Zurich, June 4 : About 400 FIFA staff gave outgoing president Sepp Blatter a standing ovation after the 79-year-old Swiss announced he would resign, a media report said on Thursday. A FIFA spokesman said Blatter was emotional when his staff applauded him for several minutes on Wednesday, a day after he announced his resignation, Xinhua […]
Paris, June 4 : Ousted French Open quarter-finalist Rafael Nadal has said that a big deal need not be made of his exit from the Grand Slam event, as it was not the first time, and also acknowledged winner Novak Djokovic to be better than him in terms of form at present. Speaking to media […]
Wellington, June 4: England coach-in-waiting Trevor Bayliss has called for the team to take a ‘bolder approach’ against the ‘aggressive’ New Zealand side. Following a disastrous World Cup, Bayliss is keen for England to consign their debacle Down Under to the ‘rubbish bin’, Stuff.co.nz reported. England will reportedly field seven players in the upcoming five-match […]
Beijing, June 4 : China’s two-time Grand Slam winner Li Na gave birth to a girl, Alisa, on Wednesday. Li Na, who retired in September, released the news early on Wednesday and posted a footprint picture of her daughter on her Chinese social networking site Weibo account, reports Xinhua.Li Na’s fans quipped that Alisa was born […]
New York, June 3: All major FIFA sponsors have welcomed Sepp Blatter’s decision to step down as president of football’s world governing body. Blatter’s decision to resign comes amid a widespread corruption scandal. However, both Visa and Coca-Cola repeated warnings that they expected a swift overhaul at FIFA, reports bbc.com. McDonald’s said it hoped this […]