Mirpur (Bangladesh), March 4 (IANS) Pakistan clinched a cliff-hanger by chasing down Bangladesh’s total of 326/3 in their highest successful One-Day International (ODI) run-chase to qualify for the final of the Asia Cup at the Shere Bangla National Stadium here Tuesday. After his match-winning knock of an unbeaten 34 against India Sunday, Shahid Afridi (59) once […]
Fatorda (Goa), March 4 (IANS) India’s chief football coach Wim Koeveramans Tuesday said his boys won’t take Bangladesh lightly when they face Bangladesh in an international friendly here Wednesday. The last time the two teams met in the 2013 SAFF Championship in Kathmandu, India pulled one back in injury time through a Sunil Chhetri free-kick to […]
Fatorda (Goa), March 4 (IANS) India’s chief football coach Wim Koeveramans Tuesday said his boys won’t take Bangladesh lightly when they face Bangladesh in an international friendly here Wednesday. The last time the two teams met in the 2013 SAFF Championship in Kathmandu, India pulled one back in injury time through a Sunil Chhetri free-kick to […]
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) A series of losses overseas for Team India saw skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s popularity taking a hit on internet and Virat Kohli’s fan following rising. A study by search engine Google showed that Dhoni’s last minute withdrawal from the Asia Cup and Kohli’s century as a captain has impacted the ranking […]
Madrid, March 4 (IANS) All eyes will be on Brazil-born forward Diego Costa when Spain entertain Italy in the Vicente Calderon Stadium on Wednesday night. Despite never having played for Spain, the Atletico Madrid player is in pole position to lead the Spanish attack in the 2014 World Cup finals, something that was made clear by […]
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Virender Sehwag remains “unwell” and will miss Delhi’s crucial game against Haryana in the Vijay Hazare Trophy (North Zone) at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Wednesday. Sehwag pulled out of his team’s last match against Himachal Pradesh at the 11th hour Monday, amid growing concerns over his poor form. “Sehwag will not […]
Mysore, March 4 (IANS) The fourth Hockey India (HI) Junior Women’s National Championship will commence here Wednesday with 32 teams in the fray. The tournament, which will be played on a league-cum-knockout basis, will see two new teams Hockey Gangpur-Odisha and Vidarbha Hockey Association. The event, which concludes March 23, will be played in two phases […]
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Pratham Singh and S. Venkatesh were once again amongst the points as Tamil Nadu edged Services 92-85 to move into the men’s finals of the 64th National Basketball Championships here Tuesday. India international Pratham put in another clinical performance bagging 28 points and was ably assisted by Venkatesh, who finished with […]
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Following his impressive performance in the second edition of the Hockey India League (HIL), penalty corner specialist Sandeep Singh finds himself among India’s 33 probables for the World Cup to be held in The Hague from May 31 to June 15. The drag-flicker was dropped from the national squad before the […]
Cape Town, March 4 (IANS) South Africa captain Graeme Smith has decided to retire from international cricket after the ongoing third and final Test against Australia here. Smith has endured a torrid time against a rejuvenated Australian side, led capably by Michael Clarke who, in stark contrast to Smith, managed to score a stunning 161 to […]