New Delhi: Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar and actress Rekha are among four eminent persons who have been recommended for nomination as members of the Rajya Sabha. Tendulkar, who has brought many a laurel to the country through his exploits in [...]
Mohali: He is out with an injury but Adam Gilchrist played the role of a mentor to perfection when he lavished praise on Piyush Chawla who leaked 27 runs in the 19th over to pave the way for Mumbai Indian’s [...]
Kolkata: No one can fault his effort as far as his bowling in this IPL is concerned, but star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan feels that it’s about time that he starts contributing with the willow. He has taken six wickets [...]
Mohali: Mumbai Indians beat Kings XI Punjab by four wickets in an IPL match, here today.
Lahore: Former Pakistan captain and senior batsman Mohammad Yousuf cleared the first hurdle in his bid to revive his international cricket career as he passed a fitness test held at the National Cricket Academy. Sources in the academy said that [...]
London: British Prime Minister David Cameron has said that one of his prime possessions from his trip to India in July 2010 was a signed cricket bat given to his daughter Nancy by Sachin Tendulkar. Speaking at the launch of [...]
Pune: After suffering a comprehensive defeat against Delhi Daredevils in their previous match, Pune Warriors would look to bounce back in the tournament when they take on bottom-placed Deccan Chargers in their Indian Premier League match in Pune on Thursday. [...]
Johannesburg: Stating that players of Sachin Tendulkar’s calibre would not be playing forever, former South Africa cricketer Jonty Rhodes said it is important that the youngsters who emerge from tournaments like the Indian Premier League are good all-round cricketers. “Guys [...]
Chandigarh: Batting icon Sachin Tendulkar today turned 39 and celebrated the occasion with a simple cake cutting function with his wife and Mumbai Indians teammates at the team hotel here. After a strenuous training session at the PCA Stadium at [...]
Kolkata: Thunderstorm coupled with heavy showers have delayed the start of the Indian Premier League match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Deccan Chargers at the Eden Gardens here today. Showers accompanied by lightning, which began around the scheduled toss time [...]
Pune: Delhi Daredevils thrashed Pune Warriors by eight wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium here on Tuesday. Virender Sehwag smashed an unbeaten 87 off 48 balls as Daredevils chased down Pune’s target of [...]
New Delhi: Saina Nehwal is sweating it out a bit more in practice ahead of the Yonex Sunrise India Open because the ace Indian shuttler says she sometimes forgets her strokes. “I forget the strokes sometimes and so I have [...]
Lahore: The Pakistani cricketers who took part in the inaugural Bangladesh Premier League are still waiting for their dues to be cleared by the Twenty20 tournament’s organisers. “We are still waiting for something to happen. The point is that because [...]
Karachi: Sporting relations between Pakistan and Bangladesh have taken a hit after the latter postponed a much-anticipated cricket tour and a football club from there pulled out of the Asian Confederation Cup being held in Lahore. Pakistan Cricket Board officials [...]
Karachi: Drawing flak in Pakistan after Bangladesh postponed its much-anticipated tour, BCB President Mustafa Kamal has retorted that his sincerity in reviving international cricket here should not be doubted. He also dismissed suggestions that he had committed to the Bangladesh [...]
Cuttack: They have suffered fifth defeat in a row and risk going out of the tournament but Deccan Chargers skipper Kumar Sangakkara said their bowlers have done well and it’s the batting that has not clicked much. Deccan put on [...]
Chennai: Faf du Plessis stroked his way to a 52-ball 73 but Chennai Super Kings had to wait till the very last ball before eking out a seven-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in a thrilling Indian Premier League match here [...]
Patiala: National record holder Renjith Maheshwari of Tamil Nadu won the triple jump gold with a new meet record on the first day of the 16th Federation Cup National Senior Athletics Championships here today. Maheshwari’s leapt of 16.85m, which he [...]
Mumbai: Striker Jayesh Rane scored twice as Mumbai FC trounced Chirag United Kerala 3-0 to sail to the top of the Group C standings in the U-20 I-League, organised by WIFA and hosted at the Fr Agnel”s Ground in Vashi, [...]
New Delhi: Desperate to don his India jersey once again, cricketer Yuvraj Singh, who recently returned to the country after undergoing three cycles of chemotherapy in USA for a rare germ cell cancer, says he is set to start training [...]
Dubai: Sachin Tendulkar held on to the joint 12th spot to be the highest-ranked Indian batsman in the latest ICC Test rankings. In the bowling list, pacer Zaheer Khan is the highest-ranked Indian in the list at the 12th spot. [...]
