Bordeaux (France), July 3 (IANS) Germany ended a decades-long string of major football tournament defeats to Italy by prevailing 6-5 in a nerve-wrecking nine-round penalty shoot-out after a 1-1 draw to claim a spot in the Euro 2016 semi-finals. After 120 minutes of hard-fought action and 18 penalties on Saturday, Germany nailed the win as defender […]
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Tour de France to begin its 103rd edition
Saint-Lo (France), July 1 (IANS) The Tour de France is to feature some of Europe’s highest mountains and most spectacular coastal scenery in 2016. The cycling competition begins on Saturday. Riders will begin racing on Saturday with a flat stage spanning 188 km across northwestern France, starting at Mont Saint Michel and ending in Sainte […]
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Trinbago Knight Riders post first win in title defense of the CPL
Scorecard: Trinbago Knight Riders: H Amla: 81 (54b 5*4, 4*6); D Bravo: 66* (46b 3*4, 4*6) A Hosein: 2-18; R Rampaul: 2-33 Barbados Tridents: S Taylor: 37 (37b 3*4, 2*6); N Pooran: 33 (12b 2*4, 3*6) S Narine: 2-21; K Cooper: 2-42 The 3rd game in the 2016 edition of the Caribbean Premier League gave […]
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15 memorable moments that will make Indian fans proud
Cricket in India is like religion, with Sachin Tendulkar standing as the God himself. This example perfectly epitomizes the madness of cricket in our country. Here we live again some of the greatest winning moments in India’s Test cricket history. It’s quite impossible to include all the iconic moments from Indian cricket history in just one […]
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China’s Evergrande denies AC Milan deal
Guangzhou, July 1 (IANS) Chinese football club Guangzhou Evergrande has rejected reports that it is involved in the acquisition of Italian Serie A giants AC Milan. “Those reports are sheer rumours, I’ve never heard of any plan to buy any foreign football club,” a top Evergrande official told Xinhua on Friday. Milan are currently controlled […]
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Manchester City rope in Arsenal target and Spanish striker Nolito
Manchester, July 1 (IANS) English football giants Manchester City on Friday announced the signing of Spanish forward Nolito on a four-year deal from La Liga side, Celta Vigo. The 29-year-old has spent the last three seasons with Celta, scoring 39 goals in 103 appearances. He had a release clause of around $18.3 million. “I’ll try […]
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Germany will beat Italy: Ballack
Munich, June 30 (IANS) Former Germany captain Michael Ballack has predicted that Italy’s run at the 2016 European Championship will come to an end at the hands of the reigning World Champions in the high-octane quarter-final clash on Saturday. The former Germany international was impressed by Italy’s performance against Spain in the second round of […]
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Saina up to No.5; Jwala-Ashwini fall four spots in BWF rankings
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) London bronze medallist Saina Nehwal rose one point to the No.5 spot in women’s singles while women’s doubles combination of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa slipped four places to be placed 20th in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings which were released on Thursday. Saina, who recently clinched her […]
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Caribbean Premier League 2016: Team Preview – Trinbago Knight Riders
Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2016 is the 4th edition of CPL which has begun with much fanfare. In this article, we will discuss the defending champion Trinbago Knight Riders, who were formerly known as Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel. Team Profile Trinbago Knight Riders is the new name of Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel, who […]
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CPL 2016: Jamaica Tallawahs squad review
Started in 2013, the Caribbean Premier League is getting bigger with every passing year. Players like AB de Villiers, Brendon McCullum, Faf du Plessis, Shane Watson and Adam Zampa are some of the star players who will be featuring for the first time in the Caribbean Premier League. The latest edition of the Caribbean Premier League is […]