New York: Spanish World Cup striker David Villa has signed for New York City FC on a three-year deal, the Major League Soccer (MLS) team said on Monday. Villa, who helped Atletico Madrid win last season’s Spanish league title, will join the new club who will begin playing in the MLS in 2015.

Sao Paulo: The Sao Paulo stadium hosting the opening match of the World Cup staged a second test game on Sunday, with its upper north terrace closed and its southern counterpart at half capacity on firefighters’ orders.

London: Liverpool have signed striker Rickie Lambert from Southampton, the Premier League club said on Monday. The 32-year-old scored 13 league goals for the Saints last season as the south coast side ended their campaign in eighth place with a club-record 56 points.

New Delhi: Indian gold medal winners in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics may get a reward of Rs 75 lakh, according to a government plan. The sports ministry proposes Rs. 50 lakh and Rs. 30 lakh, respectively, for silver and bronze medal winners. For medal winners in the CWG and Asian Games, there is also a proposed hike.

New Delhi: Yogeshwar Dutt and Sushil Kumar sparkled on debut in new weight categories by winning a gold and silver medal respectively in an international wrestling competition in Sassari, Italy. London Olympics bronze-medallist Yogeshwar won the gold medal in the 65kg category, while two-time Olympic medallist Sushil won the silver in the 74kg.

Mumbai: The controversial quarter final loss in the London Olympics still rankles him, but Indian boxer Manoj Kumar insists he has put it behind him and is concentrating on future challenges.

Mumbai: The first round of the LIC 7th Mumbai Mayor’s International Open Chess Tournament produced an upset as lowly-rated Matta Vinay Kumar shocked second seeded GM Amonatov Farrukh of Tajikistan in just 22 moves.