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Saina Nehwal, Lee Chong Wei​ top buys at Premier Badminton League auction

Saina Nehwal, Lee Chong Wei​ top buys at Premier Badminton League auction

Sports December 7, 2015 at 6:11 pm 0 comments

New Delhi: Top stars Saina Nehwal and Lee Chong Wei were the costliest buys, fetching a whopping USD 100,000, while Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth were bought for USD 95,000 and USD 80,000 respectively at the rechristened Premier badminton League (PBL) players’ auction here on Monday. WorldRead More

Russia, Qatar should still host World Cups: David Beckham

Russia, Qatar should still host World Cups: David Beckham

Sports December 7, 2015 at 6:10 pm 0 comments

London: Russia and Qatar should still host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, according to David Beckham, despite being tainted by FIFA`s corruption scandals he branded as “disgusting”. FIFA has been in crisis since May when 14 executives were indicted as part an FBI investigation into corruption and last weekRead More

Adam Gilchrist, Jacques Kallis fetch top price at the MCL Players’ Auction

Adam Gilchrist, Jacques Kallis fetch top price at the MCL Players’ Auction

Sports December 7, 2015 at 6:08 pm 0 comments

Dubai: South African legend Jacques Kallis was bought at a handsome price of USD 175,000 while former Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist fetched an impressive amount of USD 170,000 at the Masters Champions League (MCL) auction, here on Monday. The league is for the top international cricketers of yesteryears. Brian LaraRead More

Indian pitches helping spinners is nothing new: Harbhajan Singh

Indian pitches helping spinners is nothing new: Harbhajan Singh

Sports December 5, 2015 at 7:22 pm 0 comments

New Delhi: Reacting to the excessive pitch talk in the ongoing series between India and South Africa, Harbhajan Singh has come out supporting the home team’s viewpoint saying “Indian pitches assist spinners and there is nothing new about it”. “Host country takes advantage of the home conditions and this happensRead More

Riyad Mahrez fires Leicester top, Stoke submerge Manchester City

Riyad Mahrez fires Leicester top, Stoke submerge Manchester City

Sports December 5, 2015 at 7:19 pm 0 comments

London: Riyad Mahrez scored a hat-trick as Leicester City won 3-0 at Swansea City on Saturday to recapture the Premier League summit from Manchester City, who crashed to defeat at Stoke City. Leicester striker Jamie Vardy was bidding to equal Jimmy Dunne`s 83-year-old English top-flight record by scoring for theRead More

ISL: Chennaiyin seal semifinal spot with 1-0 win over Pune

ISL: Chennaiyin seal semifinal spot with 1-0 win over Pune

Sports December 5, 2015 at 7:17 pm 0 comments

Pune: Chennaiyin FC rode on Jeje Lalpekhlua’s 64th minute strike to beat Pune City FC by a solitary goal and book a semifinal spot in the Indian Super League football here on Saturday. Lalpekhlua’s goal was enough for Chennaiyin FC in their concluding league clash as they jumped to secondRead More

Stayed blank and played one ball at a time: Ajinkya Rahane

Stayed blank and played one ball at a time: Ajinkya Rahane

Sports December 4, 2015 at 5:27 pm 0 comments

New Delhi: The first batsman to notch up a hundred in what has been a particularly low-scoring Test series against South Africa, India’s Ajinkya Rahane said the key to his success was keeping a blank mind and playing one ball at a time. “When I was batting, I just wantedRead More

Mary Kom enters semifinals of 2016 Olympics Test event in Rio

Mary Kom enters semifinals of 2016 Olympics Test event in Rio

Sports December 4, 2015 at 5:26 pm 0 comments

New Delhi: Competing for the first time in over a year, Olympic bronze-medallist M C Mary Kom (51kg) assured herself and India of at least a bronze medal by advancing to the semifinals of the International Boxing Association’s (AIBA) Olympic Test event in Rio de Janeiro on Friday. The IndianRead More

K Srikanth sails to semis, PV Sindhu sinks at Indonesia Masters

K Srikanth sails to semis, PV Sindhu sinks at Indonesia Masters

Sports December 4, 2015 at 5:25 pm 0 comments

Malang, Indonesia: Top seed K Srikanth advanced to the semifinals in men’s singles but P V Sindhu suffered a heartbreak as she bowed out of the women’s singles with a straight-game loss at the USD 120,000 Indonesia Masters Grand Prix Gold tournament here on Friday. World No. 9 Srikanth, whoRead More

Once put under pressure, South Africa fell apart badly: Russell Domingo

Once put under pressure, South Africa fell apart badly: Russell Domingo

Sports December 4, 2015 at 5:24 pm 0 comments

New Delhi: South Africa’s coach Russell Domingo on Friday admitted that his team has fallen apart whenever the Indians have applied the pressure on them during the ongoing Test series. It was yet another pathetic batting show by the South Africans as they were bowled out for 121 in 49.3Read More