Kuala Lumpur, Dec 11 Top Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal failed to win her women’s singles BWF Super Series Finals opener against Minatsu Mitani of Japan at the Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium here Wednesday. Despite having healthy leads several times in the match, Saina could not hold her nerves and blew away the chance of an […]
New Delhi, Dec 6 Canada coach Paul Bundy Friday said India will be a tough team to beat when the two sides clash at the Hockey Junior World Cup here Saturday. Bundy looked disappointed after his side was thrashed by South Korea 4-7 in the Pool C opener at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium […]
Washington, Nov 27 Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal would miss the next two weeks due to right leg injury. Beal was the best scorer for the Wizards, bagging 20.6 points per game. He led the league in minutes playing per game at 40.2, reports Xinhua. The Wizards were placed ninth in the Eastern Conference […]
Berlin, Nov 27 German side Dortmund wrapped up three crucial points against Napoli at the soldout Signal Iduna Park in a UEFA Champions League group F match. Borussia Dortmund kept their hopes of remaining in Europe’s top-flight competition alive with a win over Napoli as Marco Reus, Jakub Blaszczykowski and Pierre Emerick Aubameyang helped the club […]
St. Petersburg, Nov 27 A late own goal from defender Toby Alderweireld ended Atletico Madrid’s run of four consecutive wins in Group G of the UEFA Champions’ League as the Spanish side drew 1-1 with Zenit St. Petersburg. After a goalless first half, an Adrian Lopez strike in the 54th minute appeared to have ensured […]
Kanpur, Nov 27 India secured a 2-1 series win by beating the West Indies by five wickets in the third and final ODI at the Green Park Stadium here Wednesday. Shikhar Dhawan’s 119 off 95 balls and Yuvraj Singh’s patient 55 helped the hosts overhaul the West Indies score of 263 for five with 23 […]
Kanpur, Nov 27 The following is the scoreboard of the third and final ODI between India and the West Indies at the Green Park Stadium here Wednesday: West Indies: Jonathan Charles b Kumar 11 Kieran Powell c Dhawan b Ashwin 70 Marlon Samuels b Ashwin 71 Darren Bravo not out 51 Lendl Simmons c Dhoni […]
Kanpur, Nov 27 Riding on opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan’s fine 119, India wrapped up the series 2-1 against the West Indies, winning the third and the deciding ODI by five wickets at the Green Park Stadium here Wednesday. Dhawan, who struck 20 fours in his 95-ball innings, and Yuvraj Singh (55) helped the the team […]
Rio de Janeiro, Nov 27 Brazil’s Bahia State Football Federation (FBF) has demanded an immediate investigation by its national counterpart, the CBF, into claims of rigging against Campeonato Brasileiro champions Cruzeiro. The FBF sent a written request to the CBF Tuesday amid the fallout from Cruzeiro’s shock 2-1 loss to relegation-threatened Vasco da Gama Saturday, […]
Kolkata, Nov 8 (IANS) Ravichandran Ashwin cracked his second Test ton as India tightened their grip by taking a massive 219-run lead over the West Indies on day three of the first cricket Test in Sachin Tendulkar’s farewell series here Friday. The Indian innings ended at 453, and the umpires promptly called lunch five minutes ahead […]