(Reuters): Leicester City boosted their hopes of finishing in the Premier League top four as goals by Ayoze Perez and substitute Demarai Gray secured a 2-0 home win over Sheffield United on Thursday.
Manchester, July 16 (IANS): England openers Rory Burns and Dominic Sibley got off to a cautious start but Roston Chase provided West Indies with a crucial breakthrough at the stroke of lunch. With rain playing
(Reuters): American sprinter Deajah Stevens, who reached the 2016 Rio Olympics 200 metres final, was banned 18 months for missing anti-doping tests and will be ineligible for next year's Tokyo Games, t
Zurich, July 16 (IANS): World football governing body FIFA has announced that the new five substitute rule will remain in place until the end of the 2020-21 season amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Followi
Kolkata, July 16 (IANS): City football giants East Bengal have been given some breathing space by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) as the governing body of football in the country decided to extend the
Lausanne, July 16 (IANS): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has declared June 29, 2021 as the new qualification deadline for the postponed Tokyo Olympics. Accordingly, the deadline for final entries has
(Reuters): West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl in the second test against England in Manchester which was delayed due to rain on Thursday.
England are without Jofra Archer after the fas
MADRID, July 16 (Reuters): Spain's health minister has expressed doubt about the prospect of spectators returning to soccer matches in September due to the threat of a resurgence in COVID-19 infec
MANCHESTER, England, July 16 (Reuters): England quick Jofra Archer will miss the second test against West Indies following a breach of the team's bio-secure protocols, the England and Wales Cricket Boa
NEWCASTLE, England, July 16 (Reuters): Harry Kane went past 200 career club goals with a second-half double as Tottenham Hotspur won 3-1 at Newcastle United in the Premier League on Wednesday to boost thei
(Reuters): Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says it is unfair that Chelsea have 48 hours more to prepare for Sunday's FA Cup semi-final between the teams.
United face Crystal
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 16 (Reuters): Flamengo clinched a second consecutive Rio de Janeiro state championship after an injury-time goal from Vitinho gave them a 1-0 win over Fluminense on Wednesday and a 3-1
LONDON, July 16 (Reuters): Arsenal capitalised on shocking errors from Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk and Alisson to beat the champions 2-1 at The Emirates on Wednesday and end their hopes of a recor
REGGIO EMILIA, Italy, July 16 (Reuters): Cristiano Ronaldo's run of scoring in six league games ended as jittery Juventus were held to a 3-3 draw at Sassuolo on Wednesday and missed the chance to go ni
July 15 (Reuters) - Red Bull's Max Verstappen will be doing all he can to stop six-times world champion Lewis Hamilton completing a Mercedes hat-trick and matching another of Michael Schumacher's Formul
Dubai, July 15 (IANS) West Indies skipper Jason Holder and England's Ben Stokes have made career-high gains in the latest ICC Test Player Rankings, following the conclusion of the first Test at the Ageas Bo
Ohio, July 15 (IANS) Former World No.1 golfer Tiger Woods has praised the 'Black Lives Matter' movement that has been going on across different parts of the world following the death of African-American
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The iconic Chhatrasal Stadium in the national capital has resumed operations but wrestlers are yet to do any contact training in the complex as per the government's guidelines for
Barcelona, July 15 (IANS) Barcelona forward Luis Suarez has conceded the LaLiga title race to Clasico rivals Real Madrid as according to the Uruguayan, it's impossible for them to retain the trophy this ter
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju called upon ministers and senior officers in charge of youth affairs and sports departments from all states and UTs, to mobilise