Monaco: Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek were routed 2-6, 0-6 by top seeds Mike and Bob Bryan as the Indian challenge ended at the ATP Monte Carlo Masters came to an end on Friday. The crushing defeat of the fifth-seeded [...]
Mumbai: Their campaign stuttering due to continuous batting failures, Mumbai Indians would hope that Sachin Tendulkar comes back and inspires a turnaround when they take on a struggling Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League match, here tomorrow. The [...]
Trinidad: Guyanese batsman Assad Fudadin has been rewarded for a prolific first-class season with a national call-up for the final Test against Australia in Dominica, starting Monday, while highly rated leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo was dropped from the West Indian squad. [...]
New Delhi: Delhi Daredevils vice-captain Mahela Jayawardene hailed Kevin Pietersen’s maiden hundred in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Deccan Chargers as the best Twenty20 innings he has ever seen. ‘KP (Pietersen) played exceptionally well. Last night’s knock from [...]
Chennai: Up again in the ‘ring’ after crushing Pune warriors with the right sucker punches from Proteas Faf Du Plessis and S Badrinath, not to forget skipper M S Dhoni’s cameo knock in the middle order, reigning champions Chennai Super [...]
Madikeri: About 215 family teams will participate in the Kodava Family Hockey festival beginning here tomorrow. Hosted by Aichettira family, the winner will carry Aichettira Cup and cash prize of Rs five lakhs and a trophy. Tournament Chairman I K [...]
Chennai: Every losing game in T20 cricket holds up the mirror for the team reflecting the lose ends in one’s batting or bowlig, so to speak, as Pune Warriors realised after their bad loss to Chennai Super Kings here last [...]
Kolkata: Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar and Olympian Shiny Abraham Wilson will be honoured with the lifetime achievement awards during the Bluechip Calcutta Sports Journalists’ Club annual function to be held in Town Hall on April 26. National table tennis [...]
Mumbai: Raising hopes about his availability for the rest of IPL season V after a lengthy absence from the event due of a finger injury sustained a fortnight ago, Sachin Tendulkar today practised for about one-and-a-half hours at the nets [...]
Jaipur: Lanky medium pacer Sidhartha Trivedi, who has been a consistent performer for the Rajasthan Royals since the inception of IPL, is hoping that his good show in the ongoing edition is being noticed by the selectors. “I have been [...]
New Delhi: Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal crossed the first hurdle with a straight-game victory but India overall had a bitter-sweet day at the Asia Badminton Championship at Qingdao, China on Wednesday. World number five Saina thrashed China’s Kaori Imabeppu [...]
Melbourne: The Federation of International Cricketers Association has described Bangladesh’s decision to tour Pakistan for an ODI and a Twenty20 match as “chaotic and contradictory”, saying players’ safety should not be put at risk to “enhance someone’s political or other [...]
Mohali: West Indian swashbuckler Chris Gayle’s devastating form will be a cause of immense worry for the inconsistent Kings XI Punjab when they clash with Royal Challengers Bangalore in an IPL match here tomorrow. Punjab slumped to their third defeat, [...]
Mohali: Kings XI Punjab skipper Adam Gilchrist has said that it is a matter of concern that an intruder managed to get close to the players during their IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders, last night. The Australian said he [...]
Mohali: Comprehensively beaten on their home turf by Kolkata Knight Riders, a disappointed Kings XI Punjab captain Adam Gilchrist said his team failed as a batting unit. “It was a combination of some poor batting (by us) and very good [...]
New Delhi: Seasoned professional Aditya Mehta will represent India in the Asian Snooker Championship to be held in Doha from April 20 to 28. This is the fourth time Aditya will be competing in event, having already pocketed two silver [...]
New Delhi: Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal crossed the first hurdle with a straight-game victory but India overall had a bitter-sweet day at the Asia Badminton Championship at Qingdao, China on Wednesday. World number five Saina thrashed China’s Kaori Imabeppu [...]
Chennai: Defending champions Chennai Super Kings would look to get over the disappointment of three losses when they take on Pune Warriors on their home turf here on Thursday, aiming to extract revenge on the visitors for defeat in their [...]
New Delhi: India were blanked 0-3 by USA in their opening match at the second leg of the Women four-nation hockey tournament at Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium in Pakuranga, New Zealand on Wednesday. Shannon Taylor (PC, 14th minute), Paige Selenski [...]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government is developing an 18-hole golf course in the high-altitude Leh town of Ladakh region, an official said here today. The golf course is being developed over an area of 190 acres of land on [...]
