ISL auction: Mumbai City FC bag Chhetri for Rs.1.20 crore
Mumbai : Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri was bagged by Mumbai City FC for a massive Rs.1.20 crore, while FC Pune City...
Indian junior hockey team named for Volvo International
New Delhi: The Indian men's junior team was announced on Friday for the six-nation Volvo International Tournament 2015 to be played in the Netherlands...
Paes enters semis, Bopanna ousted from Wimbledon
Wimbledon : Indian tennis ace Leander Paes partnering Swiss veteran Martina Hingis completely thrashed their opponents to enter the mixed doubles semifinals at Wimbledon...
India drop 15 spots to be 156th, Argentina top FIFA rankings
Zurich : India on Thursday dropped 15 places to be 156th in the latest FIFA rankings while Copa America runners-up Argentina moved up two...
Vani, Mehar in joint lead in women’s golf
Bengaluru : Delhi's Vani Kapoor and defending champion Mehar Atwal scored two-over 74 and 75 respectively to share the lead in the second round...
India to tour Australia in January 2016
Melbourne: India will return to Australia early next year to play the reigning World Champions in a five-match One-Day International (ODI) and three-game Twenty20...
India to play five ODIs against Australia
Melbourne: Cricket Australia (CA) announced on Thursday that cricket World Cup semi-finallists India will return to Australia next year to play the World No.1...
Sania-Martina reach Wimbledon semis
Wimbledon: Indian tennis player Sania Mirza equalled her best performance at Wimbledon by reaching the women's doubles semi-finals of the lone grass court Major...
India’s first pro boxing body launched
New Delhi: Professional boxing took baby steps in India with the launch of the first national governing body here on Wednesday.
Named the Indian Boxing...
British Tamil batsman dies after being hit on the chest
London : A British Tamil batsman died after being hit by a ball on the chest while turning up for Manipay Parish Sports...
Pakistan jump to third place in Test rankings
Dubai: Sixth-placed Pakistan jumped three places to the third spot in Test cricket rankings after triumphing over Sri Lanka 2-1 in a three-match series.
Pakistan...
India eves to go all out in series decider
Bengaluru: The gloves are off as India take on New Zealand in the fifth and final game of the women's One-Day International (ODI) five-match...
Mithali to lead India eves in T20 series
Bengaluru: Mithali Raj will lead India in the three-match women's T20 cricket series against visiting New Zealand commencing here on Saturday.
The squad, as announced...
Bopanna-Mergea enter quarters, Paes-Nestor knocked out
Wimbleon : The Indo-Romanian tennis duo of Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea entered the quarter-finals, while India's Leander Paes and Canada's Daniel Nestor crashed...
India’s eight women wrestlers for Worlds announced
Lucknow : The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Monday selected eight women grapplers for the World Championships to be held in Las Vegas...
US beat Japan 5-2 to win World Cup
Vancouver : Carli Lloyd scored three goals in the first 16 minutes as the US beat Japan 5-2 in the Women's World Cup...
Mary Kom bats for poverty-stricken former boxer
Kolkata : Expressing solidarity with poverty stricken former national pugilist Krishna Raut, Olympic bronze medallist M.C. Mary Kom on Sunday called upon the government...
Political pressure influenced 2018, 2022 World Cup votes: Blatter
Munich : World football's governing body FIFA's president Sepp Blatter on Sunday said former French and German presidents tried to influence the 2018 and...
Respect Vijender’s decision to turn pro: Mary Kom
Kolkata : Olympic bronze medallist boxer M.C. Mary Kom on Sunday said fellow pugilist Vijender Singh has earned the right to decide his future...
Journalist’s sister wants viscera examined outside MP
New Delhi: Pakshi Singh, the sister of television reporter Akshay Singh who died in Madhya Pradesh under mysterious circumstances while on a trail of...
Respect Vijender’s decision to turn pro: Mary Kom
Kolkata: Olympic bronze medallist boxer M.C. Mary Kom on Sunday said fellow pugilist Vijender Singh has earned the right to decide his future and...
