NO THREAT TO TEST TOP SPOT
INDIA (130 rating points) has retained the No 1 position on the ICC Test Championship table after the annual update and is now 11 ratings points clear of South Africa (119). By virtue of earning a |
Stop talking about my age: Sachin
Colombo, July 30: With a fifth Test double hundred under his belt at 37, Sachin Tendulkar on Friday said he has proved that age has nothing to do with performance and people should just stop linking t |
RUN FEAST = DULL DRAW
Colombo, July 30: The second Test between India and Sri Lanka ended in a high-scoring draw on Friday after the bat dominated the ball on a featherbed wicket for five days. India posted their second-hi |
HI gets SC okay to hold elections
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Hockey India to hold elections for its executive body but restrained it from implementation of the results. A Bench comprising
Justices Altmas Kabi |
SC ORDER FITTING REPLY TO PROBLEM-MAKERS: HI
New Delhi: A relieved Hockey India on Friday said the Supreme Court's green signal to it's elections is a slap in the face of those who are constantly creating problems in the conduct of its much-awai |
SANTOSH TROPHY Sabeeth and Rajesh score for TN in win vs Mizoram
Kolkata, July 30: Tamil Nadu struck twice in the second-half to defeat Mizoram 2-0 while hosts Bengal had to settle for a tame 1-1 draw against Delhi in the quarterfinal group league of the 64th Santo |
TNSA's Rufus sails to his maiden title
NATL SAILING C'SHIP
Express News Service Hyderabad, July 30
RAJESH CHOUDHARY (Army Yachting Node), who won 10 out of 12 races in Laser Radial, continued his hold on the national title while 15-year-old Rufus N Patrick |
WC star Forlan scores with fans in India
Kolkata, July 30: Wildly cheered by hundreds of soccer fans, Uruguayan star footballer Diego Forlan -the Golden Ball winner in the recently held World Cup -arrived in the city on Friday on a threeday |
Saranya and Bavankumar claim titles in state junior chess
J Saranya of Tiruvallur District and Bavankumar of Bloom Chess Academy became the Champions for the VV Rajamani Memorial Rolling Trophy and S Ramakrishnan Memorial Rolling Trophy in their respective c |
FIDE RATING CHESS FROM AUG 2
The 3rd Modern School International Fide Rating Chess Championship will be held at the school campus from Aug 2 to 7. A total prize money of Rs 1 lakh will be at stake. The winner will get the cash pr |
KAPUR JOINT 25TH
A doublebogey on the sixth was the lone blot in Shiv Kapur's three-under 68 which earned him a share of the 25th spot but SSP Chowrasia seemed in danger of missing the cut after carding a 74 in the op |
ANDERSON PUTS ENGLAND ON TOP
James Anderson marked his 28th birthday with five wickets as Pakistan slumped to 147 for nine on the second day of the first Test against England at Trent Bridge here on Friday.
Brief scores: Engla |
TNCA LEAGUE SAM PUTS TROTTERS ON TOP
SUNIL Sam (4-30) helped Globe Trotters dismiss Falcon cheaply for 77 on the first day of the TNCA Senior Division League here on Friday . In reply, Trotters ended the day in a strong position at 75 |
RENJITH, POONIA STRIKE GOLD
National record holder triple jumper Renjith Mahes wary led the Indian gold meda charge as the home athletes faced little challenge on the concluding day of the Asian All-Sta Athletics meet here on Fr |
JEEV TIED 25TH, ATWAL SHARES 39TH POSITION
Jeev Milkha Singh carded a flawless three-under 67 to be tied 25th while Arjun Atwal's topsy-turvy two-under 68 had him tied 39th after the opening round of the Greenbrier Classic Golf Tournament. All |
MARY KOM NOW PLAYER & COACH
Woman boxer MC Mary Kom is making a transition to coaching as well by setting up an academy in Imphal even while she guns for a fifth world title herself. The 27-year-old with a little help from army |
FIRST ROUND OF INRC ON AUGUST 1
Top bike riders in the country are all set to showcase their skills at the dirt tracks at Kethanur in the FMSCI MAK Indian National Rally Championship (INRC) 2010 on August 1. The first of the five ro |
INDIA WIN AGAIN IN PORTUGAL
The Indian national football team thrashed Portuguese 3rd division side Desportivo Monsanto 6-2 in their second practice match of the two-month training tour of the Iberian country in Vieria de Leiria |
CWG CORRUPTION TRAIL LEADS TO UK
While the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has recommended that the CBI probe irregularities and violations in contracts awarded for the Commonwealth Games, the co rruption trail is seemingly not co |
RUNS AND RECORDS
SACHIN TENDULKAR hit 203 and debutant Suresh Raina made 120 as India bettered Sri Lanka's run-spree in the high-scoring second Test on Thursday . India, kept on the field for the first two days duri |
Karan through in World Jr Squash
AS many as four Indian players advanced to the round of 32 on the opening day of the World Junior Men's Squash Championship in Quito, Ecuador. Only Abhishek Pradhan and Mahesh Mangaonkar stuttered in |
Badminton camp for Spl Olympics
Mental disabilities in children can be treated only with love and patience. This was the underlying sentiment at the inauguration of a fiveday badminton coaching camp. The camp, inaugurated by Social |
Morgan hits maiden Test ton
Nottingham: Eoin Morgan's maiden Test hundred was key to England's revival against Pakistan as they made 331 for four by stumps on the first day of their series opener at Trent Bridge on Thursday |
Murali, Kumble plan bowling academy
Record-breaking Sri
Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan and retired Indian legend Anil Kumble plan to join hands to set up a spin academy for youngsters, the players were quoted as saying on Thursd |
