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Martina has rejuvenated my spirit for the game: Paes
New Delhi: India's Leander Paes helped legendary Martina Navratilova create history as the pair won the mixed doubles title at the Australian Open tennis tournament on Sunday.
Paes, Navratilova lift mixed doubles title
Melbourne: At age 46, Martina Navratilova is a Grand Slam champion again. Navratilova served out the match as she and India's Leander Paes beat Todd Woodbridge and Eleni Daniilidou 6-4, 7-5 on Sunday for the Australian Open mixed doubles championship.
Agassi crushes Schuettler to win Australian Open
Melbourne: Andre Agassi crushed German Rainer Schuettler 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 to win his fourth Australian Open title and eighth Grand Slam crown in the final on January 26.
National
Venkataraghavan, Mukesh among Padma Shri awardees
New Delhi: Former Indian cricket captain S Venkataraghavan, hockey star Mukesh Kumar and middle distance runner Jyotirmoyee Sikdar are among those awarded Padma Shri by President A P J Abdul Kalam on the occasion of Republic Day.
Sasikiran continues to lead, Satyapragyan shocks Ganguly
Mumbai: International Master S Satyapragyan of Orissa shocked Grand Master and
fourth-seed Surya Shekhar Ganguly of Bengal in the 12th round of the 40th
National 'A' Chess Championships on Saturday.
Cricket
Entire team given clean chit in dope-test: Dalmiya
Kolkata: All members of the Indian team have cleared the dope tests conducted on them during the recent New Zealand trip, Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) president Jagmohan Dalmiya announced on Sunday.
Run machine Hayden ranks top in both forms of game
Sydney: Australia's run machine Matthew Hayden can expect to be a marked man at the World Cup after being officially recognised on Sunday as the best batsman in Test and Limited Overs cricket.
BCCI appoints SA psychologist to boost team's morale
Kolkata: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has roped in the services of South African sports psychologist Sandy Gordon to boost the morale of the Indian team ahead of its World Cup lung opener against Holland on February 12.
Organisers allay fears, promise tough measures
Johannesburg: World Cup organisers have gone on the offensive to allay security fears and have promised tough measures to ensure an event-free competition, including close-circuit television to monitor grounds.
I am confident Indian team will do well: Vishwanath
Bangalore: Former Indian cricketer and match referee for the coming World Cup G R Vishwanath has sought to maintain a neutral stand befitting the official position he has been bestowed refusing to brand the label of "favourites" to any participating nation.
Wives not allowed with cricketers initially: Dalmiya
Kolkata: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday said wives of the World Cup bound cricketers could not accompany them in the initial stage of the tournament beginning in South Africa on February 8.
Bevan not totally out of WC, to miss only two ties
Sydney: Australian batsman Michael Bevan's absence from the World Cup might be restricted to just the first two matches against Pakistan and India after his injury was diagnosed to be not of a serious nature
Injuries disturbing but certainly not a crisis: Hohns
Melbourne: Australia's senior selector Trevor Hohns rejected suggestions on Sunday that the national team was "in crisis" with injuries 16 days before the start of the World Cup in South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Indian team management to meet in Kolkata tomorrow
Kolkata: In view of the disastrous tour of New Zealand the team management of the World Cup-bound Indian team would meet on Saturday to chalk out strategy for the quadrennial event beginning in South Africa on February 8.
MAC Foundation aims to produce quality spinners
Chennai: The MAC Spin Foundation's goal to produce spinners of the calibre of the famous quartet has begun its campaign in right earnest and six of them have as a first step, represented their states in the Ranji Trophy.
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