Section: The Himalayan Times (Nepal)
Sebastian Coe insists track not in ‘terminal decline’
International Association of Athletics Federations President Sebastian Coe speaks during the opening ceremonies of the World Indoor Athletics Championships, Thursday, March 17, 2016, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) PORTLAND: Sebastian Coe knows the next big track star is out there. The next enticing performance-enhancing drug?...
Russian court: Ukrainian pilot Savchenko guilty of killing reporters
Former Ukrainian army pilot Nadezhda Savchenko looks out from a glass-walled cage as she attends a court hearing in the southern border town of Donetsk in Rostov region, Russia, March 9, 2016. REUTERS DONETSK: A Russian court on Monday found Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko guilty of complicity in the killing of two Russian journalists, a...
Ukrainian pilot Savchenko guilty of killing reporters
MOSCOW: A Russian court on Monday found Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko guilty of complicity in the killing of two Russian journalists, Russian news agencies reported. Prosecutors had earlier asked the court to sentence Savchenko, whose case is a major source of tension between Russia and Ukraine, to 23 years in prison. The 34-year-old is...
Leverkusen’s Tah gets Germany nod for friendlies
BERLIN: Bayer Leverkusen centre back Jonathan Tah received his first Germany call-up on Friday for their friendly internationals against England and Italy this month. The 20-year-old central defender, who has been in fine form in his first season at Leverkusen, got the nod after injured defenders Jerome Boateng and Benedikt Hoewedes were ruled...
City ignore injuries to secure Champions League first
Manchester City’s Joe Hart acknowledges the fans after the gameReuters MANCHESTER: Celebration was tinged with disappointment for Manchester City who eased into the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time on Tuesday but lost Vincent Kompany to injury in a 0-0 draw with Dynamo Kiev. Captain Kompany limped off after five minutes...
Man City expect injured Kompany to be out for a month
Manchester City’s Vincent Kompany receives treatment after sustaining an injuryReuters MANCHESTER: Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany is likely to be sidelined for about a month after suffering a recurrence of a calf problem on Tuesday as his side qualified for the Champions League quarter-finals. Kompany was forced off in the fifth...
Seat at geopolitical top table allowed Putin to scale back in Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the Interior Ministry Board meeting in Moscow, Russia, March 15, 2016. REUTERS MOSCOW: Vladimir Putin cited Russian military success in Syria as his reason for scaling back his forces there. But his belief that the intervention delivered him a seat at the top table of world affairs is more likely to...
Murray loses in 3 sets in third round of BNP Paribas Open
Andy Murray, of Great Britain, returns a shot from Federico Delbonis, of Argentina, during their match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, on Monday, March 14, 2016, in Indian Wells, California. Photo: AP INDIAN WELLS: There’s something about playing in the Southern California desert that bothers Andy Murray. The No. 2-seeded Murray...
Manchester City’s Sterling raises Champions League expectations
Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling. Reuters Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling has said a first Champions League quarter-final will not be enough and the English side should be aiming to lift the trophy with the talent in their squad. Manuel Pellegrini’s side hold a 3-1 lead over Ukrainian champions Dynamo Kyiv ahead of...
Real snatch late victory
Madrid, March 14 Casemiro headed an 89th minute winner to earn Real Madrid a barely deserved 2-1 victory at Las Palmas in La Liga on Sunday as they closed the gap on second-placed Atletico Madrid to four points. The Brazilian midfielder’s first goal for the club came off a corner two minutes after the home side’s Willian Jose had...
