S.Africa thrash Pak 4-1 in UAE ODI series

South Africa have thrashed Pakistan, 4-1, in the ODI series in UAE. In the final match at Sharjah last night, the Proteans beat Pakistan by 117 runs. Batting first, South Africa made 268 for the loss of seven wickets, thanks mainly to an unbeaten century by skipper, A.B. Devilliers who made 115 not ...

Mumbai Cricket Association felicitates Sachin in glittering ceremony<br/>

Hope Anand-Carlsen match revives game globally: Kasparov in Chennai

Chess legend Garry Kasparov has predicted a close finish in the ongoing World Chess Championship between Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen.Kasparov arrived in Chennai on Monday to watch the 12-game match. He said he is amazed by the publicity for the match. The former world champion said the curr...

World Chess, Chennai: Anand and Carlsen to resume 3rd game today

Five time world chess champion GrandMaster Viswanathan Anand and his challenger Magnus Carlsen will resume their third game today. In the earlier two games, both Anand and Carlsen ended up in a draw surprisingly in less than two hours. Anand has gained 2.6 rating points and has climbed up from the n...

Anand-Carlsen match will revive chess: Gary Kasparov

Chess legend Garry Kasparov has predicted a close finish in the ongoing World Chess Championship between Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen. Kasparov arrived in Chennai today to watch the 12-game match. He said he is amazed by the publicity for the match. The former world champion said the current...

Mumbai Cricket Association honours Sachin Tendulkar<br/>

3 astronauts return to Earth bringing Olympic torch back from ISS

Three astronauts returned to Earth today, following a 166-day mission, bringing the Olympic torch back from the International Space Station after a historic space walk. The trip completes the most ambitious leg of Russia&apos;s unparallelled torch relay in the run-up to the Winter Olympic Games ...

Nadal & Djokovic enter finals of ATP World Tour Finals Tennis event at London

World&apos;s top two seeds, Spain&apos;s Rafael Nadal and Serbia&apos;s Novak Djokovic have stormed into the finals of the ATP World Tour Finals Tennis event at London, England. In the Men&apos;s Singles semi-finals last night, world number one Nadal defeated Swiss Roger Federer, 7-5...

Heena Sidhu becomes first Indian pistol shooter to win Gold at World Cup Final

India&apos;s Heena Sidhu has created history by becoming the first Indian pistol shooter to win a Gold at the World Cup Final. In the Women&apos;s 10-metre Air Pistol event at the ISSF World Cup final in Munich yesterday, the 24-year-old shooter got the better of World Champion Zorana Arunov...

FIDE World Chess: 2nd game between Anand-Carlsen ends in draw

The second game in the FIDE World Chess Championship between defending champion Vishwanathan Anand and challenger Magnus Carlsen of Norway also ended in a draw in Chenai today.Unlike the first game, today&apos;s game ended in 24 moves and lasted one hour and six minutes.The draw resulted as neit...