Hyderabad: Still recovering from a wrist injury that kept him away from the game for two months, Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar on Wednesday said that it has been a tough phase of his career which tested his patience. After tearing a ligament in his left wrist in September, Bhullar wasRead More

Brisbane: United Arab Emirates were left to rue bad luck and crucial errors as they threw away a chance to secure their first World Cup win in nearly 19 years in a thrilling defeat by fellow associate nation Ireland on Wednesday. It was a story of what might have beenRead More

Mulheim an der Ruhr: Indian shuttler Arvind Bhat and the doubles duo of Ashwini Ponnapppa and Jwala Gutta entered the pre-quarterfinals of the USD120,000 German Open Grand Prix Gold at the RWE-Sporthalle here on Wednesday. Defending champion Bhat defeated local qualifier Patrick Kaemnitz 21-10, 24-22 in 36 minutes. In theRead More

Patna, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today described the controversial Land Acquisition bill introduced in Lok Sabha as a “black law” and demanded its immediate recall. “The Land Acquisition Bill is anti-farmer and pro-rich. it’s a black law,” Kumar said. “The Bill seems to have taken the heart out ofRead More

Perth, Legendary South African batsman Barry Richards feels Virat Kohli is a few notches above his contemporaries in the Indian team but still has some way to go before one can compare him with the iconic Sachin Tendulkar. “Virat Kohli undoubtedly is the best batsman in this current Indian team byRead More

Sydney, Not taking anything away from Shikhar Dhawan’s creditable show in the cricket World Cup so far, West Indies pace legend Michael Holding feels the left-handed opener is lucky to be surrounded by understanding men, who can play the good mentor’s role. After going through a lean patch in the tri-series,Read More

Doha, A FIFA World Cup task force on Tuesday recommended the 2022 World Cup in Qatar be shortened and held in November-December to avoid the scorching summer temperatures. “There is one solution, November-December,” said FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke after a meeting of the task force in Doha. FIFA’s executive committeeRead More

Christchurch: On a high after clinching a World Cup Pool A game against Scotland, England skipper Eoin Morgan said he was delighted with the performance as the players got a chance to express themselves here Monday. Desperate to get a win after losing to Australia and New Zealand in theRead More

Auckland: Ahead of their Pool A World Cup game here Feb 28, Australian opener Aaron Finch Monday spoke of the threat posed by New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum, terming him to be “brutal” with the willow. In their last match, the 33-year-old took the England bowling apart single-handedly, clobbering hisRead More

Perth: Former India pace spearhead Javagal Srinath said Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s bowling attack has become the talking point in the ongoing cricket World Cup as the side notched up two convincing wins and lauded young seamer Mohammed Shami for showing “real maturity”. Riding on a strong batting display powered byRead More