Raut wins ninth race, Choudhary gets jolt
BIJAY KUMAR RAUT of Army Yachting Node (AYN) played a patient game to perfection to win the ninth race while 15times champion Rajesh Choudhary suffered a jolt as he was pushed to the third spot in Las |
BANERJEE MAKES HISTORY
Atanu Banerjee became the first Indian basketball referee to appear in a World Championship final when he officiated the summit-clash of the FIBA Under-17 women's tournament in Toulouse, France on Jul |
For Pak, it's about hurdles
Despite problems, sport gaining popularity across LoC
EVEN as internal disarray impedes the once splendid sports culture in Pakistan, rowing is a sport on the upswing, or rather it one of the few sp |
I'm satisfied with CWG preparations, says PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Sin
gh on Thursday said he has reviewed the Commonwealth Games preprations and is "satisfied" with the progress. "I have reviewed the situation with the cabinet secretary |
CVC spots violations in CWG-construction work
: An inspection by
the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has found serious discrepancies such as award of works at higher rates to bidders, poor quality of construction and grant of work to ineligi |
31 nations check security
Security heads of 31 countries, including Pakistan, participating in the Commonwealth Games on Thursday inspected security arrangements at the Games village and the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, main venu |
DRAW IN BIEL CHESS
Grandmaster Parimarjan
Negi ended his disappointing campaign with a draw against Maxime Vachier-Lagarave of France in the ninth and final round of the Young Grandmasters Tournament a part of the 43r |
`India can bid for Olympics'
Impressed with India's prepared
ness for the upcoming Commonwealth Games, five-time Olympic gold medalist rower Sir Steve Redgrave on Thursday said the country should bid for the Olympics. "After |
APIL DEV BOWLS TO RITISH PM CAMERON
: British Prime Minister
David Cameron showed his skills with the cricket bat as he played out a few deliveries bowled to him by the legendary Kapil Dev.
Kapil Dev, India s only World Cup wining |
CHINA TOURS WILL HELP US: SHARATH
: Indian paddlers are
CHINA TOURS WILL HELP US: SHARATH New Delhi: Indian paddlers are gearing up for next month's China Open and Olympian Achanta Sharath Kamal feels the exposure trip will hold the |
INDIAN FOOTBALLERS EXCEL IN PORTUGAL
PORTUGAL ndian National foot
ball team beat Portuguese third division side Desportivo Das Caldas 4-1 in their first practice match of the two-month training tour of the Iberian country in Vieria de L |
ESSEX SIGN WINDIES' ALLROUNDER BRAVO
West Indies all-rounder
ESSEX SIGN WINDIES' ALLROUNDER BRAVO London: West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has been signed by Essex for the English county's twenty20 finals day. Essex qualified for t |
FRENCH CITY DROPS BID TO HOST MATCHES
The cash
strapped French city of Strasbourg announced on Thursday they have withdrawn their bid to host matches in the 2016 European football championship. City officials estimated that the financial |
Tintu Luka wins gold in Asian All-Star Athletics
PT Usha's pro
t�g�, Tintu Luka stole the limelight on the first day of the Asian All Star Athletics Me et with a personal best tim ing to win the gold in women's 800m race on Thursday. Luka ran aw |
ROWING CARNIVAL
AS much as the healthy competition involved, one is struck by the sheer delight of the children rowing away in their boats. Maybe, they are immune to the coldheartedness on bigger stages of the sport. |
SOM LOSES TO TIPSAVERIC IN FARMERS CLASSIC 2ND ROUND
Somdev Devvarman suffered a second successive defeat against Serbia's Janko Tipsaveric to crash out of the ATP Farmers Classic here. The Indian qualifier fought hard but lost 6-7(9), 2-6 to his sixth |
Good show by Chennai juniors in karate c'ship
The Indian junior team bagged three medals in the recently concluded Karate Championship in Buenos Aires between July 24-25. The team won two gold medals and a bronze in the individual events and |
EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Athletes in the photo are seen competing in heat 2 of the 110m hurdles of the men's decathlon.
France's Christophe Lemaitre was 100m champion with a timing of 10.11sec as British veteran Dwain Cham |
"LIES & BETRAYAL"
Buenos Aires: Diego Maradona has accused Argentina football chief Julio Grondona of lying and team manager Carlos Bilardo of treason in a bitter attack on the two men he insists plotted his downfall. |
Eng ready to face Pak pacers: Colly
Paul
Collingwood is adamant there is no reason why he or his fellow England batsmen should feel daunted by the challenge of facing Pakistan's bowlers here at Trent Bridge. Pakistan go into the firs |
Bedi a controversy monger: Muralitharan
RETIRED spin great Muttiah Muralitharan on Wednesday lashed out at his long-time detractor Bishen Singh Bedi, calling the former Indian captain a controversy monger and ordinary bowler who would have |
"India doesn't deserve top spot"
Former Aus
tralian captain Steve Waugh feels that the Indian cricket team doesn't deserve to be the No 1 Test side in the world. In the light of India's struggling performance in Sri Lanka, Waugh |
Got out to a bad shot, rues Viru
Explosive batsman
Virender Sehwag on Wednesday rued his selection of shot while batting at 99 and said had he not committed the mistake, India would have been in a better position in the second cri |
Bedi sticks to view: Murali is a chucker
Bishen Bedi on Wednesday stuck to his long-held view that now retired Sri Lank
an spinner Muttiah Muralitharan was a chucker.
