Dhoni, Sanga queer the pitch
Lambasting the lifeless pitch that produced a dull high-scoring draw against Sri Lanka, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Friday said the track made it seem that the bowlers were there just to ge |
CA refuses re-nomination, supports Kiwi Isaac
Refusing to nominate a candidate other than rejected John Howard, Cricket Australia on Friday decided to support New Zealand Cricket Chairman Alan Isaac for the post of ICC Vice President. |
Arjuna Award for Sandeep, Jhulan, Dinesh
Ace drag-flicker Sandeep Singh, India's woman cricket captain Jhulan Goswami and boxer Dinesh Kumar are among the top sportspersons who are tipped to receive the Arjuna Awards in recognition of their |
LULL AFTER STORM
The second cricket Test between India and Sr Lanka meandered to a tame high-scoring draw here on Friday with a staggering 1478 runs being scored over five days on a track which pro |
What's age got to do with it: Sachin
With a fifth Test double hundred under his belt at 37, Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar on Friday said he has proved that age has got nothing to do with performance and people should just stop lin |
STILL ON TOP
Despite losing the series opener, India managed to retain
the numero uno status in the ICC Test Championship table by virtue of a hard-earned draw against Lanka. With 130 rating points in thei |
Rise & fall of Pakistan
Pakistan has staggered to 147-9 at stumps on day two of the first test in reply to England's 354, still needing 8 to avoid the follow on. James Anderson took 5-49 and Steven Finn 3-20, while Sho |
Will quit if asked to be No2: Massa
Thursday that he has no intention of letting Fernando Alonso go past him again if the two are fighting for the win at the Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend. "I will win," Massa said when asked about a |
Henry rules out France return
PARIS: France's highest scorer Thierry Henry will never consider playing for the team again even if new coach and former teammate Laurent Blanc asked him to. Henry, scorer of a record 51 goals in 12 y |
Mary Kom becomes coach
New Delhi: After proving her mettle inside the ring, Khel Ratna awardee woman boxer M C Mary Kom is now busy making a transition to coaching as well by setting up an academy in Imphal even while she g |
youngsters.
Khedira set to join Madrid
Stuttgart: Stuttgart says Germany midfielder Sami Khedira is set to join Real Madrid.Stuttgart said on Friday the two clubs have agreed on the transfer and Khedira will sign a contract with Madrid onc |
Podium finish a must: Button
Budapest: Jenson Button believes he must finish on the podium in Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix if his McLaren team are to maintain their lead in the world championship. Defending champion Button admit |
Maheshwary & Co strike gold
New Delhi: National record holder triple jumper Renjith Maheswary led the Indian gold medal charge as the home athletes faced little challenge from their opponents on the concluding day of the Asian A |
Will get going soon: HI
New Delhi: A relieved Hockey India on 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-awaited pol |
Hold elections: SC
India's participation in international hockey events ended on Friday with the Apex Court allowing Hockey India to conduct its elections. Risking disqualification by the international hockey body Fe |
Change constitution: IOC to IOA
to sweeping changes in the IOA's functioning, the International Olympic Committee has asked the Indian body to amend its constitution and take away the voting rights of the state Olympic committees to |
Mr World Cup arrives
star Diego Forlan was on Friday accorded a warm welcome by the people of this football-crazy city when he arrived here on a three-day trip. A huge crowd gathered at the NSCBI Airport to have a glim |
MARATON MAN
slammed a monumental 203 and Suresh Raina notched up his maiden century as India surpassed Sri Lanka's mammoth first innings total with a solid batting display in the second cricket Test which seemed |
Morgan-Collingwood put England in front
test hundred as England took charge against Pakistan on Thursday by reaching 331-4 at stumps on day one of the first test. Morgan, previously considered a one-day specialist, underlined his credent |
BROADER PICTURE
Stuart Broad has admit ted his father will have family bragging rights until he too is a member of an England team that has won an Ashes series in Australia. England begin their defence of th |
`SACHIN HELPED IN OVERCOMING NERVOUSNESS'
Raina on Thursday said he was nervous when he took guard but Sachin Tendukar's pep talk helped him overcome the initial jitters. Raina with his 120-run knock against Sri Lanka also became the first |
Day of records
? Sachin Tendulkar became the third Indian and 11th batsman overall to score five or more double hundreds in Test cricket by hitting 203 off 347 balls. ? The master batsman also set a new record of |
