India beat Sri Lanka by 76 runs in a fifth-place playoff semi-final of the ICC Under-19 World Cup at the ICC Academy here Monday. After being put in to bat, India scored 291/7 in their quota of 50 overs and bowled our neighbours Sri Lanka for 215 in 48.1 overs. Defending champions India lost their […]
A Zimbabwean association of voluntary organisations Monday called on the European Union (EU) to lift the sanctions on Zimbabwe’s president and his wife, while urging the government to carry on with political reforms and address governance issues that led to the fallout between the two. A statement from the National Association of Non-governmental Organisations (NANGO) […]
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach Sunday hailed a successful Sochi Olympic Winter Games, saying in a press conference that the response from participants was “overwhelmingly positive”. The IOC chief said a series of record numbers also manifested the success of the games including the record number of 2,876 athletes from 88 NOCs, record […]
Russia’s Alexander Zubkov sped to a gold medal in four-man bobsleigh Sunday, to give the hosts their second gold medal in this discipline. The 39-year-old pilot won his second gold at Sochi, after victory in the two-man event, by completing four clean runs in front of an ecstatic crowd at Sanki Sliding Centre, reports Xinhua. […]
Ranchi Rhinos beat Uttar Pradesh Wizards 3-2 in a penalty shoot-out to finish third in the Hockey India League (HIL) at the Morabadi Hockey Stadium here Sunday. Both teams were tied 1-1 after 70 minutes. Drag-flick specialist V.R. Raghunath struck for Wizards in the 15th minute before Manpreet Singh foxed three defenders to level the […]
Veteran Tamil Nadu player Vijay Kannan lifted the men’s singles title in the Central Excise Open AITA Grass-court Tennis Championship by prevailing over statemate T Elwin Antony here Sunday. The 34-year-old Kannan won the final 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 at the grass courts of the Central Excise Athletic Club. Haryana’s Himani Mor became the women’s singles […]
Australia beat the West Indies by five wickets to reach the semi-finals of the ICC Under-19 cricket World Cup here Sunday. Nicolas Pooran (143) blasted a century for the West Indies but it was not enough to avoid a defeat in the quarterfinals, reports CMC. The West Indies were bowled out for 208, after being […]
United Sports Club failed to hold on a double-goal lead to finish with a 2-2 draw against Shilong Lajong outfit in an I-League match at the Kalyani Stadium here Sunday. Eric Brown and Waheed Adekunle scored early for United Sports, but Durga Boro and Uilliams Bomfin Souza Silva drew parity for the visiting side. Liberian […]
Delhi Waveriders overcame Punjab Warriors in a sensational penalty shoot-out to capture their maiden Hockey India League (HIL) crown at the Morabadi Stadium here Sunday. Waveriders, who finished runners-up in the inaugural HIL last year, were second time lucky as they beat Warriors 3-1 in the shoot-out after both teams scored three goals apiece during […]
Ballet, circus acts and the classics of Russian literature and music were at the heart of Sunday’s Sochi Olympics closing ceremony, leaving Russia, which dominated the medals standings, with a sense of accomplishment. Host Russia finished the Winter Games with 32 medals – 13 gold, 11 silver and nine bronze – and the 40,000 people […]