A Rajasthan Royals cricketer was approached a month ago for fixing 2015 Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, the team said on Friday. The Royals reaction comes in after the Indian Express reported on Friday that the Mumbai-based Royals player was approached by his Ranji Trophy teammate “with an offer of money if he followed a […]
Is it an emotion, wrath or anger? Yograj Singh, father of ace cricketer Yuvraj Singh, in a remark that could trigger a major controversy and war of words, has blasted India’s ODI captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his son’s exclusion from the ICC World Cup 2015 squad. An emotional Yograj also cursed the Indian captain […]
Since it began in 2008, the Indian Premier League cricket season has seen lines increasingly blurred between the sport and Bollywood, both of which are among the biggest cultural passions in the massive country. Six weeks long, and with a brand value of some $3.2B, the IPL has similarities to both the U.S.Super Bowl and […]
World No.1 shuttler Saina Nehwal went down 21-13, 17-21, 20-22 in her women’s singles semifinal to reigning Olympic champion Li Xuerui at the $500,000 Malaysia Open Superseries Premier here on Saturday. The Chinese beat the third seeded Indian in a marathon match that lasted an hour and eight minutes with the top seed prevailing at […]
Pune FC will aim to build on their unbeaten home run when they host Bharat FC in the first-ever Pune Derby in an I-League encounter at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Balewadi here on Saturday. The I-League Round-14 encounter will be an important game for both sides who will face off for the […]
FASA stands for Fiji Australia Sports Association and its emergence last year was inevitable due to a number of teams being frustrated with the manner in which the existing Fiji soccer body carried out its operations. Prior to Sanatan International Convention, teams were threatened with suspension if they participated in tournaments other than the soccer […]
Saina Nehwal has officially been anointed the No.1 woman player in world badminton. Sania Mirza is on the cusp of becoming the top-most in tennis doubles – she is No.3 right now. The two Hyderabadis are the best role models for young Indian women trying to make a mark in today’s highly competitive world of […]
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today confirmed that Mr Mustafa Kamal has tendered his resignation as the ICC President with immediate effect. In his resignation letter to the ICC Chief Executive David Richardson, Mr Kamal said he was stepping down on personal grounds and offered his apologies to all associated with the ICC, while […]
Indian chess Grandmaster Harika Dronavalli on Tuesday kept her chances alive in the World Women’s Chess Championship, underway at Sochi in Russia, by winning the second tie-break game in the semi-finals on her 80th move against Ukraine WGM Mariya Muzychuk. Dronavalli, who earlier lost the first tie-break game in 38 moves, opted for Pric defence, […]
From Tuesday, IANS is beginning a series of profiles on the eight teams that will feature in the eighth edition of the Indian Premier League that will be played from April 8 to May 24) Bengaluru, March 31 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bangalore, for all their flash and dash, glitz and glamour, choreographed one of the […]