Carlos is Maradona's
'Judas' `Judas' `Judas
An emotional Diego Maradona, looking to be close to tears, said he was betrayed as Argentina coach by national team director Carlos Bilardo and lied to by Julio Grondona, the preside |
Somdev out of Farmers Classic
India's ace tennis player Somdev Devvarman crashed out in he second round of the ATP Farmers Classic tournament being held in Los ngeles.According to information received here, Somdev, world No.103, |
Karnataka rule final day
Karnataka dominated the final day of the National Federation Cup by grabbing five gold medals at the SP Mukherjee Swimming Complex here on Thursday. Gagan AP won gold in 1500m Free Style event with a |
I'm not number two: Massa
Felipe Massa denied on Thursday that he was Ferrari's number two driver and said he was out to win in Hungary this weekend. The Brazilian was at the centre of a row over so-called 'team orders' at la |
China tours will help: Sharath
Indian paddlers are gearing up for next month's China Open
and Olympian Achanta Sharath Kamal feels the exposure trip will hold them in good stead in this year's Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. |
Luka dominates with 17 medals
Tintu Luka stole the limelight on the first day of the Asian All Star Athletics Meet with a personal best timing to win the gold medal in women's 800m race here on Thursday. Luka ran away with the yel |
Day matches crazy: Ric
The Indian hockey team's former technical adviser and current Australia coach Ric Charlesworth today lambasted the Commonwealth Games organisers, calling them "crazy" and "disrespectful" for sch |
India off to a good start
Indian national football team beat Portuguese third division side Desportivo das Caldas 4-1 in their first practice match of the twomonth training tour of the Iberian country in Vieria de Leiria. F |
Indian athletes to lose home advantage: Mike Hooper
Delay in the completion of the Commonwealth Games venues will rob the Indian athletes of the vital home advantage, Commonwealth Games Federation CEO Mike Hooper said on Thursday. Hooper, who vi |
Coe & Co to oversee Olympic youth program in India
With less than two years until the opening of the London Olympics, British sporting greats Sebastian Coe, Kelly Holmes, and Steve Redgrave were in India on Thursday witnessing the progress of |
Laxman's 281 is the ultimate innings ever: Waugh
T he legendary Steve Waugh is the personification of the word `gentleman' in the gentleman's game. One of the very few role models who have that perfect combination of ruthless aggression ye |
RUN MACHINE
S achin Tendulkar cracked his 48th Test century to lead a spirited fightback as India recovered from three quick jolts to keep themselves afloat in the second cricket Test aga |
I got out on bad shot: Sehwag
Colombo: 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 seco |
`Did not quit due to team differences'
P akistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi has rubbished rumors that his decision to quit the Test captaincy and retire from the longer version of the game was due to problems with his teammates. |
Argentina stop believing in `God'
Diego Maradona was removed as coach of Argentina's national team on Tuesday, ending an erratic 21month stint that mirrored his own long personal history of unpredictable behavior. The Arg |
India finish with 30 medals
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 Sports Championship in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Yama Anu |
Hockey India elections stayed by Delhi and Bombay High Court
Coming down heavily on the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports for issuing a letter which stated that there are two recognized bodies for hockey in India, the Delhi High Court on |
FIH threaten sanctions if situation remains unchanged
International Hockey Federation (FIH) vice president Antonio Von Ondarza Wednesday held out a veiled threat of sanctions if Hockey India (HI) does not hold its election by July 31, the d |
Indian shuttlers out of Macau Open
Indian challenge at the Macau Open Super Series ended with shuttlers P Kashyap, RMV Gurusaidutt and Aditi Mutatkar losing their matches in singles category on Wednesday. Gurusaidutt, who had |
Somdev enters Round Two
Somdev Devvarman advanced to the second round of the $ 619,500 Farmers Classic singles event with a straight set victory over local qualifier Steve Johnson here. Somdev, who made it to the main draw t |
16 Lifters back 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 |
Dalmiya elected CAB president
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 low |
GRAND SLAM
S ri Lanka buried a hapless India under a mountain of runs as they relied on skipper Kumar Sangakkara's seventh double century and Mahela Jayawardene's sparkling ton to push t |
