Madrid, Aug 23 (IANS) French rider Alexandre Geniez won the third stage of the Vuelta a Espana (Tour of Spain) cycle race following a short but torturous finish on the final climb up to the Mirador de Ezaro in the northwest of Spain. The 176-kilometre stage contained three climbs in its closing stages, but saved […]
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Breaking: Wenger using Arsenal keeper to convince Long-term United, Chelsea target into Gunners move
Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina is trying to convince international team-mate James Rodriguez to leave Real Madrid and move to the Emirates Stadium, according to Spanish newspaper AS. The Gunners are in the market for new recruits ahead of the summer transfer window closing and have been linked consistently with the former Porto and Monaco attacking midfielder. […]
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Liverpool given major boost in their pursuit to sign Inter Milan defender
According to the reports in Turkey, Inter Milan defender Caner Erkin could leave the club this summer despite joining the Italian outfit a few weeks ago. The 27-year old has moved to Inter Milan from Turkish giants Fenerbahce despite interest from Liverpool. But the Turkish international is apparently keen to leave the Italian club. Liverpool are […]
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I believed in myself, did not think of medal: Sindhu
Hyderabad, Aug 22 (IANS) Rio Olympics silver medalist P.V. Sindhu, who returned home Monday to a rousing reception, said she believed in herself and did not think of medals. The star shuttler who created history by becoming the first Indian woman to claim silver medal at the Olympics, said she gave her best effort and […]
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Racist insults cause referee to halt Spanish Liga match
Gijon (Spain), Aug 22 (IANS) A La Liga match was momentarily halted by the referee due to racist insults of the home fans towards an opposition footballer. Referee Clos Gomez was forced to halt the first round match between hosts Sporting Gijon and Athletic Club Bilbao here on Sunday after racist comments were made by […]
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Final medal table at Rio Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 22 (IANS) Following is the final medal table at Rio Olympic Games (tabulated under delegations, gold, silver, bronze and total medals), according to Xinhua news agency. United States 46 37 38 121 Britain 27 23 17 67 China 26 18 26 70 Russia 19 18 19 56 Germany 17 10 15 […]
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Fourth Test heads for draw as no play on penultimate day
Port of Spain (Trinidad), Aug 21 (IANS) The fourth and final Test between India and West Indies is heading for a draw as heavy rains, wet outfield and soggy conditions prevented play even on the fourth day at the Queens’s Park Oval here on Sunday. Though the day began on a bright and sunny note, […]
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I’m very impressed with Wriddhiman Saha:Philo Wallace
Indian wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha has impressed one and all with his wicketkeeping in the testing conditions of West Indies. The wicketkeeper, who replaced former Indian skipper MS Dhoni behind the stumps, faced a lot of criticism for his failure to contribute big with the bat. However, Saha has also batted brilliantly in the series where […]
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India on the verge of losing number 1 rank side in test matches
After winning the third test match at ST Lucia, the Indian team became the number one ranked team in the world. In the ongoing fourth Test match held at Port of Spain, Trinidad, only 22 overs have been possible so far. With two days to go and more rains predicted, India is on the verge […]
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9 lacs of Indians searched on Olympic silver medalist PV Sindhu’s caste
According to Google; Indians search on PV Sindhu’s caste has gone through roofs as she won the silver medal in Rio Olympic. While a billion of us were rooting for PV Sindhu to outclass Spain’s Carolina Marin in Rio on Friday, about 9 lakh Indians back home were on Google, seeking for her caste. On […]