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KKR eager to improve CLT20 record in opener against CSK

Sports September 16, 2014 at 5:49 pm 0 comments

KKR Depleted by the absence of some high-profile cricketers, IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders will have a tough task at hand when they lorn horns with the formidable Chennai Super Kings in the opening Group A match of Champions League T20 on Wednesday. Buoyed by its thumping success in the IPLRead More

Dismal show by Indian women shooters at the World Championships

Sports September 16, 2014 at 5:49 pm 0 comments

Granada, Indian markswomen’s disappointing performance at the World Championship continued as some of the well-known names put up a sorry show on the eighth day of the competition. In the 50m Rifle prone for women, Kuheli Ganguly shot 619.4 to finish a poor 26th while Lajja Goswami and Raj ChaudharyRead More

Australia builds artificial pitch for spin practice

Sports September 16, 2014 at 5:49 pm 0 comments

Sydney, Australia has built an artificial pitch at the National Cricket Centre in Brisbane to help its batsmen deal with spin-bowling on the slow tracks of the subcontinent, where they have so often struggled in the past. The surface, which is intended to mimic the conditions in India, Pakistan andRead More

Chelsea, Diego Costa set to heap more misery on Schalke

Sports September 16, 2014 at 5:48 pm 0 comments

London, The good news for Schalke 04`s defenders as they prepare to face Chelsea in their opening Champions League Group G match on Wednesday is that striker Diego Costa is nursing a slight hamstring injury. The bad news is that even without being fully fit he has scored seven goalsRead More

We will have to adapt quickly to the conditions, says Dhoni

We will have to adapt quickly to the conditions, says Dhoni

Sports September 15, 2014 at 5:11 pm 0 comments

Hydrabad, Chennai Super Kings’ campaign in the last edition of Indian Premier League was hampered due to Dwayne Bravo’s injury which hurt the balance of their side and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is happy that the prolific all-rounder is back again to don the yellow jersey. “The good thing for us will be, weRead More

There was no pressure on me, says Yuki Bhambri

Sports September 15, 2014 at 5:09 pm 0 comments

Bangalore, India’s tennis player Yuki Bhambri on Monday denied there was any pressure on him for retaining his place in the squad after losing two matches in the Davis Cup World Group playoff against Serbia, which the hosts lost 2-3. “I don’t think so,” he told reporters at the post-match press conferenceRead More

Ticket sales dragging with Asian Games opening ceremony just days away

Sports September 15, 2014 at 5:03 pm 0 comments

Seoul, South Korean fans have snapped up tickets to see high-profile athletes such as Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan at the Asian Games, but overall sales for the multi-sport event are dragging with the opening ceremony just four days away. Incheon`s organising committee (IAGOC) said on Monday that overall ticketRead More

Davis Cup: Pressure was high but proud to win it for Serbia, says Krajinovic

Sports September 15, 2014 at 5:03 pm 0 comments

Bangalore,  A sleepless night following rain-induced suspension of play and overnight change of schedules seemed to have done little to dampen Filip Krajinovic who won the decisive fifth rubber to help Serbia beat India 3-2 in their Davis Cup World Group playoff here Monday afternoon. The match was halted SundayRead More

After CWG bronze, expectations are high for Asiad : Gymnast Dipa Karmakar

Sports September 15, 2014 at 5:03 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, She rose from oblivion by giving India first women’s gymnastics medal in the Commonwealth Games but heading into the upcoming Asian Games, Dipa Karmakar said heightened expectations have put her under slight pressure for the event in Incheon starting September 19. The 21-year-old became the toast of Tripura,Read More

Asian Games football: India thrashed 0-5 by UAE in their opening match

Sports September 15, 2014 at 5:02 pm 0 comments

New Delhi,  An unimpressive display by India men’s football contingent saw them surrender without a fight to United Arab Emirates as they went down 0-5 in their opening Group G match of in the Asian Games in Incheon. The winners, who scored the first three goals within 20 minutes, ledRead More