MADRID, April 26 (Xinhua) — Atletico Madrid will be without the services of Belgian international winger, Yannick Carrasco for at least the first leg of their Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid after it was confirmed he has suffered a twisted shoulder. Carrasco suffered the injury after entering Tuesday night’s 1-0 home defeat against Villarreal […]

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 26 (Xinhua) — Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered footballer Bruno Fernandes to return to jail for the murder of his former girlfriend. Bruno, as he is known in Brazil, was granted a writ of habeas corpus in February after serving less than seven years of a 22-year sentence for killing Eliza […]

BUENOS AIRES, April 25 (NsNewsWire) — Argentina face an uphill battle to qualify for next year’s World Cup without their suspended talisman Lionel Messi, according to Albiceleste legend Diego Maradona. Messi has served one match of a four-game international ban for abusing an assistant referee in a World Cup qualifier last month, reports Xinhua. “With […]

PARIS, April 23 (NsNewsWire) — Rafael Nadal was one step away from his 10th ATP Monte-Carlo Masters trophy following a 6-3, 6-1 semifinal victory over No. 10 seed David Goffin on Saturday, ensuring an all-Spanish final clash with underdog Albert Ramos-Vinolas, who had never made it to the ATP 1000 Masters last four before. With […]

PARIS, April 20(NsNewsWire) — World No. 1 Andy Murray and defending champion Rafael Nadal made into the third round at ATP Monte-Carlo Masters on Wednesday, while eighth-seeded Grigor Dimitrov was shocked by German Jan-Lennard Struff in three sets. Facing his good friend Gilles Muller of Luxembourg, Murray, who played his first match since March 12 […]

MADRID, April 18 (Xinhua) — FC Barcelona have another mountain to climb on Wednesday night if they want to qualify for the semi-finals of the Champions League. Luis Enrique’s side have to overturn the 3-0 defeat they suffered away to Juventus in the first leg of their quarter-final tie a week ago in Turin, but […]

JAKARTA, April 18 (Xinhua) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Tuesday asked authorities to step up promotion and dissemination of information about Asian Games scheduled to be held in the country next year. President Widodo told a cabinet meeting that the ongoing promotion of the regional sport event has not been carried out maximally. “I […]

MADIRD, April 17 (Xinhua) — Real Madrid look to book their place in the semi-finals of the Champions League on Tuesday night when they entertain Bayern Munich in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Zinedine Zidane’s side will defend a 2-1 first leg lead which they took in Germany last week thanks to an excellent second half […]

BERLIN, April 17 (Xinhua) — Alongside goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, striker Robert Lewandowski carries Bayern Munich’s hopes of progressing to the next round of the Champions League. The German champions have to reverse last Wednesday’s disappointing 2-1 home defeat against Real Madrid in the second leg match. Missing in the first leg with a shoulder injury, […]