Sania-Hingis win BNP Paribas Open title

Sania-Hingis win BNP Paribas Open title

Indian Wells (US), March 22  Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza have completed a dream first tournament together, beating Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina 6-3, 6-4 to win the BNP Paribas Open women’s doubles title. The No.1 seeds, Hingis and Mirza didn’t even lose more than four games in any set all fortnight. After cruising through […]

Gayle’s ‘welcome’ gesture made me laugh: Guptill

Gayle’s ‘welcome’ gesture made me laugh: Guptill

Wellington, March 21  New Zealand batsman Martin Guptill on Saturday said he was amused at West Indies opener Chris Gayle’s ‘welcome to the 200 league’ gesture after cracking a whirlwind knock of 237 runs in a cricket World Cup quarter-final here. Guptill clobbered his way to an unbeaten 237 from 163 balls to record the […]

State sporting associations thrive with funding

State sporting associations thrive with funding

A calisthenics mentoring program, a Kung Fu State tournament and software to map football players are just some of the new projects funded by the State Government under the latest round of the State Sporting Association (SSA) Annual Grants Scheme.   Announcing the successful recipients today, Sport and Recreation Minister Mia Davies said $169,365 would […]

ICC states its support for match officials

ICC states its support for match officials

The International Cricket Council (ICC) Chief Executive David Richardson today issued the following statement following comments about the match officials in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 quarter-final between Bangladesh and India in Melbourne on Thursday.   “The ICC has noted Mr Mustafa Kamal’s comments, which are very unfortunate but made in his personal capacity. […]

Ramachandran appointed vice-chair of an ANOC commission

Ramachandran appointed vice-chair of an ANOC commission

New Delhi, March 18  Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president N. Ramachandran has been appointed vice-chair of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) international relations commission, the IOA announced on Wednesday. In a letter issued by ANOC president Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah on Tuesday, he said that the ANOC took the decision on the appointment […]

South Africa in the final four

South Africa in the final four

South Africa defeated Sri lanka today after sri lanka puts an easy target on the board and South Africa grabbing an easy win making its place in the final four for the semi finals so here’s the pictures live from the venue. Directly from World cup 2015

MS DHONI CALLS ON INDIANS TO FILL THE MCG FOR ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP 2015 QUARTER FINAL

MS DHONI CALLS ON INDIANS TO FILL THE MCG FOR ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP 2015 QUARTER FINAL

India’s World Cup winning captain MS Dhoni has called on Indian fans to fill the Melbourne Cricket Ground tomorrow for the knockout quarter final clash against Bangladesh.   Good seats are still available for the match from www.cricketworldcup.com   “The crowds in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 have been outstanding and very supportive, and […]

South Africa bowl Sri Lanka out for 133

South Africa bowl Sri Lanka out for 133

Spinners Imran Tahir (4-26) and Jean-Paul Duminy (3-29) starred for South Africa as they bowled out Sri Lanka for 133 runs in 37.2 overs in the first cricket World Cup quarterfinal at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) here on Wednesday. South Africa exerted pressure on the Sri Lankans quite early. Right-arm pacers Kyle Abbot and […]

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