Indian boxers begin World Youth Championships campaign on brilliant note

Indian boxers today began their World Youth Championships campaign on a brilliant note, with three of them advancing to the second round in Sofia, Bulgaria. Two men and a woman from India are in the second round of the event which, for the first time, has combined the two competitions. The Champions...

BCCI Prez Srinivasan approaches SC for reconsidering its interim order

BCCI President N Srinivasan today approached the Supreme Court for reconsidering its interim order keeping him away from the affairs of the Board and sought its permission to resume his office.Srinivasan, who narrated the sequences of events that led the apex court to ask him to discontinue function...

CBI sets up Sports Integrity Unit to check betting, fixing in sports

CBI has set up a Sports Integrity Unit to check betting and fixing in sports. Speaking at a function in New Delhi today, CBI Director Ranjit Sinha said that the Unit is intended to investigate and inquire into matters related to sports fraud, combating malpractice in sports and coordinating with spo...

Monte Carlo Masters Tennis: Bopanna-Qureshi duo enters pre-quarterfinals

Rohan Bopanna and his team-mate from Pakistan, Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi today progressed into the pre-quarterfinals of the Monte Carlo Masters Tennis tournament at Monaco. In the opening round, the Indo-Pak pair defeated the Austrian-Canadian team of Julian Knowle and Vasek Pospisil in straight sets, 7-...

7th season of IPL-7 gets underway in UAE tomorrow

Indian boxers begin World Youth Championships campaign on brilliant note

Indian boxers today began their World Youth Championships campaign on a brilliant note, with three of them advancing to the second round in Sofia, Bulgaria. Two men and a woman from India are in the second round of the event which, for the first time, has combined the two competitions. The Champions...

7th edition of IPL begins tomorrow

The seventh edition of the Indian Premier League Twenty-20 cricket tournament begins tomorrow. In the opener, defending champions Mumbai Indians will lock horns with Kolkata Knight Riders in Abu Dhabi at 8 PM Indian Time.There are eight teams participating this season, one less than last year. Pune ...

Abhijeet defeats Sebastian; Nears Dubai Open Chess title

Indian Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta kept himself on road to the Dubai Open Chess title, as he defeated Swiss Grandmaster Sebastian Bogner in the eighth and the penultimate round today. Romain Edouard of France beat Anuar Ismagambetov of Kazakhstan to maintain the sole lead. Romain is leading with 7 po...

Abhijeet defeats Sebastian, gets Nears Dubai Open Chess title

Indian Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta kept himself on road to the Dubai Open Chess title, as he defeated Swiss Grandmaster Sebastian Bogner in the eighth and the penultimate round today. Romain Edouard of France beat Anuar Ismagambetov of Kazakhstan to maintain the sole lead. Romain is leading with 7 po...

Dubai Open Chess: Abhijeet takes on Swiss Grandmaster Bogner in 8th round