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IPL: Pune post 172/5

Pune , May 19 Pune Warriors scored 172 for five against Delhi Daredevils in their Indian Premier League match here Sunday.

Wells delighted with play-off victory

London , May 19 Bermudian striker Nahki Wells says he is delighted with his role in helping Bradford City win promotion to League One after his football club swept aside Northampton Town 3-0 in the League Two play-off final at Wembley Stadium.

Kirani James talks up Grenada relay team

Shanghai , May 19 World and Olympic 400 metre champion Kirani James has warned that Grenada is capable of producing a relay team as a force to be reckoned with in world athletics.

Kirani James outpaces rivals to win in Shanghai

Shanghai , May 19 World and Olympic champion Kirani James powered to victory against his main rivals from London 2012 Olympics in the 400 metres at Shanghai’s Diamond League meet.

Juventus confirm Tevez talks

Rome , May 19 Juventus general manager Beppe Marotta confirmed that the Italian Serie A champions are in contact with Carlos Tevez in an attempt to sign the Argentine striker.

Dipika, Ghosal seek breakthrough at British Open squash

Hull (England) , May 19 Dipika Pallikal and Saurav Ghosal will lead India's challenge at the British Open Squash Championships beginning here Monday. The prestigious event is the oldest on the calendar.

England to tour West Indies in February

St.john's (Antigua) , May 19 England and the West Indies will play three Twenty20 matches and three One-Day Internationals in the Caribbean early next year, the West Indies Cricket Board announced.

Wet Indies board chief lauds Chanderpaul for rare landmark

Kingston (Jamaica) , May 19 West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Dave Cameron says "character and focus" are the main factors that have driven West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul to reach the milestone of 300 first class matches.

Isinbayeva to continue as Youth Olympics ambassador

Lausanne , May 19 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Sunday announced that two-time Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia will be an official ambassador of the 2014 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Nanjing, China.

Isinbayeva wins comeback meet in Shanghai

Shanghai , May 19 Russian pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva won her first competition of the season by jumping 4.70 metres at the Diamond League meeting here.