Baku may host Turkey’s Super Cup match
byBaku, May 30 (IANS) The Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan (AFFA) has received a request from the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) to host…
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Sri Lanka ready to assist IPL betting probe
byColombo, May 30 (IANS) The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) board is ready to assist investigation that Indian bookies may have been involved with a…
Vietnam to host 2014 AFC women’s Asian Cup
byHanoi, May 30 (IANS) The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has officially awarded the finals of the 2014 women’s Asian Cup to Vietnam, the Vietnam…
Suarez eyes Real Madrid move
byLondon, May 30 (IANS) Liverpool striker Luis Suarez says he’s tired of “putting up” with the British media and it would be difficult to…
Copa Libertadores: Newell’s eliminate Boca on penalties
byRosario (Argentina), May 30 (IANS) Newell’s Old Boys eliminated 10-man Boca Juniors from the Copa Libertadores football with a dramatic 10-9 penalty shootout victory…
Santos begin life post-Neymar with defeat
byRio de Janeiro, May 30 (IANS) Santos suffered a 2-1 loss to Botafogo in their first match since the departure of Neymar to Barcelona….
New Zealand celebrates Hillary’s conquest of Everest
bySydney, May 30 (IANS/EFE) New Zealand Wednesday celebrated the 60th anniversary of the conquest of Mount Everest, the world’s tallest mountain, by Sir Edmund…
Federer beats Devvarman
byParis, May 29 (IANS) World No.3 Roger Federer of Switzerland made short work of India’s tennis star Somdev Devvarman defeating him 6-2, 6-1, 6-1…
Wrestling will make it to 2020 Olympics: Sushil Kumar
bySt. Petersburg, May 29 (IANS) India’s double Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar is confident that his sport will be able to make the cut…
Baseball, squash, wrestling shortlisted for 2020 Olympics
bySt. Petersburg: The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) here Wednesday recommended that baseball, squash and wrestling be proposed to the…