Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan escapes helicopter crash
Sep 17, 2016, at 03:26 am
Dhaka, Sept 16 (IBNS): Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan escaped a helicopter crash by chance as the mishap occurred after dropping him in the country's Cox's Bazar area on Friday.
Cricketers Rohit Sharma , Ajinkya Rahane receive Arjuna Award from Sports Minister
Sep 17, 2016, at 02:27 am
Spain's Rafael Nadal pulls out of opening singles tie of Davis Cup
Sep 17, 2016, at 12:35 am
New Delhi, Sept 16 (IBNS): Spanish Tennis star Rafael Nadal on Friday pulled out of the Davis Cup World Group Play-off against India due to stomach upset.
Will see you again next year, asserts Saudi coach
Sep 16, 2016, at 11:15 pm
New Delhi, Sept 16 (IBNS): Mohammed Abdullah Al Abdali, the Coach of Saudi Arabia has set his sight nothing less than reviving the winning memories from the '80s when the youngsters from the nation lifted the AFC U-16 silverware for the last time.
Three uncapped players named in England Test squad for Bangladesh
Sep 16, 2016, at 09:45 pm
London, Sept 16 (IBNS): England selectors have named a 17-man Test squad and 15-man ODI squad for the autumn tour of Bangladesh starting next month.
RJD politician Shahabuddin's bail challenged in Supreme Court
Sep 16, 2016, at 09:18 pm
Patna, Sept 16 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): A man from Bihar Chandrakeshwar Prasad ,whose three sons were killed in cold blood, on Friday filed a petition in the Supreme Court, seeking cancellation of the bail granted to controversial RJD politician Mohammad Shahabuddin.
FIFA Club World Cup: Official draw to take place on Sept 21
Sep 16, 2016, at 09:16 pm
Zurich, Sept 16 (IBNS): The Official Draw of the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016 presented by Alibaba E-Auto will take place on Wednesday, Sept 21, 11.00 local time (CET), at the Home of FIFA in Zurich, an official release confirmed.
Bengaluru FC beat Tampines, take big step towards spot in the semis
Sep 15, 2016, at 03:21 am
Bengaluru, Sept 14 (IBNS): Bengaluru FC took a vital step towards their AFC Cup semifinal aspirations with a first-leg1-0 win over Singapore side Tampines Rovers at the Kanteerava Stadium, in Bengaluru FC, on Wednesday. A CK Vineeth tap-in from close in the 7th minute was enough to get coach Albert Roca's reign off to a winning start and give the Blues an edge when they travel to Singapore for the away leg to be played on September 21.
Star Sports to telecast India matches from AFC-16
Sep 15, 2016, at 02:59 am
New Delhi, Sept 14 (IBNS): Star Sports will telecast live all of India's matches in the AFC U-16 Championship India 2016.
Paralympics: PM Modi congratulates Devendra Jhajharia
Sep 14, 2016, at 07:27 pm
New Delhi, Sept 14 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Indian Paralaympian Devendra Jhajharia after the latter clinched the gold medal in men's javelin throw event.
Paralympics: Yash Raj Films to reward Mariyappan Thangavelu
Sep 14, 2016, at 05:30 pm
Mumbai, Sept 14 (IBNS): Bollywood production company Yash Raj Films announced on Wednesday that they will reward Indian Gold medallist Paralympian Mariyappan Thangavelu.
Rio Paralympics: Devendra Jhajharia wins gold
Sep 14, 2016, at 03:29 pm
Rio, Sept 14 (IBNS): India bagged another gold at the ongoing 2016 Rio Paralympics when Devendra Jhajharia clinched the metal at the men's javelin throw F46 event.
Sep 14, 2016, at 05:06 am
Sydney, Sept 13 (IBNS):Former Australian spinner Shane Warne turned 47 on Tuesday.
President congratulates Deepa Malik
Sep 14, 2016, at 03:32 am
New Delhi, Sept 13 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday congratulated Deepa Malik for winning a Silver Medal at the Rio Paralympics Games-2016.
SAI,AIFF launch overseas scouting portal for U-17 WC team
Sep 14, 2016, at 02:00 am
New Delhi, Sept 13 (IBNS): The Sports Authority of India (SAI) and the All India Football Federation (AIFF) launched the online portal of the SAI-AIFF Overseas Scouting Project (OSP) in the presence of the honourable Minister of State- Independent Charge for Youth Affairs & Sports, Vijay Goel.
Is Virat Kohli the biggest miser? Yuvi thinks so
Sep 13, 2016, at 04:57 pm
Mumbai, Sept 13 (IBNS): It seems that nothing can go wrong for India's Test captain Virat Kohli, who has achieved so much in international cricket in such a short span of time, but a fellow cricketer, albeit a senior, revealed a different side of the blue-eyed boy of sport's faithfuls.
