Venus Williams Suffers Shock Upset
Melbourne, Jan 19 (IANS) Eighth seed Venus Williams has provided Australian Open fans with the shock of the tournament so far after she was bundled out by World No.47 Johanna Konta of Britain here on…
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‘Gayle Needs Caribbean Region’s Support’
New Delhi: Cricketer Chris Gayle during a promotional programme in New Delhi, on Nov 2, 2015. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) Kingston (Jamaica), Jan 19 (IANS) Leading regional academic Sir Hilary Beckles has thrown his support behind…
Arnaud Clement Admits Being Approached to Forfeit Tennis Match
AFP PHOTO / PASCAL GUYOT Paris, Jan 19 (IANS) Retired French tennis player Arnaud Clement has admitted that he was approached with a large sum of money to forfeit one of his matches. Clement told…
Unaware Of Match-Fixing in Tennis: Sharapova
Melbourne, Jan 18 (IANS) Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova said on Monday she hoped match-fixing does not exist in the sport of tennis, which to her personally always “meant a lot more than money.” The…
Gayle Equals Yuvraj’s T20 World Record with 12-Ball 50
New Delhi: Cricketer Chris Gayle during a promotional programme in New Delhi, on Nov 2, 2015. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) Melbourne, Jan 18 (IANS) West Indian Chris Gayle has smashed the joint-fastest 50 in the history…
BCCI Issues Life Ban on Chandila, Five-Year Ban for Shah
Mumbai, Jan 18 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday slapped a life ban on Ajit Chandila while Hiken Shah has been banned for five years on charges of spot-fixing and…
India May Appoint Full Time Coach After World T20: BCCI Secretary
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is contemplating appointing a full-time national side’s head coach after hosting the World Twenty20 tournament, secretary Anurag Thakur said here on…
Dhoni to Lead Rising Pune Supergiants in IPL
Mumbai: India`s limited over skipper MS Dhoni addresses a press conference ahead of India`s tour of Australia, in Mumbai on Jan 5, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Kolkata, Jan 18 (IANS) The Pune franchise of the Indian…
India-Australia T20 in Sydney to Go Pink
Melbourne, Jan 18 (IANS) The Twenty20 International between Australia and India at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on January 31 will turn pink to support the McGrath Foundation after rain washed out a large part…
New Match-Fixing Scandal Embroils Tennis As Australian Open Begins
Melbourne, Jan 18 (IANS) An exhaustive investigation into tennis match-fixing by two prominent media organisations has revealed evidence that 16 professional players have been caught up in the scandal. The findings of the investigation, by…
Broad Topples Ashwin to Take Bowling Top Spot in Tests
Dubai, Jan 17 (IANS) England fast bowler Stuart Broad replaced India’s Ravichandran Ashwin on Sunday as the top ranked bowler in Tests following his superb performance against South Africa. Broad produced a Man of the…
Peterhansel Wins 12th Dakar Rally
Rosario (Argentina), Jan 17 (IANS) Frenchman Stephane Peterhansel won his 12th Dakar Rally after avoiding trouble in the final stage in Argentina. The 50-year-old gave Peugeot their first triumph in the offroad race since 1990…
Will Build a House, Buy More Farmland: Mumbai Marathon Winner
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) After setting a new men’s course record at the Mumbai Marathon, Kenyan pacemaker Gideon Kipketer on Sunday said he would like to build a house and buy more farmland with the…
Will Not Play in 2016 Rio Olympics: Kobe Bryant
Washington, Jan 17 (IANS) Basketball player Kobe Bryant said he is not going to play in the upcoming Rio de Janeiro Olympics, the media reported. “I’ve had my moment,” Xinhua quoted Kobe as saying on…
India Vs Sri Lanka T20 Match on Feb 14 in Vizag
Visakhapatnam, Jan 16 (PTI) Cricket buffs of the city will be able to watch India playing Sri Lanka in a T20 match here on February 14. The city will also host an ODI and a…
Hingis Joins Sania As World No.1
Melbourne, Jan 16 (IANS) More than 15 years after she reigned supreme at the top of the women’s doubles rankings, Swiss tennis great Martina Hingis has reclaimed the world no.1 rank. The 35-year-old has joined…
‘Badminton Will Bring India at Least 2 Medals at Rio’
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Badminton Association of India (BAI) president Akhilesh Das Gupta said here on Saturday that the countrys shuttlers will bring home not one but at least two medals from the Rio…
Olympic Medal is the Dream Since Childhood: O.P. Jaisha
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IANS) Indian track and field athlete O.P. Jaisha says she has been dreaming of an Olympic medal since her childhood and would not leave any stone unturned to grab it at the…
Pakistan Pacer Amir Booed on International Return
Auckland, Jan 15 (IANS) Mohammad Amir’s return to international cricket after a five-year gap was not a happy one as the controversial Pakistan pacer was booed by the crowd during the first Twenty20 International (T20I)…
Will Aim for Glory at Rio Olympics: Lalita
Mumbai, Jan 15 (IANS) Indian long distance runner Lalita Babar on Friday said she will be competing in the women’s 3,000 metres steeplechase at the upcoming Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, also adding that the…