Brisbane, Dec 14 (IANS) After a close encounter at the Adelaide Oval in which the Australian team managed a 48-run win over India, the visitors will now be greeted with a green top at the Gabba here in the second Test starting Dec 17. “It’s a well grassed wicket,” curator Kevin Mitchell was quoted as […]
Bhubaneswar, Dec 14 (IANS) The Indian hockey team lost 1-2 to Australia in the bronze medal match of the Champions Trophy at the Kalinga Stadium here Sunday. Eddie Ockenden (19th minute) and Matt Gohdes (52nd) scored for the world champions Australia while Lalit Upadhyay (42nd) scored the Indian goal.
Bhubaneswar, Dec 14 (IANS) India ended up fourth in the Hockey Champions Trophy, going down 1-2 to Australia in the bronze medal match at the Kalinga Stadium here Sunday. Eddie Ockenden (19th minute) and Matt Gohdes (52nd) scored for the world champions Australia while Lalit Upadhyay (42nd) scored the Indian goal. While the first quarter […]
Madrid, Dec 12 (IANS) Former Spanish international striker Raul Gonzalez believes Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo could become the best footballer of all time. “I think now he is at the top, and if he continues the same way, he could be the best of all time,” the 37-year-old Raul told the BBC World Football show. The […]
Kuala Lumpur, Dec 11 (IANS) Malaysia’s Tai Cheau Xuen has been banned for four months for doping by Wushu’s international governing body, the Wushu Federation of Malaysia said Thursday. Tai tested positive for stimulant sibutramine during the Incheon Asian Games in September and was stripped of the gold medal, reports Xinhua. Tai’s ban will run […]
Mumbai, Dec 11 (IANS) Mumbai’s premier batsman Wasim Jaffer has suffered an injury and has been ruled out for both the upcoming Ranji trophy matches against Railways and Uttar Pradesh. Jaffer fractured his right index finger while attempting a catch during Mumbai’s six-wicket loss against Jammu and Kashmir. He could also miss the fourth league […]
Kolkata, Dec 10 (IANS) A second-half penalty conversion by Fikru Teferra took Atletico de Kolkata to the Indian Super League (ISL) play-offs, as they finished with a 1-1 draw against FC Goa in a crucial encounter here Wednesday. Fikru’s 67th minute strike nullified a 27-minute goal from the visitors’ Portuguese medio Edgar Marcelino at the […]
Mumbai, Dec 10 (IANS) In a rare medical case, doctors at a government hospital successfully extricated a large ovarian cyst from a 14-year-old girl, said a medical officer here Wednesday. The girl, a resident of Wadala, was rushed to the LTMC Hospital, Sion, last Sunday with severe abdominal pain. Prof. Niranjan Chavan, unit head of […]
The second of three YouTube films targeted at the Indian market has been released by the South Australian Tourism Commission today. Come February 15, 2015, Adelaide will host a blockbuster limited overs cricket match between arch-rivals India and Pakistan in what will be India’s opening game of the ICC Cricket World Cup. South Australian Tourism […]
Mangaluru (Karnataka), Dec 1 (IANS) In a sudden move, United Breweries (UB) group chairman Vijay Mallya Monday resigned from the board of Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd (MCF). In a regulatory filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the company said Mallya had resigned as director with immediate effect, without assigning any reason. The company’s […]