BCCI convenes emergent working committee meeting on Tuesday

The BCCI has called an emergent Working Committee Meeting in Chennai on Tuesday to discuss the scheduling of its Annual General Meeting which has been postponed by four weeks after President-in-exile N Srinivasan was named by the Supreme Court in the IPL spot-fixing scandal. The AGM was originally s...

Saina Nehwal and K. Srikanth today storm into their respective finals of China Open Badminton tournament

Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and K. Srikanth today stormed into their respective finals of the China Open Badminton tournament at Fuzhou. In the semi-finals a short while ago, while sixth seed Saina defeated Liu Xin of China, in straight games, 21-17, 21-17, Srikanth booked final berth after Marc Z...

Novak Djokovic and Stanislas Wawrinka book semi-final berths of ATP World Tour Finals in London

World Number One Novak Djokovic and Stanislas Wawrinka have booked the semi-final berths of the ATP World Tour Finals in London. In their final Group-A matches Friday night, while Djokovic defeated Tomas Berdych in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2, Wawrinka edged past Marin Cilic, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.Earlier from ...

Sixth of 12 World Chess Championship games between Anand and Carlsen will be played in Sochi, Russia this evening <br/>

The sixth of the 12 World Chess Championship games between Vishwanathan Anand and world champion Magnus Carlsen will be played in Sochi, Russia this evening. Both players are currently tied at 2.5 points each. Out of the 5 games, both players have won one game each, with 3 matches ending in a draw. ...

Equatorial Guinea to host 2015 Africa Cup<br/>

Equatorial Guinea has been named as the hosts for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed. Morocco were concerned over the spread of the outbreak of the Ebola virus. CAF subsequently expelled Morocco from the relocated tournament, which will now be h...

Boxing India granted permanent membership by International Boxing Association, AIBA

Completing India&apos;s rehabilitation into the international boxing fold, AIBA Friday unanimously gave permanent membership to the recently elected Boxing India during its quadrennial congress in Jeju Islands, Korea. India was provisionally suspended in December 2012 for alleged manipulation in...

Pune to hold 29th International Marathon on December 7<br/>

Pune will hold 29th International Marathon on December 7. Forty thousand runners from around 35 countries across the globe are scheduled to participate in this most prestigious event.

Sixth game of World Chess Championship between Anand and Carlsen will be played at Sochi in Russia today

The sixth game of the World Chess Championship between Vishwanathan Anand of India and Magnus Carlsen of Norway will be played at Sochi in Russia today. The fifth game between them ended in a draw. They agreed to a draw after 39 moves. Both have 2.5 points now in the 12 game Championship.

World Chess Championship: Anand, Carlson agree for draw in 5th game

The fifth game of the World Chess Championship between Vishwanathan Anand of India and Magnus Carlsen of Norway has ended in a draw. At Sochi, Russia, both the players agreed to a draw after 39 moves. Both have 2.5 points now in the 12 game Championship. The sixth game will be played tomorrow.

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