ICC probing Lalit Modi’s bribery accusations: Anurag Thakur
Kolkata : Informing that the International Cricket Council (ICC) was probing former cricket administrator Lalit Modi's bribery accusations against three cricketers including Suresh Raina,...
Trial in Lucknow for women’s wrestlers from Monday
New Delhi : The selection committee of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) will meet at Sports Authority of India (SAI) training Centre in...
Lalit Modi alleges Rahul Gandhi was beneficiary of his hospitality
New Delhi : Former IPL chief Lalit Modi has alleged that Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and his brother-in-law Robert Vadra were beneficiaries during his...
Brazil unveils Rio 2016 Olympic flame
Brasilia : Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has vowed Rio 2016 will be a "historic" event after unveiling the Olympic torch.
The torch relay will...
Bopanna-Mergea enter third round at Wimbledon
Wimbledon : The Indian-Romanian tennis pair of Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea earned a straight sets victory against the Brazilian-Argentine pair of T. Bellucci...
Raina rubbishes Modi’s betting allegations, mulls legal action
New Delhi:Indian batsman Suresh Raina has rubbished allegations made by former cricket administrator Lalit Modi that the left-hand bat was involved in betting in...
Lalit Modi draws BJP’s Sudhanshu Mittal into row
New Delhi: Former IPL chief Lalit Modi has said he will reveal BJP leader Sudhanshu Mittal's "rags to riches story" in the coming days.
"Wait...
No one can say I am corrupt: FIFA chief Blatter
Zurich : Amidst allegations of corruption and money laundering against FIFA, its president Sepp Blatter on Wednesday challenged those who claim he is...
Rahane wants to emulate Dhoni, Kohli, Dravid
Mumbai: Following his appointment as India's skipper for the tour of Zimbabwe, Ajinkya Rahane said he would like to imbibe Mahendra Singh Dhoni's calmness,...
India thrashed 0-7, out of Olympic race
Antwerp: The Indian women's team's chances of qualifying for the 2016 Rio Olympics were quashed once and for all after being thrashed 0-7 by...
Vargas double fires Chile into Copa America final
Santiago: Eduardo Vargas scored twice to help the Chilean football team to progress to the Copa America final with a 2-1 victory over 10-man...
Jwala-Ashwini clinch Canada Open crown
Calgary: India's most successful women's doubles shuttlers Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa were crowned champions in the $50,000 Canada Open Grand Prix following their...
Dhoni, Kohli rested, Rahane to captain India
New Delhi: Middle-order batsman Ajinkya Rahane was on Monday made captain of the 15-member Indian cricket team that will tour Zimbabwe in July as...
Court sets July 25 for framing charges in IPL spot-fixing case
New Delhi: A court hearing the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing case on Monday set July 25 for framing charges in the matter.
Additional Sessions...
Over 200 girls participate in Mumbai football campaign
Mumbai : The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Sunday launched a new initiative "FIFA Live Your Goal" where more than 200 young girls...
ICC confirms sharing Lalit Modi’s mail with BCCI
Dubai : The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday acknowledged having received former cricket administrator Lalit Modi's confidential e-mail -- in which he accused...
Goswami powers Indian eves to victory
Bengaluru: Indian eves recovered brilliantly to snatch a well-deserved 17-run win over visiting New Zealand in the first of their five-match One-Day International (ODI)...
ICC suspends United States membership
Bridgetown (Barbados): The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board, exercising its power under Article 2.7 of the ICC's Articles of Association, has unanimously decided to...
Michelle Obama to open Special Olympics in Los Angeles
Los Angeles: United States First Lady Michelle Obama will come here next month to attend the opening ceremony of the 2015 Special Olympics World...
Satnam creates history, becomes first Indian in NBA
New York: Hoopster Satnam Singh Bhamara on Friday created history by becoming the first Indian to get drafted in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
The...
Shakib ranked as world’s best Test, ODI, T20I all-rounder
Dhaka: Bangladesh cricketer Shakib Al Hassan has been ranked the best all-rounder in One-Day Internationals (ODI) once again.
