Johannesburg, Nov.26 : FIFA’s embattled president Sepp Blatter has said that he deserves an honorable exit from the world’s football governing body, insisting that he is `not a bad man`.The 79-year-old along with his UEFA counterpart Michel Platini are serving a 90-day provisional ban handed by FIFA’s ethics committee over claims that the latter had […]
Melbourne : Former Australian skipper Michael Clarke has stood by his criticism for former coach John Buchanan, but has admitted that his ‘dog’ reference for the coach was a step ‘too far’. In his new book ‘ Ashes Diary 2015’, Clarke claimed that Buchanan had no impact on the team, stating that even his dog […]
Nagpur, Nov.24 : Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli has backed the introduction of day-night Test cricket and expressed that he hoped the experiment would work in reviving the dwindling interest in the iconic longer format of the game. “It is a landmark Test,” Kohli said. “It is a big experiment. It is a big step […]
Nagpur : South Africa pace spearhead Dale Steyn has been ruled out of the third Test against India in Nagpur after failing to sufficiently recover from a groin strain sustained during the opening Test.The 31-year-old premium pacer experienced a tightness in his groin during the second day of the opening Test in Mohali and was […]
London, Nov. 21 : Bulgaria’s weightlifters have been banned from next year’s Olympic at Rio de Janeiro following a high number of doping cases among the athletes. Confirming the news, the International Weightlifting Federation said that Bulgaria have not been found eligible to participate in the prestigious event as per the special anti-doping policy for Rio […]