Remove Jaitley and Amin from panel: Modi
L alit Modi's lawyers on Tuesday pressed for the inclusion of a retired Supreme Court judge and recusal of Chirayu Amin and Arun Jaitely from the BCCI's disciplinary panel, probing into the |
CA likely to dump Howard
C ricket Australia is likely to drop John Howard as its candidate for the International Cricket Council's president-elect post on Friday, a media report said. According to a report in ' |
Yorkshire ponder cuts after poor crowd support
Y orkshire are contemplating cuts after losing out on as much as 750,000 pounds ($ 1.16 million) while staging last week's 'neutral' Test between Pakistan and Australia at Headingley. |
PCB wants to submit terror report to ICC
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 |
Two years and counting for London
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 for sale of mascots and o |
Another draw for Negi
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 Russi |
Aussie star Stosur to miss CWG
The star pull-outs from this year's Commonwealth Games continue with French Open finalist Samantha Stosur becoming the latest to decide against competing in the Delhi event to focus on top WTA tournam |
Emergency meeting called of
The emergency general meeting, convened here to quell the internal strife of the Badminton Association of India was today called off following a stay order by a Lucknow Civil Judge. The emergency BAI |
Diver hurt at swimming meet
In a freak accident, a diver was injured Tuesday at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Swimming Complex during the National Federation Cup, a test event for the Commonwealth Games. The accident took place wh |
Liverpool's trip into unknown
Just how far Liverpool's fortunes have sunk in the last year will be apparent when its Europa League campaign begins Thursday with a trip to Macedonia in the third qualifying round. It's a journey Liv |
Chettri
enough opportunities to play in Major League Soccer (MLS), India striker Sunil Chettri appears desperate to leave American soccer club Kansas City Wizards, but does not know how to go about it. Che |
Athletes not actors the face of CWG
Olympic gold medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra, ace shuttler Saina Nehwal and boxing hero Vijender Singh are among the half a dozen sportspersons who were today named brand ambassadors for |
HI polls still on
acrimonious run-up marked by mudslinging from both the camps, Hockey India goes for its much-awaited polls here on Wednesday with a question mark over its legality. Hockey India, which has the recogni |
GOOD NEWS FOR GILL
Federation (IHF) got a new lease of life after the Delhi High Court stated that it was the only recognised body for hockey in India. Setting aside the appointment of a government observer for the elec |
ACTION REPLAY
Captain Kumar Sangakkara and T h a r a n g a Paranavitana struck their second successive centuries as Sri Lanka took firm control of the second cricket Test against India by |
Kaushik slams federation
S uspended hockey coach MK Kaushik on Monday hit back at Hockey India and more particularly at the federation's secretary general Narinder Batra, accusing the sports body of trying to put hi |
`Kalmadi is dirty face of sports'
: Barely 48 hours before the HI elections, Pargat Singh on Monday launched scathing attack on IOA chief Suresh Kalmadi, calling him the "dirty face of Indian sports" who is desperate to maintain contr |
`Looking to add another 250 runs'
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 on Tuesday and bat |
Ferrari in dock over banned `race orders'
F ormula One was engulfed in a fresh `team orders' row on Sunday night after Ferrari were found guilty of bringing the sport into disrepute by ordering Felipe Massa to stand aside and let Fe |
`Modi's boycott reports are false'
Lalit Modi's attorney Mehmood Abdi on Monday refuted reports which said that the suspended IPL Commissioner was planning to boycott Tuesday's disciplinary committee meeting in Delhi. "Ther |
Gill assures impartiality
Sports Minister MS Gill on Monday assured that the cases of sexual harassment that have plunged hockey and weightlifting into a moral crisis would be dealt with in a "professional and impartial way". |
Chhetri low-key in Wizard's win
Indian striker Sunil Chhetri made a low-key 21-minute appearance in the second half in Kansas City Wizard's surprise 2-1 win over English Premier League giants Manchester United in an international fr |
Maradona to coach on his terms
Diego Maradona says he'll stay on as coach of Argentina if he's able to keep his entire staff. Hours ahead of a meeting with Argentine Football Association president Julio Grondona, Maradona laid out |
Raul announces Real Madrid exit
Striker Raul Gonzalez announced Monday he will leave Real Madrid after 15 seasons, with Germany or England his likely destination.