Kolkata: Olympics-bound Bengal shooter Joydeep Karmakar hopes that former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly comes to London to cheer him and his fellow shooters during the mega-event. Karmakar, who made it to the Olympics after clearing the National Rifles Association [...]
Colombo: Sri Lanka Cricket on Tuesday congratulated senior player Kumar Sangakkara on being named the International Cricketer of the Year 2012 by the Wisden Almanack. “Kumar joins a special brand of past greats dating back to 1889, and the award [...]
Mumbai: Young spinner Shahbaz Nadeem, who helped Delhi Daredevils record a comprehensive victory over Mumbai Indians in the IPL, said that his captain Virender Sehwag`s encouraging words gave him the confidence to do well in the tournament. Nadeem took two [...]
Mumbai: Mumbai Indians captain Harbhajan Singh attributed poor shot selection of his top order batsmen as the reason behind his team`s humiliating loss against Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League game here. Mumbai were shot out by Delhi for [...]
Mohali: Their campaign back on track after back-to-back victories, Kings XI Punjab would look to build on the winning momentum when they clash with Kolkata Knight Riders at their home turf in the Indian Premier League here tomorrow. After two [...]
Jamshedpur: Three young adventure enthusiasts from Jharkhand have reached Island Peak in their quest to conquer Mount Everest under the expert guidance of legendary mountaineer Bachendri Pal. The trio — Meghlal Mahato, Binita Soren and Rajendra Singh Pal — will [...]
New Delhi: Sahara India Pariwar on Monday pledged to promote and financially support Indian volleyball by sponsoring the men’s senior and junior national teams for a span of four years. The sponsors of Indian cricket and hockey (men and women [...]
New Delhi: Indian golfer Jyoti Randhawa believes he is on the right track to return to his winning ways after coming close at the $2.5 million Malaysian Open over the weekend. Randhawa, who became India’s first Asian Tour number one [...]
Gangtok: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) could set up one of its eight regional residential academies in Sikkim if the state comes up with the required infrastructure. I-League CEO Sunanda Dhar said the AIFF was setting up eight regional [...]
Dubai: The International Cricket Council’s Executive Board today decided to increase the number of teams in the biennial World Twenty20 Championships from 12 to 16 for the editions commencing 2014. During a weekend meeting here, the ICC Board received a [...]
The International Cricket Council’s Executive Board today decided to increase the number of teams in the biennial World T20 Championships from 12 to 16 for the editions commencing 2014. During a weekend meeting here, the ICC Board received a report [...]
Kolkata: Having won two back-to-back matches, Kolkata Knight Riders would look to continue their momentum and make full use of at least their remaining six matches at home in the ongoing Indian Premier League. The Knight Riders slow bowlers led [...]
New Delhi: A sportsperson thanking his coach is an oft-repeated sight but Indian boxing coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu on Saturday turned the tradition on its head by thanking his Olympic-bound star ward Vijender Singh. “I am thankful to Vijender. He [...]
New Delhi: IPL team Kings XI Punjab on Saturday announced Kyle Abbott and Benjamin Cutting as replacements for the injured bowling duo of R Satish and Stuart Broad. “It is rather unfortunate that two of our players Stuart Broad and [...]
Kolkata: Star of the Kolkata Knight Riders, Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan said he always feels at home while playing at the Eden Gardens. The top all-rounder in the ICC rankings was included in the team after KKR faced defeats [...]
Kolkata: Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid felt his young bowling attack’s inexperience made the decisive difference in the low-scoring five-wicket loss to Kolkata Knight Riders in an IPL match. Defending a small 132 on a slow Eden wicket, the Rajasthan [...]
Kolkata: India’s women recurve team, comprising Deepika Kumari, Laishram Bombayla Devi and Chekrovolu Swuro set up a gold medal clash against the Korean heavyweights at the Archery World Cup Stage I in Shanghai on Friday. There was a ray of [...]
New Delhi: He has been rated as one of the best finishers in shortest version and New Zealand skipper Ross Taylor feels that his ideal batting slot in a Twenty20 side would be No. 4 or 5. “I can bat [...]
New Delhi: Saina Nehwal is very skillful and has the potential to win a medal at this year’s London Olympics provided she continues to work hard, feels world number one Lee Chong Wei. “The ultimate goal of playing in a [...]
Dharamsala: Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin says Sachin Tendulkar deserves to be conferred with the Bharat Ratna, but wants hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand to be the first sportsperson to be bestowed with the country’s top civilian honour. “Sachin should [...]
