German Karstens wins Olympic PSL gold

German Karstens wins Olympic PSL gold

Germany’s Anke Karstens nipped Austrian Julia Dujmovtis by 0.72 seconds to win the women’s snowboard parallel slalom gold medal at the Sochi Winter Olympics Saturday. Dujmovtis took the silver, reports Xinhua. Italy’s Corinna Boccacini claimed the bronze.

Delhi Waveriders enter second straight HIL final

Delhi Waveriders enter second straight HIL final

The Delhi Waveriders scraped past Uttar Pradesh Wizards 1-0 here Saturday to enter the Hockey India League (HIL) final for the second year in a row. A field goal from Yuvraj Walmiki in the 15th minute made the difference in the first semifinal at the packed Morabadi Astroturf Stadium in the Jharkhand capital. The first […]

Navratna Ahmedabad lift Louis Philippe Cup

Navratna Ahmedabad lift Louis Philippe Cup

 The Navratna Ahmedabad golfing team claimed top honours in the Rs.1.2 crore Louis Philippe Cup on Saturday. The Ahmedabad team sidelined strong contenders Puravankara Bangalore by a 2-1 margin in the strokeplay final played at the par-70 Bombay Presidency Golf Club here Saturday. Navratna owe much of their success to Sri Lankan pro Mithun Perera, […]

Quality field for 12th Desert Storm

Quality field for 12th Desert Storm

The titans of India’s rally and cross-country events headlined by 2013 Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) winner Gaurav Gill and Suresh Rana, seeking a hat-trick of wins, besides former World Rally champion Karamjit Singh from Malaysia, will be going head-to-head in the six-day, 2,200 km 12th Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm commencing here Monday. The Desert […]

England defeat India in U-19 World Cup quarterfinal

England defeat India in U-19 World Cup quarterfinal

England earned a semifinal date against two-time former winners Pakistan when they held their nerves to beat defending champions India by three wickets in the ICC Under-19 World Cup here Saturday. The 1998 champions England overhauled India’s 221/8 with five balls to spare but not before they required 15 off the last two overs and […]

Real Madrid take easy win over Elche

Real Madrid take easy win over Elche

Gareth Bale scored a magnificent goal to all but assure what turned into a comfortable 3-0 home win over Elche Saturday night, Xinhua reported. Real Madrid were leading by 1-0 in the 72nd minute of the game when the Welshman received the ball around 10 yards from the edge of the Elche penalty area and […]

Punjab Warriors join Delhi Waveriders in HIL final

Punjab Warriors join Delhi Waveriders in HIL final

Punjab Warriors edged out defending champions Ranchi Rhinos 3-2 to make their maiden Hockey India League (HIL) final here Saturday. They next face Delhi Waveriders who pipped Uttar Pradesh Wizards 1-0 in the other semifinal at the Morabadi Hockey Stadium in this Jharkhand capital. Warriors have scripted a remarkable turnaround after finishing fourth out of […]

England defeat India in U-19 World Cup quarterfinal

England defeat India in U-19 World Cup quarterfinal

England earned a semifinal date against two-time former winners Pakistan when they held their nerves to beat defending champions India by three wickets in the ICC Under-19 World Cup here Saturday. The 1998 champions England overhauled India’s 221/8 with five balls to spare but not before they required 15 off the last two overs and […]

Meiyappan, face of CSK, guilty of betting: IPL probe

Meiyappan, face of CSK, guilty of betting: IPL probe

A committee, probing alleged corruption in the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL), has said in its report that BCCI boss N. Srinivasan’s son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan was “the face and team official” of IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and “the allegations of betting and passing information” against him “stand proved”. In a 200-page document submitted […]