The latest ranking means he is now...
Women’s cricket: Kiwis expect close series
Bengaluru : New Zealand's women team head coach Haidee Tiffen on Thursday said her players were gradually getting acclimatized to the conditions here and...
Tendulkar voted 21st century’s best Test player
Melbourne : Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has been voted the "best Test player" of the 21st century in an online poll conducted by...
NorthEast United FC sign Portuguese Simao as marquee footballer
Guwahati: Indian Super League (ISL) franchise NorthEast United FC (NEUFC) have signed former portuguese international Simao Sabrosa as their marquee player for the second...
Sania-Martina reach Eastbourne semis
Eastbourne (England): The Indo-Swiss tennis combine of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis entered the women's doubles semifinals of the $731,000 Eastbourne International here, the...
Mithali Raj to lead Indian eves team
Bengaluru: Mithali Raj will lead the Indian women's cricket team in the five-match One-Day International (ODI) series against visiting New Zealand, to be played...
Zaheer Abbas confirmed as ICC president
Bridgetown (Barbados): Former Pakistan captain Zaheer Abbas assumed the office of International Cricket Council (ICC) president on Day 3 of the world cricket governing...
Bangladesh rise to 7th spot in ODI rankings
Dubai: Bangladesh moved up a place to seventh in the One-Day International (ODI) team rankings following its series win against India in Mirpur.
The 2-1...
India beat Bangladesh in third ODI
Mirpur : India came back strongly on Wednesday to dominate with an all-round performance and win their third One-Day International against Bangladesh by 77...
Sania-Martina ease into Eastbourne quarters
Eastbourne (England): Indo-Swiss tennis pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis thrashed their unseeded opponents in only 46 minutes to enter the women's doubles...
Nobody should help Lalit Modi, says BJP MP
New Delhi: A Bharatiya Janata Party parliamentarian on Tuesday said "no one should help an absconder like (former IPL chief) Lalit Modi".
"Lalit Modi is...
T20 venue shifted to Bengaluru
Bengaluru: The venue for the three Twenty20 Internationals between the Indian women's cricket team and visiting New Zealand, scheduled to be held between July...
India series win our biggest achievement: Mashrafe
Mirpur: Captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza believes Bangladesh's first-ever series win against India is one of the "biggest achievements" in the nation's cricketing history.
The hosts...
Bangladesh beat India by 6 wickets, clinch three-match series 2-0
Mirpur (Bangladesh): Bangladesh produced a clinical performance with the ball and then backed it up with the bat to claim a remarkable six-wicket victory...
Serbia beat Brazil to claim FIFA U-20 World Cup
Wellington: Serbia left it late to win their first FIFA Under-20 World Cup title, with Nemanja Maksimovic grabbing a dramatic extra time winner to...
Ex-Arsenal midfielder Denilson to join Al-Wahda
Rio de Janeiro: Former Arsenal midfielder Denilson has announced he will leave Brazilian club Sao Paulo to join Al-Wahda in the United Arab Emirates.
The...
Bangladesh enhance chances of featuring in 2017 Champions Trophy
Mirpur (Bangladesh): Bangladesh have enhanced their chances of securing a Champions Trophy berth after their brilliant win over India in the first One-Day International...
Vasundhara Raje’s name now figures in Lalit Modi row
New Delhi/Jaipur: Adding a new twist to the Lalit Modi controversy, the name of Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje cropped up on Tuesday with...
Sushma flags off yatra, offers ‘no comments’ on Lalit Modi
New Delhi: The first batch of pilgrims for the annual Kailash Mansarovar Yatra through the new Nathu La route was flagged off on Tuesday...
Bihar seeks CBI probe in snooping on BCCI officials
Kolkata: Claiming that a former Indian cricket board official paid money to a London-based firm to snoop on BCCI officials, secretary of the unrecognised...
Tamim Iqbal becomes Bangladesh’s highest run scorer in Tests
Fatullah (Bangladesh): Left-handed opener Tamim Iqbal became Bangladesh's highest Test run-scorer after scoring seven runs on the fourth morning against India here on Saturday.
