Infantino ‘bought’ votes to become FIFA president

Johannesburg : Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini has sparked a fresh controversy, saying that Gianni Infantino ‘bought’ votes to get elected as a president of FIFA. Earlier on Friday, Switzerland’s Infantino replaced disgraced compatriot Sepp Blatter as the new FIFA president after winning a second-round vote in Zurich. Infantino secured 115 of the 207 eligible votes in […]

World T20: Warm-up matches to be played as double-headers in Mohali

Dubai : The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday announced that warm-up matches ahead of the World T20 in India will be played as double-headers at the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali, which starts from March 4.The warm-up matches were originally scheduled to be held at Sector 16 Stadium in Chandigarh. The updated Mohali warm-up […]

Asia Cup: India to face Sri Lanka in Mirpur today

New Delhi : India will face defending champion Sri-Lanka in a round-robin match of the Asia Cup T20 Tournament at the Sher-e- Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today. The MS Dhoni-led Indian team had defeated hosts Bangladesh by 45 runs in the tournament opener and followed it up with a thumping five-wicket win over Pakistan on […]

Congress gives privilege motion against Smriti Irani in Lok Sabha

New Delhi : Congress leaders KC Venugopal and Ranjeet Ranjan on Tuesday gave the privilege motion against Union Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani in the Lok Sabha as party vice president Rahul Gandhi is expected to address the House today. The Congress gave notice for a privilege motion against Irani yesterday and […]