A provisional doping ban handed to Peru striker Paolo Guerrero has been extended for another 20 days, the Peruvian football federation said. The announcement came as FIFA's disciplinary committee sought more time to decide whether to impose a heftier penalty on the 33-year-old, according to Peruvian federation president Edwin Oviedo, reports Xinhu...
Atletico de Madrid confirmed their exit from the UEFA Champions League with a 1-1 draw at Chelsea, allowing Roma to advance to the round of 16 as group winners along with Paris St-Germain, despite their 1-3 defeat in Munich. Manchester United, who won 2-1 at home to CSKA Moscow, also advanced. Juventus and Basel also completed th...
Dhananjaya de Silva's third Test century kept alive Sri Lanka's hopes of salvaging a draw as the islanders reached 226/5 at tea on the final day of the third Test at the Ferozeshah Kotla here on Wednesday. De Silva (119), however walked off the field, immediately after reaching the milestone after suffering a glute muscle injury, leaving...
Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal, ranked No. 1 in the world, said he intends "to play in Abu Dhabi, Brisbane and the Australian Open" but emphasised that "a month (still) remains" and he wants to take things "step by step" with his injured knee. "I didn't end the season in the best way possible ... My knee doesn't have to...
Brazil's Gremio are not thinking about the prospect of playing Spanish football giants Real Madrid in the final of this month's FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, according to defender Pedro Geromel. Copa Libertadores champions Gremio will play the winner of the match between Mexico's Pachuca and Moroccan outfit Wydad Casablanca for the right...
The Paraguayan Football Association (APF) has announced the departure of national men's football coach Francisco Arce after the team's failure to qualify for next year's FIFA World Cup. Arce led the team to five wins and 10 defeats after taking charge of the Guaranies for a second time in August last year, reports Xinhua news agency. "The decision was made o...
Melbourne will host the golf World Cup for the third straight time in 2018, the organisers announced on Tuesday. "Golf in the Sandbelt region speaks for itself, and we appreciate the Metropolitan Golf Club opening its doors for this historic team event," said US PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan, reports Xinhua news agency. Denmark are de...
India reached 51/2 in their second innings after bowling out Sri Lanka for 373 in their first essay till lunch on the fourth day of the third and final Test at the Ferozeshah Kotla ground here on Tuesday. Pacer Ishant Sharma removed Dinesh Chandimal at his Test career-best score of 164 as the Sri Lankans fell short of India's...
The controversial issue of air pollution flared up again in the third and final Test between India and Sri Lanka, with the visiting seamer Suranga Lakmal going off the ground after vomiting here on Tuesday. After the visitors were bowled out for 373 in their first innings on the fourth day, they came out fielding wearing anti-pollution masks....
Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin managed to pull back the Sri Lankans with the wicket of centurion Angelo Mathews as the tourists posted 270/4 at tea on Day 3 of the third and final cricket Test at the Ferozeshah Kotla here on Monday. At the break, skipper Dinesh Chandimal was unbeaten on 98 with Sadeera Samarawickrama giving him...