Tamim,...
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib takes 100 Test wickets at home
Fatullah (Bangladesh): Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan captured his 100th Test wicket at home on the third day of the one-off Test match against...
India beaten 1-2 by Oman in World Cup qualifier
Bengaluru: India went down 1-2 against Oman in a FIFA 2018 World Cup football qualifying match at the Kanteerava Stadium here on Thursday.
It was...
Golfer Rashid Khan eyeing another success
Bengaluru: Young Delhi professional golfer Rashid Khan, representing Jaypee Greens Greater Noida, will try to give his team the best chance to win the...
Arnab to lead India, teams cautious of their chances
Bengaluru: Both Oman and India, who clash here on Thursday in the second round of the FIFA 2018 World Cup qualifier, expressed cautious optimism...
Zimbabwe confirm India tour in July
Harare: Zimbabwe Cricket on Wednesday said India have agreed to tour Zimbabwe for a limited overs series featuring three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and two...
Messi joins Argentina squad ahead of Copa America
Santiago: Argentina footballer Lionel Messi arrived in Chile to join his national team in the run-up to the Copa America which kicks off on...
SAI athlete attempts suicide in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: A teenaged SAI athlete tried to commit suicide early Wednesday here by slashing his wrist. He was taken to hospital from where he...
Brazil beat South Korea in Women’s World Cup
Montreal: The Brazilian football team beat South Korea 2-0 to renew two records of the Women's World Cup.
Formiga, 37, scored the opening goal in...
India off to solid start against Bangladesh
Fatullah (Bangladesh): It was a perfect toss to win for captain Virat Kohli as India openers Murali Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan piled on runs...
Mumbai City FC re-sign Anelka
Mumbai: Mumbai City FC on Tuesday announced prolific French footballer Nicolas Anelka has been signed on again as the marquee player for the second...
Bangladesh’s Mominul looks to emulate De Villiers against India
Fatullah (Bangladesh): With the India series knocking on the door, Bangladesh batsman Mominul Haque has set his sights on South African skipper AB de...
Qatar to be stripped of 2022 World Cup: FIFA whistleblower
London: Qatar are likely be stripped of the 2022 World Cup, according to a FIFA whistleblower who was a former senior figure in the...
UEFA Champions League winners
Berlin: The following are European Champions League winners after Barcelona beat Juventus 3-1 to win the 2014-2015 competition here on Saturday:
2014-2015: Barcelona (Spain)
2013-2014: Real...
Medical council starts probe into Bengal cricketer’s death
Kolkata: Following allegation of foul play and medical negligence, the West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) has initiated a probe into the death of Bengal...
India jumps six places in FIFA rankings
Zurich: India has jumped six places to the 141st position in the latest rankings released by world football's governing body FIFA on Thursday.
India were...
Kerala seeks to host South Asian Games
Thiruvananthapuram: Following the Indian Olympic Association's (IOA) go-ahead to Kerala to host the 12th South Asian Games, the Kerala government has written to the...
Bolivian president proposes football legends to head FIFA
La Paz: Bolivian President Evo Morales proposed several football legends, including Diego Maradona, as potential candidates to lead world soccer body FIFA.
Any new FIFA...
Zico considering bid to become FIFA president
Rio de Janeiro: Former Brazil midfielder Zico said on Wednesday he is considering running for the soon-to-be vacant position of FIFA presidency.
Incumbent Sepp Blatter...
Sania Mirza supports PETA campaign for homeless animals
Mumbai: Ace tennis star Sania Mirza has lent her support to the cause of animal welfare by promoting the adoption of homeless dogs and...
Ravi Shastri appointed team director for Bangladesh tour
Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday extended former captain Ravi Shastri's role as the national team director till...
Tendulkar, Ganguly, Laxman join BCCI advisory committee
Mumbai: Batting legends Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and V.V.S. Laxman were named to the newly-formed advisory cricket committee of the Board of Control for...
