a Earlier, the Netherlands beat reigning Olympic champions Germany 2-1 in another last eight match to set up a semi-final clash against reigning world champions Australia. India will now play the World No.1 Germans in a 5-8 position classification playoff Friday. The first 23 minutes completely belonged to World No.10 India who surprised the Kookaburras […]
A much improved India almost bagged a win against reigning Olympic champions Germany but a goal in the dying minutes by the latter helped them eke out a 3-3 draw in the final Pool A match of the Hockey World League Final here Monday. Earlier, England handed New Zealand a 5-1 drubbing in the other […]
India suffered their second consecutive loss of the Hockey World League Final after they went down 1-3 to World No.7 New Zealand in a Pool A clash at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here Saturday. Earlier, England surprised reigning Olympic champions and World No.1 Germany 2-1 in the other group clash as Ashley Jackson’s […]
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said here Saturday that he would personally like to atone for his poor performance in South Africa during the forthcoming New Zealand tour. Dhoni was out of form in the Test series and came to bat at No.7 and managed only 87 runs in four innings. He also wants the […]
Chris Gayle is set to captain Jamaica in the West Indies NAGICO Super50 tournament to be staged in Trinidad and Tobago from this month. Gayle was recommended for the job by the national selection panel, a decision ratified by the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) during a board meeting Thursday, the Gleaner has reported. The decision […]
Real Madrid have extended the contract of midfielder Xabi Alonso for a further two seasons, it was confirmed Wednesday. The news means that the Spain international, whose contract was due to expire at the end of the current season, will now remain with the club until the end of June 2016, reports Xinhua. It also […]
Following are the standings of the French Ligue 1 after Wednesday’s match (tabulated under games played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points), according to Xinhua. PSG 19 13 5 1 44 13 44 Monaco 19 12 5 2 31 13 41 Lille 19 12 4 3 22 8 40 Saint-Etienne 19 10 3 […]
Cuban Grandmaster (GM) Leinier Dominguez, considered Latin America’s top player, will compete in the 76th edition of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament to be held Jan 11-26 in the Netherlands, media reported. This will mark the fourth time the Caribbean GM, who is currently ranked 14th in the world with a total of 2,754 Elo […]
World Boxing Association (WBA) world champion Kina Malpartida of Peru announced her retirement. “It is better to retire when one is on top. A boxer has to be in her maximum level to fight because the physical and mental wear is tremendous,” Malpartida, super featherweight (130 lb or 60 kg), told a local radio station […]
Following is the English League Cup semifinal first-leg result Tuesday, Xinhua reported Wednesday. Sunderland 2 (Giggs 45+2-og, Borini 65-pen) Manchester United 1 (Vidic 52) Playing Wednesday: Manchester City vs West Ham United Second legs to be played on Jan 21-22.