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Wimbledon: The Indian-Serbian pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Janko Tipsarevic were knocked out of the Wimbledon tennis championships, as they lost in straight sets in the first round of the men’s doubles on Thursday. Bhupathi-Tipsarevic went down to Austrian Jurgen Melzer and Swedish Robert Lindstedt 3-6, 3-6, 2-6 in an hour and 15 minutes. The […]

Antwerp: Jasjit Singh Kular converted two penalty corners in the final quarter to send India to the last four stage of the Hockey World League (HWL) Semi-Final as the 2014 Asian Games champions overcame a fighting Malaysia with a 3-2 victory in the quarter-final here yesterday. Satbir Singh gave world No.9 India the lead in […]

Mumbai: Former India skipper and ex-chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar on Tuesday hailed batsman Ajinkya Rahane, who was named Indian team’s captain for the Zimbabwe series, as a consistent performer who has come of age, and said he will gain valuable experience in his new role. “It’s good news. He will gain valuable experience leading India. […]

Antwerp: After securing a 2-2 draw against Pakistan in the last game, the Indian men’s hockey team went down 2-6 against Australia in the final game of the pool phase of the 10-nation Hockey World League (HWL) Semi-Final at the Brasschaat Municipal Park here on Sunday. With the win, Australia finished at the top of […]

Hockey India (HI) on Tuesday appointed experienced defender Birendra Lakra of Odisha as the vice-captain of the 16-member Olympic-bound Indian Men's Hockey Team.

Calgary (Canada): India’s women’s badminton doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa stormed into the final of the $50,000 Canada Open Grand Prix tournament after beating Shiho Tanaka and Koharu Yonemoto of Japan 21-17, 21-16 in the semi-finals. The opening game saw fortunes fluctuating every now and then with both sets of players exchanging […]

Bengaluru: Indian eves recovered brilliantly to snatch a well-deserved 17-run win over visiting New Zealand in the first of their five-match One-Day International (ODI) series here on Sunday and picked up two crucial points in their bid to qualify for the 2017 Women’s World Cup. The Indians found their heroine in the six-footer Jhulan Goswami […]

New Delhi: The Indian cricket team, which will tour Zimbabwe for three One-Day Internationals (ODI) and two Twenty20 Internationals, will be selected here on Monday. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) All-India Senior Selection Committee will meet here to select the teams for the forthcoming tour which commences on July 10. The committee […]

Antwerp: India seek to top Pool A as they face world champions Australia in their last match before the quarter-finals of the 10-nation Hockey World League (HWL) Semi-Final at the Brasschaat Municipal Park here on Sunday. Paul van Ass-coached India have seven points from three matches with two wins and a draw, while world No.1 […]

Bridgetown: In a bid to make the sport more balanced between bat and ball, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced several changes which will make the game a little more bowler-friendly when the rules come in to effect from July 5. The biggest change that will come about is that the sport’s governing body has […]

New York: Satnam Singh Bhamara created history by becoming the first Indian to get drafted in the National Basketball Association (NBA) here. The seven feet two inches tall Indian has been picked by Dallas Mavericks. He earlier took part in training sessions with top teams like Sacramento Kings and Boston Celtics. Satnam hails from Ballo […]

Mithali Raj will lead the Indian women's cricket team in the five-match One-Day International (ODI) series against visiting New Zealand, to be played here from June 28

New Delhi: Former Indian Premier League (IPL) chief Lalit Modi on Wednesday said he signed the Kochi franchise bid under pressure. “I signed the Kochi bid under pressure minutes,” Modi tweeted on Wednesday. Along with the tweet he attached a letter where details of the insights of the meeting during the Kochi bid on April […]

Mirpur: India came back strong and dominated with an all-round performance to win the third One-Day International against Bangladesh by 77 runs at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium here on Wednesday. The hosts, however, clinched the three-match series 2-1 having won both the earlier matches. Chasing India’s total of 317/6, Bangladesh managed to get to a total […]

Mirpur: Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza won the toss and decided to field against India in the third One-Day International of the three-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here on Wednesday. Bangladesh made one change to their side bringing in Arafat Sunny in place of Taskin Ahmed, while India replaced Ravindra Jadeja with Stuart Binny […]