When asked about his reaction to Murali's comments, Bedi said: "I don' |
WANKHEDE RENOVATION WORK ON TRACK: BCCI
The BCCI on Wednesday dismissed media reports that renovation at Mumbai's Wankhede stadium was behind schedule and claimed the venue would be ready in time for 2011 World Cup final.
Board chief ad |
DALMIYA ELECTED CAB CHIEF FOR 3RD TERM
Former BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya on Wednesday extended his reign at the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) for a third consecutive term as their 79th annual general meeting turned out to be lo |
100-WICKET MILESTONE FOR ARAFAT IN T20
Pakistan allrounder Yasir Arafat became the second bowler to take 100 Twenty20 wickets when he picked up four wickets playing for Sussex against Not
tinghamshire at Trent Bridge. The other bowler to |
NILESH KULKARNI RETIRES, STARTS SPORTS INSTITUTE
Former Test cricketer Nilesh Kulkarni, who shot into limelight by taking a wicket with the first ball of his debut Test, announced his retirement from all forms
of cricket on Wednesday. He also ann |
FIH, govt giving HI lifeline despite court verdict
HOCKEY politics still persists despite the Delhi High Court's orders. Vested interests appear to be causing confusion by maintaining that Hockey India is recognised by the International Hockey Federat |
FIH threatens to take action; HI to move SC over election verdict
Forced to put off its polls for
the fourth time, Hockey India on Wednesday decided to move the Supreme Court against the stay order of the Bombay high court even as the world body (FIH) threatened t |
POSTPONED
AGAIN
After the Bombay High Court, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday stayed the election process in Hockey India (HI) following failure of the Central government to clarify the legal position regarding HI a |
EPL GRANTS RS 4.3 CR FOR INDIAN SLUM KIDS
he English Premier
League (EPL) will invest Rs 4.3 crore in the next three years for the overall development of 80,000 slum children in India, said British Sports Minister Jeremy Hunt on Wednesday. |
PARIMARJAN LOSES TO HOWELL IN BIEL CHESS
fered a shock defeat at the hands of David Howell of England in the eighth round of the Young Grandmasters tournament, a part of the 43rd Biel Chess Festival here on Tuesday. Negi succumbed to his fourth loss in the category-17 tournament and as a result fell below the 2600 Elo rating mark for the first time this year.
India's Parimarjan Negi suf
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MIZORAM STUN KERALA TO ENTER LAST EIGHT
: Mizoram upset Kerala 1-0
to move into the quarterfinals of the 64th Santosh Trophy interstate football competition here on Wednesday. Beikhokhei struck the winner in the 63rd minute by skillfully |
30 MEDALS FOR INDIA IN ROLLER SKATING
: Chitikela Akhil won
two gold and a silver medal in the artistic skating category as India finished with a tally of 30 medals in the 14th Asian Roller Skating Championship in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Yam |
INDIAN CHALLENGE ENDS IN MACAU OPEN
: Indian challenge at
the Macau Open Super Series ended with shuttlers P Kashyap, RMV Gurusaidutt and Aditi Mutatkar losing their respective matches on Wednesday. Gurusaidutt went down 21-13, 15-21, |
Saranya, Mohana Priya share lead in jr girls chess
THE battle for the lead in the women's category of the IOB TN State Junior and State Junior Girls Chess Championship got interesting as J Saranya of Thiruvallur and J.
Mohana Priya of Kanchi shared |
G h ASAN MEMORIAL WIN
Asan Memorial SSS (Ch-6) recored a 25-run win over Don Bosco MHSS in the TNCA city schools U-16 cricket tour nament for C Ramaswamy Trophy on Wednesday .BRIEF SCORES Santhome HSS `B' 12 |
ASRA Regatta gets underway
THE conditions were perfect as the ASRA Regatta got underway in the city. The inauguration, featuring folk dancers, drummers and musicians, was colourful.
