Paris : Wales midfielder Gareth Bale has described his Real Madrid team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo as a `natural goal scorer` after the star striker’s match-winning goal guided Portugal to the finals of the European Championship.After the goalless first half, Ronaldo finally broke the deadlock in the 50th minute of the match to put Portugal ahead before […]
Madrid : Barcelona star striker Lionel Messi and his father Jorge Messi will appeal against a Spanish court verdict to sentence each of them to 21 months in jail for tax fraud. Confirming the news, the lawyers of Messi and his father said that their clients would continue to fight for their innocence.The appeal against the […]
California : Ace Indian shuttler B. Sai Praneeth produced yet another dominating performance as he romped into the third round of the men’s singles event after sweeping aside Canada’s B R Sankeerth here at the US Open Grand Prix Gold tournament on Thursday.The sixth-seed Indian claimed a comfortable 21-15, 21-7 win over his Canadian compatriot […]
New Delhi : The Indian hockey team arrived back in the country on Tuesday after a strong showing at the 6 Nations Invitational tournament in Valencia and a Silver medal from the Champions Trophy in London. The team has recently risen to number five in the official FIH World Rankings. India’s show at the Six-Nations […]
Melbourne : Taking a strong objection towards modern-day cricket bats, former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has expressed that the size and weight of bats should be regulated in order to restore balance in an increasingly batsman-dominated game. “I don’t know how they are doing it to make the size of bats they are making now,” […]