Davis Cup may bring Novak Djokovic to India
New Delhi: India will take on Serbia at home in the Davis Cup World Group play-offs to be held from September 12-14, raising the possibility of multiple-time Grand Slam winner and world number two Novak Djokovic touching down in the country. Bogdan Obradovic-led Serbia will face India for the second time in three years in […]
Yuvraj Singh is still India’s greatest match-winner, says Gautam Gambhir
New Delhi: Senior opener Gautam Gambhir says “had there been an Indian Premier League auction today, he would have still gone” for Yuvraj Singh and called him India’s “greatest match-winner” in limited overs cricket. “I don’t think any cricketer has criticised Yuvraj. It is the media which has attacked him and we need to be […]
BAN vs WI: Santokie double-blow rattles Bangladesh
NEW DELHI: Chasing a 172-run target, Bangladesh got off to a bad start as they lost three quick wickets in the World T20 Super 10 match at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday. Samuel Badree dealt first blow to the host by scalping Tamim Iqbal (5) in the third over. Krishmar Santokie […]
Virat Kohli can be better than Sachin Tendulkar: Kapil Dev
KUALA LUMPUR: Former captain Kapil Dev on Tuesday said that Indian batting’s mainstay Virat Kohli will rewrite more records than anyone else in world cricket and believed the Delhi batsman has realistic chances of “bettering” even Sachin Tendulkar’s career graph if he remains injury-free. “Without any doubt Kohli will make more records than anybody else. […]
Nauseating that N. Srinivasan continued as BCCI chief: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has asked N. Srinivasan to step down as BCCI president to ensure a fair probe of the Indian Premier League fixing and betting scandal. Srinivasan’s son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan, who was a team official of Chennai Super Kings, has been indicted by a Supreme Court appointed inquiry committee of betting and sharing team information. […]
Indian hockey coach Terry Walsh aims at top-8 finish in FIH World Cup
New Delhi: Indian hockey chief coach Terry Walsh is aiming for a top-8 finish at the upcoming FIH World Cup to be played in The Hague from May 31 to June 15. “Our first target is to set realistic goals for the World Cup and it is to be in the top-8. Going further from […]
World Twenty20 warm-up: Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina set up India’s 20-run win over England
Riding on a cavalier unbeaten 73 off 47 balls from Virat Kohli and an equally entertaining 54 off 31 balls from Suresh Raina, India scored an imposing 178 for four in 20 overs. It was a good enough total for the bowlers to restrict the opposition to 158 for six. Mahendra Singh Dhoni used seven […]
Twenty20 World Cup: Victory versus India is like tonic, says Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq
In recent times, very rarely has the Pakistan cricket team been welcomed home by a shower of rose petals. It was different on Monday. When the team flew into Lahore from Dhaka, the Asia Cup runners-up received a very warm welcome. So what if Misbah-ul-Haq’s men did not win the title, they haddefeated arch-rivals India and […]
Sandeep Singh among India’s 33 probables for FIH World Cup
New Delhi: Drag-flicker Sandeep Singh and defender Gurbaj Singh were amongst the 33 core probables announced by Hockey India (HI) today for the FIH Hockey World Cup to be held in The Hague, Netherlands from May 31. The players will undergo a preparatory camp from March 9 at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here. Both […]
Asia Cup: India crash out after Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 3 wickets
Mirpur: Pakistan on Tuesday, pulled off a thrilling three-wicket victory over hosts Bangladesh to storm into the finals of the Asia Cup cricket tournament, completely knocking India out of the title race. Opener Ahmed Shehzad blasted a 123-ball 103 to set the foundation for a record chase but it was Shahid Afridi’s blistering 59 off […]
French investigators say Michael Schumacher crash not due to safety breaches
Lyon: French investigators said Monday that Formula One legend Michael Schumacher’s ski accident in the French Alps was not due to safety breaches by the ski station or faulty material. Schumacher has been lying in a coma in a French hospital since the December 29 accident when he crashed into a rock so hard that […]
Kuldeep Yadav’s hat-trick takes India to Under-19 World Cup quarters
Left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav became the first Indian bowler to grab a hat-trick in the Under-19 World Cup before the defending champions entered the quarterfinals with a patchy five-wicket win over Scotland in their low-scoring Group A match in Dubai on Monday. Yadav’s hat-trick was the highlight of a superb bowling effort by the Indians […]
Start using your brains: Skipper MS Dhoni tells his bowlers
HAMILTON: “Start using your brains more”, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni told his wayward bowlers after losing the one-day series to New Zealand on Tuesday. Lashing out at the bowlers, who have been wayward through the series which India lost 0-3 with one match to go, Dhoni said: “When it comes to talent, we definitely have bowlers […]
4th ODI: India lose series as Ross Taylor’s hundred takes New Zealand to 7-wicket win
New Zealand sealed a one-day series win over India by recording a seven-wicket victory on Tuesday, with Ross Taylor scoring an unbeaten 112 to lead the hosts to a seven-wicket win with 11 balls to spare. Taylor’s ninth one-day international century, compiled in 110 balls with 14 boundaries, comfortably steered New Zealand past India’s total […]
BCCI concedes defeat to Lalit Modi but Supreme Court defers decision till March 4
New Delhi: Even before the Supreme Court opened the sealed envelope containing votes of the controversial Rajasthan Cricket Association elections, the Board of Control for Cricket in India on Monday conceded ‘defeat’ to arch-rival Lalit Modi. But the apex court was in no hurry to declare Modi as RCA chief, saying it will hear the […]
Australia Open: Maria Sharapova advances to second round
Third seed Maria Sharapova clawed her way into the Australian Open second round on Tuesday with a straight-sets win over Bethanie Mattek-Sands as she seeks her first Grand Slam title since the 2012 French Open. The glamorous Russian, on the comeback trail from a shoulder injury that forced her off the tour in August, battled […]
Hockey World League: India face uphill task against world champions Australia in quarterfinal
The morale-boosting draw against Olympic champions Germany has done a world of good to India’s confidence as the hosts face a herculean task when they square off with World Champions Australia in the quarterfinals of the Hero Hockey World League Final, in New Delhi on Wednesday. After back-to-back defeats against higher-ranked England and New Zealand in their […]
Theo Walcott’s 2014 FIFA World Cup injury blow saddens Roy Hodgson
London: England manager Roy Hodgson spoke of his disappointment on Tuesday after Arsenal forward Theo Walcott was ruled out of this year’s World Cup with a serious knee injury. Walcott, 24, damaged the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during Arsenal’s FA Cup victory over Tottenham Hotspur at the weekend, with his club announcing on Monday […]
India can make it to semis of Hockey World League Finals, says Netherlands coach
New Delhi: Netherlands head coach Paul Vanass is aiming for the summit clash of the Hockey World League Final to be held here at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium January 10-18. The team practised here on Tuesday ahead of their opening clash against Argentina on January 10, after which Vanass spoke to the media. […]
Bopanna-Qureshi work hard to score first win of 2014 season
New Delhi: Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi recorded their first win after re-joining forces as they overcame a spirited challenge from Jean-Julien Roger and Horia Tecau in the first round of the ATP Apia International, here on Tuesday. The third seeded Indo-Pak pair recorded a hard-fought 7-6(5) 6-7(2) 10-3 win over the unseeded Dutch-Romanian team […]
