Glasgow, Nov 21 (IANS) Indian shuttlers Anand Pawar and Saili Rane reached the quarterfinals of their respective categories at the $50,000 Scottish Open Grand Prix here Friday. Men’s singles seventh seed Pawar defeated Dutch Erik Meijs 21-17, 21-17 in 43 minutes at the Emirates Arena. With the win the Mumbaikar extended his career record to […]
Maranello (Italy), Nov 20 (IANS) Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel signed a three-year deal with Ferrari following Fernando Alonso’s departure, the F1 team announced Thursday. The Italian team’s driver line-up next season will consist of Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel. Marco Mattiacci, Ferrari team principal, expressed his enthusiasm at the prospect of fielding Raikkonen and […]
Chennai, Nov 20 (IANS) Spanish wind turbine maker Gamesa plans to invest over 100 million euros in India over the next five years and would launch its 2 MW turbine, the company said here Thursday. “Gamesa plans to invest over 100 million euros in India in the next five years. Our primary focus in India […]
Jeju (South Korea), Nov 19 (IANS) Indian boxers Pinki Rani and Monica Saun lost in the preliminary round matches of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Women’s World Championships here Wednesday. While the Asian Games bronze medallist Pinki lost 1-2 in a split decision to Russia’s Saiana Sagataeva in the 51kg category, Monica (75kg) lost 0-3 […]
Hong Kong, Nov 19 (IANS) Continuing his giant-killing spree, Kidambi Srikanth stunned World No.7 Chou Tien Chen to advance to the second round of the $350,000 Hong Kong Open Super Series along with leading women shuttlers Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu at the Hong Kong Coliseum here Wednesday. Srikanth, fresh from defeating two-time Olympic champion […]
Bangalore, Nov 19 (IANS) Indian hopes Pankaj Advani and Vidya Pillai won their respective opening league matches as the Seaways-IBSF World Snooker Championship commenced here Wednesday. Advani, holder of 12 World titles, was kept at the table for longer than expected before he pulled through 4-2 against Malaysia’s Keen Hoo Moh while national champion Pillai […]
Jeju (South Korea), Nov 18 (IANS) Indian boxers Pinki Rani, S. Sarjubala Devi and M. Meena Kumari registered contrasting wins in the preliminary round matches of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Women’s World Championships here Tuesday. While Pinki beat Si Haijuan of China in the 51kg category, Sarjubala defeated German Jesus Sousa Grazieli 40-37 in […]
Chennai, Nov 18 (IANS) Belying expectations of chess fans across the world for a positive result, Norwegian world chess champion Magnus Carlsen and title challenger Viswanathan Anand Tuesday decided to split points in 41 moves in the eighth round of their title match at Sochi in Russia. At the end of this round, Carlsen leads […]
Abu Dhabi, Nov 17 (IANS) Caterham Monday announced that Japanese driver Kamui Kobayashi will race for them in the season finale Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this weekend. The 28-year-old has raced 14 times this season but was dropped for the Belgian Grand Prix in August. “I am happy to be racing with the […]
Fuzhou (China), Nov 16 (IANS) Newly crowned China Open champion Kidambi Srikanth Sunday “gifted” his Super Series Premier title to India’s chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand on his 41st birthday. Sunday turned out to be a watershed moment in Indian badminton’s history as for the first time two titles are coming home from a […]