New Delhi: What was to be promotional joy ride became more of a chaotic ride as Delhi Daredevils skipper Virender Sehwag along with a few of his teammates boarded the Delhi Metro on Friday, ironically, to help raise awareness among [...]
Dharamsala: Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin feels that current skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni lacks “a bit of intelligence” when it comes to leading the side in Test cricket and there should be different captains for three formats of the game. [...]
Mumbai: Rajasthan Royals batsman Owais Shah was disappointed with the way he got out to Lasith Malinga and said he made a mistake by not playing out the Mumbai Indians pace spearhead. “I think I made a mistake by not [...]
Mohali: Do not be afraid of failures and just keep giving your hundred percent, it is with these words that Pune Warriors captain Sourav Ganguly tries to keep his players in good spirits. Ganguly feels the frequency of the failures [...]
Gurgaon: England’s star batsman Kevin Pietersen paid a visit to India’s flamboyant left-hander Yuvraj Singh at his residence here Thursday. Yuvraj came back home Monday after undergoing treatment in the US for a rare germ cell cancer. After meeting Yuvraj, [...]
Chennai: Chennai Super Kings beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by five wickets in their Indian Premier League match at M. Chidambaram Stadium here today. CSK managed to chase down RCB’s 205 with Virat Kohli giving away 28 runs in the 19th [...]
Mumbai : Big-hitting West Indian all-rounder Kieron Pollard says the gamble Mumbai Indians took worked for the team in the win over Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League. The 24-year-old Trinidadian, who scored a blistering 64 off 33 balls [...]
New Delhi: Indian badminton ace Saina Nehwal will open her campaign against Asian Games bronze medallist Yip Pui Yin of Hong Kong in the India Open World Superseries tournament, starting here on April 24. The event will also double up [...]
New Delhi: In a big boost to ailing Air India, the government on Thursday approved a turnaround plan (TAP) to restructure the operations and the finances of the cash-strapped carrier, including infusion of additional equity. “The turnaround plan of Air [...]
New Delhi: Pune Warriors skipper Sourav Ganguly may have to use a bat without sponsor’s sticker when his team plays against Kings XI Punjab in an away match at Mohali on Thursday. The problem has been that the sponsors of [...]
London: Former IPL Chairman Lalit Modi today claimed that the bankruptcy order against him over unpaid bills allegedly owed to a private security firm has been annulled in the High Court here. A London court had in February passed the [...]
Gurgaon: Recuperating from a rare germ-cell cancer, India’s World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh today said that he has developed a “cherished friendship” with Sachin Tendulkar over the years and the iconic batsman has always been in his thoughts during his [...]
New Delhi: Shiva Thapa (56kg) today became the youngest Indian boxer to make the cut for the Olympics by reaching the final but the already-qualified Vijender Singh (75kg) bowed out after losing in the last-four stage of the Asian Qualifiers’ [...]
Gurgaon: “I am thankful to god that I got my life back,” said Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh in his first media interaction after undergoing treatment for a rare germ cell cancer, conceding that it would take at least two more [...]
New Delhi: Experienced goalkeeper Bharat Chetri will lead an 18—member Indian team in the Men’s Four Nation Olympic Test Event to be held at London from May 2 to 6, Hockey India said on Tuesday. Star midfielder Sardar Singh will [...]
British High Commissioner in India, James Bevan today called on IOA acting president V K Malhotra and assured full security for the Indian contingent which will take part in the London Olympics. “We are eagerly awaiting the arrival of Indian [...]
Mohali: The Punjab government is prepared to render “all possible help” to Indian Cricketer Yuvraj Singh, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said here today. “The Punjab government is prepared to provide out of the way all possible help to Yuvraj [...]
New Delhi: A pat on the back by none other than International Boxing Association President Ching Kuo Wu came as a shot in the arm as five Indian boxers geared up for the Asian Olympic Qualifiers semifinals in Astana, Kazakhstan [...]
Dubai: The ICC on Tuesday announced that it will organise its first-ever curator workshop in Dubai on April 11 and 12 April, covering a wide range of issues involved in pitch preparation. The workshop will be attended by the head [...]
Pune: Pune Warriors captain Sourav Ganguly has been handed an official warning and reprimand for breaching Clothing Regulations of the IPL Code of Conduct during his team`s match against Kings XI Punjab here on Sunday. Ganguly pleaded guilty to a [...]