Blatter re-elected FIFA president
Zurich : Sepp Blatter was on Friday re-elected as the president of the world football governing body, FIFA, for the fifth consecutive time.
Blatter's challenger...
Golf: Indian girls slip to ninth place
Hong Kong: The Indian golf team of Gaurika Bishnoi, Ridhima Dilawari and Nishtha Madan ended the second day in tied ninth position at the...
Saina regains No.1 spot
New Delhi: Star Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal has regained the top spot in the latest women's singles rankings released by the Badminton World Federation...
Saina seeded No.2 at Australian Open
Sydney: Star Indian shuttler and defending champion Saina Nehwal has been seeded No.2 in the women's singles event for the $750,000 Australian Open Superseries...
Clarity needed on resuming India-Pakistan cricket ties
By Veturi Srivatsa,
There has never been or never will be a right time in the foreseeable future for India and Pakistan to play cricket bilaterally. It has always been a political gambit and it is once again, the cacophonic discussions on television channels notwithstanding.
Hafeez puts Pakistan in strong position against Bangladesh
Khulna (Bangladesh) : A scintillating, unbeaten century by Mohammad Hafeez helped Pakistan to a commanding position after their bowlers restricted Bangladesh to 332 in...
India U-14 girl footballers return from quake-hit Nepal
New Delhi : The Indian Under-14 girls football team, left stranded in Kathmandu following fresh tremors on Sunday, have returned home safely aboard a...
Indian women finish seventh in Hawke’s Bay Cup hockey
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Hastings (New Zealand): The Indian women's hockey team defeated Japan 3-2 in the seventh-eighth position classification match to secure the seventh spot in the...
Ganguly in right place at right time
By Veturi Srivatsa,
India’s first cricket captain to win back-to-back series in the West Indies and England, Ajit Wadekar was called lucky. Sourav Ganguly, the other captain who gave the team confidence of winning overseas, is also lucky in a different way.
Najam Sethi likely to take over as interim ICC president
Dubai:Najam Sethi, the head of the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) executive committee, is likely to become the International Cricket Council's (ICC) interim president, filling...
(VM) After Saina, Sania’s turn to hit the top
By Veturi Srivatsa,
Just three days after Saina Nehwal was deposed as World No.1 badminton player in only a week, her Hyderabad citymate Sania Mirza ascended to the throne on Sunday as the tennis world’s top doubles player.
The country rightly savoured and celebrated Saina’s rise to the top of the summit but before the weekend, she had to make way for Chinese Li Xurei to return to the top. Sania offset the disappointment and her accomplishment is also not easy coming.
Telangana CM congratulates Sania on becoming world No.1
Hyderabad : Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday congratulated tennis star Sania Mirza on becoming first Indian woman to claim the world...
President, PM congratulate Sania on becoming No.1
New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Sania Mirza for becoming the new women's doubles No.1 player on Monday.
Sania...
Sania becomes top ranked doubles player with Charleston title
Charleston (US): Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis won their third successive doubles title together, securing the Family Circle Cup tennis title on Sunday, enabling...
Padma Shri Saba Anjum Karim: Story of Grit, determination and much more
From gali hockey, to India’s hockey captain to DSP of police, it has been an incredible and equally inspiring journey for daughter of Chhattisgarh Saba Anjum who has received the Padma Shri 2015 honour
By Sharique Anwer, TwoCircles.net,
Durg (Chhattisgarh): Growing up in the Kelabandi locality of this place Durg, one of the district headquarters of Chhattisgarh, she was just another girl in the neighbourhood, daughter of a muezzin in a local mosque, youngest of the four siblings with not much resources at hand for the poor family.
Sunrisers Hyderabad bank on foreign power (IPL team profile)
Hyderabad : Sunrisers Hyderabad have had mixed luck in the Indian Premier League (IPL) after coming into existence in 2013.
They impressed by reaching the...
Saina loses to Xuerui in Malaysia Open semis
Kuala Lumpur: World No.1 shuttler Saina Nehwal went down 21-13, 17-21, 20-22 in her women's singles semifinal to reigning Olympic champion Li Xuerui at...
