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  FIFA World Cup: France winger Franck Ribery ruled out with an injury

  Football | June 07, 2014 7:16 IST

  PARIS : France's World Cup ambitions were dealt a significant blow just three days before the team's departure for Brazil, with winger Franck Ribery forced to pull out of the tournament after failing to overcome

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  FIFA World Cup:Alex-Chamberlain set to go with England despite injury

  Football | June 06, 2014 7:02 IST

  MIAMI :  Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is set to go with England to the World Cup even if he doesn't recover from a knee injury in time for the group stage, coach Roy Hodgson said on Thursday.  

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  Colombia's Falcao to miss World Cup with injury

  Football | June 03, 2014 11:16 IST

  BOGOTA, Colombia :  Monaco striker Radamel Falcao has been left off Colombia's squad for the World Cup after failing to recover from a knee injury.   Coach Jose Pekerman made the announcement at a news conference

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  World Cup: Spain's Diego Costa not hampered by injury in training

  Football | June 02, 2014 18:52 IST

  MADRID:  Spain striker Diego Costa did not appear to be slowed by injury in training on Monday as the defending World Cup champions prepared for their final international friendly before heading to Brazil.   All 23

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  Injured Kim Jin-su ruled out of Korean World Cup squad

  Football | May 29, 2014 15:30 IST

  Seoul, South Korea: Kim Jin-su has been ruled out of South Korea's World Cup squad due to an ankle injury.   The Korea Football Association announced Thursday that Park Joo-ho will join the 23-man squad to

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  Croatian Niko Kranjcar out of World Cup

  Football | May 27, 2014 17:37 IST

  Zagreb: The Croatian national team suffered another blow as experienced 29-year-old midfielder Niko Kranjcar was ruled out of the World Cup due to injury.On Saturday, the Queens Park Rangers Kranjcar left the field against Derby

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  Cristiano Ronaldo injury worries as Madrid closes with win

  Football | May 18, 2014 11:11 IST

  BARCELONA, Spain: Gareth Bale helped Real Madrid close its Spanish league season with a victory that was tempered by concerns over the health of Cristiano Ronaldo before the Champions League final.   Ronaldo was expected to

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  Ronaldo returns for Madrid against Espanyol

  Football | May 16, 2014 22:49 IST

  MADRID: Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti says Cristiano Ronaldo has recovered from leg injury and will play against Espanyol in the last round of the Spanish league on Saturday.   Ronaldo was injured in a 1-1

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  Knee injury rules Spain's Thiago Alcantara out of World Cup

  Football | May 16, 2014 9:05 IST

  MUNICH :  Spain and Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcantara was ruled out of the World Cup on Thursday after suffering a setback in his recovery from a knee injury.   Thiago suffered a recurrence of the

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  Djokovic returns from injury with win in Rome

  Tennis | May 13, 2014 20:47 IST

  ROME: Novak Djokovic marked his return from a right wrist injury by beating Czech veteran Radek Stepanek 6-3, 7-5 in the second round of the Italian Open on Tuesday.   With both new coach Boris Becker

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  EPL: Sergio Aguero fit after injury for Manchester City's title decider

  Football | May 10, 2014 10:44 IST

  MANCHESTER, England :  Argentina striker Sergio Aguero is available for Manchester City's title-deciding match against West Ham in the Premier League on Sunday after recovering from a groin injury.   City manager Manuel Pellegrini says his

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  Williams pulls out of Madrid Open with injury

  Tennis | May 09, 2014 17:56 IST

  MADRID: Two-time defending champion Serena Williams withdrew from the Madrid Open on Friday because of a left thigh injury.   The top-ranked American has had her thigh heavily bandaged during play at the clay-court event, and

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  Injured Jones could be World Cup doubt

  Football | May 07, 2014 8:37 IST

  Manchester, England: England defender Phil Jones could be a doubt for the World Cup after being hospitalized with a left shoulder injury sustained in Manchester United's 3-1 win over Hull in the Premier League.   The

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  Djokovic withdraws from Madrid Open

  Tennis | May 04, 2014 20:41 IST

  MADRID: Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the Madrid Open with the same injury that forced him out of the Monte Carlo Masters last month.   The second-ranked Djokovic says "I did everything possible in order to

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  IPL 7: Bravo, Maddinson, Coulter-Nile to miss rest of IPL

  Cricket | April 27, 2014 19:17 IST

  Dubai: Dwayne Bravo, Nic Maddinson and Nathan Coulter-Nile will no longer be able to participate in the ongoing seventh edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as all three are nursing injuries.The IPL Technical Committee

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  Champions League: Cristiano Ronaldo shakes off injury fears to play against Bayern Munich

  Football | April 24, 2014 7:26 IST

  MADRID : Cristiano Ronaldo shook off his injury fears to make a winning return for Real Madrid against Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday.   Ronaldo had missed four games due to a left

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  La Liga: Barcelona loses Puyol to injury for Bilbao game

  Football | April 20, 2014 9:42 IST

  BARCELONA, Spain : Barcelona's injury woes continue to mount as Carles Puyol has been ruled out of the match against Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.   The club says Puyol, who had just been cleared to play

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  Novak Djokovic faces spell out with wrist injury

  Tennis | April 19, 2014 22:44 IST

  MONACO: Six-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic faces an anxious wait to see how long his right-wrist injury will keep him away from tennis.   Djokovic lost his Monte Carlo Masters title on Saturday after being

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  Liverpool boosted by diagnosis of Daniel Sturridge injury

  Football | April 17, 2014 9:25 IST

  LIVERPOOL, England AP: Liverpool's Premier League title hopes have been boosted by a positive injury prognosis on striker Daniel Sturridge.   The England international came off with a hamstring problem in the 66th minute of Sunday's

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  Pollard heartened by century after injury

  Cricket | April 10, 2014 15:44 IST

  Port of Spain (Trinidad): West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard says he is heartened by his recent performance which earned him a century and propelled Trinidad and Tobago to within sight of title honours in the