The cloudy sky made it a perfect weather f |
"Can't force athletes to participate"
British sports and culture se cretary Jeremy Hunt said Wednesday that his government cannot force his country's sportspersons to participate in the CWG in Delhi. Reacting to IOA chief Sur esh Kalm |
Organisers relaxed: Coe
Legendary British athlete Sebastian Coe, chief of the 2012 London Olympic Games Organising Committee, remarked tongue in cheek that it was nice to find the CWG organisers in a relaxed mood with the ev |
NZ DISMISSES AIYAR'S BRIBE ALLEGATIONS
New Zealand Olympic Committee has dismissed allegations by former Indian Sports Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar that it accepted USD 100,000 "bribe" from Delhi Commonwealth Games organisers, saying the mo |
Gill mum on Aiyar's outburst
Sports Minister MS Gill
refused to join issues with his predecessor Mani Shankar Aiyar who had criticised the hosting of Commonwealth Games as waste of money , merely saying that he was happy |
NOTHING WRONG WITH VENUES, SAYS SPORTS MINISTER
Sports Minister MS Gill rubbished media reports that claimed that some of the CWG venues were incomplete and faulty. Gill said that all the venues are architectural and engineering marvels and no leak |
Raul agrees to 2-yr deal with Schalke
Real Madrid and former Spanish international star Raul agreed to a two-year deal on Wednesday with Germany's Schalke 04 after 16 years at the Bernabeu, the Bundesliga side announced. The 33-year-o |
Centenary celebrations of Mohun Bagan's IFA Shield win from today
The centenary celeb rations of Mohun Bagan's hi storic feat of becoming the first Indian team to win the IFA Shield in 1911 kicks off on Th ursday with the release of a first day cover by the postal d |
Rohini hopes to qualify for London Olympics
ROHINI Rau is chasing a dr eam. She aims to sail in the 2012 London Olympics. If she does make it, Rohini will become the first Indian woman sailor to qualify for the Olympics. Rohini is close to t |
Sutil hopes for good show in Hungary GP
its points tally higher in Hungarian GP . "Hockenheim obviously wasn't the best race weekend for us. But now we can look forward to the next race in Hungary'' said Adrian Sutil. ENS
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SEX SCANDAL
16 weightlifters write to IWF backing Malhotra
Suspended coach Ramesh Malhotra has got the backing of 16 core group women lifters who are training at NIS Patiala for the Commonwealth Games as they wrote a letter to Indian Weightlifting Federation |
Hope CWG flops: Aiyar
THE Commonwealth Games had the government in an embarrassing corner on Tuesday with not just the BJP asserting that it would raise project delays in Parliament but also its own MP Mani Shankar
Aiyar |
3/3 report ready, PCB needs govt okay: Butt
Rubbishing Ehsan Mani's claim that PCB was dragging its feet on the resumption of international cricket in Pakistan by delaying the report on Lahore attack, board chief Ejaz Butt said they were ready |
3/3 report ready, PCB needs govt okay: Butt
Rubbishing Ehsan Mani's claim that PCB was dragging its feet on the resumption of international cricket in Pakistan by delaying the report on Lahore attack, board chief Ejaz Butt said they were ready |
Saina, Bindra among 6 brand ambassadors
OLYMPIC gold medallist shooter
Abhinav Bindra will be among six sportspersons named as brand ambassadors for the CWG. The Organising Committee on Tuesday announced the names
nounced the names of b |
DOUBLE TROUBLE
India need another 348 runs to avoid follow-on after Sangakkara's 219 and Jayawardene's 174
Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene revelled on their favourite hunting ground to s |
DOUBLE TROUBLE
India need another 348 runs to avoid follow-on after Sangakkara's 219 and Jayawardene's 174
Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene revelled on their favourite hunting ground to s |
CWG contracts under CVC scanner
The Central Vigilance Commission is examining all construction work related to the Commonwealth Games being undertaken by civic agencies following complaints of alleged large-scale corruption. The an |
GOVT WON'T FIX RESPONSIBILITY FOR WORK DELAY
THE delay in infrastructure constructi on which marred the build-up to th CWG may have irked many and dented India's international reputation but th government does not plan to fix any re sponsibility |
GOVT WON'T FIX RESPONSIBILITY FOR WORK DELAY
THE delay in infrastructure constructi on which marred the build-up to th CWG may have irked many and dented India's international reputation but th government does not plan to fix any re sponsibility |
Another big name pulls out: Tennis No 5 Stosur
Australian tennis player Samantha Stosur Tuesday joined the growing list of top athletes to pull out of the Commonwealth Games. The world No 5 would have been the top seed at the CWG, where tennis wa |
CHOUDHARY BACK TO WINNING WAYS
RAJESH Choudhary was back to his winning ways. The 38-year-old Army Yachting Node (AYN) international sailed away to glory in the seventh and eighth races to stay at the top in the Laser Radial event |
CHOUDHARY BACK TO WINNING WAYS
RAJESH Choudhary was back to his winning ways. The 38-year-old Army Yachting Node (AYN) international sailed away to glory in the seventh and eighth races to stay at the top in the Laser Radial event |
Modi still finds fault with panel members
SUSPENDED Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi's lawyers Tuesday demanded the removal of Chirayu Amin and Arun Jaitely from the disciplinary panel of the Board of Control for Cricket in |
CA may dump Howard as candidate on Friday
Cricket Australia is likely to drop former Prime Minister John Howard as its candidate for the International Cricket Council's president-elect post on Friday (July 30), a media report said.
CA is |
CA may dump Howard as candidate on Friday
Cricket Australia is likely to drop former Prime Minister John Howard as its candidate for the International Cricket Council's president-elect post on Friday (July 30), a media report said.
