Saina, Srikanth, Manu-Sumeeth lose in Denmark Open

At the Denmark Open badminton tournament, top seed Saina Nehwal suffered a shock second round defeat, while Kidambi Srikanth also failed to clear the second round in men's singles. In the 6,50,000 US Dollar Super Series Premier event, at Odense last night, also making an exit was men&ap...

In the 5th Sultan of Johor Cup, at Johor Bahru, Harmanpreet Singh struck twice as junior Indian hockey team edged past hosts Malaysia 2-1 in their fourth league match last night. All three goals were scored in second half. Harmanpreet's goals came in the 41st and 56th minutes. Shahril Saaba...

Abu Dhabi 1st Test: England Captain Cook leads fightback against Pakistan

In the first cricket Test against Pakistan at Abu Dhabi, England captain Alastair Cook has dished out a resolute century to lead his team's remarkable fightback. Replying to Pakistan's mammoth first innings score of 523 for 8 declared, England were 290 for three at close on the thi...

Denmark Open: Shuttlers Srikanth, Manu-Sumeeth suffer defeats in 2nd round

Top Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth and men's doubles pair of Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy suffered defeats in the second round of the Denmark Open Super Series Premier on Thursday. In the event being held at Odense, World No. 5 Srikanth lost 15-21, 17-21 against Tommy Sugiarto of Indone...

V Anand finishes 22nd in World Blitz Chess

Former world champion Viswanathan Anand could only finish 22nd in the World Blitz Chess championship, which concluded in Berlin on Thursday. After finishing Day One on a disappointing note with just Six and a Half points out of 11, Anand got the same points getting seven draws and three victories on...

Oscar Pistorius to be released from prison next Tuesday

Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, jailed for killing his girlfriend, is to be freed from prison to house arrest next Tuesday, a South African parole board says.He was sentenced to five years in prison in 2014 after being found guilty of culpable homicide, or manslaughter.He shot Reeva ...

Country's exports slump 24.3 % last month

Contracting for the tenth month in a row, the country's merchandise exports plunged 24.3 per cent, year-on-year, to 21.8 billion dollars in September.Exports dropped mainly due to a sharp fall in shipments of petroleum products, iron ore, and engineering goods, amid tepid global demand.Acco...

Pacer Zaheer Khan bids adieu to international cricket

Zaheer Khan, one of India's greatest fast bowlers has on Thursday bid adieu to international cricket, admitting that he could no longer handle the rigours of the game.Zaheer said in an elaborate statement in Mumbai that he is bidding adieu to his career in international cricket with immedia...

Zaheer Khan announces retirement from int'l cricket

Zaheer Khan, one of India's greatest fast bowlers, today bid adieu to international cricket, admitting that he could no longer handle the rigours of the game. Zaheer said in an elaborate statement in Mumbai that he is bidding adieu to his career in international cricket with immediate effec...

Zaheer Khan announces retirement from int'l cricket

Zaheer Khan, one of India's greatest fast bowlers, today bid adieu to international cricket, admitting that he could no longer handle the rigours of the game. Zaheer said in an elaborate statement in Mumbai that he is bidding adieu to his career in international cricket with immediate effec...