Chandigarh: Indian tennis ace Leander Paes will feature in an exhibition doubles match along with new Davis Cup teammate Sanam Singh at the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association (CLTA) complex, on Tuesday. The CLTA trainees will partner the two players. On [...]
New Delhi: Delhi Daredevils vice-captain Mahela Jayawardene, who joined the team on Sunday along with explosive English batsman Kevin Pietersen, said that nowadays it’s not difficult to switch formats. “As for coming and playing IPL after playing Test cricket doesn’t [...]
New Delhi: Teen Indian boxer Shiva Thapa on Monday stunned former Olympic silver-medallist Worapoj Petchkoom 16-10 to enter the semifinals of the Asian Olympic Qualifiers in Astana (Kazakhstan) and is now just one win away from booking a berth for [...]
New Delhi: Bolstered by the availability of Mahela Jayawardene and Kevin Pietersen, Delhi Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag is hoping to return to winning ways when they take on Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League on Tuesday. Jayawardene and [...]
New Delhi: Senior Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar today welcomed teammate Yuvraj Singh on his return to the country and wished him a speedy recovery following his treatment for a rare germ cell cancer in the United States. “Yuvi- Got well [...]
New Delhi: Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh, who underwent three cycles of chemotherapy in United States for a rare germ cell cancer between his lungs, returned to the country on Monday to a rousing reception from adoring fans. Received by his [...]
Guangzhou: India`s Subhajit Saha and Divya Deshpande registered upset wins to move into the second round of the Asia Cup table tennis tournament on Saturday. Subhajit, ranked 259 in the world, defeated world No 18 Jiang Tian Yi of Hong [...]
Bangalore: AB de Villiers and Muttiah Muralitharan starred with the bat and ball respectively as Royal Challengers Bangalore posted a 20-run victory over Delhi Daredevils to start their campaign in the fifth edition of Indian Premier League on a winning [...]
Jaipur: After a rollicking start to their IPL V campaign, Rajasthan Royals will look to continue the winning momentum when they face Kolkata Knight Riders, who would be equally keen to bounce back from a humiliating defeat in their opening [...]
Lahore: Saeed Ajmal has been offered a lucrative full season contract by English county Worcestershire but the Pakistan off-spinner may be forced to reject it as he is still waiting for a confirmation that he would be released during national [...]
Bangalore: Containing big-hitting opener Virender Sehwag and putting up a good fielding show are part of Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Daniel Vetorri’s plans to stymie Delhi Daredevils in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match on Saturday. “I think if we [...]
Mumbai: Pune Warriors defeated Mumbai Indians by 29 runs in a low-scoring Indian Premier League match on Friday. Brief Scores: Pune Warriors: 129 for seven in 20 overs (Steven Smith 39, Robin Uthappa 36; Lasith Malinga 2/16, Munaf Patel 2/26). [...]
Mumbai: Hosts Mumbai Indians restricted Pune Warriors to a modest 129 for nine courtesy effective bowling and brilliant fielding in an Indian Premier League match at the Wankhede Stadium, here today. The Warriors, who had won only four games in [...]
New Delhi: Asian Games silver—medallist Manpreet Singh took less than three minutes to win his opening bout and enter the quarterfinals of the Asian Olympic Boxing Qualifiers in Astana, Kazakhstan on Friday. Manpreet defeated Mongolia’s Toulyek Yerbolat in a lop—sided [...]
Visakhapatnam: Defending champions Chennai Super Kings would look to bounce back after their humiliating defeat against Mumbai Indians in the campaign-opener when they take on a depleted Deccan Chargers in their second IPL fixture on Saturday. Chennai, the most consistent [...]
New Delhi: Curious whether your favourite IPL T-20 cricket match will be disrupted due to adverse weather conditions? Don’t worry. Just log on to the website of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) and get complete details of the weather conditions [...]
New Delhi: Recuperating after undergoing three cycles of chemotherapy for a malignant tumour between his lungs, Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh received an inspiring video message from his “real life hero” Lance Armstrong – the cycling legend whose own successful battle [...]
Mumbai: IPL team Mumbai Indians and Disney Consumer Products on Thursday launched ‘Mickey Cricket’ special collection, a limited edition merchandise range for the kids. Joined by Sachin Tendulkar, ace off-spinner Harbhajan Singh and fast bowler Lasith Malinga, Mickey Mouse unveiled [...]
New Delhi: The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) on Thursday agreed to the NRAI’s request for exchange of quota, paving the way for participation of Heena Sidhu in the women’s Air Pistol event at the London Olympics. “The ISSF has [...]
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