CA is |
ELECTION DRAMA
The Delhi HC rules that Indian Hockey Federation is the only recognised federation for the sport in the country Court states Hockey India is a private body and asks it to inform state bodies of its |
Court has removed confusion over IHF
IF the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) is "the only recognised body for the sport in the country", as the Delhi High Court has reiterated, then Hockey India obviously cannot hold the reins at the same |
Harshath's 4/7 fashions Sivasami victory over Ahobila Math
CITY SCAN
A Harshath (4-7) starred in Sir Sivasami Kalalaya SSS' (Ch-4) 109-run victory over Ahobila Math Oriental HSS (Ch-33) in the TNCA city schools U-16 cricket tournament for C Ramaswamy Trophy here on Tue |
DALMIYA TO CONTINUE UNCHALLENGED AT CAB
ALLENGED AT CAB : Seasoned administrator
Jagmohan Dalmiya is set to continue his reign in the Cricket Association of Bengal unchallenged for yet another year with his detractors not putting up any c |
SOM BEATS LAPENTTTI, ENTERS MAIN DRAW
MAIN DRAW Somdev Devvarman
scored a straight set win over Ecuador's Giovanni Lapentti to qualify for the singles event of the $619500 Farmers Classic. The third seed Indian beat his unseeded rival |
NEGI DRAWS AGAIN, AT BOTTOM OF TABLE
Grandmaster Parimarjan
Negi continued to disappoint at the Young Grandmasters Tournament of the 43rd Biel Chess Festival here as the Indian drew his seventh round game against Dmitry Andrikin of Rus |
RAJU NOT TO CONTEST FOR EFI PRESIDENT POST
After facing criticism
over his decision to contest the upcoming Equestrian Federation of India election Minister of State for Defence Pallam Raju has withdrawn nomination for the post of EFI presid |
LONDON MARKS 2-YEAR GAMES COUNTDOWN
London marked the two
year countdown to the 2012 Summer Games on Tuesday by throwing open venues to star athletes, issuing a call for 78,000 volunteers and opening the first official Olympic store fo |
ASIAN GAMES GOLD MEDALLIST MANE DEAD
Asian Games gold medal
winning wrestler Maruti Mane passed away on Tuesday at a hospital in Miraj after suffering from prolonged illness. He was 73.
Mane won the gold in the 1962 Asiad in Jakarta |
LOBATO GETS 2-YEAR BAN FOR DOPING
The Interna
tional Cycling Union says Spanish rider Ruben Lobato has been banned for two years for doping based on results from his "biological passport." Lobato was suspended by Spain's cycling fede |
BCCI meets today, Modi to be absent again
THE BCCI's disciplinary committee meets here on Tuesday to continue its probe into alleged fina
THE BCCI's disciplinary committee meets here on Tuesday to continue its probe into alleged financial i |
Fish outlasts Isner, wins back-to-back titles
MARDY Fish won his second straight title as he outlasted fellow-American John Isner in brutal heat, claiming the trophy 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4) at the ATP Atlanta Championships on Sunday. The 49thranked Fis |
LANKA IN CONTROL
Colombo: Tharanga Paranavitana and skipper Kumar Sangakkara flayed India's bowlers for centuries in consecutive matches as Sri Lanka dominated the opening day of the second Test here on Monday. The le |
Captain praises Paranavitana
IN a commanding position after scoring 312 for just two wickets on the opening day itself, Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara said his team would aim to add another 200 to 250 runs tomorrow and bat I |
TRACK HAS NOTHING FOR BOWLERS: RAINA
THE thrashing that they got from the Sri Lankan batsmen notwithstanding, Suresh Raina on Monday insisted that Indian bowlers did their job well and blamed their opening-day flop show in the second Tes |
INDIA TOUR MAY HAMPER ASHES PREPARATION: PONTING
AUSTRALIA skipper Ricky Ponting fears that the forthcoming tour of India in October may hamper their preparation for the Ashes series commencing in November 25 in Brisbane. Ponting said ideally Aus |
`We will submit terror attack report to ICC soon'
Kar achi: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday said that it will submit its report to the ICC on the terror attack on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore last year after obtaining due permission from the co |
ASRA regatta from July 28
Chennai, Jul 26: The Association of School Rowing in Asia (ASRA) will organise the 1st international school-level UNIFI Capital-ASRA regatta at the Rowing Centre, Koovathur, off the East Coast Road fr |
Raul bids farewell to the Bernabeu
An emotional Raul said his last farewell to the Real Madrid supporters on Monday ahead of his proposed move to German first division side Schalke. At a press conference preceding the farewell party at |
DRIVERS DEMAND MCLAREN IMPROVEMENT
McLaren duo Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button have called for big improvements from their team after failing to match the pace of rival teams during German Grand Prix. Hamilton and Button finished four |
SPORTS MINISTRY TO INQUIRE SCANDAL
Sports Ministry on Monday decided to launch its own probe into the allegations of sexual harassment against former women's hockey coach M K Kaushik by handing the task to its internal committee. Kaus |
IOA PRESIDENT TAKES REFUGE IN CM'S CAR Evading quote-hungry journal
Evading quote-hungry journala ists seeking his reaction to the r stunning verbal attack by Par gat Singh, IOA president Suresh kalmadi on Monday r had to plead chief minister Sheila Dikshit to r |
