Deco faces ban after B test fails
Submitted by Keval Sharma on Sat, 05/04/2013 - 06:41.Rio de Janeiro, May 4 - Portuguese star footballer and Fluminense mid-fielder Deco faces a two-year ban after results of a B sample confirmed the presence of a banned diuretic. Read more »
Brasilia's World Cup stadium on track, says FIFA
Submitted by Keval Sharma on Sat, 05/04/2013 - 06:32.Rio de Janeiro, May 4 - FIFA secretary-general Jerome Valcke hoped that Brasilia's Estadio Nacional World Cup stadium would be ready in time for its scheduled May 18 opening. Read more »
Russian denies waste problems at Olympic sites
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Tue, 04/02/2013 - 04:06.
Sochi, April 2 - Russia has denied that it is failing to dispose of construction waste properly as it prepares for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Read more »
Indian cricket in for sterner 'Tests'
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Tue, 03/26/2013 - 05:08.
For the next eight months Indian cricketers can relax and savour the best ever series victory in their 80-year Test history against an Australian team dubbed the worst in recent memory. Read more »
Russia to refrigerate 450,000 cubic metres snow
Submitted by Keval Sharma on Fri, 03/22/2013 - 04:41.
Moscow, March 22 - The Alpine skiing resort for the 2014 Winter Olympics is to refrigerate some 450,000 cubic metres of snow over the summer to guarantee the slopes are covered for the Games, Russian officials said Thursday. Read more »
Vienna public vote against Olympic Games bid
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Wed, 03/13/2013 - 07:54.
Vienna, March 13 - Over 70 percent of the Viennese population has voted against a potential 2028 Summer Olympic Games bid, the high cost of the event thought to be the main deterrent. Read more »
Ukraine to bid for Euro 2020
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Wed, 02/27/2013 - 07:29.
Kiev, Feb 27 - Euro 2012 host Ukraine has announced it would bid for the right to stage some Euro 2020 games.
The tournament will be spread across 13 stadiums in 13 countries, UEFA said Read more »
Clive Lloyd's bid for WICB president hits a snag
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Sun, 02/24/2013 - 05:21.
Kingston (Jamaica), Feb 24 - Clive Lloyd, the legendary former West Indies captain, appears to have suffered a major setback in his efforts to become the next president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). Read more »
Extreme Park tests please Sochi 2014 organisers
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Thu, 02/21/2013 - 06:32.
Moscow, Feb 21 - Sochi 2014 Winter Games organisers have said they are "pleased" with how the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park performed in the latest slew of test events for next year's Olympics. Read more »
ICC lauds BCCI for Women's World Cup organisation
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Tue, 02/05/2013 - 08:34.
Cuttack, Feb 5 - International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Dave Richardson Tuesday praised the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the Mumbai Cricket Association Read more »
Rio de Janeiro, May 19 : Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen has reportedly made a bid to sign highly rated Brazilian playmaker Romarinho. 
Rio de Janeiro, May 18 : Santos coach Muricy Ramalho has admitted concern at mounting speculation linking his star striker Neymar with a move to Barcelona. 
Bangalore, May 19 : Thousands of fans were excited early Sunday by Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) emphatic 24-run win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in a rain-marred last league tie of the Pepsi IPL-6 tournament at the Chinnaswamy stadium here. 
Bangalore, May 19 : An aggressive half-century by skipper Virat Kohli (56 not out, 29b, 6x4, 4x6) carried Royal Challengers Bangalore to a 24-run win over league leaders Chennai Super Kings here Saturday 
Mumbai, May 15 : India's only motorcycle Grand Prix team resumes battle in France this weekend with high hopes of strong results after a top-10 start for the all-new Mahindra Grand Prix machine. 
Dijon-Prenois (France), May 13 : Indian racing driver Sailesh Bolisetti's second weekend of his 2013 Euro Race Car campaign ended on a disappointing note as he finished 18th and 17th in the two races here.