Milan [Italy], November 14 (ANI): Four-time World Cup winner Italy on Monday failed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1958, after it was defeated in a playoff against Sweden.
Edmonton [Canada], Sept 15 (ANI): India will lock horns with hosts Canada when they begin their Davis Cup World Group playoff tie on an indoor hard court in Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton later today.
London [UK], June 25 (ANI): India went down 2-3 to a resilient Canada in the fifth-sixth place playoff of the Hockey World League (HWL) Semi-Final here on Sunday.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 18 (ANI): Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile believes batting would be pivotal in their upcoming playoff encounter against Mumbai Indians on a "slow, low track" of M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
Melbourne [Australia], May 16 (ANI): Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has lambasted at the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for calling back all-rounder Ben Stokes from the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL).
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Mumbai Indians bowlers came out with a stunning performance to help their team register a record 146-run over Delhi Daredevils in their IPL clash at the Feroz Shah Kotla on Saturday.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 6 (ANI): Brilliant bowling performances from Axar Patel and Sandeep Sharma helped Kings XI Punjab crush Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 19 runs in a low scoring IPL encounter here at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday.
Karachi [Pakistan], Feb.28 (ANI): Pakistan Super League (PSL) Chairman Najam Sethi has revealed that the PSL is all set to use the Decision Review System (DRS) in its playoff matches, thus becoming the first T20 league in the history of cricket to use technology.
Melbourne [Australia], Nov. 20 (ANI): World number three Jordan Spieth kept his nerve to win the Australian Open for the second time after triumphing in a three-way playoff on a tense final day on Sunday.
New Delhi [India], Sept.16 (ANI): Spanish tennis maestro Rafael Nadal has pulled out of the opening rubber of the Davis Cup World Group playoff tie against India's Ramkumar Ramanathan owing to a stomach upset.
New Delhi [India], Sept.15 (ANI): On the eve of the Davis Cup World Group playoff tie against Spain, Indian tennis ace Leander Paes has said that although they are heading into the event as `underdogs`, he and his entire side will try to put their best foot forward.