New 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 the Asian Games in Incheon. The 60-year-old Australian, himself a noted Olympian, submitted hisRead More

New Delhi, India’s cricket chiefs suspended on Tuesday future tours to the Caribbean following the West Indies’ decision to abandon their visit to india last week. “All bilateral tours between BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) and the WICB (West Indies Cricket Board) stand suspended,” BCCI secretary SanjayRead More

  Singapore, A new venue, an injury-hit preparation and insults from a top sports official — none of it could stop Serena Williams’ winning streak at the WTA Finals. The three-time defending champion made it 16-straight wins at the season-ending championships by beating Ana Ivanovic 6-4, 6-4 in Monday’s tournamentRead More

Valencia, Two-time Grand Slam winner Andy Murray continues his bid to reach the ATP World Tour Finals next month at the Valencia Open fresh from his second tournament victory of the season in Vienna. The Scot downed David Ferrer 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 to claim the title on his first appearanceRead More

New Delhi, India won 6 medals (2 Gold, 1Silver & 3 Bronze) at 2nd Asian Para Games 2014. The names of the medal winners are as follows:- Sl. No. Name of Athlete(s) Event Medal 1 Sharad Kumar Athletics – Men’s High Jump (T42/ T44/ T47) Gold 2 Amit Kumar AthleticsRead More

Islamabad: Pakistan’s opposition leader Imran Khan has said that the Hindus who fled the country after being persecuted will return home if his party comes to power. “I am hopeful that people from Hindu community, who had fled Pakistan after facing atrocities, would return when Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf (PTI) comes toRead More

Melbourne, The controversial plan to make Muslim women wearing burqas and the niqab sit in glassed enclosures at Parliament House, which has now been dumped, was put in place without any prior advice from security agencies. But Senate president Stephen Parry has insisted the October 2 decision to introduce theRead More

  Johannesburg, A South African judge on Tuesday sentenced Oscar Pistorius, the Olympic and Paralympic star, to serve a maximum of five years in jail for the culpable homicide, or manslaughter, of his model girlfriend. Pistorius was also given a three-year suspended sentence for contravening the firearms control act, toRead More

  Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said BJP’s win in Haryana and Maharashtra would have some effect on the assembly elections in the state, but maintained that the influence would not be as much as previously expected. “While obviously, the BJP will have some effectRead More

  New Delhi, india is deeply concerned about terrorism, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval said on Tuesday. “Terrorism is much more intense and expanded, india is deeply concerned. There is a need for comprehensive UN convention on terrorism with prescribed unified response,” Doval said while addressing the Munich Security ConferenceRead More