Brazil close to regaining winning ways: Alves
byRio de Janeiro, June 5 (IANS) Daniel Alves is adamant Brazil are on track to recapture their status as a football power ahead of…
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May quits as cricketers’ union boss, blasts ICC
bySydney, June 5 (IANS) Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (FICA) chief executive Tim May resigned Wednesday and blasted the International Cricket Council (ICC) for…
India skittle out Australia for 65; win by 234 runs
byCardiff, June 4 (IANS) India warmed up in style for the Champions Trophy by bundling out Australia for 65 runs for their massive 234…
Mumbai cricket body bans Ratnakar Shetty for five years
byMumbai, June 4 (IANS) The Mumbai Cricket Association Tuesday slapped a five-year ban on its member Ratnakar Shetty for alleging that some of its…
Vindoo, Meiyappan get bail; Sreesanth doesn’t (Roundup)
byMumbai/New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, June 4 (IANS) A Mumbai court Tuesday granted bail to CSK team principal Gurunath Meiyappan, Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh Randhawa and…
Dawood, Chhota Shakeel prime suspects in spot fixing: Police
byNew Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Underworld dons Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar and Chhota Shakeel are prime suspects in the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot fixing…
Kolkata Goalz bringing people closer to police
byKolkata, June 4 (IANS) Kolkata Goalz – a joint sporting initiative of the city police and the British Council – has helped in community…
Punjab, Delhi keep punching in national hockey
byPune: Punjab, Delhi, Karnataka and Manipur maintained their winning run in the league rounds of the third Hockey India senior men’s National championship here…
Ashamed of what I’ve done: Ashraful
byDhaka, June 4 (IANS) Former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful admitted to his role in match-fixing and said he was ashamed of his involvement in…
Kannan ousts Crowley in ITF Men’s Futures
byChennai, June 4 (IANS) Former National champion Vijay Kannan justified his wild card entry by defeating fifth seeded South African Keith Patrick Crowley 3-6,…