Madrid's all-time leading scorer made a statement at the Santiago |
Armstrong bids Tour adieu
Lance Armstrong didn't want to go out this way. In his final Tour de France, the seven-time champion popped a tire, crashed and struggled up the mountains. Worse, he seems to be the target of a U.S. f |
Jeev finishes tied 54th
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 Chandigarh-pro finis |
Massa to Alonso: After you sir
breaking team order rules and fined after Felipe Massa appeared to let Fernando Alonso pass him to win the German Grand Prix on Sunday. Ferrari's 1-2 finish stood for the day but race stewards sent th |
Ministry could reject Hockey India report
Hockey India's handling of the MK Kaushik sexual harassment case has not gone down too well with either the Sports Ministry or its own disciplinary pane. In fact Ministry sources have claimed t |
Force India empty handed
: For only the second
time this season, Force India returned empty handed as Vitantonio Liuzzi and Adrian Sutil finished the German Grand Prix at the 16th and 17th place respectively. The result als |
False & malicious allegations: Malhotra
Suspended
weightlifting coach Ramesh Malhotra on Sunday denied charges of sexual harassment levelled against him by Olympic bronze medallist Karnam Malleswari, saying the allegations are "false and |
`Shirtgate' mars Lance's last ride
Lance Armstrong's last
ride at the Tour de France was delayed on Sunday after his RadioShack team was temporarily barred from starting for wearing an improper jersey.TV images showed |
McGrath set to marry girlfriend
: Two years after the death of his first wife Jane, former cer Glenn McGrath is all set to walk down the aisle once again
Australian pacer Glenn McGrath is all set to walk down the aisle once again |
Mahajan passes away
Former President of Indian Hockey Federation, I M Mahajan has
passed away following a brief illness. Mahajan, 86, who had also served as the President of the Delhi and District Hockey Association (D |
`Suspending coach not enough'
Ramesh Malhotra with misconduct on account of sexual harassment, which led to his suspension, one of IWF's vice-presidents and Olympic bronze medalist Karnam Malleswari took her fight to the next the |
El Pistolero fires again
his third Tour de France in four years on Sunday, heralding the arrival of a new cycling superstar as seven-time champion Lance Armstrong competed in the race for the last time. The 27-year-old Con |
NZ player asks family to skip CWG
New Zealand netball captain Casey Williams has told her
family and friends not to travel to India for the Commonwealth Games in October as she fears terrorist bombings during the event. Although Wil |
Bopanna-Vliegen in finals
Rohan Bopanna is one step away from winning his second ATP
doubles title of the season after making the final of the Atlanta Tennis Championships in USA, along with partner Kristof Vliegen. The Indo |
Indian referee for FIFA course
D'Coth has become the first Indian woman to be selected for FIFA FUTRO III Referees' Instructor Course to be held in Kathmandu from August 1-6.
