|
|
|
Home ->
News ->
Sport
|
| Headlines Now |
Other Sports
Bopanna one step away from qualifying for Aussie Open
New Delhi: Rohan Bopanna on Saturday moved one step closer towards qualifying for
the Australian Open by advancing to the final of the Asian Tennis Championships
being held at Tashkent.
Anand for draw in 1st round of World Cup final
Hyderabad: Defending champion Vishwanathan Anand agreed for a quick draw against
Uzbekistan's Rustam Kasimdzhaanov in the first round of the finals of the second
World Chess Cup on Saturday.
India defeats France to win U-21 four-nation hockey
New Delhi: Indian defeated France 3-1 to win the four-nation Akhbar El-Youm
International invitational under-21 hockey tournament at Cairo, Egypt, on Friday.
Cricket
Aussies on way to big total on Ponting's unbeaten ton
Sharjah: Ricky Ponting hit 142 not out and Matthew Hayden scored 89 to lift Australia to an imposing total in the third and final Test against Pakistan on Saturday.
Kenya looks to Zim, Namibia ODIs ahead of World Cup
Nairobi: Kenya will play Zimbabwe and newcomers Namibia in two international fixtures over the coming months in preparation for next year's cricket World Cup in South Africa, local officials said on Saturday.
‘India has a good chance of winning match on Sunday’
Chennai: After Virender Sehwag, it was the turn of off spinner Harbhajan Singh on Saturday to predict a victory for India in the second Test against West Indies.
MacKenzie helps Queensland take first innings points
Brisbane: Rookie fast bowler Damien MacKenzie became an unlikely hero as Queensland claimed first-innings points over New South Wales (NSW) in a tense Sheffield Shield match at the Gabba on Saturday.
Sarwan leads Windies resurgence in second knock
Chennai: Indian bowlers came up against an unexpected resistance from West Indies as the tourists improved their batting performance several notches to reach 186 for four in their second innings on the third day of the second Test on Saturday.
Hussain says no to cross-nation bantering, wrangles
Perth: England captain Nasser Hussain played an impeccable straight bat at his opening media conference on Saturday, refusing to become involved in what he called "cross-nation bantering".
‘Aussies have no mental edge, our basics were wrong’
Perth: England captain Nasser Hussain on Saturday scotched suggestions Australia had thrashed its oldest cricket rivals in the past seven Test series because of a mental edge.
Castrol felicitates Diana, Mithali at Chennai
Chennai: Former India women team captain and Padmashri Diana Edulji was on Wednesday felicitated for her contribution to the women’s cricket by Naveen Kshatriya, managing director Castrol India Limited recently.
Kirsten, Smith run riot on weak Bangla bowling attack
East London (South Africa): South African batsmen Gary Kirsten and Graeme Smith savoured
personal landmarks after they took full advantage of a weak Bangladesh attack on the first day of
the first Test at Buffalo Park on Friday.
|
|
|
