Santiago: Seasoned Argentine defender Javier Mascherano on Saturday said Brazil skipper Neymar was kicked out of the Copa America after the latter was suspended for four games in a decision by the South American football governing body, CONMEBOL. The decision on Neymar came on Friday following his red card duringRead More

Halle: Roger Federer reached the Halle grass-court final for the 10th time after beating giant Croatian Ivo Karlovic 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/4) in Saturday’s semi-finals. The Swiss, who has won the title seven times, will go on to face Italy’s Andreas Seppi, who advanced at the expense of Kei NishikoriRead More

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Jagmohan Dalmiya on Saturday clarified his stance, saying he was misquoted regarding the news that the Indian cricket governing body is probing the country’s limited overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni for an alleged conflict of interest. (Dhoni Pushes India vs BangladeshRead More

Mirpur: After getting convincingly beaten by hosts Bangladesh in the first One-Day International (ODI), India will aim to put up a much better performance and level the three-match series in the second ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here on Sunday. (Dhoni Fined For Colliding with Mustafizur) Bangladesh produced aRead More

Mirpur: Batsman Suresh Raina on Friday insisted that India are still a “better side” than Bangladesh while vowing to make a strong comeback in the three-match ODI series after the visitors suffered a shock defeat at the hands of the home team in the first match here. A spirited BangladeshRead More

Zurich: Under-fire FIFA leader Sepp Blatter on Friday backed greater checks on top FIFA officials and called for greater power for Africa and Asia within the world football body. Blatter, who has agreed to resign amid a mounting corruption storm engulfing FIFA and been accused of blocking greater transparency, tookRead More

Galle: Sri Lanka took the upper hand after the third day of the opening test at Galle on Friday, reducing Pakistan to 118-5 after Kaushal Silva`s second test century took the hosts to 300 in their first innings. Fast bowler Dhammika Prasad jolted Pakistan early by dismissing both openers inRead More

Birmingham: Indo-Australian tennis combine of Sania Mirza and Casey Dellacqua lost their women’s doubles opening round match of $731,000 Aegon Classic in straight sets to China-Chinese Taipei pair of Jie Zheng and Yung-Jan Chan here on Thursday. The top seeds were easily beaten by Zheng and Chan 4-6, 2-6 inRead More

New Delhi: Former India cricketer Mohinder Amarnath says the time has come to remove Mahendra Singh Dhoni from captaincy as his “defensive approach” has resulted in the country’s prolonged failure on foreign soil. “Dhoni is a defensive captain who allows opposition to make a comeback in the game. His recordRead More

Stavanger, Norway: Former world champion Viswanathan Anand pushed yet again but could not break the solid defences of Anish Giri of Holland and had to settle for a second straight draw in the Norway chess tournament, a part of the Grand Chess tour. After allowing an easy draw as white,Read More