Bentla, who hails from Ernakulam in Kerala, is in the |
Benzema's lawyer confident
Karim Benzema's lawyer is confident that preliminary charges will be
dropped against his client after the revelation of new evidence in favour of the Real Madrid striker. Sylvain Cormer, Benzema's l |
THE `M' CONUNDRUM
Still licking the wound of a 10 wicket mauling in Galle, a jit tery India go into the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka starting here on Monday with their status as world number on |
Batsmen look to make amends
The dreaded duo of Lasith Malinga and Muttiah Muralitharan would be missing from the Sri Lankan bowling attack but Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday said their absence does not make |
Time to move on: Sangakkara
With the individual brilliance of just-retired Muttiah Muralitharan and Lasith Malinga missing, Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara today said his team will have to build bowling partnerships to |
Gambhir doubtful
India's injury woes compounded on Sunday after opener Gautam Gambhir was rendered a doubtful starter for the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka due to a
knee problem. India need to win the crucia |
No more Pakistan controversy: Strauss
England captain Andrew Strauss is hoping he doesn't again find himself witnessing a dispute involving Pakistan as the teams prepare for their first Test since a 'ball-tampering' row in 2006.
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Ponting backs players for India tour
The prospect of changes to Australia's batting line-up in time for October's Test tour of India is remote, according to captain Ricky Ponting. Only Simon Katich (46.75) and Michael Clarke (34.75 |
Kaushik blacklisted
Saturday took serious note of player Ranjita Devi's complaint against coach MK Kaushik by referring the matter to the Delhi Police and asking it to immediately investigate the issue as it involves the |
Jeev, Atwal make cut
Ontario: Jeev Milkha Singh slipped 16 places to tied 53rd after returning a modest even-par 70 while Arjun Atwal also just about managed to make the cut with an identical card in the second round of t |
Menezes is Brazil coach
Sao Paulo: Mano Menezes became the new coach of the Brazil national team on Saturday, one day after first choice Muricy Ramalho turned down the job because of his contract with Fluminense. Menezes has |
`No arrest warrant'
Chandigarh: Reacting to the news that a local court had issued an arrest warrant against IPL franchise Kings XI Punjab co-owner, Preity Zinta claimed on her Twitter account that no summons had been se |
Vettel takes pole Hockenheim: Sebastian Vettel of Germany sq
Hockenheim: Sebastian Vettel of Germany squeezed out Fernando Alonso on Saturday to take pole position in his home Formula One Grand Prix. Vettel's Red Bull was .002 seconds faster than Alonso's Ferra |
Hockey player cries foul
Ranchi: Woman hockey player Asuntha Lakra 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 |
POWER PAKED PUNCH
AP | Leeds P akistan beat Australia in a test for the first time since 1995 after winning by three wickets in an excruciatingly tense finish on Saturday to level the two-match series at |
PCB may not recall Yousuf
Karachi: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will give up the idea of recalling former captain Mohammad Yousuf for the Test series against England starting later this month since the team has won the second |
Akmal brothers, Malik under scanner again
Karachi: Pakistan might have won heir first cricket Test against Australia in 15 years but the poor performance of three of the team's eading players has raised quite a ew eyebrows. According |
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Another scandal erupts in sports
I ndian Weightlifting Federation on Saturday suspended SAI coach Ramesh Malhotra after Sydney Olympic bronze medallist Karnam Malleswari alleged sexual harassment by him on junior lifters. |
Anderson rejects ICC post
T he International Cricket Council on Saturday received another setback in its search of a new Vice President as New Zealand administrator John Anderson has refused to take up the job. Af |
Contador locks up title in 19th stage
A lberto Contador is set to win his third Tour de France title in four years after retaining the yellow jersey in the next-to-last stage on Saturday. Fabian Cancellara won the time trial but |
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