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 […]
India tour of New Zealand: Yuvraj Singh dropped for five-match ODI series, Stuart Binny makes cut
Indian selectors on Tuesday, dropped flamboyant batsman Yuvraj Singh from the squad for the five-match One-Day International (ODI) series against New Zealand, starting on January 19 in Napier. The ODI series will be followed by two Tests, commencing on February 6. Yuvraj has been in scratchy form ever since he made his India comeback in […]
I would like to return to cricket in any role, says Sourav Ganguly
Kolkata: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday said he was looking forward to a ‘new role’ in 2014, but declined to comment on speculation about a new innings in politics. Ganguly, who has been made an offer by the BJP to contest the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, said that politics was a sensitive topic. […]
PV Sindhu, K Srikanth crowned national champions
Young shuttlers PV Sindhu and K Srikanth notched up contrasting victories in the summit clashes to clinch the women’s and men’s titles respectively at the 78th Senior National Badminton Championship in New Delhi on Monday. It was the second national title for World Championship bronze medalist Sindhu after she registered a straight-game victory over Rituparna […]
India vs South Africa: MS Dhoni should be disappointed his bowlers didn’t win the game, says Graeme Smith
Johannesburg: His team abandoned plans to go for a win after coming extremely close to upstaging India but South African cricket captain Graeme Smith insisted that the last-minute change in strategy was not prompted by the fear of loss. In a pulsating finish to the first Test in Johannesburg on Sunday, South Africa fell short […]
Team India youngsters must take leaf out of Sachin Tendulkar’s book, says Kapil Dev
New Delhi: As a young and relatively inexperienced Indian team prepares for life without Sachin Tendulkar on the pitch ahead of their first Test against South Africa at Johannesburg, former Indian captain Kapil Dev said that the new players need to learn from Tendulkar and perform well against the No. 1 Test side. “The new […]
Somdev Devvarman gets Chennai Open main draw berth
Chennai: India’s Somdev Devvarman was included in the main draw of the ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament to be held here from December 30 January 5 after Estonia’s Jurgen Zopp pulled out with a back injury. Devvarman, the world No.90, will be spearheading India’s representation at the $450,000 tournament. Cutting off at 89, the tournament […]
Saina Nehwal raring to go in World Super Series Finals
Indian badminton star Saina Nehwal, ranked No.6 in the world, said she is geared up and raring to go for the Super Series Finals as the draws were announced at the Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium on Tuesday. “I have worked hard and prepared well for the tournament. I feel I am ready to challenge in […]
Junior hockey World Cup: India held by Korea, fail to qualify for quarter-finals
Despite leading 3-1 till the 58th minute, India Tuesday blew away their chances of qualifying for the quarterfinals after being forced to a 3-3 draw by South Korea in a dramatic finish in the last Pool C match of the Hockey Junior World Cup at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here. After going 0-1 […]
MS Dhoni, Alastair Cook deserve to be captains; Virat Kohli lost out to Hashim Amla
While Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Alastair Cook deserve to lead the International Cricket Council’s ODI and Test teams of the year, respectively, theabsence of Virat Kohli from the many listsannounced by the ICC in Mumbai on Tuesday would have caused some heartbreak to Indian fans. While Dhoni is India’s must successful skipper, Cook remains England’s […]
David Beckham and Victoria splurge 40 million pounds on London mansion
London: Celebrity couple David and Victoria Beckham have splurged 40 million pounds on getting a palatial mansion here, and they will reportedly spend an extra 5 million pounds on its renovation. Their newly acquired mansion, which is a replacement for their sprawling Hertfordshire estate, is four-story, detached period home in West London, reports dailymail.co.uk. The […]
Mark Webber reflects on amazing F1 journey
Sao Paulo: Mark Webber bade farewell to Formula One on Sunday with a typically gritty drive to second place in the Brazilian Grand Prix and without shedding a tear. The 37-year-old Australian, who overcame a variety of obstacles on his 12-year journey from Queanbeyan to Interlagos, via Silverstone, Monaco and Milton Keynes, did his best to retain […]
Mahendra Singh Dhoni and team back match-winner Yuvraj Singh
Visakhapatnam: India captain MS Dhoni lent his support to out-of-form Yuvraj Singh after their two-wicket defeat to West Indies here on Sunday. Yuvraj, who scored just 28 runs in 49 balls, also dropped Lendl Simmons when he was on 43. Simmons would go on to score 62 in a match-winning partnership with Darren Sammy. (2nd ODI, as […]
A chance for England to displace India from second spot
DUBAI: England have a chance of displacing India from their current second position in theICC Test Team Rankings table if they can win the upcoming Ashes series against Australia 4-0 or better. The Ashes series will offer England an opportunity to reclaim the number two spot that they held till India moved ahead of them last week following a 2-0 series […]
Gaganjeet Bhullar, Anirban Lahiri ready to lead India in World Cup of Golf
Melbourne: India’s Gaganjeet Bhullar does not want to let his biggest fans — his parents — down when he attempts to build on a liking for the Royal Melbourne Golf Club at the World Cup of Golf, which starts in Melbourne on Thursday. Together with close friend Anirban Lahiri, Bhullar will represent his nation for […]
Viswanathan Anand-Carlsen world chess championship game No.8 drawn
Chennai: World champion Viswanathan Anand got an easy draw with black as challenger Magnus Carlsen continued his march towards the throne after the end of the eighth game of the World Chess Championship here on Tuesday. The morale boosting draw, first since the first game of the match, is likely to help Anand psychologically before […]
