FIFA World Cup: England to meet Italy, Uruguay to play Costa Rica; Columbia to take on Greece & Ivory Coast to clash with Japan later tonight

In Brazil, the third day of the on-going FIFA World Cup will witness four matches.In a short while from now, the opening encounter of Group 'C' will see Colombia take on Euro 2004 champions Greece at 9:30 p.m. at Belo Horizonte. It will be followed by two Group 'D&apos...

FIFA World Cup: England to meet Italy, Uruguay to play Costa Rica; Columbia to take on Greece & Ivory Coast to clash with Japan later tonight

In the FIFA World Cup matches later tonight, England will meet Italy, and Uruguay will play Costa Rica in Group-D, while in Pool-C, Columbia will take on Greece, and Ivory Coast will clash with Japan. The Columbia-Greece match will be played at 9:30 PM Indian Time at Belo Horizonte, the Uruguay-Cost...

Murali Kartik announces retirement from competitive cricket

Former India left-arm spinner, Murali Kartik has announced his retirement today from all forms of cricket . Kartik, 37, played eight Tests, 37 ODIs and one Twenty20 international for India. Kartik started his first-class career in 1996. and made his debut test match against South Africa in Mumbai. H...

India bagged two silvers and a bronze on the third day of the 16th Asian junior athletics championships at Taipei City today.Middle-distance runner JessyJoseph missed the gold medal by a whisker in the 800 metres. A trainee of PT Usha, Kerala's Joseph settled for a silver when Japan&apo...

India bagged two silvers and a bronze on the third day of the 16th Asian junior athletics championships at Taipei City today.Middle-distance runner JessyJoseph missed the gold medal by a whisker in the 800 metres. A trainee of PT Usha, Kerala's Joseph settled for a silver when Japan&apo...

India have finished a lowly ninth in the on-going men's hockey World Cup tournament. In a play-off match for the ninth place at The Hague, Netherlands, today, India posted a comfortable 3-0 win over Asian champions South Korea. Akashdeep Singh scored two of the goals in the sixth and 50th m...

India in fifth place in ICC test rankings

Holland thrash defending champions Spain 5-1; Chile and Mexico win their opening matches

The Netherlands has avenged it's defeat in the last World Cup final with a terrific 5-1 victory over defending champions Spain in the opening Group-B match of the FIFA World Cup at Salvador. With 2 goals each from Robin Van Persie and Arjen Robben and one from Stefan de Vrij, the Netherland...

World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship gets underway in Dubai today

A weeklong FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship gets underway in Dubai today. More than 100 Grandmasters from 45 countries are taking part in the tournament. Former World Number One Vishwanathan Anand and the reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen are the star attractions at the champ...

England to clash with Italy in FIFA World Cup matches later tonight

In the FIFA World Cup matches later tonight, England will meet Italy, and Uruguay will play Costa Rica in Group-D, while in Pool-C, Columbia will take on Greece, and Ivory Coast will clash with Japan. The Columbia-Greece match will be played at 9:30 PM Indian Time at Belo Horizonte, the Uruguay-Cost...