NorthEast United FC heads to South Africa for its pre-season tour 2015

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS) NorthEast United FC (NEUFC) has announced that the club will be conducting its 2015 pre-season tour of the Hero Indian Super League in South Africa from Sept 1 to Sept 22.

Japan reveals official emblem for FIFA Club World Cup

Zurich, Aug 27 (IBNS) The official emblem for the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015 was unveiled on Aug 24 at the headquarters of the Japan Football Association (JFA) by Kuniya Daini, President of JFA and Chairman of the Local Organising Committee.

Venkatapathy Raju joins coaching team for ICC Americas Cricket Combine

Dubai, Aug 27 (IBNS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced that former Indian spinner Venkatapathy Raju would be part of the coaching team for the ICC Americas Cricket Combine to be held at Indianapolis in the USA from Sept 18 to 27.

Kunal Naidu clinches Tolly Juniors Challenge

Kolkata, Aug 27 (IBNS): Local lad Kunal Naidu rode the unexpected weather to take home the 2015 Tolly Juniors Challenge title by two strokes at the Par-70 Tollygunge Club here on Thursday.

World Championships: Usain Bolt maintains dominance, beats Justin Gatlin in 200m final

Beijing, Aug 27 (IBNS): Maintaining his dominance, Usain Bolt beat Justin Gatlin to win the 200m race in the World Championships here on Thursday.

Top tennis player Novak Djokovic takes centre court for children as new UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

New York, Aug 27 (IBNS) Novak Djokovic, the world's top ranked tennis player, was on Wednesday appointed Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), after having served as the agency's Serbia Ambassador and promoting children's rights within his own private foundation.

PCB announces Doha as a venue for the upcoming Pakistan Super League

Lahore, Aug 26 (IBNS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday announced Doha in Qatar as a venue for the inaugural season of their domestic tournament- Pakistan Super League (PSL).

AB De Villiers replaces Sourav Ganguly, becomes the fastest to reach 8000 ODI runs

Durban, Aug 26 (IBNS) South Africa's AB De Villiers already owns a host of cricketing records and on Wednesday while playing against New Zealand in the ongoing 3rd ODI in Durban, he rushed past ex-Indian cricketer Sourav Ganguly to became the fastest player to complete 8000 ODI runs.

Khel Ratna: Karnataka HC issues notices to Sania Mirza, Sports Ministry

Bengaluru, Aug 26 (IBNS) The Karnataka High Court found some substance in paralympian H N Girisha's move of challenging the Sports Ministry's decision to confer Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award to Indian Tennis icon Sania Mirza as notices were served to the Wimbledon doubles title winner and the Ministry.

Sports Ministry approves financial assistance for shooter Abhinav Bindra

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IBNS): Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on Wednesday said it has approved financial assistance to shooter Abhinav Bindra from National Sports Development Fun (NSDF) for his visit to Germany during the period from Sept 1 to 11.

Udayjit Bhalotia leads the Tolly Juniors Challenge

Kolkata, Aug 26 (IBNS): The opening day of the 2015 Tolly Juniors Challenge saw local lad Udayjit Bhalotia take a one stroke lead over Kunal Naidu. Udayjot shot an eight over 78 at the Par 70 Tollygunge Club on a day where no player set the course on fire.

England announces squads for T20I & ODI Series against Australia

London, Aug 25 (IBNS): England selectors have announced a 13-man squad for the NatWest IT20 against Australia on Monday 31 August at the SSE SWALEC in Cardiff and a 14-man squad for the five match Royal London ODI series that follows.

Tolly Juniors Challenge tees off today

Kolkata, Aug 25 (IBNS): After a break of over a month, junior golf is back as the Par-70 Tollygunge Club is in readiness to host the sixth event of the 2015 season of the Indian Golf Union East Zone Feeder & Sub Junior Tour here.

GPS trackers used in national team training

New Delhi, Aug 25 (IBNS) Sports is a Science and only the best utilise sports science to develop themselves further aiming to attain global standards.

Smith finishes the Ashes as number-one ranked batsman

Dubai, Aug 25 (IBNS) Steven Smith has reclaimed the top spot in the latest ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen which were released following the conclusion of The Oval and P.Sara Oval Tests.