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  Serie A: Atalanta beats Lazio 2-1 for 3rd straight win

  Football | October 20, 2013 19:29 IST

  Rome: Midfielder Luca Cigarini scored one goal and set up another as Atalanta beat Lazio 2-1 Sunday for its third consecutive win in Serie A.   Cigarini put the hosts ahead in the 41st minute with

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  World Cup playoff: Nigeria beats Ethiopia 2-1

  Football | October 13, 2013 22:00 IST

  Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Emmanuel Emenike scored twice as African champion Nigeria came from behind to win 2-1 in Ethiopia in the first leg of their World Cup playoff on Sunday.The Fenerbahce striker equalized in the

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  Generali Ladies: Top-seed Kerber beats Ivanovic in final

  Tennis | October 13, 2013 20:28 IST

  Linz, Austria: Top-seeded Angelique Kerber won her first WTA title of the season and third overall by defeating two-time former champion Ana Ivanovic 6-4, 7-6 (6) at the Generali Ladies on Sunday.The 10th-ranked German used

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  Japan Open: Stosur beats Bouchard, wins title

  Tennis | October 13, 2013 17:47 IST

  Osaka, Japan: Australia tennis player Samantha Stosur beat Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 on Sunday and win her second Japan Open title.Third-seeded Stosur, who succeeded this tournament in 2009, could only convert seven

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  Akshay Kumar's 'BOSS' beats Michael Jackson's Guinness world record

  Bollywood | October 10, 2013 14:17 IST

  New Delhi: Akshay Kumar's ‘BOSS' has broken Michael Jackson's world record of the largest poster. The flick's poster which is 58.87 metres wide and 54.94 metres high has surpassed MJ's record by 15-20 per cent. Akki's

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  Generali Ladies: Giorgi beats 2012 runner-up Goerges in Linz

  Tennis | October 08, 2013 19:40 IST

  Linz, Austria: Camila Giorgi of Italy upset last year's finalist Julia Goerges of Germany 6-2, 6-3 in the first round of the Generali Ladies on Tuesday.The 105th-ranked Giorgi, who won three qualifying matches to reach

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  Japan Women's Open: Stosur beats Larsson

  Tennis | October 07, 2013 20:33 IST

  Osaka, Japan: Third-seeded Samantha Stosur of Australia defeated Johanna Larsson of Sweden 6-4, 6-2 on Monday to advance to the second round of the Japan Women's Open.The 29-year-old Stosur didn't face a break point on

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  Shanghai Masters: Isner rallies to beat Giraldo

  Tennis | October 07, 2013 17:51 IST

  Shanghai: John Isner rallied to beat Colombian qualifier Santiago Giraldo 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 on Monday in the first round of the Shanghai Masters.The 14th-seeded American fought off three break points at 5-5 in the third

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  I League: Salgaocar beat Mohammedan Sporting 3-0

  Football | October 06, 2013 21:14 IST

  Mapusa (Goa): Salgaocar Sports Club made it two wins in a row after effortlessly brushing aside the challenge of Mohammedan Sporting 3-0 in the Airtel I-League football at the Duler Stadium here on Sunday.Scottish striker

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  Spanish League: Diego Costa nets 2 as Atletico beats Celta 2-1

  Football | October 06, 2013 19:05 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Diego Costa scored his Spanish league-leading ninth and 10th goals of the season to give Atletico Madrid a 2-1 victory over Celta Vigo on Sunday, extending its club record with an eighth win

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  Japan Open: Del Potro beats Raonic to win title

  Tennis | October 06, 2013 17:28 IST

  Tokyo: Top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro beat Milos Raonic of Canada, 7-6 (5), 7-5 on Sunday to win the Japan Open and claim his third title of the season.Del Potro got the only break of

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  China Open: Nadal, Djokovic, Serena reach semis

  Tennis | October 04, 2013 19:51 IST

  Beijing: Rafael Nadal stayed on course to wrest the top ranking from Novak Djokovic by rallying for a 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 win over Fabio Fognini of Italy in the China Open quarterfinals on Friday.Nadal, who

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  China Open: Djokovic beats Verdasco to reach Beijing quarters

  Tennis | October 03, 2013 16:26 IST

  Beijing: Top-seeded Novak Djokovic overcame Fernando Verdasco 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the China Open.Djokovic won the first three games en route to taking the first set, but Verdasco fought

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  English Premier League: Suarez scores 2 as Liverpool beats Sunderland 3-1

  Football | September 29, 2013 22:50 IST

  Sunderland, England: Liverpool striker Luis Suarez scored twice on his return to Premier League action after five months out due to a ban for biting, helping his team beat last-place Sunderland 3-1 on Sunday and

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  India Blue clinch Challenger trophy, beat Delhi by 50 runs

  Cricket | September 29, 2013 17:43 IST

  Indore: Paceman Bhuvaneshwar Kumar followed up his team's superb collective batting effort with a four-wicket haul as India Blue lifted the NKP Salve Challenger Series Trophy with a convincing 50-run victory over Delhi, here today.After

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  CLT20: Super Kings start with a convincing win

  Cricket | September 23, 2013 21:37 IST

  Ranchi:Chennai Super Kings started their Champions League TWenty20 campaign with a convincing win over Titans at the JSCA International Stadium Complex here Sunday.Super Kings easily chased down the target of 186, as they reached 187

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  CLT20: T&T beat Brisbane Heat by 25 runs

  Cricket | September 22, 2013 20:17 IST

  Ranchi: Trinidad and Tobago defeated Brisbane Heat by 25 runs in the first Group B match of the Champions League Twenty20 to bag four points at the JSCA International Stadium here Sunday.Put in to bat,

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  Moradabad SSP beats police followers, suspended

  India | September 22, 2013 17:54 IST

  Lucknow/Moradabad: Moradabad SSP allegedly beat three police followers posted at his residence, following which Uttar Pradesh government suspended him today.  “SSP Rajesh Modak has been suspended for misbehaviour with his followers,” Home department sources said

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  EPL: Hull beats Newcastle 3-2 in Premier League

  Football | September 21, 2013 22:05 IST

  New Castle: Hull came from a goal down twice before Sone Aluko scored a spectacular volley to secure a 3-2 victory at Newcastle on Saturday in the Premier League.Loic Remy scored twice for Newcastle in

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  'Soniye' mix of disco, Sufi beats: Mika Singh

  Bollywood | September 20, 2013 18:36 IST

  Mumbai: Singer Mika Singh, who has collaborated with Shibani Kashyap for Punjabi track "Soniye" for her upcoming untitled album, says the song is different from his other songs.Mika's forte is Punjabi flavoured pop numbers such