Also exiting on an afternoon of high humidity, which eventually descended into an early evening of lightning and torrential rain, was Spanish fourth seed David Ferrer, the highest-ranked casualty in the men’s event.     Five-time Grand Slam champion Sharapova — the 2006 title winner in New York — was defeated by Danish 10th seedRead More

New Delhi,  Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s stint in ODI cricket kept going better as the Indian captain continued to shatter records in the limited overs format. India REGISTERED their second consecutive win, defeating England by six wickets at Trent Bridge, to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match ODI series. Dhoni equalled former India skipperRead More

New Delhi, Arjuna Awards and controversy go hand in hand but top Indian shooter Heena Sidhu feels some athletes are bestowed with the prestigious honour before their time. “I think every year there will be a controversy over awards and some or the other deserving athlete will miss out. Having said that, someRead More

Could we be seeing two-time World Player of the Year Ronaldinho donning an Indian jersey in the near future? That’s the rumor that’s got a few million football fans rather hot under the collar right now, as reports continue to suggest that the ex-Barcelona superstar could be on his way to theRead More

SAS Nagar August 31 – District Gatka Association (DGA) SAS Nagar is going to organize its first Gatka training camp at Gurdwara Singh Shaeedan Sohana for two days from September 6-7. Disclosing this here today president DGA Phoolraj Singh said that this training camp is being hosted under the aegisRead More

Mumbai, Former Indian cricketer and commentator Ravi Shastri has been appointed as the director of the Indian cricket team in the upcoming five-match-ODI series against England, scheduled to begin on August 25. The first ODI will be played in Bristol. Sanjay Bangar and former India fast bowler B Arun have been appointed assistantRead More

New Delhi,  The controversial recommendation of boxer Jai Bhagwan and squash player Anaka Alankamony for the prestigious Arjuna Awards stands after the Kapil Dev-led selection committee met again today and decided not to make any changes in the original 15-athlete list.

New Delhi, The Retd Justice Mukul Mudgal-led IPL probe committee today made it clear that they will not be travelling to England to interact with members of the Indian cricket team.“The Committee or any of its members also have no intention of travelling outside the country for any interaction with theRead More

Mumbai,Ex-New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming on Friday backed under-fire Mahendra Singh Dhoni as still the best option to lead India in Tests notwithstanding the squad`s 1-3 defeat to England, saying it was pointless to make a change without addressing problems plaguing the team. Fleming, who also coaches the Dhoni-led IPL team Chennai SuperRead More

New Delhi,The debate of Wives and Girlfriends (WAGs) accompanying cricketers on foreign tours has taken a different twist after India`s team manager Sunil Dev questioned actress Anushka Sharma`s stay with boyfriend Virat Kohli during the Test series in England. Once termed as the most eligible bachelor of Team India, under-performing Kohli has now come under severeRead More