Indian assignment excites English coach Conway
THE new foreign sailing coach, Peter Conway has already become a big fan of 15-time National champion Rajesh Choudhary . "He (Choudhury) is one of the extraordinary sailors who come along onc |
GOOD SHOW BY JR INDIA BOXERS IN TURKEY
New Delhi: Inspired by Mike Tyson and Mohd Ali eight Indian junior boxers made quite an impression in their maiden international assignment clinching a couple of gold, a silver and a bronze medal at t |
CHOWRASIA ENDS TIED 47TH IN STOCKHOLM
Stockholm: SSP Chowrasia continued his erratic form to card a second successive two-over 74 and sign off tied 47th in the Nordea Scandinavian Masters Golf Tournament here. Chowrasia ended his campaign |
MANIPUR ANNEXE TITLE IN WOMEN'S BOXING
Guwahati: Manipur dominated the proceedings to clinch the sixth National Youth Women's Boxing Championships with three gold medals here. Manipur totalled 28 points. Hosts Assam got the runners-up trop |
PETTERSSON TRIUMPHS, JEEV JOINT 54TH
Ontaria (Canada): A wretched back-nine marred Jeev Milkha Singh's card as he turned in an even-par 70 in the final round to end tied 54th in the RBC Canadian Open golf tournament here. The seasoned Ch |
KERALA SET UP CLASH WITH MIZORAM
Kolkata: Kerala and Mizoram emerged cluster toppers to set up a pre-quarterfinal clash in the 64th National football Championship for the Santosh trophy here on Monday. The teams will take on each oth |
KASHYAP EYES SEMIS SPOT IN MACAU
New Delhi: High on confidence after his semifinal finish at the Singapore Open, Indian shuttler P Kashyap has set his eyes on emulating the achievement in the Macau Open Badminton Championships starti |
THIRUVALLUR IN FINAL
Beating Salem District Cricket Association by 202 runs, Thiruvallur District Cricket Association entered the final of the TNCA Inter-District U-16 cricket tournament for P R Thevar Trophy on Monday |
SATHYABAMA WIN TITLE
Sathyabama University, backed by a brilliant performance from Prasanna (31 points) defeated Jeppiaar College 67-66 in the final of the PBA interCollegiate basketball tournament.
RESULT: Sathyabama |
PRANAYA STUNS VARUN
Unseeded Pranaya Karthik of Karna taka upset third-seeded Varun Desai of Maharashtra 6-4, 6-1 in the first round of the Taxsmile AITA TS National Ranking Tennis Tournament University on Monday . Pran |
THREE SHARE LEAD
After four rounds of the IOB TN State Junior tournament on Monday, three shared the lead in both the boys and girls categories. In the boys section,
M Muthu Alagappan, Bavankumar and KG Chaithanyaa |
Rohit stars in Venkatasubba Rao win
M Rohit Bhandari's 5 for 15 helped Sir M Venkatasubba Rao School beat Mont Fort Academy by eight wickets in the TNCA-City Schools U-16 cricket tournament for the C Ramaswamy Trophy .
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One final defiance from Armstrong
Lance Armstrong riled Tour de France officials on his final day on the race after appearing on the podium in blackcoloured team strips. RadioShack's team colours are red and grey . However, se |
REBELLO 1ST WOMAN REF IN SENIOR FOOTBALL
Former Indian women's football team captain Maria Rebello on Sunday created history by becoming the first Indian woman to don the referee's mantle at the senior level.
Rebello officiated in the San |
DELHI IN LAST 16 OF SANTOSH TROPHY
Delhi maintained a clean slate to romp into the prequarterfinals with a 3-1 wi over Madhya Pradesh in the 64th Santosh Trophy here on Sunday. Delhi finished their cluster engagements with ni points fr |
FISH STUNS RODDICK, FACES ISNER IN FINAL
Mardy Fish ran his career-best win streak to nine straight as the sixth seed stunned top seed Andy Roddick 7-6 (5), 6-3 in the semifinals of the Atlanta Tennis Championships. He will face John Isner, |
BOPANNA-VLIEGEN IN ATLANTA FINAL
India's Rohan Bopanna and Kristof Vliegen of Belgium defeated Stephen Huss of Australia and Brazil's Andre Sa in straight sets to reach the doubles final of the Atlanta Tennis Championship.Bopanna and |
SANIA STUMBLES IN WREXHAM FINAL
After mauling lower-ranked opponents all through the week, Sania Mirza lost the title clash of the Wrexham IFT event 2-6, 4-6 to local favourite Heather Watson on Sunday. Top seed Sania had reached th |
GUTI LEAVES REAL AFTER 15 YEARS
Veteran midfielder Guti said on Sunday that he was closing a "glorious stage" in his career as he parted ways with Real Madrid after 15 seasons with the Spanish giants.
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FORMER IHF PRESIDENT MAHAJAN DEAD
Former president of Indian Hockey Federation, I M Mahajan has passed away following a brief illness. Mahajan, 86 breathed his last on Saturday. The veteran sports administrator has served the game for |
ONGC win Murugappa Cup for first time
BIKASH Toppo's reverse flick from the left flank in the 61st minute helped ONGC beat IOC 2-1 in the final of the 86th All-India MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup hockey tournament at the Mayor Radhakrishnan stad |
Negi settles for draw with Giri
Indian GM Parimarjan Negi played out his third draw on the trot, signing peace with Anish Giri of Holland in the sixth round of t h e Yo u n g Grandmasters tournament, a part of the 43rd
part of t |
ONE-TWO!
