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Brazil great Ronaldo backs Neymar to win Ballon d’Or Award
Rio De Janeiro, Dec 2: Brazil great Ronaldo has backed compatriot Neymar to win this year's Ballon d'Or award. Neymar has been named as a finalist for football's highest individual honour alongside his Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi and…
French Ligue 1 Results
Paris, Dec 2: Following are the results of French Ligue 1 matches played on Tuesday:
Lorient 0 Nice 0
Angers 0 Paris Saint-Germain
Nantes 0 Lyon 0
Playing on Wednesday
Troyes vs Toulouse
Monaco vs Caen
Montpellier vs…
Kenya’s Florence Kiplagat plans to break own World Half Marathon Record
Nairobi, Dec 2: Chicago Marathon champion Florence Kiplagat of Kenya said she will focus on improving her world half marathon record in 2016 rather than winning gold at the Rio Olympics. Kiplagat, who failed to finish at the Delhi Half…
Ashwin, Shami only Indians in ICC Test, ODI Team of Year
Dubai, Dec 2: Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and seamer Mohammed Shami were the only Indians to feature in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test and One-Day International (ODI) teams of the year 2015, respctively, announced…
After playing 103 Tests, can speak on game’s betterment: Matthew Hayden
Mumbai, Dec 2: Former Australia batsman Matthew Hayden on Tuesday hit back at India team director Ravi Shastri's swipe at Australian critics of the spin-friendly pitch prepared for the recent Nagpur Test, saying that having played 103 Tests…
26 new Stadiums coming up in Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata, Dec 2: Twenty six new stadiums are coming up in various parts of West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said here on Monday.
Addressing the annual prize giving function of the state government, Banerjee announced that plots…
Portugal Coach hails Ronaldo’s Ballon d’Or nomination for 8th time
Lisbon, Dec 1: Portugal head coach Fernando Santos believes that the nomination of captain Cristiano Ronaldo on the shortlist of best footballer in the world in 2015 is "more than fair" recalling that it is the eighth time that the Real…
Olympic Medal for India more important than personal glory: Wrestler Bajrang
New Delhi, Dec 1: One of India's top wrestlers, Bajrang Punia, says he is not bothered about who represents the country in men's 65 kg freestyle at the 2016 Rio Olympics as long as the nation gets to win a medal in the category.
Bajrang…
Suarez deserves Ballon d’Or nomination: Messi
Barcelona, Dec 1: FC Barcelona’s talismanic forward Lionel Messi believes his teammate Luis Suarez deserves to be in the final three contending for this year’s "World Footballer of the Year", the Ballon d'Or award.
Messi was named along…
We will remain focused despite qualifying: Dynamos’ Riise
New Delhi, Dec 1: Delhi Dynamos won't take their foot off the pedal regardless of their qualification to the Indian Super League (ISL) semi-finals and would treat their remaining two home league matches with the utmost seriousness to…