Kenya
byAbuja, June 6 (IANS) The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) has warned the national team, known as Super Eagles, not to be carried away by…
Lokomotiv Moscow give coach 10-day ultimatum
byMoscow, June 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Lokomotiv Moscow head coach Slaven Bilic has been given 10 days to draw up a plan to rescue the…
US ski champ Vonn in drug test ambush
byWashington, June 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US women’s ski champ Lindsey Vonn was ambushed at a swanky New York fashion event this week by Olympic…
Chechen tycoon in line for stake in Israeli football team
byTel Aviv, June 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Chechen businessman is to become an unlikely part-owner of one of Israel’s biggest and most stridently nationalist…
‘Stop press’: Raj-Shilpa upset with media
byMumbai: Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj Kundra and his wife Shilpa Shetty are upset with how the media has “misconstrued everything” after the former was…
AFC president congratulates Japan for World Cup berth
byKuala Lumpur, June 6 (IANS) Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has congratulated the Japan national team on their qualification…
Tahiti to use 0-7 ‘spanking’ as Confederations Cup impetus
byRio de Janeiro, June 6 (IANS) Tahiti coach Eddy Etaeta has described a 0-7 defeat to Chile’s under-20s as a “spanking” and hopes it…