Veteran sports journalist Pillay dead
Hyderabad : Veteran sports journalist T. N. Pillay died here on Friday, after prolonged illness. He was 85.
Pillay was one of the earliest sports...
Sania and Saina symbols of woman power
By Veturi Srivatsa,
Saina Nehwal has officially been anointed the No.1 woman player in world badminton. Sania Mirza is on the cusp of becoming the top-most in tennis doubles - she is No.3 right now. The two Hyderabadis are the best role models for young Indian women trying to make a mark in today's highly competitive world of sport.
Cricket spat shouldn’t hold India-Bangladesh ties to ransom
By Subir Bhaumik,
A huge spat between two cricket officials is threatening to adversely impact India-Bangladesh bilateral relations at a time when these are at their best. Bangladesh Planning Minister A.H.M. Mustafa Kamal has resigned as the International Cricket Council (ICC) president to protest against the country's “humiliation” when he was denied the opportunity to present the World Cup 2015 to winners Australia at Melbourne.
Kamal blasts ‘controversial’ Srinivasan
Dhaka : Mustafa Kamal, who resigned as International Cricket Council (ICC) president on Wednesday, strongly criticised the sport's governing body chairman N Srinivasan, saying...
World Women’s Chess: Harika wins second tie-breaker in semis
By Venkatachari Jagannathan,
Chennai : Indian chess Grandmaster Harika Dronavalli on Tuesday kept her chances alive in the World Women's Chess Championship, underway at Sochi...
South Korea are tough opponents, says Sreejesh
New Delhi ; Indian hockey team vice-captain P.R. Sreejesh on Tuesday said their first opponent in the forthcoming 24th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup --...
World Women’s Chess semi-final: Harika draws against Mariya in first game
By Venkatachari Jagannathan,
Chennai : India's Grandmaster (GM) Harika Dronavalli on Sunday drew her first game in the World Women's Chess Championship 2015 semi-final round...
Australia beat New Zealand, win 5th World Cup
Melbourne : Australia defeated New Zealand by seven wickets in the World Cup final to clinch their fifth title at the iconic Melbourne Cricket...
World Cup final: Australia vs New Zealand, innings scoreboard
Melbourne : The following is the first innings scoreboard of the cricket World Cup final between Australia and New Zealand being played at the...
Australia bowl out New Zealand for 183
Melbourne : Australian bowlers put up an impressive performance to give themselves a strong chance of winning the fifth cricket World Cup as New...
Australia vs India, innings scoreboard
Sydney : First innings scoreboard of the cricket World Cup semifinal between Australia and India at the Sydney Cricket Ground here on Thursday:
India
Aaron Finch...
Australia set India 329-run target in WC semifinal
Sydney : Bouyed by Steven Smith's fine century (105 runs off 93 balls), Australia posted 328/7 after chosing to bat against India in the...
Cancer treatment breakthrough by Indian American professor
New York: Queen's University cancer researcher Madhuri Koti has discovered a biomarker that will help lead to better predictions of the success of chemotherapy...
Sania Mirza jumps to third spot in doubles rankings
St. Petersburg (United States): Fresh from her BNP Paribas Open title win pairing with Swiss star Martina Hingis, India's Sania Mirza jumped to her...
India have to still beat two big favourites
By Veturi Srivatsa,
Almost a month before the World Cup got underway, when most people were writing off India’s chances of defending their title, two...
India seem to have covered all bases
By Veturi Srivatsa,
Two starred questions to Mahendra Singh Dhoni during the World Cup by the itinerant Indian media have been whether the form of Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja is a matter of concern for him.
The Indian skipper's answer ahead of the game against Bangladesh was as if the two players themselves would provide the journos a fitting reply sooner rather than later. As for Suresh Raina, he has become a stock question and he is showing up as a great finisher, batting first or chasing.
World Cup: India vs Bangladesh scoreboard
ArrayMelbourne : The following is the scoreboard of the cricket World Cup quarter-final between India and Bangladesh at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here...
