Jalandhar lad wins Google contest

Jalandhar : A Jalandhar-based youth Prateek Narang (21) has won ‘Hackathon-2015’, an on-the-spot real time software designing competition organised online by Google on September 27 at its headquarters in Mountainview, California.The challenge ‘Code for India’ was arranged in honour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his recent visit to the US and was held simultaneously […]

CSKA thrash PSV 3-2 in Champions League

London, Oct.1 : Two goals from Seydou Doumbia helped CSKA Moscow to claim a 3-2 win over PSV Eindhoven in their Champions League clash.The Russian side took a lead in early first half when Ahmed Musa scored a seventh minute opener, the Guardian reported.Doumbia helped his side to extend their lead by scoring a header […]

FA gives conditional backing to Platini for FIFA president

Johannesburg, Oct.1 : The English Football Association has confirmed that they will back UEFA president Michel Platini to succeed Sepp Blatter as a FIFA president, but added that issues surrounding him need to be ‘fully examined’.Platini has been questioned over claims that he received a ‘disloyal payment’ of two million Swiss francs from Blatter in […]