England badminton officials and players blame inadequate security for withdrawal from worldsLONDON —England badminton officials and players blamed what they said were inadequate security measures for their decision to pull out of this week’s world championships in India. England badminton officials and players to explain security-driven withdrawal from worldsLONDON —England badminton officials and players will explain further their reasons for pulling out of the world championships in India. Another Indian attacked in Australia with baseball bat, beer bottlesSYDNEY/INDORE - Another Indian was attacked by four Australian youth last night. Mohit Mangal from Indore was attacked when he was on his way to a shopping mall in Sydney. India gets its highest hockey ground with artificial turfSHILAROO - After the highest cricket ground, India got its highest hockey ground with synthetic turf at an altitude of 2450 meters from sea level in Himachal Pradesh. ICC announces IRTP working group to end BCCI’s ‘whereabouts’ concernsDUBAI - The International Cricket Council (ICC) has constituted an International Registered Testing Pool (IRTP) working group to resolve the concerns the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on the implementation of the ‘whereabouts’ clause incorporated in World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) regulations. Tendulkar targets 15K Test runs, 2011 WC for India
Ashes defeat could send Australia plummeting to No.4 in ICC Test rankingsISLAMABAD - Australia must win against England at both Headingley and the Oval to retain their No.1 Test ranking, as an Ashes series defeat would precipitate a stunning fall from grace which would relegate Ricky Ponting’s side to fourth place on the ICC Test ladder behind South Africa, Sri Lanka and India. Indian men’s recurve side delivers inconsistent showKOLKATA - Indian men’s recurve team of Jayanta Talukdar, Rahul Banerjee and Mangal Singh Champia finished overall third in the World Cup archery (Stage IV) which began at China’s Shanghai Wednesday. India drop nine places in FIFA rankingsNEW DELHI - India will start its title defence of the Nehru Cup as the fourth-highest ranked in the six-team tournament. Shyam Nikil holds Salem A.R. Saleh, keeps joint leadNEW DELHI - Fide Master Shyam Nikil continued his fine run by holding top seed GM Salem A.R. Saleh of UAE in the fourth round Wednesday to remain in joint first position with three and half points in the Under-18 Open Section of the ongoing Asian Youth Chess Championship underway at the Tivoli Garden Resort here. Nehru Cup put off by a day for Independence Day celebrationsNEW DELHI - The Delhi government’s decision to host the Independence Day celebrations at the Ambedkar Stadium has forced the Nehru Cup organisers to defer the football tournament by a day and it will now start from Aug 19. Nehru Cup draw will be made Thursday (Lead, with dates changed)NEW DELHI - The revival of the Nehru Cup in 2007, after 10 years, rejuvenated Indian football and the draw for the six-team 2009 edition will be made here Thursday. India to face Canada in world junior squash quartersCHENNAI - India progressed to the quarter-finals by drubbing England 3-0 for their third win and then drew lowly Canada in the knock-out phase of the 13th Junior World Womens Squash team championship, here wednesday. Yuvraj defends cricketers’ opposition to WADANEW DELHI - With several sportsperson saying that they have faced no major difficulty in following World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) code, cricketer Yuvraj Singh has strongly defended his teammates’ decision to reject the code. Time is running out for I-League clubs to fulfill AFC criteriaNEW DELHI - The deadline to fulfill the Asian Football Federation (AFC) criteria to get a direct entry in the Asian Champions League is too close for the comfort of I-League clubs. Butt’s days are numbered as PCB chief?KARACHI - The Pakistani cricket team’s continues no show in Sri Lanka could mean the end of the road for Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ijaz Butt, The News reports. Draw for six-team ONGC Nehru Cup ThursdayNEW DELHI - The revival of the Nehru Cup in 2007 seems to have rejuvenated Indian football and the draw for the six-team 2009 edition will be made here Thursday. Howzzat: Patels swing an English cricket matchLONDON - Stand aside Smiths, Browns and Joneses - make way for the Patels on the English village green. Indian women’s hockey team thump Belarus 6-0BOSTON - Striker