Spot-fixing scandal shocking and disappointing: Sachin Tendulkar

Breaking his silence on the raging spot-fixing scandal, Sachin Tendulkar today said that developments of the last two weeks were shocking and disappointing.He said that the faith reposed by the millions of fans in the game should be justified. Tendulkar said the authorities must take sincere steps t...

IPL betting case: TN police launch hunt for Chennai hotelier; may issue lookout to stop him fleeing India

The Tamilnadu Police have launched a search for hotelier Vikram Agarwal an accused in the spot fixing case. His bail plea was dismissed by the Madras High Court yesterday. Police is to seek a non-bailable warrant against him and may issue a look-out notice for to stop him from fleeing the Country. V...

IPL betting case: HC dismisses Chennai hotelier's anticipatory bail

Madras High Court on Thursday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of city-based hotelier Vikram Aggarwal who has been summoned by Tamil Nadu CB-CID in connection with the IPL betting case. When the matter came up for hearing, Justice C T Selvam dismissed one of his applications.Aggarwal had filed a...

IAAF nod for Patna stadium boosts chances of holding Asian events

International Association of Athletics Federations, IAAF has accorded class II certificate to newly laid athletic tracks at Mithilesh stadium in Patna. This has boosted its chance to hold Asian level events. Information regarding Mithilesh stadium getting the certificate from IAAF was provided by Ad...

French Open: Djokovic sails into 3rd round; Mattek-Sands stuns former champ Li Na

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic easily beat Argentina's Guido Pella 6-2, 6-0, 6-2 in the Men's Singles at the French Open yesterday to set up a third-round match against Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria.Djokovic has won every Grand Slam title except the French Open and has made this year&...

India's women hockey squad for FIH Hockey World League Round 3 SFs announced

India's women hockey squad for the FIH Hockey World League Round 3 was announced today. The 18-member senior team will be led by Midfielder Ritu Rani. Chanchan Devi has been named as Ritu's deputy for the tournament which is to be played at Rotterdam in the Netherlands from June 13...

The Asian Athletics Championships will be held in Pune from July 3 to 7. With just a little over a month left for the prestigious event, Athletics Federation of India (AFI) today said that the Sports Complex at Balewadi in Pune will play the host.AFI President Adille Sumariwala told PTI that it is t...

Dhoni refuses to answer questions on spot-fixing scandal that has hit IPL

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today refused to answer questions on the spot-fixing scandal that has hit IPL. He only said that some players are "slightly mentally weak" compared to others. Addressing a press conference in Birmingham ahead of the Champions Trophy, he made it c...

India's women hockey squad for FIH Hockey World League Round 3 SFs announced

India's women hockey squad for the FIH Hockey World League Round 3 (Semi-finals) was announced today. The 18-member senior team will be led by Midfielder Ritu Rani. Chanchan Devi has been named as Ritu's deputy for the tournament which is to be played at Rotterdam from June 13 to 2...

French Open: Sania, Mattek-Sands to play opening round of Doubles match

India's Sania Mirza and her American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands will play their Women's Doubles opening round match of the French Open Tennis tournament in Paris today. The seventh seeded Indo-American pair will take on the French team of Virginie Razzano and Alize Cornet.Top se...