Brendon McCullum hits fastest century
Feb 20, 2016, at 02:20 pm
Christchurch , Feb 20 (IBNS): Playing his final Test, New Zealand's charismatic batsman Brendon McCullum smashed fastest fastest Test century against Australia on Saturday.
Mohammed Shami ruled out of Asia Cup
Feb 20, 2016, at 02:08 pm
Mumbai, Feb 20 (IBNS): Indian fast bowler Mohammed Shami has been ruled out of the Asia Cup.
Iraqi Football Association adopts FIFA TMS's Intermediary Regulations Tool
Feb 20, 2016, at 01:53 am
Zurich, Feb 19 (IBNS) The Iraqi Football Association (IFA) has become the second member association (MA) from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to adopt FIFA TMS's Intermediary Regulations Tool (IRT).
Asia Cup: Indian team to depart for Dhaka on Sunday
Feb 19, 2016, at 07:50 pm
Mumbai, Feb 19 (IBNS): The Indian team will depart for Bangladesh to play Asia Cup on Sunday, officials said on Friday.
Shubhankar Sharma in the driver's seat, shoots day's best 64 to go three ahead
Feb 19, 2016, at 02:47 am
Bengaluru, Feb 18 (IBNS) Shubhankar Sharma's whirlwind eight-under-64, the day's best, moved him into a three-shot lead in round three of the PGTI Players Championship presented by Eagleton-The Golf Resort.
U Mumba bolstered by return of SAG players ahead of Patna encounter
Feb 19, 2016, at 02:39 am
Patna, Feb 18 (IBNS) U Mumba will be looking to continue their winning momentum after notching three consecutive wins in the absence of their four key men in the team.
Billie Jean King completes line-up for FIFA Women's Football and Leadership Conference
Feb 19, 2016, at 12:30 am
Zurich, Feb 18 (IBNS) Sports icon Billie Jean King is among the list of high-profile speakers confirmed for the second edition of the FIFA Women's Football and Leadership Conference, which will take place at the Home of FIFA on Mar 7.
Lasith Malinga to lead Sri Lanka in ICC World T20, Asia Cup
Feb 18, 2016, at 09:55 pm
Colombo, Feb 18 (IBNS): Fast bowler Lasith Malinga will lead the Sri Lankan team that will visit India to defend their T20 World Cup title this year.
Feb 18, 2016, at 09:36 pm
Sydney, Feb 18 (IBNS): Former Australian cricketer Shane Warne has been bitten on his head by a snake.
Candidate cities 2024 deliver vision, concept and strategy plans to IOC
Feb 18, 2016, at 03:07 pm
London, Feb 18 (IBNS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has received the four Candidature Files from Los Angeles (USA), Rome (Italy), Budapest (Hungary) and Paris (France)* for hosting the Olympic Games 2024.
Wayne Rooney fails to find place in 18-man Man United squad
Feb 18, 2016, at 04:16 am
Manchester, Feb 17 (IBNS): England football Wayne Rooney could not find a place in Manchester United's squad for Europa League match against FC Midtjylland in Denmark on Thursday.
Brian Vitori’s bowling action found to be illegal
Feb 18, 2016, at 04:16 am
Dubai, Feb 17 (IBNS) The International Cricket Council on Wednesday confirmed that an independent assessment has found the bowling action of Zimbabwe’s Brian Vetori to be illegal and, as such, the left-arm fast bowler has been suspended from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect.
Khaleef secures exclusive 4-year ICC Digital Clips Rights Deal in Pakistan
Feb 18, 2016, at 04:02 am
Dubai, Feb 17 (IBNS) Khaleef Technologies Pvt. Ltd., one of the leading mobile VAS companies in Pakistan, has become exclusive International Cricket Council (ICC) licensee of Digital Clip Rights for all of the ICC events, scheduled to take place between 2016 and 2019.
Olympics 2014 bid: Los Angeles unveils logo
Feb 18, 2016, at 03:47 am
Los Angeles, Feb 17 (IBNS) American city of Los Angeles has unveiled the city's bid for 2024 Olympics with a logo.
Roha to host 'Mr. India' bodybuilding
Feb 18, 2016, at 02:22 am
Mumbai, Feb 17 (IBNS) : The spectator friendly sport of Bodybuilding is all set to make a big splash in the idyllic Konkan region with the industrial town of Roha being the venue for the 9th Senior Men’s and Women’s Bodybuilding Championships to be held from March 11-13, 2016.
