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Happy to get the first win under my belt: Gambhir
India’s stand-in cricket captain Gautam Gambhir was happy to have a win under his belt in his first One-day international as a captain here Sunday. “Leading the first side and to get the first win under your belt is very satisfying. Everyone chipped in and Virat (Kohli) went on t
Kochi pulls out of IPL
Kochi’s Indian Premier League dream is all but over as the squabbling franchise owners Thursday wrote to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) that they have failed to settle their ownership patterns and were, therefore, withdrawing from the league. The development cam
Ranji Trophy: Tamil Nadu 26/1 on truncated day
Tamil Nadu were 26 for one against Railways in the eight overs that were possible due to rain and wet ground conditions on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match here Wednesday. No play was possible before 4.30 pm and gathering darkness precluded play beyond eigh
Asian Games medals tally, Day 11
Medals tally on the 11th day of the Asian Games here Tuesday: Rank Country G S B T 1 China 165 85 79 329 2 South Korea 64 55 74 193 3 Japan 34 64 68 166 4 Chinese Taipei 12 11 29 52 5 Iran 12 9 15 36 6 Hong Kong 8 14 14 36 7 Kazakhstan 7 14 26 47 8 India 7 12 20 39 9 Thailand 7 7
NASCAR award for Karthikeyan
India’s first Formula One driver, Narain Karthikeyan, now participating in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series here, was adjudged the “Most Popular Driver of 2010″ in a fan poll held on the NASCAR website. Karthikeyan, who drives for Starbeast Motorsports team, defeated veteran
Dravid’s 31st Test ton puts India on top against New Zealand
Rahul Dravid struck a classy 191 as India declared their first innings at 566 for eight and enjoyed a 349-run lead over New Zealand at the end of the third day’s play in the third and final cricket Test here Monday. New Zealand, who had a great chance of pulling off a series win
New Zealand announce squad for ODI series
All-rounder Scott Styris and batsman Jamie How returned to the New Zealand One-day squad for the five-match series against India, starting Nov 28. How, who played his last game in January 2009, returned to the senior side after nearly two years. The selectors picked him after his
Ahmedabad, Rajkot likely to replace Kochi in IPL
Ahmedabad and Rajkot are the two likely cities to bid for a slot in the Indian Premier League (IPL) if the the Kochi franchise fails to agree on its ownership pattern before the Nov 27 deadline. The IPL Governing Council (GC) at its meeting in Mumbai Wednesday decided to go ahead
Harbhajan’s second consecutive Test ton takes India to 472
Spinner Harbhajan Singh Monday became the first No.8 batsman to get back-to-back hundreds in Test cricket as India were all out 472 in the first innings against New Zealand on the fourth day of the second cricket Test here. Harbhajan remained unbeaten on 111 and with Sreesanth (2
India to face Myanmar in first round of 2012 Olympic qualifiers
India, who climbed up 16 places in the latest FIFA rankings, will face Myanmar in the first round of football qualifiers for the 2012 London Olympics. India, ranked 144th in FIFA rankings, will play the first leg against 145th ranked Myanmar at home, Feb 23, while the second leg
Emaar-MGF denies bank guarantee confiscated by DDA
Emaar MGF, the private developer of Commonwealth Games Village, Wednesday denied that the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) had confiscated its bank guarantee worth Rs.183 crore. The company said that the guarantee had only been extended till Dec 31 at the behest of the DDA. Emaa
CWG Results: Day nine
The following are the results on the ninth day of the competitions at the Commonwealth Games here Tuesday. Aquatics: S.P.Mukherkee Aquatics Complex Women’s: 1m Springboard: Gold:Jennifer Abel (Can) Silver: Sharleen Stratton (Aus) Bronze: Emilie Heymans (Canada); Athletics: JN Sta
CWG Badminton: Saina, Gutta-Ponappa in final; Kashyap loses
India’s star shuttler Saina Nehwal is just a match away from the women’s singles gold and so are Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa who reached the women’s doubles final at the Commonwealth Games badminton event here Tuesday. However, an erroneous line call at 18-all in the decider
CWG badminton: An erroneous line call pushes Kashyap out
An erroneous line call at 18-all in the decider let India’s Parupalli Kashyap down and enabled second-seeded Rajiv Ouseph of England to enter the men’s singles final of Commonwealth Games badminton, winning 21-19, 12-21, 18-21. Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa, however, kept India
CWG athletics: India win three bronze from track and field
India won bronze in the men’s and women’s 4×100 metres relays and men’s javelin in the track and field competitions at the Commonwealth Games here Tuesday. The quartet of Rahamatulla Molla, Suresh Sathya, Shameer Naseema Manzile and Md Abdul Najeeb Qureshi finished third in the m
CWG men’s hockey: India in final with thrilling win over England
Goalkeeper Bharat Kumar Chhetri brought off a brilliant save in the tie-breaker to help India move into the final of the men’s hockey competition in the Commonwealth Games with an aggregate 8-7 win against England here Tuesday. India will take on World champions Australia in the
We belong in World Group: Paes, Bhupathi
It was an afternoon of celebrations and platitudes at the SDAT Stadium here Sunday in the wake of India’s historic 3-2 win against Brazil that ensured them a berth in the Davis Cup World Group. Regrouping and recovering splendidly after losing both the singles Friday, India won t
Test cricket is still exciting: Sehwag
Test cricket may be losing popularity with Twenty20 catching the imagination of the younger generation, but swashbuckling opener Virender Sehwag says the longer version of the game has never been more exciting than it is today. “There used to be so many draws in Test matches that
We are keen to regularise betting: ICC chief executive
International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat Tuesday said he is keen to speak to governments of various cricket playing countries to consider the regulation of betting and also discuss the issue of verifying cricketer’s agents. Lorgat, present during the ICC’
US Open results Thursday
Results Thursday at the 23-million-dollar US Open (x indicates new result). Women’s singles, second round x Caroline Wozniacki, 1, Denmark, def Chang Kai-Chen, Taiwan, 6-0, 6-0 Vera Zvonareva, 7, Russia, def Sabine Lisicki, Germany, 6-1, 7-6 (7-5) x Svetlana Kuznetsova, 11, Russi