Para athlete Deepa Malik becomes the first Indian woman to win medal
Sep 13, 2016, at 02:36 pm
Rio de Janeiro, Sept 13 (IBNS): Competing in her very first Paralympics, Deepa produced a stunning display to claim Silver medal in Women's Shot Put F53 with a personal best throw of 4.61m. World No. 1 Fatema Nedham from Bahrain claimed Gold with an effort of 4.76m while Dimitra Korokida of Greece took home the bronze with 4.28m.
Kerala Blasters beat BBCU FC 2-1 in their first pre-season friendly in Bangkok
Sep 13, 2016, at 12:18 am
New Delhi, Sept 12 (IBNS): Kerala Blasters nudged across BBCU FC, formerly known as Sinthana which won the Thai championship 1998 (2-1) in their first pre-season friendly in Bangkok. Opening up the scoring for Kerala Blasters was Michael Chopra in the 30th minute.
Leicester City Football Club appoints Eduardo Macia as Head of Senior Player Recruitment
Sep 12, 2016, at 11:12 pm
London, Sept 12 (IBNS): British football club Leicester City Football Club on Monday confirmed appointing Eduardo Macia as the Club’s Head of Senior Player Recruitment.
Bangladesh tour: England skipper Morgan, Alex Hales make themselves unavailable for selection
Sep 12, 2016, at 10:38 pm
London, Sept 12 (IBNS): England limited overs skipper Eoin Morgan and cricketer Alex Hales have made themselves unavailable for selection of the tour of Bangladesh.
We are 30 pct better than want we were, insists Nicolai
Sep 12, 2016, at 09:53 pm
New Delhi, Sept 12 (IBNS): The U-16 National Team Head Coach says courtesy the exposure Tours, his boys are 30 percent better than what they used to be. He stresses that the boys have ‘coming up with promising performances and it’s not just by accident.’
BCCI names 15-man Test squad for NZ series
Sep 12, 2016, at 09:50 pm
Mumbai, Sept 12 (IBNS): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday announced the 15-man squad for the upcoming New Zealand Test series.
Stan Wawrinka wins US Open title
Sep 12, 2016, at 02:49 pm
New York, Sept 12 (IBNS): Swiss Tennis player Stan Wawrinka defeated Serbian star Novak Djokovic in the final of the US Open men's singles event to clinch the title.
Sep 12, 2016, at 12:35 am
Panaji, Sept 11 (IBNS): FC Goa became the first franchise to launch an interactive AI messenger service on the social media platform, Facebook.
US Open: Jamie Murray,Bruno Soares clinch doubles title
Sep 11, 2016, at 11:50 pm
New York , Sept 11 (IBNS): Britain's Jamie Murray and his doubles partner Bruno Soares from Brazil won the US open title by beating Spain's unseeded Pablo Carreno Busta and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez here.
I feel the boys are ready. says Adam
Sep 11, 2016, at 09:45 pm
New Delhi, Sept 11 (IBNS): Despite being the hosts and having an assurance of an automatic entry for the AFC U-16 Championship 2017, the Indian U-16 National Team would be playing in the Championship on basis of their qualification on merit from the AFC U-16 Qualifiers which were held in Tabriz City, Iran in 2015.
Angelique Kerber beats Karolina Pliskova to clinch US Open title
Sep 11, 2016, at 02:13 pm
New York, Sept 11 (IBNS): Starting a new dominance in the US Open women's singles paradigm, Germany's Angelique Kerber defeated Czech Karolina Pliskova in the final of the event to clinch the title here.
Maxwell becomes top T20I all-rounder
Sep 11, 2016, at 05:02 am
Dubai, Sept 10 (IBNS): Australia’s Glenn Maxwell has surged to the top of the all-rounders’ list while also making a huge jump to reach a career-best third position in the latest MRF Tyres ICC Players Rankings for T20I Batsmen.
Mamata Banerjee wishes Indian Paralympians on medal win
Sep 11, 2016, at 12:31 am
Kolkata, Sept 10 (IBNS): Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday wished Mariyappan Thangavelu and Varun Singh Bhati post their Gold and Bronze medal win at the ongoing Paralympics.
FIFA rejects appeals of Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid in relation to transfers of minors
Sep 10, 2016, at 05:39 pm
Zurich, Sept 10 (IBNS): The FIFA Appeal Committee has decided to reject the appeals lodged by Spanish clubs Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid and to confirm in their entirety the decisions rendered by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee in the respective cases relating to the protection of minors, an official release said.