Sports News
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Don't have power to intervene in India-West Indies dispute: ICC
Cricket | Oct 22, 2014, 09:29 PM ISTDubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Wednesday admitted it “does not have the power to intervene” in the dispute between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the West Indies Cricket Board
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Duleep Trophy: Jalaj Saxena, Naman Ojha sent North Zone bowlers on a leatherhunt
Cricket | Oct 22, 2014, 09:17 PM ISTMohali: Central Zone's MP duo of Jalaj Saxena and wicketkeeper batsman Naman Ojha took full advantage of dropped catches sending an inexperienced North Zone attack to the cleaners as they posted 344 for three at
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Pak vs Aus:Ton-up Younis carries Pakistan to 219-4 at the end of day 1
Cricket | Oct 22, 2014, 08:13 PM ISTDubai, United Arab Emirates : Younis Khan proved the selectors were wrong to drop him from Pakistan's limited-overs team by hitting a sedate 25th test century on Wednesday as Pakistan reached 219-4 on the opening
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Novak Djokovic welcomes baby boy Stefan
Tennis | Oct 22, 2014, 07:36 PM ISTBelgrade, Serbia: Novak Djokovic is a proud father. The top-ranked tennis player tweeted Wednesday that he and his wife, Jelena, were celebrating the birth of their first child -- a boy named Stefan. "Stefan, our
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Bhaichung Bhutia inducted in AFC's Hall of Fame
Football | Oct 22, 2014, 06:24 PM ISTNew Delhi: Former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia has been inducted into the AFC's Hall of Fame, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) said today. The AIFF said it got a letter from Dato Alex Soosay, General
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Kumar Sangakkara doubtful for India tour
Cricket | Oct 28, 2014, 04:14 PM ISTColombo: Experienced Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara has been rendered a doubtful starter for the five-match ODI series against India due to a back injury.Sangakkara, who had questioned the wisdom of the hurriedly arranged series
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Pak vs Aus: Azhar Ali & Younis Khan fifties carry Pakistan to 125-3
Cricket | Oct 22, 2014, 05:11 PM ISTDubai, United Arab Emirates: Test specialists Azhar Ali and Younis Khan led the fightback by hitting half centuries as Pakistan reached 125-3 at tea on the opening day of the first test against Australia on
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WTA Finals: Simona Halep routs Serena Williams
Tennis | Oct 22, 2014, 04:52 PM ISTSingapore: Serena Williams was routed 6-0, 6-2 by Simona Halep at the WTA Finals on Wednesday in one of the most one-sided losses of the 18-time Grand Slam champion's career. The last time Williams managed
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Know how Champions League resumed with a flurry of goals
Football | Oct 23, 2014, 11:29 AM ISTFrankfurt, Germany : The Champions League returned on Tuesday with a 40-goal bonanza as Bayern Munich thrashed Roma 7-1 for its biggest victory on the road and Luiz Adriano scored five as Shakhtar put seven
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Champions League: CSKA rallies to draw 2-2 with Manchester City
Football | Oct 21, 2014, 11:58 PM ISTMoscow: Manchester City was left struggling in the Champions League on Tuesday after squandering a two-goal lead and conceding a late penalty to draw 2-2 at CSKA Moscow. Goals from Sergio Aguero and James Milner
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Caroline Wozniacki beats Maria Sharapova at WTA Finals
Tennis | Oct 21, 2014, 11:22 PM ISTSingapore: Caroline Wozniacki credited her training for next month's New York Marathon as a key factor in her victory over Maria Sharapova in a grueling three-set match in the WTA Finals on Tuesday. Wozniacki won
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Australia aims for top Test spot in the UAE
Cricket | Oct 21, 2014, 11:04 PM ISTDubai: Australia has a chance to reclaim the top spot in the Reliance ICC Test Team Rankings when it faces host Pakistan in the two-Test series in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which starts on
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ISL: Chennaiyin FC beat Kerala Blasters 2-1
Football | Oct 21, 2014, 10:18 PM ISTChennai: Former Hull City wingback Bernard Mendy scored through a stunning bicycle kick as hosts Chennayin FC beat Kerala Blasters 2-1 in a Hero Indian Super League match here on tuesday. Chennayin FC now have
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Michel Platini says he won't support Blatter in FIFA vote
Football | Oct 21, 2014, 09:17 PM ISTRome: UEFA president Michel Platini says he will not support Sepp Blatter in his bid for a fifth term as FIFA president.Platini tells Italian state TV "I wish him well but four years ago he
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South Africa beats New Zealand by 6 wickets in 1st ODI
Cricket | Oct 21, 2014, 08:01 PM ISTMount Maunganui, New Zealand : Captain A.B. de Villiers top-scored with an unbeaten 89 as South Africa completed a six-wicket win over New Zealand in a limited-overs cricket international Tuesday to take a 1-0 lead
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Pakistan likely to throw spin challenge to Aussies
Cricket | Oct 21, 2014, 07:36 PM ISTDubai, United Arab Emirates : Pakistan A's warmup win over Australia has given the senior team a path it hopes will lead to success in the first cricket test starting on Wednesday. Even without spinner
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Terry Walsh ready to stay, but wants new contract
Hockey | Oct 21, 2014, 06:35 PM ISTNew Delhi: Australian Terry Walsh, who resigned as Indian men's hockey team chief coach today because of a "pay dispute", hinted that he was ready to reconsider his decision if he was given a new
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Terry Walsh resigns as hockey head coach over "pay dispute"
Hockey | Oct 21, 2014, 04:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: India's chief hockey coach Terry Walsh today sprang a surprise by resigning from his post because of a "pay dispute", barely three weeks after guiding the team to a historic gold medal in
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ISL: We are raring to go for first home match, says Materazzi
Football | Oct 20, 2014, 11:12 PM ISTChennai: Chennaiyin FC manager Marco Materazzi today said that his players were raring to go for their first home match against Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super League here tomorrow, even though weathermen predicted heavy
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WTA Finals: Simona Halep breezes past Eugenie Bouchard
Tennis | Oct 20, 2014, 09:48 PM ISTSingapore : Romania's Simona Halep comfortably defeated Canada's Eugenie Bouchard 6-2, 6-3 on Monday's opening night of the WTA Finals. In a clash of the only two players making their first appearance at the season-ending