Kenya's national football team has two friendlies lined up against Togo and Mauritania to be played in Rabat, Morocco, as part of their build-up for the 2018 African Nations Championships (CHAN). Harambee Stars sat out last weekend as Africa local-based players battled it out for the 14 slots up for grabs for the finals of the tournament, wh...
City-based football club Vasco da Gama have sacked coach Milton Mendes as the former Brazil top division champions fight to avoid relegation to the second division for the fourth time in a decade. Vasco announced the decision at a press conference on Monday, less than a day after their 3-0 loss to Bahia, reports Xinhua news agency. Brazilian media reported that former...
Uruguay president Tabare Vazquez has reiterated the country's interest in co-hosting the 2030 FIFA World Cup alongside Argentina. The South American neighbors are expected to formally express their desire to stage the event, which will mark the 100-year anniversary of football's showpiece tournament, later this month, reports Xinhua news age...
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 22 Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian signings Neymar and Dani Alves are noticeably happy at having joined the Ligue 1 outfit this summer, according to Brazil national coach Tite. Neymar has scored three goals and provided three assists in his first two matches for the French side following his world record 222 million euro ($26...
Shillong, Aug 22 Bollywood actor and owner of Indian Super League (ISL) franchise NorthEast United FC, John Abraham, believes in grooming for home-grown footballers, rather than signing 30-plus have-been international stars. "I honestly believe we need to create heroes in our own country. I think that is very impor...
It's only now that more Indians are open to allowing women to play. The recent performance of the Indian women's cricket team at the World Cup attracted a lot of attention and, according to reports, girls registering for cricket coaching has gone up since then. We need more films like "Dangal" and "Chak De India" to bring women's...
Spanish tennis star Garbiñe Muguruza, the fourth seed, blasted past Romania's Simona Halep in the final at the Premier 5 tennis tourney in Cincinnati, wiping her rival from the court with back-to-back 6-1, 6-0 set wins....
Neymar seemed to be everywhere as he rejuvenated French football club Paris Saint Germain in its come-from-behind 6-2 victory over Toulouse, his second match for the squad, this time at the Parc des Princes here....
Australia was crowned the FIBA Asia Cup 2017 basketball champions following a 79-56 victory over Iran in the final, while South Korea clinched the third place with a win over New Zealand 80-71....
Tens of thousands of people lined the waterfront in the seaport city of Liverpool to watch the start of one of the greatest sea adventures....
