Mumbai : Former India all-rounder Ravi Shastri has been appointed as the director of the Indian cricket team for the upcoming tour of Bangladesh. Shastri takes over the role following the end of Duncan Fletcher’s contract at the helm.Shastri was the Director of Cricket for the Indian team during the recently concluded ICC Cricket World […]
Rome, June 2: Italian club Juventus’ Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal described the upcoming Champions League final against Spanish side FC Barcelona as “the most important game” of his life. Juventus will take on Barcelona in the final on June 6 in Berlin, reports Efe.In an interview published by the club’s website, the Juventus midfielder said […]
Rio de Janeiro, June 1: One of the sons of football legend Pele has been sacked as coach of Brazilian second tier club Mogi Mirim after just four matches in charge. Edinho, 44, was told the news by Mogi Mirim president and Brazil World Cup winner Rivaldo on Sunday, just hours after the club’s goalless […]
New Delhi, Jun 1: Former greats Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman were today inducted into the BCCI’s newly-constituted cricket advisory committee to guide the Board and the national team on various “progressive steps” needed for future challenges. “The President of the BCCI, Mr. Jagmohan Dalmiya, has nominated Mr. Sachin Tendulkar, Mr. Sourav Ganguly […]
Johannesburg, June 1: The former president of the local organising committee for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Danny Jordaan, admitted that the organisation he headed paid $10 million in 2008 to FIFA, although he denied that it was a bribe. Jordaan’s remarks, published on Sunday in the Sunday Independent, comes days after an […]