Archive for the ‘Sports’ Category
Fanny Neguesha Mario Balotelli is all set to tie the knot with his girlfriend, Fanny Neguesha after proposing her with a 100,000-pound ring. The 22-year-old soccer star gave the expensive diamond sparkler to the Belgium beauty at the weekend, the Sun reported. Fanny Neguesha The couple,... [Read More]
A Lamborghini Murcielago. There are some car companies in the world that are known for producing supercars, but which are the fastest ones in the world? Let’s take a look at 10 fastest cars of 2013. Bugatti Veyron LOr Blanc super sports car. Bugatti Veyron Super Sport Top Speed: 268... [Read More]
Rolls Royce Rolls-Royce, a name synonymous to prestige, elegance, style, class and royal, presented their Phantom Series II in an exclusive media event held at the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai on Friday. Phantom Coupe. The price tag that this new generation Phantom carries is Rs 4.50 crore. Phantom... [Read More]
McLaren Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton drives his F1 car on the BKC stretch in Mumbai on Sunday When he was just 10, he walked up to McLaren boss Ron Dennis and expressed his dream to race for the team. Three years later, he was a member of the British outfit. In his first year in Formula... [Read More]
Gul Panag Bollywood actresses enjoy immense popularity on microblogging website Twitter. There are scores of die-hard fans, trolls and even haters who are on the watch for every single tweet that comes from their accounts and barely miss an opportunity to respond, shower them with attention... [Read More]
Porn actresses posing as members of German and Danish teams play soccer during the 2012 Sexy Soccer game in Berlin. The actresses with body paint football jerseys take part in a fun football match. 'Professional Women' try their hand at soccer and they do not disappoint. Participants... [Read More]
Top sports action of the last 24 hours Henry Frayne of Australia shows his ability to triple jump the length of more than two Formula 1 cars at Albert Park, in Melbourne. Aiming to qualify for a rare Olympic long jump and triple jump double, Frayne goes into the selection trials in Melbourne, aiming... [Read More]
Russia lose yet another leader ahead of Fed Cup final One of team Russia leaders Vera Zvonareva has been forced to skip the Fed Cup final against the Czech Republic due to a shoulder injury. The 27-year-old Zvonareva first felt pain on the native courts of Kremlin Cup two weeks ago. The injury, as... [Read More]
Key Anzhi staff suspended for aggression Three FC Anzhi officials have been given punitive suspensions after trying to exert pressure on a referee and instigating a major brawl during the team’s encounter with Dynamo Moscow. Anzhi head coach Gadzhi Gadzhiev was banned for four games, his assistant... [Read More]
London Olympics to be available in 3D Olympic organizers and the electronics giant Panasonic plan to offer live 3D television broadcasts, for the first time in history, from next year’s London Games. On Wednesday, the managing director of Olympic Broadcasting Services, Manolo Romero, said... [Read More]
Russia’s Ilona Korstin and Maria Stepanova with the European champions’ trophy (RIA Novosti / Anton Denisov) Russian women’s basketball team have returned home after being crowned European champions. They touched down in Moscow bearing flowers and the trophy after beating Turkey... [Read More]
Russia’s basketball team (RIA Novosti / STF) The Men’s European Basketball Championships gets going next month with Team Russia in the hunt for a second crown in four years. The squad is now all together in Moscow to begin a training camp. Russia’s most recent Eurobasket triumph was... [Read More]
Fans vote for Russias hockey uniform design Russian hockey fans have chosen a new outfit for the country’s national hockey team. The vote on the uniform took place over the last week on the official website of the Russian Hockey Federation. The winning design beat its closest rival by a margin... [Read More]
RIA Novosti / Vitaly Belousov Salavat Yulaev have beaten Atlant, 3-2, at home to win the Gagarin Cup for the first time. The regular season runners-up were the favorites to win the trophy. They came into this match as hosts and needing just one more victory, holding a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. Andrey... [Read More]
Barcelona best in Europe Barcelona’s players celebrate with the trophy at the end of the UEFA Champions League final (AFP Photo / Lluis Gene) Barcelona grabbed the well-deserved UEFA Champions League title, outplaying Manchester United 3-1 in the final at Wembley Stadium in London. United... [Read More]
The problem of hooliganism on the sadiums is wide open in Russia The president of the Russian Football Union, Sergey Fursenko, has announced the release of a document meant to ease tension between football fans and the police, and also to get rid of football hooligans. Russia is preparing to host football’s... [Read More]
Zueva earns first Russian gold at swimming worlds Russia’s Anastasia Zueva smiles after she competed in the semi-finals of the women’s 50-metre backstroke swimming event in the FINA World Championships at the indoor stadium of the Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai on July 27, 2011 (AFP... [Read More]
Vera Koval (RIA Novosti / Ilya Pitalev) The upcoming world Judo championship in Paris is one of the most important dates for the athletes ahead of the London Olympics. Russia’s hopeful Vera Koval will be aiming to accumulate enough points there to qualify for the 2012 Summer Games. When Vera Koval... [Read More]
Zueva-brings-Russia-first-medal-in-Shanghai-pool Anastasia Zueva (RIA Novosti / STF) Russia’s backstroke swimmer Anastasia Zueva has claimed the first medal for Russia in swimming at the Worlds Aquatics Championships in Shanghai. Zhao Jing of China gave the home crowd an early thrill, winning... [Read More]
Sharapova loses Wimbledon final Maria Sharapova has failed to win her second career Wimbledon title after a straight-sets defeat at the hands of Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in the final. Maria broke her opponent in the opening game of the match, but failed to capitalize on the advantage, losing... [Read More]
Klitschko beats Haye by unanimous decision IBF and WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has added the WBA belt after winning his bout against David Haye by a unanimous decision. Klitschko was in control throughout the whole fight, which took place at the Imtech Arena in the German city of Hamburg. Haye... [Read More]
World Cup 2018 to cost Russia 22.5 billion Russia’s Ministry of sport and tourism has issued a preliminary outlay report of the country’s preparations for World Cup 2018. The document says the major footballing event would cost Russia around 632 billon rubles, or around US$22.5 billion. Most of... [Read More]
Medvedev keeps close eye on sport federations Dmitry Medvedev is putting the pressure on sport federations in a bid to tackle Russia’s falling Olympic medal tallies. The Russian president stated that any sport federation not preparing its athletes properly for international competition will face... [Read More]
Bruins lay their paws on Stanley Cup The Boston Bruins are the new Stanley Cup Champions, having outclassed the Vancouver Canucks in Game 7 of the NHL finals. Netminder Tim Thomas was instrumental in a 4-0 shutout against the hosts in Vancouver, making 37 saves to help the Massachusetts men lift their... [Read More]







