NEW DELHI: Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal is just a step away from realising her goal of becoming the world’s numero uno player as she jumped one place to a career-best second in the latest international rankings. “I am very happy... (Continue reading)
Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni recently signed an endorsement and talent management deal with Rhiti Sports for a staggering amount of nearly Rs 200 crore, reports The Economic Times. The report says, with the trademark speed that he runs... (Continue reading)
JOHANNESBURG : South Africa’s World Cup achieved the third highest overall attendance _ behind the 1994 tournament in the United States and the last World Cup in Germany. FIFA said in a statement on Monday that 3.18 million fans attended the... (Continue reading)
So many World Cup finals are dark affairs, with one shadow or another looming over them. This final had no taunting or head-butting like the last one; no team played with an undetected Hand of God in its very recent... (Continue reading)
Lima: A Peruvian shaman on Friday predicted a win for Spain in Sunday’s World Cup final in South Africa. In a colourful ceremony in the capital of Lima the self proclaimed master Juan Osco performed a series of rituals using... (Continue reading)
A crocodile named Harry has picked Spain as the winner of World Cup. In the spirit of Paul the octopus, Harry was used to predict the result of the 2010 FIFA World Cup final to be played between Spain and... (Continue reading)
Football fans celebrated wildly in Madrid on Wednesday night as Spain beat Germany 1-0 to advance into the World Cup final for the first time. A Fan Zone next to Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu Stadium was packed with enthusiastic supporters in the... (Continue reading)
Argentina coach Diego Maradona told a local newspaper on Monday his “chapter had ended,” although the country’s local football association and a close friend informed he had not resigned. “It’s done, my chapter has ended,” Cronica newspaper quoted Maradona as saying,... (Continue reading)
POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa : After neutralizing Germany’s attack, Spain is now focusing on stopping the Netherlands attack in the World Cup final and is narrowing in on key playmaker Wesley Sneijder. That job will likely fall to midfielder Sergio Busquets on... (Continue reading)
Johannesburg: It’s one of the hardest games in football to prepare for. Just days after suffering the bitter blow of missing out on the World Cup final, Uruguay and Germany have to lift themselves for one final effort in Saturday’s... (Continue reading)