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Srikanth, Kashyap drop a place each in badminton rankings

Srikanth, Kashyap drop a place each in badminton rankings

Sports December 17, 2015 at 5:56 pm 0 comments

Kuala Lumpur: India’s Kidambi Srikanth and Parupalli Kashyap dropped a place each to be ninth and 15th, respectively, in the world badminton rankings released on Thursday. Srikanth performed poorly at the World Superseries Finals in Dubai last week, losing all the group stage games, while 2014 Commonwealth Games (CWG) championRead More

I don’t need extra rounds to finish off Samet Hyuseinov: Vijender Singh

I don’t need extra rounds to finish off Samet Hyuseinov: Vijender Singh

Sports December 17, 2015 at 5:44 pm 0 comments

Manchester: Indian boxing star Vijender Singh, who competes in his first six rounds contest this Saturday night at the Manchester Arena, says he won’t need the extra rounds to finish off experienced Hungarian Samet Hyuseinov in his third professional bout. The fast rising middleweight star from Bhiwani, in Haryana, hasRead More

Marlon Samuels suspended from bowling in international cricket for 12 months

Marlon Samuels suspended from bowling in international cricket for 12 months

Sports December 14, 2015 at 9:21 pm 0 comments

New Delhi: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday banned West Indies cricket all-rounder Marlon Samuels from bowling in international cricket for 12 months. An independent assessment of the 34-year-old’s action, which took place at the ICC’s accredited testing centre in Brisbane earlier this month, found his elbow extension exceededRead More

Bangladesh Premier League: Pakistan players return home with bitter memories

Bangladesh Premier League: Pakistan players return home with bitter memories

Sports December 14, 2015 at 9:19 pm 0 comments

Bangladesh Premier League return home with bitter memories and unhappy at being sidelined by the team owners and management. Foremost among them is Pakistan’s test captain Misbah-ul-Haq who was sidelined by the Rangpur Riders management for his team’s last seven matches while preference was given to other foreign signings includingRead More

Roger Federer supports pair of Sania Mirza, Martina Hingis

Roger Federer supports pair of Sania Mirza, Martina Hingis

Sports December 14, 2015 at 9:17 pm 0 comments

New Delhi: The Swiss tennis ace Roger Federer disclosed that he supports the world number one Indo-Swiss pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis. Federer, who was in India recently to lead UAE Royals in the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) told CNN IBN that he watched the entire WimbledonRead More

Friendly fraud case against Lionel ​Messi shelved

Friendly fraud case against Lionel ​Messi shelved

Sports December 14, 2015 at 9:16 pm 0 comments

Barcelona: Barcelona star Lionel Messi has avoided another embarrassing court case for tax fraud after he and his foundation were cleared of allegations relating to charitable friendlies played in 2012 and 2013 on Monday. Messi is already facing a seperate tax fraud charge along with his father for allegedly failingRead More

Indian batting on turners needs massive improvement: Ravi Shastri

Indian batting on turners needs massive improvement: Ravi Shastri

Sports December 12, 2015 at 8:44 pm 0 comments

New Delhi: Despite crushing South Africa comprehensively in the recent Test series, Team Director Ravi Shastri feels that current crop of Indian batsmen need “massive improvement” when it comes to facing spinners on tracks that offer turn. In an interview to BCCI’s official website, Shastri also spoke about Virat KohliRead More

Vikas Gowda qualifies for Rio Olympics after revision of entry standards

Vikas Gowda qualifies for Rio Olympics after revision of entry standards

Sports December 12, 2015 at 8:44 pm 0 comments

New Delhi: Ace Indian discus thrower Vikas Gowda has qualified for the Rio Olympics after the world athletics governing body, the IAAF lowered the entry standards “to have more athletes” taking part in the track and field events in the 2016 Games. Under the qualification standards issued in April, theRead More

Australia duo Adam Voges, Shaun Marsh miss Sir Donald Bradman record by three runs

Australia duo Adam Voges, Shaun Marsh miss Sir Donald Bradman record by three runs

Sports December 11, 2015 at 6:19 pm 0 comments

  New Delhi: Adam Voges and Shaun Marsh dictated the Bellerive Oval pitch against the West Indies in the first Test match. The duo added a massive 449 for the fourth wicket with to give Australia the advantage. Voges and Marsh needed just three more runs to break Sir DonaldRead More

Will be a challenge for India to play ICC World T20 at home, says Ajinkya Rahane

Will be a challenge for India to play ICC World T20 at home, says Ajinkya Rahane

Sports December 11, 2015 at 6:15 pm 0 comments

Mumbai: India star batsman Ajinkya Rahane believes it will be a big challenge for the country to play the World Twenty20 in 2016 at home. India will launch their World T20 2016 campaign in Nagpur against New Zealand on March 15, while it will go head to head with arch-rivalsRead More