At the stumps on day 2 of the second Test at Sabina Park, India is in a commanding position. India started the day on their overnight score 126/1 and made 358/5 on the stumps of day 2. India has already earned a comfortable lead of 162 runs at the end of day 2. Brief Scores: West […]
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IOC panel to make final decision on Russian athletes for Rio Games
A three-member International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board panel has been selected to make final decisions on the eligibility of all Russian athletes competing at Rio Games, starting on August 5. The panel will be made up of IOC Athletes’ Commission chairwoman Claudia Bokel of Germany, IOC Medical Commission Chairman Ugur Erdener of Turkey and […]
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Shooter Bindra arrives in Rio
Shooter Abhinav Bindra, the only Indian to have an individual gold medal at the Olympics, arrived here on Saturday for the Rio Games starting on August 5. The arrival of Bindra, who will compete in the 10-metre air rifle event, comes a day after the Indian hockey team landed here, according to an official release. […]
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Statistical Review: West Indies vs India – Day 1 of the second Test
India got off to a perfect start in the second Test against West Indies at Sabina Park. On day 1 at Sabina Park, West Indies decided to bat first after winning the toss. After an early top order collapse, West Indies were bowled out for just 196 runs. India made a strong reply in their […]
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Barcelona keen to sign Chelsea and Juventus target
According to the latest reports in Spain, European giants Barcelona are set to rival Chelsea and Juventus as they prepare to sign Brazilian sensation Gabriel Barbosa. The 19-year old is one of the hottest properties in the current transfer window which saw clubs go frenzy with their deals. Barbosa is a Santos youth prodigy who have […]
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Real Madrid target star Chelsea midfielder with a £34m bid
Real Madrid has been very quiet in the current transfer window after winning the Champions League last season. However, manager Zinedine Zidane is keen to bolster his defensive midfield as he looks for an alternative to Brazilian Casmeiro. Paul Pogba was in club’s interest before the Frenchman moved close to a deal with Manchester United for […]
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Huge blow to Liverpool, as their Long-term target is set to join PSG from Real Madrid
Paris Saint-Germain are now hot favourite to sign Real Madrid’s Jese Rodriguez, with reports in Spain suggesting the Spanish forward is “very close” to move to the Ligue 1 billionaires. It’s certainly a massive blow for Arsenal and Liverpool as the both of them have been heavily linked with the 23-year-old over the past few weeks […]
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Arsenal transfer round-up: 2 updates and 3 new links
Arsene Wenger will once again be under tremendous pressure this summer to make use of the transfer window to add some quality to his side. He will need better personnel and a deeper squad to compete with the best in the Premier League next season which will see them stay busy from now until the […]
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In Mexico City, a bookshop with football mania
Mexico City, July 28 (IANS) Everything you have ever wanted to know about football lines the shelves of Futbologia (Footballogy), a Mexico City bookstore that specialises in the sport. The shop, located in the city’s trendy Condesa neighbourhood, features more than a thousand titles, such as “God is Round,” Mexican author and football fan Juan […]
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Brazil confident of entering top 10 in Olympic medals tally
Rio de Janeiro, July 28 (IANS) Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) executive director for sports Marcus Vinicius Freire is confident that the hosts will be able to enter the top 10 of the medal rankings in the upcoming Rio 2016 Olympic Games. An important part of its plan to do so was unveiled last week with […]