Ban praises 'mega' sport events for potential to advance peace and human rights
Feb 17, 2016, at 03:11 pm
New York, Feb 17 (Just Earth News/IBNS) While it is evident that mega sport events such as the Olympics are hugely powerful in inspiring and uniting people across the globe, their influence can extend far beyond sports and provide a platform to promote the values and objectives of the United Nations, including peace and human rights, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday.
Sunrisers Hyderabad's Parveez Rasool, KL Rahul join Royal Challengers Bangalore for 2016
Feb 17, 2016, at 02:28 am
Mumbai, Feb 16 (IBNS) Sunrisers Hyderabad’s batsman KL Rahul and all-rounder Parveez Rasool have been signed by Royal Challengers Bangalore for the 2016 season of VIVO Indian Premier League.
SAG perfect 10 for India in Boxing
Feb 16, 2016, at 10:09 pm
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IBNS) It all went as scripted for Indian women pugilists who crushed any chance of a final-day surprise beating their Sri Lankan opponents convincingly to bag all the three gold medals on offer on the closing day at the 12th South Asian Games in Shillong on Tuesday.
SAG Pakistan, India share judo golds at South Asian Games on final day
Feb 16, 2016, at 09:59 pm
Guwahati, Feb 16 (IBNS) Pakistan and India evenly shared the four golds on offer on the final day of the judo competition at the 12th South Asian Games 2016 here on Tuesday.
SAG: India dominate in Boxing arena
Feb 16, 2016, at 09:11 pm
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IBNS) In a day thoroughly dominated by the hosts, Indian men made a clean sweep of all seven gold medals on offer in boxing at the 12th South Asian Games in Shillong on Monday.
MS Dhoni's side Rising Pune Supergiants' jersey unveiled
Feb 16, 2016, at 02:54 am
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IBNS): The jersey of new IPL side Rising Pune Supergiants was unveiled on Monday.
Match timings and warm-up schedule of ICC World Twenty20 India 2016 announced
Feb 16, 2016, at 02:03 am
Dubai, Feb 15 (IBNS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the match timings and warm-up schedule of the ICC World Twenty20 India 2016, which be staged at eight venues in India from 8 March to 3 April.
Patel congratulates Indian women on their SAG performance
Feb 16, 2016, at 01:52 am
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IBNS) All India Football Federation President Praful Patel congratulated the Indian Women’s for their performances in the South Asian Games.
Feb 16, 2016, at 01:46 am
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IBNS): The Indian Women’s Senior National Team bagged Gold in the ongoing 12th South Asian Games as the ‘Women in Blue’ steamed past Nepal 4-0 in a one sided Final at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong on Monday.
Shane Watson suffers injury, adds to the selectors woes
Feb 15, 2016, at 05:55 pm
Victoria, Feb 15 (IBNS) Australian cricketer Shane Watson, who was playing in the Pakistan Super League, have been ruled out as he sustained injuries.
World T20: West Indies confirm 12 contracts
Feb 15, 2016, at 02:58 pm
St. John’s, Feb 15 (IBNS) The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has said it received 12 signed contracts from players who were selected for the upcoming 2016 ICC World Twenty20 tournament.
India beat Sri Lanka, win series
Feb 15, 2016, at 04:57 am
Visakhapatnam, Feb 14 (IBNS): R Ashwin bowled a destructive spell and took four wickets and Indian batsmen played boldly as hosts defeated Sri Lanka by nine wickets in the third T20 match to clinch the series.
India bowl out Sri Lanka for 82
Feb 15, 2016, at 02:38 am
Visakhapatnam, Feb 14 (IBNS): Indian spinners dominated the show with R Ashwin picking up four wickets as India bowled out Sri Lanka for 82 runs in the third T20 match of the series here on Sunday.
Sania-Martina lift St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy, register 40th straight match win
Feb 15, 2016, at 02:19 am
St Petersburg, Feb 14 (IBNS): Continuing their dominance on the Tennis court, Indian star Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis won their 40th straight match to lift the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Sunday.
India gear up for Nepal in golf medal match
Feb 15, 2016, at 12:07 am
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IBNS) There are three U-19 Players in the squad, more players from 2nd Division, and even more who are not regular Starters in their respective Hero I-League Clubs.