Spaniard Fernando Alonso led Ferrari teammate Felipe Massa to a one-two victory in the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim on Sunday .
But the race's denouement was shrouded in controversy as Mas |
SEX SCANDAL
HOCKEY -I
DELHI POLICE YET TO RECEIVE COMPLAINT
Delhi Police is yet to receive any complaint from Hockey India (HI) asking i to investigate the allegations of sexual ha rassment levelled by woman players agains former coach M K Kaushik.
"We have |
II -WEIGHTLIFTING
`SACK IWF SECY'
Noida: Sydney Olympics bronze medallist Karnam Malleswari demanded the sacking of Indian Weightlifting Federation secretary Sahdev Yadav for not paying heed to her repeated complaints against coach Ra |
Ex-coach Parameswaran questions Basavaraj's role
Chennai: Ramesh Parameswaran, former assistant coach of the Indian men's hockey team, has hinted that politics played a major role in Basavaraj, who was involved in a sex scandal, being "promoted" fro |
Scary and shameful: Kom
New Delhi: The sex scandals that have rocked hockey and weightlifting are "scary and shameful", says Khel Ratna awardee woman boxer M C Mary Kom, who feels male coaches should be kept away from female |
Two-time world snooker champion Higgins dead
London: Alex `Hurricane' Higgins, the former double world snooker champion, died on Saturday at the age of 61 after a long battle with throat cancer. Higgins had been extremely unwell for some time an |
Asian rowing
Two gold & a silver for India
"Here is my team. They have won two gold and one silver at the junior Asian Rowing Championship in China. It is a fantastic achievement,'' said CP Singh Deo, president
of the Rowing Federation of In |
Rufus steals the thunder
Hyderabad: Showing fine skills, young Rufus N Patrick of Tamil Nadu Sailing Association (TNSA) continued his brilliant run in Laser 4.7 event when he won his fourth successive race on the second day o |
Police to procure armoured cars
New Delhi: Bracing to ensure trouble-free Commonwealth Games amid fears of terror attacks, Delhi police will procure armoured cars, becoming the first force in the country to use such vehicles for pol |
Pak hockey team to train in Holland before CWG
Karachi: With just a l i t t l e o ve r t wo months left for the Commonwealth Games in India, the Pakistan Hockey Federation has decided to send the team on a six-week training camp to the Netherlands |
KCA seeks explanation from Sreesanth
CLOSE on the heels of injury that ruled him out of the Sri Lanka tour, paceman S Sreesanth has run into trouble over his criticism of the Kerala Cricket Association and its functionaries. The annual g |
Sushil, Einstein slam centuries in TNCA Senior Div League
U Sushil's 101 (273b, 16x4) helped Globe Trotters to 331 in their first innings against Grand Slam on the second day of the TNCA Senior Division League at RKM-Viveka here on Sunday. In reply, Grand |
GANGULY COMES TO GUARD'S RESCUE
'S RESCUE Kolkata: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly came to the rescue of his security guard who was roughed up by a mob
protesting the death of a local youth in an accident here. Ganguly re |
ACID TEST
Colombo: India need to win the crucial match, beginning here on Monday, to square the series. A 2-0 or 3-0 series scoreline in Sri Lanka's favour will remove India from the perch and lift
the hosts |
SACHIN RISES IN RANKINGS
Dubai: India's Sachin Tendulkar gained two places to reach the sixth spot but poor form saw opener Gautam Gambhir slip five rungs down the ladder at ninth in the latest ICC ranking for Test batsmen re |
GAMBHIR DOUBTFUL
India's injury woes compounded on Sunday after opener Gautam Gambhir was rendered a doubtful starter for the second Test due to a knee problem. He was a flop in the first Test where he got out in the |
`Lanka in search of new bowling partnerships'
Colombo: Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara on Sunday said his team will have to build bowling partnerships to trouble the Indians in the second cricket Test. "Absence of Murali and Malinga has opened |
Job not easy despite Murali's absence: Dhoni
Colombo: The dreaded duo of Lasith Malinga and Muttiah Muralitharan would be missing from the Sri Lankan bowling attack but Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said their absence does not make his bat |
I will miss bowling to master blaster: Muralitharan
New Delhi: Barely a few days into retirement and there is something in Test cricket that Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is already missing - bowling to Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulka |
MCGRATH GETS ENGAGED TO SARA
Sydney: Australian bowling great Glenn McGrath has got engaged to his American Italian girlfriend, Sara Leonardi, two years after the death of his wife Jane. "We are engaged and we are really happy," |
I'M NOT PROTECTING LALIT MODI: PAWAR
New Delhi: International Cricket Council (ICC) president Sharad Pawar said Sunday he was not protecting his one-time protege Lalit Modi and made it clear that the suspended IPL commissioner will face |
KAPIL FULFILS INDIAN MIGRANT'S LAST WISH
MIGRANT'S LAST WISH Melbourne: Family of Indian immigrant Pooran Singh, who died here in Warranambool over six decades ago, on Sunday finally collected his ashes at a ceremony along with legendary cri |
PIETERSEN IN ENGLAND SQUAD AGAINST PAK
Leeds: Kevin Pietersen was named in England's 12-man squad on Sunday for the first of four Tests against Pakistan starting