Rani Devi slammed a hat-trick to help India to a comprehensive 6-0 victory over Belarus in their Group D fixture at the junior women’s hockey World Cup here wednesday. Patel c Patel b PatelLONDON - The scorers didn’t have a problem keeping up with the names: it was Patel, followed by Patel, followed by more Patels. Indian cricketers unlikely to be exempted from WADA clause: PCBLAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said Indian cricketers are unlikely to be spared from signing the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) agreement despite the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) terming it to be ‘unreasonable’. Qualifier Devvarman upsets No. 6 seed Cilic at DC; Becker wins, next RoddickWASHINGTON — Qualifier Somdev Devvarman of India recorded the biggest win of his career Tuesday, upsetting No. 6 seed Marin Cilic of Croatia 7-5, 6-4 to advance to the third round of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic. No. 6 Cilic upset by qualifier Devvarman at D.C; Becker wins, next Roddick
Melbourne soccer heroes cry humiliation, return cheques to AIFFKOLKATA - Hurt and humiliated at a meagre grant of Rs.25,000 to each of them, the nine surviving members of India’s 1956 Melbourne Olympics football squad that finished fourth in the quadrennial extravaganza, have decided to return the cheques to the All India Football Federation (AIFF). India qualify for world junior squash quartersCHENNAI - Second seeded India expectedly qualified for the quarter-finals with a comfortable 3-0 win over France, their second in a row, in the 13th World Junior womens team squash championship here Tuesday. Aircel to sponsor Chennai Open
CWG village to be ready by March 31: sports ministryNEW DELHI - India’s junior sports minister Pratik Prakashbapu Patil said Tuesday that 56 percent of construction of the Commonwealth Games Village has been completed and the complex will be ready by March next year. Baljit leaves for US for post-operative treatmentNEW DELHI - India’s hockey goalkeeper Baljit Singh, whose right eye was operated after being hit by a golf ball in a practice session, is flying to the United States for post-operative treatment at John Hopkins Medical Center, Baltimore. Narain hopeful of return to Formula OneCHENNAI - Although 32, Narain Karthikeyan believes he still has a chance of returning to Formula One, especially next year when two more teams will be added to the grid, thus creating a few vacancies. Bhullar looks for another good outing in MalaysiaPETALING JAYA - Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar, riding a wave of success with a title and a tied second in successive weeks, will go in with tonnes of confidence at the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters starting here Wednesday. West Bengal footie star to build temple in Robson’s honourKOLKATA - West Bengal football striker Gautam Ghosh has decided to build a temple in honour former England player-cum-manager Bobby Robson, who died of cancer at the age of 76 last week. Junior Hockey World Cup: Indian women beat Australia 3-2NEW DELHI - Monorama Devi converted a last minute penalty corner to give India a 3-2 win over Australia in their opening game of the Women’s Junior World Cup Hockey in Boston. Gill’s advice on signing of WADA is his ‘personal view’: BCCINEW DELHI - Board of Control for Cricket in India on Monday termed Sports Minister M S Gill’s view that cricketers should sign the World Anti-Doping Agency clause as his personal opinion and claimed that the Cricket Board would stick to its own stance. Akram happy with budding Indian fast bowlersNEW DELHI - Pakistan’s legendary fast bowler Wasim Akram was impressed with the nine young fast bowlers who attended the 19-day camp that concluded here Monday. India off to good start in world team squashCHENNAI - India were off to a flying start in the preliminary league of the junior women’s World team squash championship with a 3-0 win against Germany here Monday. |
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MUMBAI - Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar has said he is not satisfied with his achievements in the game and hopes to accumulate 15,000 Test runs and win the World Cup for India in 2011.
CHENNAI - Aircel, the leading telecom player in Tamil Nadu, has come to the rescue of ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament by signing a two-year sponsorship deal with the Tamil Nadu Tennis Association (TNTA) to the tune of Rs.50 million.
