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Big honour to lead India in Asiad opening ceremony : Sardar Singh

Big honour to lead India in Asiad opening ceremony : Sardar Singh

Sports September 18, 2014 at 5:05 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, The honour to carry India’s flag in the opening ceremony of 17th Asian Games couldn’t have come at a better time for hockey team skipper Sardar Singh, who feels it will not only spur him but the entire squad to break its 16-year gold jinx in the continentalRead More

Champions League Twenty20: Gautam Gambhir hails trio for seeing Kolkata to victory

Sports September 18, 2014 at 5:02 pm 0 comments

Mohali -: Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir said Andre Russell and Ryan ten Doeschate played “unbelievable” knocks and also hailed spinner Sunil Narine after his side’s three-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings in the Champions League Twenty20 opener in Hyderabad on Wednesday. With KKR chasing a competitive 158 forRead More

Del Piero arrives in India, says excited to play for Delhi Dynamos

Sports September 18, 2014 at 5:01 pm 0 comments

Former Italian international and World Cup player Alessandro Del Piero, who arrived here on Thursday, said that he is excited to play for Delhi Dynamos in the Indian Super League. Del Piero, who is considered one of the superstars of Italian football and has 91 caps with the Azzuris, isRead More

West Indies’ Darren Bravo found guilty of Level 1 offence

Sports September 18, 2014 at 5:01 pm 0 comments

West Indies player Darren Bravo has been found guilty of a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during the fourth and final day’s play in the second Test against Bangladesh in St. Lucia on Tuesday. Bravo was found to have breached Article 2.1.8 of the ICC CodeRead More

India’s Sikh cagers opt for haircut as Turban won’t be an issue at Asiad

Sports September 18, 2014 at 5:00 pm 0 comments

Nagpur, The International Basketball Federation’s (Fiba) announcement to allow players to wear religious headgear may have come a little too late for Amritpal and Amjyot Singh. The Sikh players, who were asked by organizers to remove their turbans before their opening match at the Asia Cup Basketball Championship in Wuhan (China)Read More

FIBA : Players can wear religious head coverings

FIBA : Players can wear religious head coverings

Sports September 17, 2014 at 6:09 pm 0 comments

Madrid, International basketball’s governing body said that players will be allowed to wear religious head coverings, such as hijabs or turbans, on a trial basis in some competitions. FIBA’s central board met over the weekend at the men’s world cup and voted to allow a two-year testing phase that wouldRead More

Boxer Manoj Kumar to finally get Arjuna Award

Sports September 17, 2014 at 6:09 pm 0 comments

New Delhi,  Forced to take the legal route after being denied the honour initially, Indian boxer Manoj Kumar will be bestowed the Arjuna Award as the sports ministry has finally accepted his nomination. Manoj, a 2010 Commonwealth Games gold-medallist, told that he was informed of the ministry’s decision this morning.Read More

Mitchell Johnson not to join Kings XI Punjab immediately due to injury

Sports September 17, 2014 at 6:08 pm 0 comments

Melbourne, Cricket Australia on Wednesday said that fast bowler Mitchell Johnson will not immediately join the Kings XI Punjab in India at the Champions League Twenty20 due to a rib injury. Cricket Australia Physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said: “Mitch had some rib pain during the recent ODI tour of Zimbabwe. SinceRead More

Real Madrid rout FC Basel 5-1 in Champions League opener

Sports September 17, 2014 at 6:08 pm 0 comments

Real Madrid handed a crushing 5-1 defeat to Swiss side Basel as they began their defense of their Champions League title. After a goal posted by Marek Suchy had put Real ahead, Wales winger Bale lobbed the keeper before finishing, reported the BBC. Bale set up Cristiano Ronaldo to tapRead More

Pakistan reappoint Shahid Afridi as Twenty20 captain

Pakistan reappoint Shahid Afridi as Twenty20 captain

Sports September 16, 2014 at 5:50 pm 0 comments

All-rounder Shahid Afridi has been reappointed as Pakistan’s Twenty20 captain – three years after he was sacked from the role. Afridi, 34, led Pakistan to the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 in 2010. He was removed from the post in 2011 after falling out with then coach Waqar Younis andRead More