Section: Daily News & Analysis (India)
All you need to know about record breaking English striker Wayne Rooney
Factbox on striker Wayne Rooney who set an all-time England scoring record of 50 goals in a Euro 2016 qualifier against Switzerland at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday. Born: Oct. 24, 1985 in Liverpool. CLUB CAREER: After coming through Everton’s youth academy, Rooney made his first-team debut as a 16-year-old against Tottenham Hotspur in August...
Euro 2016 Qualifiers: Spain coach Del Bosque defends misfiring Diego Costa
Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has given strong backing to Diego Costa even after the Chelsea forward drew another blank in Saturday’s Euro 2016 qualifying victory at home to Slovakia. Holders Spain leapfrogged the Eastern Europeans to the top of Group C thanks to a 2-0 success in Oviedo but Costa again failed to score and has netted just...
Euro 2016 Qualifiers: Early England qualification gives Roy Hodgson time to experiment
England’s early qualification for next year’s Euro 2016 finals in France has given manager Roy Hodgson the rare luxury of being able to experiment with his selections well ahead of the tournament kicking off. England’s 6-0 win over San Marino on Saturday maintained their perfect record in Group E with seven wins out of seven and...
China backs Putin’s idea of developing Russia’s Far East
Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang said on Saturday that Russia’s push to revamp its run-down Far East region coincided with Beijing’s strategy, backing President Vladimir Putin’s drive for new sources of growth. At the Eastern Economic Forum in the Pacific Port of Vladivostok on Friday, Putin promised favourable business conditions...
US Open: Ousting Bencic, Venus heads toward possible Serena clash
Venus Williams struck a blow for the older set and stayed on course for a quarter-finals collision with Grand Slam-seeking sister Serena Williams by beating Swiss teen Belinda Bencic on Friday at the US Open. Venus Williams, 35, produced a vintage power-game performance to beat up-and-coming 18-year-old Bencic 6-3 6-4 in a third-round match-up...
Angela Merkel says refugee crisis as challenging as reunifying Germany
Chancellor Angela Merkel likened the test Germany faces in coping with a flood of refugees to the challenge of reunifying the country 25 years ago, and called on citizens on Monday to show flexibility, patience and openness. At a 90-minute news conference at which she was peppered with questions on a range of subjects, including the euro zone,...
IAAF World Championships: Asbel Kiprop’s hat-trick puts Kenya on top in Beijing
Asbel Kiprop produced a trademark sprint finish to win a third straight 1,500 metres gold and ensure Kenya topped the medals table at successive world championships after the final night of action on Sunday. The United States men won a sixth straight gold in 4x400m relay but Jamaica’s Novlene Williams-Mills ran down tiring American Francena...
Kremlin releases Putin’s gym pictures to promote his masculine image
The Kremlin has released pictures of Russian President Vladimir Putin working out at the gym with Prime Minister Dmitrty Medvedev, images apparently aimed at shoring up Putin’s rugged, masculine image as his popularity dips. Wearing a white T-shirt, track suit trousers and running shoes, Putin is shown on muscle-building apparatus in a...
Hollande, Merkel, Putin back ceasefire plan for eastern Ukraine-France
France, Germany and Russia back plans for a complete ceasefire in eastern Ukraine from September 1, the French presidency said after their respective leaders spoke by telephone on Saturday. Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists, in a gesture to shore up a tenuous ceasefire, agreed on Aug. 26 to strive for an end to all truce violations from next...
Results of the UEFA Europa League group stage draw
Here are the results of the Europa League group-stage draw made in Monaco on Friday. GROUP A Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) Celtic (Scotland) Fenerbahce (Turkey) Molde (Norway) GROUP B Rubin Kazan (Russia) Liverpool (England) Bordeaux (France) Sion (Switzerland) GROUP C Borussia Dortmund (Germany) PAOK Salonika (Greece) Krasnodar (Russia) Qabala...