India beat Bangladesh by 109 runs, reach World Cup semis
ArrayMelbourne : India beat Bangladesh by 109 runs to enter the cricket World Cup semi-finals at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here on Thursday.
Powered...
Rohit powers India to 302/6 against Bangladesh
Melbourne : Powered by a scintillating century from Rohit Sharma (137), India posted a challenging total of 302/6 in 50 overs in their cricket...
World Cup: India vs Bangladesh, innings scoreboard
Melbourne : Following is the first innings scoreboard of the cricket World Cup quarter-final between India and Bangladesh at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)...
Indian women’s hockey team wins HWL Round 2
New Delhi: The Indian women's hockey team defeated Poland 3-1 in the final to emerge Hockey World League (HWL) Round 2 champions at the...
Mary Kom to be brand ambassador of north-east
New Delhi/Agartala : The central government will appoint Olympic medallist boxer M.C. Mary Kom as the brand ambassador for north-east India to promote the...
14-year-old boy dies in Kolkata aping WWE stunt
Kolkata : A 14-year-old school student died here when a rope got entangled around his neck when he was aping a stunt scene telecast...
Formula racing car created by AMU B Tech students is ‘Most Popular Car’
By TCN News,
Aligarh: A Formula racing car created by a team of Aligarh Muslim University’s B Tech (mechanical engineering) students has won the ‘Most Popular Car’ and was ranked 19th in the ‘Formula Student India’ 2015 held at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
What transformation, from nobody to somebody!
By Veturi Srivatsa,
Where does one put one’s finger on for India staying unbeaten, winning all their five Pool B matches in the World Cup? For once, answers are easy.
The major achievement is that the Indians bowled the opposition out in all matches with all-round performances.
Saina beats Yihan Wang to storm into All England semis
Birmingham: Leading Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal got the better of China's former world champion Yihan Wang 21-19, 21-6 to march into the semifinals of...
World Cup: India vs West Indies scoreboard
Perth : Scoreboard of the India vs the West Indies Pool B match of the cricket World Cup played at the WACA here on...
India defeat Windies, enter World Cup quarters
Perth : A superlative bowling performance and a cool Mahendra Singh Dhoni eventually helped India muster a four-wicket win against the West Indies to...
Indian Social Forum to organise tournament for social service at Jubail
By TCN News,
Dammam: Karnataka Chapter of Indian Social Forum, an Indian expatriates Socio- Cultural Organization is organizing a “Social Forum Cup -2015’ for Indian Expatriates residing in eastern province at Jubail, Dammam and Khobar.
India’s World Cup story: A faithful catalogue (Book Review)
By Sirshendu Panth,
Book: Cricket World Cup: The Indian Challenge; Author: Ashis Ray; Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing India Pvt. Ltd; Pages: 202; Price: Rs.499
This is a...
Sports budget hiked by Rs.384.52 crore
New Delhi : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday allocated Rs.1541.13 crore to the ministry of youth affairs and sports for 2015-16, an increase of...
Moeen Ali’s ton powers England to 303/8 against Scotland
Christchurch: Moeen Ali (128) scored his second One-Day Internatonal (ODI) century to power England to 303/8 against Scotland during a World Cup Pool A...
Pakistani cricket fans smash TV sets after defeat against WI
Islamabad: Angry Pakistani cricket fans smashed television sets in Multan to vent their frustration following the 1992 edition champion's defeat to the West Indies...
Can Kirsten and Hussey change South Africa’s fortunes?
By Veturi Srivatsa,
Hiring consultants for key games appears to be the new trend. The South Africans have brought in their one time coach Gary Kirsten, who also happens to be the man in charge of the Indian team that won the World Cup four years ago, and the once "Mr Cricket" of Australia - Mike Hussey.
Congratulations team India, tweets President
New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee tweeted his congratulations to the Indian cricket team for its victory over Pakistan in a World Cup pool...
World Cup: India vs Pakistan, Scoreboard
Adelaide : Following is the scoreboard of the Pool B match between India and Pakistan in the ICC World Cup at the Adelaide Oval...