at Trent Bridge on Thursday despite not having played any cricket for nearl |
Injured Malinga out of 2nd Test
Sri Lanka suffered a major
blow on Saturday when a knee injury ruled sling-arm fast bowler Lasith Malinga out of the se cond Test against India. His absence means the hosts will be deprived of bo |
`World champ Anand out to be No 1 again
Reigning world chess champion Viswanathan Anand wants to regain the number one position in the FIDE world rankings by the year-end. Anand, who retained his world championship in May, has already resum |
Contador retains yellow, set to win Tour
Spain's Alberto Contador virtually secured his third yellow jersey victory in the Tour de France Saturday following the penultimate stage time trial won by Swiss Fabian Cancellara. Astana leader Conta |
Sachin refutes reports on use of blood in new book
Sachin Tendulkar a report that his
has denied a report that his blood will be used in a special pictorial "celebration" book on the career of the Indian cricket legend. The mammoth book slated to a |
Arrest warrants issued for Preity, Ness Wadia
A local court on ued arrest war
Saturday issued arrest warrants against IPL franchise Kings XI Punjab co-owners actress Preity Zinta and industrialists Ness Wadia and Mohit Burman for failing to appe |
Pakistan snatch Test win against Oz after 15 yrs, 13 losses in a row
Pakistan held their nerve to claim
a first Test victory against Australia in 15 years during a tense fourth-day finish at Headingley here on Saturday . Pakistan, set 180 to win, lost four wickets |
PCB TO BLAME FOR COUNTRY'S SAD STATE OF SPORTS: PTF
A senior official of Pakistan Tennis Fed
eration asked the Pakistan Cricket Board to compensate the different sports bodies in the country for the refusal of foreign teams to tour Pakistan because |
Harassment charges from weightlifters
Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) on Saturday suspended SAI coach Ramesh Malhotra after Sydney Olympic bronze medallist Karnam Malleswari alleged sexual harassment by him on junior lifters. Malhot |
NEGI'S SELF-PROMOTION UPSETS SPORTS MINISTRY
Former India goalkeeper Mir Ranjan Negi's keen interest in the vacant coach's post of the women's hockey team has not gone down well with the Sports Ministry, which has warned candidates to refrain fr |
"WHY AM I OUT OF ASIAN CT SQUAD?"
Woman hockey player Asuntha Lakra on Saturday said she was dropped from the squad for the Asian Champions Trophy in Busan, South Korea at the last minute without any reason. The Jharkhand player sa |
"WHY AM I OUT OF ASIAN CT SQUAD?"
Woman hockey player Asuntha Lakra on Saturday said she was dropped from the squad for the Asian Champions Trophy in Busan, South Korea at the last minute without any reason. The Jharkhand player sa |
MADRAS-COLOMBO REGATTA
Oars & cheers!
THE 73rd Madras-Colombo Regatta at the Adyar river was a keenly contested affair with rowers from both countries showing their prowess. The event which has a 100 year-old history lived upto its re |
MURUGAPPA CUP
IOCL & ONGC to clash in final
Indian Oil
Corporation Ltd and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation will clash in the final of the 86th All-India MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup hockey tournament with hard-fought victories here Saturday . I |
TNCA LEAGUE
Karthik, Kasthuri prop up Vijay CC vs India Pistons
: Dinesh Karth
ik (91, 187b, 9x4, 1x6) and Anirudh Kasthuri (82, 225b, 8x4) added 166
for the third wicket to lift Vijay CC to 213-4 against India Pistons at stumps on the first day of the TNCA |
VETTEL ON POLE
German Sebas
urday after he clocked the fastest time in front of his home fans in qualifying for Sunday's German Grand Prix. That completed a hat-trick of pole positions and gave the 23-year-old his |
MODI SEEKS MINUTES
Suspended IPL chair
man Lalit Modi has asked the disciplinary committee formed by the BCCI to provide him with minutes of meetings of the special general body of the board, sources said. He had also |
TRUONG HOLDS NEGI
Parimarjan Negi played
out a draw with Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son of Vietnam in the fifth round of the Young Grandmasters Tournament here. It was the second successive draw by the Indian who took his ta |
ANDERSON SAYS NO
The ICC on Satur
day received another setback in its search of a new vicepresident as New Zealand administrator John Anderson has refused to take up the job. The New Zealand Cricket checked with Ande |
BIG WIN FOR KERALA
: Kerala and Assam
maintained their winning streak to keep their pre-quarterfinal hopes alive in the 64th National Football Championship on Saturday. Kerala drubbed HP 10-0, while Assam registered a |
ST JOSEPH'S WIN ALL-INDIA SR BALL BADMINTON TITLE
St Joseph's college of
Engineering ball badminton women's team clinched the title an the Mohammed All-India Senior invitational tournament held at Parankipettai. The team was awarded a trophy and ca |
TENNIS TOURNEY
The Krishnan Tennis Centr will conduct ABI ShowaTec
Junior Tennis Tournament from August 9 to 14. Events are r singles and doubles for U-18 boys and girls. Entries close on Aug 2. Further detail |
TFA CELEBRATIONS
The Platinum Jubilee celebra
tions of the TN Football As sociation will be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on July 25. To mark the occasion, TPM Mohideen Khan, TN Min ister for Sports and Eni |
