Cricket: New-look India kick off with practice match in England

A new-look Indian cricket team will be eyeing a positive start to their two-and-a-half-month long tour of England when they take on Leicestershire in a three-day practice game, starting in Leicester today. The visitors, led by skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, reached London last weekend. This will be a...

Argentina top group with Messi brace; Swiss, Nigerians in 16

In the FIFA World Cup, Lionel Messi scored twice as Argentina beat Nigeria, 3-2 to top Group-F. At Porto Alegre last night, Argentina got an early lead after Messi blasted the Di Maria rebound in the 3rd minute. Nigeria was quick to react, as in the next minute, Musa hit a stunning curl-in from the ...

Badminton: Praneeth, Thulasi in 2nd round of Oz Super Series

Young Indian shuttlers B Sai Praneeth and PC Thulasi reached the second round of the Star Australian Super Series in Sydney. World no. 77 Praneeth brushed aside local shuttler Hoe Keat Oon 21-7, 21-11 in a men's singles match. Thulashi got the better off USA's Jamie Subandhi 21-16,...

Cricket: New-look India kick off with practice match against Leicestershire<br/>

A new-look Indian cricket team will be eyeing a positive start to their two-and-a-half-month long tour of England when they take on Leicestershire in a three-day practice game, starting in Leicester today. The visitors, led by skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, reached London last weekend. This will be a...

Messi's brace helps Argentina top Group-F; Nigeria, Switzerland in round of 16

In the FIFA World Cup, Lionel Messi scored twice as Argentina beat Nigeria, 3-2 to top Group-F. At Porto Alegre last night, Argentina got an early lead after Messi blasted the Di Maria rebound in the 3rd minute. Nigeria was quick to react, as in the next minute, Musa hit a stunning curl-in from the ...

In the FIFA World Cup tonight, Argentina versus Nigeria at Porto Alegre, Bosnia and Herzegovina take on Iran at Salvador, France will meet Ecuador at Rio de Janeiro, and Switzerland will play Honduras at Manaus. The Argentina-Nigeria and Bosnia-Iran Group-F matches started at 9:30 PM Indian Time, wh...

In the FIFA World Cup tonight, Argentina versus Nigeria at Porto Alegre, Bosnia and Herzegovina take on Iran at Salvador, France will meet Ecuador at Rio de Janeiro, and Switzerland will play Honduras at Manaus. The Argentina-Nigeria and Bosnia-Iran Group-F matches started at 9:30 PM Indian Time, wh...

Tennis: Li Na reaches Wimbledon 3rd round

Chinese second seed Li Na swept into the Wimbledon third round with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Austria&apos;s Yvonne Meusburger today. Li, 32, will now play Russia&apos;s Elena Vesnina or Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic for a place in the last 16. In another match, third seeded...

Tennis: Li Na reaches Wimbledon 3rd round

Chinese second seed Li Na swept into the Wimbledon third round with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Austria&apos;s Yvonne Meusburger today. Li, 32, will now play Russia&apos;s Elena Vesnina or Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic for a place in the last 16. In another match, third seeded...

Tennis: Li Na reaches Wimbledon 3rd round

Chinese second seed Li Na swept into the Wimbledon third round with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Austria&apos;s Yvonne Meusburger today. Li, 32, will now play Russia&apos;s Elena Vesnina or Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic for a place in the last 16. Li had suffered her worst Gran...