Mumbai beat table toppers Goa in ISL

In Indian Super League ISL football tournament, hosts Mumbai City FC defeated table toppers FC Goa 2-nil yesterday. Goals in either half from Sunil Chhetri and Frederic Piquionne were enough to see hosts Mumbai record their second successive win and move up to sixth spot in the eight-team league tab...

Lee Chong Wei clinches 3rd French Int'l Badminton title

In Paris, former world number one Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia clinched his third French International Badminton title yesterday with a 21-13, 21-18 win over Taiwan's Chou Tien Chen. Lee, now down at 19 in the world after serving an eight month doping suspension, also won in Paris in 2007 and ...

Lewis Hamilton wins US Grand Prix, becomes 3rd time Champion

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton won a thrilling United States Grand Prix to seal his Formula 1 third World Championship. Hamilton pressured team mate Nico Rosberg into a mistake during a frantic last 10 laps after a safety car and swept by to take his 10th win of 2015. Hamilton becomes only the se...

Kullu Natti all set to enter Guinness Book of World Record

In Himachal Pradesh, the Kullu Natti, Pride of Kullu is all set to enter the Guinness Book of World Record as the largest Folk Dance in the world. The London Office of the Guinness Book of World Record has given its final approval to all the preparations made by the Kullu Dussehra Committee for this...

Abhishek Verma wins Silver at 'Archery World Cup Final' in Mexico City

Abhishek Verma has bagged Silver, India's first ever 'Archery World Cup Final' medal in the compound section in the summit clash in Mexico City. Turkey's Demir Elmaagcli won the gold defeating Verma 145-143. Verma, an Asian Games individual silver medalist beat Ma...

South Africa beat India by 214 runs in the 5th and final ODI; Visitors win the series 3-2

South Africa have defeated India by 214 runs in the fifth and final ODI at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai . Earlier, India finished their innings at 224 in reply to South Africa's 438 for four wickets in the stipulated 50 overs. Indian bowling failed to make any impact on South African batsmen ...

South Africa set victory target of 439 runs for India in the 5th ODI in Mumbai

In the on-going Day-Night fifth and final ODI at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai today, electing to bat after winning the toss, South Africa made 438 for 3 in the stipulated 50 overs. Indian bowling failed to make any impact on the rival batsmen. There were three centurions in the Proteas innings; de Koc...

Bad weather forces cancellation of first task of Paragliding World Cup<br/>in Himachal Pradesh

SAG to be held in February next year in Guwahati & Shillong

The next South Asian Games will be held from 6 to 16 February next year in Guwahati and Shillong .Talking to newsmen in Guwahati today, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and Secretary General of Indian Olympic Association Rajib Meheta said that 4 thousands players and officials from 8 countries will ...

5th ODI: South Africa win toss and elect to bat

In the final and deciding ODI of the Gandhi-Mandela series in Mumbai, South Africa were 73 for 1 in 10 overs, when reports last came in. Faf du Plessis on 14 , and Quinton de Kock on 35 were at the crease.South African captain AB DeVilliers had won the toss and opted to bat. Team India has fielded t...