Preparations for FIFA World Cup on track : Qatar

Candidates Chesss T'nament: Anand plays Svidler in 7th round

In the Candidates chess tournament, five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand will take on Peter Svidler in the 7th round at Khanty Mansiysk, Russia today. Anand is placed comfortably on top of the table with four points in his bag from six games. He enjoys a half point lead over nearest contender ...

IHF introduces 4-quarter format in Hockey

Hockey will no longer be a game of two halves at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, with the sport announcing a change to a four-quarter format to broaden its appeal to broadcasters and fans. The International Hockey Federation, FIH said in a statement yesterday that four 15-minute quarters would replace...

Tomic crashes out of Miami Masters in shortest ever ATP match<br/>

In Tennis, Bernard Tomic broke a record no tennis player wants, as he crashed out 6-0, 6-1 to Jarkko Nieminen in the shortest ever ATP match. Tomic&apos;s straight sets loss to the Finnish world number 40 at the Miami Masters lasted just 28 minutes and 20 seconds, the shortest in ATP history. Th...

Candidates Chesss T'nament: Anand on top; plays Svidler in 7th round

In the Candidates chess tournament, five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand will take on Peter Svidler in the 7th round at Khanty Mansiysk, Russia today. Anand is placed comfortably on top of the table with four points in his bag from six games. He enjoys a half point lead over nearest contender ...

IHF introduces 4-quarter format in Hockey; New rules from September

Hockey will no longer be a game of two halves at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, with the sport announcing a change to a four-quarter format to broaden its appeal to broadcasters and fans. The International Hockey Federation, FIH said in a statement yesterday that four 15-minute quarters would replace...

ICC T-20 Cricket : India take on Pakistan in opening match at Dhaka

In the ICC Twenty-20 Cricket World Cup Opener, India will take on arch rivals Pakistan today at Mirpur, Dhaka, Sher-E-Bangla National Stadium. All India Radio will broadcast the live commentary on the match, alternately in Hindi and English on the Rajdhani and FM Gold Channels from 6:30 PM onwards. ...

ICC WC T20 Cricket: Nepal beat Afghanistan in final Group-A qualifier; India vs Pak on friday

In a nail-biting finish, Nepal defeated Afghanistan in the first final Group A qualifier match of the ICC Twenty-20 Cricket World Cup by 9 runs in Chittagong today. Sent into bat, Nepal scored 141 for 5 and tore into Afghanistan, restricting them at 132 for 8 in the stipulated 20 overs. The second f...

Jharkhand will clash with Haryana while Punjab will take on Indian Railway Promotion Board in the semi-final matches of the Fourth Senior National Women Hockey Championship which is being played in Bhopal. The semi-final matches will begin from Saturday.

ICC WC T20 Cricket: Nepal beat Afghanistan; Bangladesh take on HK

In a nail-biting finish, Nepal defeated Afghanistan in the first final Group A qualifier match of the ICC Twenty-20 Cricket World Cup by 9 runs in Chittagong today. Sent into bat, Nepal scored 141 for 5 and tore into Afghanistan, restricting them at 132 for 8 in the stipulated 20 overs. The second f...