World Cup: India beat Pakistan by 76 runs
Adelaide : India defeated Pakistan by 76 runs in their first Pool B match of the World Cup at the Adelaide Oval here Sunday.
India...
Kohli ton guides India to 300/7 against Pakistan
Adelaide : A splendid century by vice captain Virat Kohli guided India to 300/7 in their World Cup opening match against Pakistan at the...
Cricket champions bat for HIV prevention at ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
By Aslam Chandio, TwoCircles.net,
Islamabad: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has launched a new edition of its HIV awareness campaign, THINK WISE in partnership with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). During the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 in Australia and New Zealand, cricket stars will unite to support the initiative, which has been active since 2003.
Chairman PCB updates cricketing nations’ envoys
By Aslam Chandio, TwoCircles.net,
Islamabad: Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board, Shaharyar Mohammad Khan has updated envoys from cricketing nations as well as head of the European Union in an informal setting, at a dinner in Islamabad.
On the occasion, the PCB chairman briefed the high commissioners and other diplomatic staff from 10 nations and head of European Commission posted to Islamabad on the general improvement in the security situation following the Pakistan Army’s launching of Zarb-e-Azab last June to eliminate terrorist safe havens in FATA and elsewhere.
Is it absorbing pressure or mounting it, Dhoni?
By Veturi Srivatsa,
It is not easy to please Indian cricket fans; they are too demanding. Not many seem to be willing to wager on...
Mohammedan Sporting Club celebrates 124th foundation day
The Club also bestowed the honour of ‘Shan-E-Mohammedan’ to former striker Akbar
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net,
Kolkata: One of the oldest football clubs `Mohammedan Sporting Club’ of Kolkata celebrated the 124th foundation day on Sunday, February 8. The club also bestowed the honour of ‘Shan-E-Mohammedan’ to renowned striker Mohammad Akbar, popular in his time in 19070s and 80 as `Chote Miah’.
Dhoni’s men can get inspired by Paes
By Veturi Srivatsa,
Late last week, three things kept Indian sport in focus. The cricket team failed to make the tri-series final to end a dreadful tour of Australia, a Dutchman has been named the new national hockey coach and Leander Paes partnered another Martina (Hingis) to win his seventh Grand Slam title in mixed doubles to add to his eight in the men's doubles.
Digvijay-Mokhtiyar win Agra Taj Car Rally
Agra : Hyderabad's Digvijay Singh and his co-driver Mokhtiyar Ahmed won the Agra Taj Car Rally, that traversed through the Chambal ravines and the...
When children got back their cricket ground in Kashmir
By Sheikh Qayoom,
Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) : It is difficult to believe such an audience would ever be granted. It is even more difficult to believe it would provoke prompt administrative action.
Over a dozen children - none of them above the age of seven - carrying cricket bats, wickets and crooked willow sticks they use for hockey sticks started marching towards the office of the district magistrate (DM), the top official of the area, in this north Kashmir town the other day.
Two-week-long 35th National Games begin in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram:Finally the 35th National Games got underway here Saturday evening at the brand new state-of-the-art Greenfield Stadium with more than 40,000 spectators cheering every...
WACA pitch is not what it used to be
By Veturi Srivatsa,
There was a time when the very mention of Perth used to unnerve the batsmen -- even the Australians when they had to face the fearsome West Indies pace men. However, the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) ground, like many others in the world, has lost some of its viciousness in recent years.
German Footballer reverts to Islam
Bavaria, Germany : Germany's young footballer Danny Blum has announced his reversion to Islam, describing it as a religion of hope and strength, OnIslam.net reported.
Wrestling coach Satpal gets Padma Bhushan; Sardar, Sindhu Padma Shri
New Delhi : Former Asian Games gold medal-winning wrestler Satpal, who also coached inspirational Sushil Kumar, was Sunday named for the prestigious Padma Bhushan...
Professional engagement distinct from commercial interest: SC
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Thursday sought to make a distinction between the commercial interest and the professional engagement during its judgment of...