Lanka post 3rd win in T20 match vs S. Africa; retain top spot in format

Sri Lanka bounced back to win the third Twenty20 international cricket match against South Africa in Hambantota last night to retain their top international ranking in this format despite losing the series 2-1.Chasing an imposing target of 164, the hosts were powered by an unbeaten half century from...

ICC Test rankings: India retains second spot

Saina and 5 other Indian shuttlers to play in second round of China World Badminton Ch'ship

Saina Nehwal and 5 other Indian shuttlers will play their second round matches of the World Badminton Championships in Guangzhou, China today. In the Women's Singles, world number three Saina will take on the unseeded Russian Olga Golovanova, while PV Sindhu will meet lower seed Kaori Imabe...

Shuttler Ajay Jayaram on Monday notched up a stunning victory over higher-ranked Wing Ki Wong of Hong Kong in the men's singles competition to start India's campaign at the 2013 BWF World Championships on a positive note in Guangzhou, China.Saina Nehwal and P V Sindhu will start th...

LS lauds good performance by Indian teams in various sports events<br/>

Lok Sabha on Monday lauded the good performance by Indian teams in various sports events, including cricket and hockey, at recent international meets.Along with cricket and hockey, India&apos;s performance in archery, wrestling and snooker came in for praise in the House as it met for the Monsoo...

27th Asian Men's Basketball: India lose to Iran 58-102 in 2nd round<br/>

India lost to Iran 58-102 in the second round of the 27th Asian Men&apos;s Basketball Championship in Manila on Monday.Another formidable challenge awaits India as they take on China on Tuesday.India had moved into the second round after Bahrain beat Thailand in the final preliminary game yester...

The USA team dominated the medals table with 29 medals at the World Swimming Championships held in Barcelona, Spain.China came second with 9 medals while France was third and Australia fourth.Another highlight of the world event has been that teenage girls ruled the pool.US startlet Missy Franklin w...

Parimarjan Negi wins Politiken Cup in Denmark

Indian chess player Parimarjan Negi has won Politiken Cup in Denmark. He had won the same tournament in 2009. But this time around, he emerged with a fine score of nine out of a maximum possible ten points. Negi, who had won two titles in US recently, scored eight wins and two draws in the Open tour...

Team India gets top slot in ICC ODI rankings

Women's Junior Hockey Cup: India beat England; Win Bronze<br/>

India won bronze medal at the Women&apos;s Junior Hockey World Cup held at Monchengladbach in Germany today. They defeated England 3-2 on penalties. At full time, the scores remained 1-1 after 70 minutes of play. Thereafter, penalty shoot-out competition started in which India emerged as victori...