Former Uruguay striker Sebastian "Loco" Abreu has said that his signing with Brazilian minnows Bangu represented "a good fit" as he extends his professional football career to a 23rd year. Abreu, 40, was officially presented to the media on Tuesday, almost two months after the Rio state-league club announced his signing, reports Xinhua. ...
The Congress on Wednesday urged Youth and Sports Affairs Minister Vijay Goel to revoke the appointments of Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Singh Chautala in the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), given their tainted past. Former Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken slammed the Tuesday appointments of the two as honorary life presidents of the Indian ...
German football club Darmstadt has announced the appointment of former national star Torsten Frings as its new head coach, following the dismissal of Norbert Meier earlier this month. The relegation-threatened Bundesliga club confirmed in an official statement on Tuesday that Frings has inked a deal lasting until June 2018. Frings takes over with immediate ...
The euphoria over sending its biggest contingent ever to the Olympics did not last as the performance of Indian athletes did not measure up to promise. It was a crushing reminder to not only sports authorities but also to an expectant nation that believed medals were just there for the taking -- all our athletes needed do was show up in suff...
Beijing has wasted no time during the one and a half years since it won its bid to host the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games along with Zhangjiakou city in July, 2015. ...
Cricket Australia (CA) on Tuesday named India Test skipper Virat Kohli as captain of the board's One-Day International (ODI) Team of the Year, which also includes promising medium pacer Jasprit Bumrah as the other Indian....
Pakistan lost two quick wickets to struggle at 142/4 when incessant rain forced an early close of play after the tea session on the opening day of the Boxing Day second cricket Test against Australia here on Monday. Electing to bat after winning the toss at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here, Pakistan lost opener Sami Aslam (9) chea...
Shakib Al Hasan's all-round performance (59, 3/69) went in vain as Bangladesh went down to New Zealand by 77 runs in the first One-Day International (ODI) of the three-match cricket rubber at the Hagley Oval here on Monday. Electing to bat after winning the toss, the hosts rode on opener Tom Latham's superb 137 and all-rounder Colin Munro's ...
Barcelona forward Neymar said he is "not going to die" if he fails to win the FIFA Ballon d'Or and maintained that he plays the game of football to be happy, not for individual honours. In an interview published on the official La Liga website on Sunday, Neymar said he was unconcerned at not being named as one of three finalists for football's highe...
Kolkata, Dec 26 Bengaluru FC provided the sparks, while the national men's team advanced in rankings despite an overall tepid show during 2016 -- a crucial year for Indian soccer that saw the authorities busy preparing facilities for the first-ever Under-17 World Cup on home soil. Endless speculation also kept the pot boiling abo...
