London, June 29 (IANS) Former England striker Gary Lineker believes that the current national football team lacks the mental strength to overcome difficult situations which could have resulted from a dearth of success. England were knocked out of Euro 2016 after losing 1-2 to Iceland — the lowest ranked team in the competition — in […]
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Australia pick six first-timers for Olympics hockey squad
Perth, June 29 (IANS) Reigning world hockey champions Australia on Wednesday named six players with no previous Olympic experience to their 16-man squad for the Rio Games starting on August 5. World Player of the Year in 2014 Mark Knowles will lead the side in Brazil, backed by an extremely powerful leadership group. The side […]
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New favourites emerge at Euro 2016
Paris, June 29 (IANS) It might be a bold theory, but Euro 2016 in France is like a wheel of fortune when it comes to the tournament’s favorites. Wasn’t England’s young and prosperous team one of them? Croatia? A team full of top class players, working for the big guns in club football. Take a […]
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Extra-time goal sends Portugal to Euro 2016 quarters
Lens (France), June 26 (IANS) Ricardo Quaresma scored in late extra time to gift Portugal a 1-0 win over Croatia in their second-round clash at the Euro 2016 here. Portugal will face Poland, which eliminated Switzerland through penalty shootout earlier, in the quarter-finals in Marseille on Thursday, reports Xinhua. The tough and tight duel witnessed […]
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West Indies vs India Test series likely to be affected by CPL 2016
Cricket in West Indies and it’s increasing fascination with the T20 format will be once again in focus for the next six weeks as the fourth edition of the Caribbean Premier League starting from Wednesday. Defending champions Trinidad and Tobago will face St Lucia at the Queen’s Park Oval to start the tournament. The franchise was […]
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Euro 2016: Best XI in group stage
Euro 2016 has been very popular although for wrong reasons. Since the start of the tournament, Euro went on with numerous controversies both on-field and off-field. the 15th edition of the tournament, however, saw some breath-taking matches as most of the group matches went down the wire and the group stage capped off with close […]
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Portugal were in dire straits against Hungary: Ronaldo
Lyon, June 23 (IANS) Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo admitted his team were in “dire straits” before fighting back from three goals down to secure a thrilling 3-3 draw against Hungary in the European Championship. The draw meant that Portugal qualified for the round-of-16 of Euro 2016 in third place in Group F, and will play […]
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Ireland nips Italy 1-0 to claim spot in knockout stage of Euro 2016
Paris, June 23 (IANS) Ireland is headed to the European Championship round of 16 for the first time after beating Group E winner Italy 1-0 here on Wednesday to end the group stage as one of the best third-place teams. Italy, already headed for a knockout stage contest with two-time defending Euro champions Spain, decided […]
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Stars to watch at Wimbledon women’s singles
London, June 22 (IANS) The following are the women’s singles stars to watch out for at the Wimbledon tennis championships starting on Monday, according to Xinhua: Serena Williams, United States World ranking: 1 Age: 34 (26/09/1981) Career titles in total: 70 Grand Slam titles: 21 — Australian Open: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015; French […]
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Record spectator numbers in Spanish football league
Madrid, June 22 (IANS) The 2015-16 season, which ended on Sunday with Osasuna defeating Girona to book their place in the La Liga for the forthcoming campaign, saw the Spanish football league LFP break the 14 million fans mark for the first time ever. A total of 14,014,099 supporters attended the total of 848 games […]