Seville (Spain), Sep 25 (IANS) FC Sevilla coach Eduardo Berizzo on Monday confirmed that the Spanish football club needed to put on a good performance in the upcoming UEFA Champions League group stage clash against Slovenian visitors Maribor. The La Liga side is set to host Maribor on Tuesday in a Champions League Group stage match, […]
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Muguruza Maintains Top Spot In WTA Rankings
Madrid, Sep 25 (IANS) Spanish tennis player Garbiñe Muguruza for the third straight week headed the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) singles rankings, released on Monday. The Spanish star topped the rankings despite having been eliminated from the Tokyo Open semi-finals after her defeat against Danish Caroline Wozniacki, who claimed the title on Sunday, reports Efe. This […]
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U-17 WC A ‘Morale Booster’ For Young Footballers: I.M. Vijayan
Kochi, Sep 25 (IANS) India becoming a venue for the U-17 FIFA World Cup is going to be a huge morale booster for the young and upcoming footballers, said Indian football legend I.M. Vijayan. “The very fact that our country is staging this mega event in itself is going to be a morale booster for the […]
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Marquez Earns His 5th Victory In 2017 At Aragon Grand Prix
Alcañiz (Spain), Sep 24 (IANS) Spanish Repsol Honda rider Marc Marquez on Sunday clinched his fifth victory this season at the Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix. Defending champion Marquez crossed the finish line first, clocking 42 minutes and 6.816 seconds to be the sole leader of the MotoGP World Standing 2017 with 224 points and just four […]
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Axelsen, Marin Claim Singles Titles At Japan Open
Tokyo, Sep 24 (IANS) Denmark’s reigning world champion Viktor Axelsen and 2016 Olympic champion Carolina Marin of Spain clinched the men’s and women’s singles titles respectively at the $325,000 Japan Open Superseries badminton championships here on Sunday. Third seeded 23-year-old Axelsen fought past Malaysian veteran and three-time Olympic silver medallist Lee Chong Wei 21-14, 19-21, 21-14 […]
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Ex-Himalaya MTB Champion To Try His Luck Again
Shimla, Sep 24 (IANS) Former Himalaya Mountain Biking (MTB) champion Cory Wallace is among the top bikers set to race again in the state’s off-road tracks at the 13th Hero MTB Himalaya this month, event organisers said on Sunday. Other top riders include US’ Thomas Turner, who finished fourth in 2016, Spain’s Pao Zamora, who is […]
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Viñales Grabs Pole Position For Aragon Motorcycle Grand Prix
Alcañiz (Spain), Sep 24 (IANS) Spanish Yamaha rider Maverick Viñales has snagged pole position for the Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix. Viñales clocked a best-lap time of one minute and 47.635 seconds at the Ciudad del Motor de Aragon circuit, just 0.1 seconds ahead of compatriot Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati) in Saturday’s second round of qualifying, reports Efe […]
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India Needs Longer Pro League, Regional Tournaments: Colombia U-17 Coach (IANS Interview)
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Colombia U-17 coach Orlando Restrepo has asserted that India needs a longer professional league and more regional tournaments in order to emerge as a force in world football. “You know in a country as big as India, maybe you should have more tournaments, the local tournaments, more leagues because that will […]
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Pranaav-Sikki Lose In Japan Open Semis
Tokyo, Sep 23 (IANS) India’s mixed doubles pair of Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N. Sikki Reddy lost in the semi-finals of the $325,000 Japan Open Superseries badminton championships here on Saturday. The Indian pair lost 21-14, 15-21, 19-21 in 59 minutes to Japanese qualifiers Takuro Hoki and Sayaka Hirota. Hoki-Hirota will battle Chinese pair of Wang […]
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FIFA U-17 World Cup Trophy Unveiled In Kochi
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Kerala Minister for Industries, Sports & Youth Affairs A.C. Moideen on Friday unveiled the FIFA Under-17 World Cup trophy at the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium here. “FIFA U-17 World Cup would be a great leap in the football development of Kerala, which is now 100 per cent ready to welcome the […]