ICC recommends new steps to save Test Cricket

The ICC Cricket Committee has recommended that a team's failure to play a minimum number of five-day games over a four-year period should lead to the withdrawal of its Test status. The committee chaired by former India captain Anil Kumble met in Dubai yesterday. The ICC said in a statement ...

26 children from Meghalaya to represent India at Silent Olympics, Bulgaria

As many as 26 deaf children from Meghalaya are all set to represent India at the Silent Olympics in Bulgaria later this year. Officials said this in Shillong today. The children had won medals at the recently-concluded National Games for the Deaf in Aurangabad.The winners of gold and silver medals w...

Largest playground in NE inaugurated in Manipur

The largest play ground of the north east region was inaugurated yesterday at Purul Attupa in Senapati District of Manipur. GOC Red Shield Division Maj Gen KK Sinha inaugurated the ground amidst huge gathering of village authorities, local people and dignitaries. To nurture the abundant potential of...

Wrestling in contention for place in 2020 Olympics

Wrestling remains in contention for a place in the 2020 Olympics. The sport was yesterday shortlisted along with two other disciplines by the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee, the IOC. The IOC Executive Board made its decision after receiving presentations from eight sports in ...

French Open: Somdev loses to Federer; out of men's singles

Somdev Devvarman has crashed out of the men's singles event of the French Open tennis tournament. In the second round in Paris yesterday, he lost to second seed Roger Federer in straight sets.Federer, the 17-time Grand Slam winner, beat the Indian 6-2, 6-1, 6-1 in just one hour and 12 minut...

26 deaf children from Meghalaya set to represent India at Silent Olympics in Bulgaria

As many as 26 deaf children from Meghalaya are all set to represent India at the Silent Olympics in Bulgaria later this year. Officials said this in Shillong today. The children had won medals at the recently-concluded National Games for the Deaf in Aurangabad. The winners of gold and silver medals ...

Akshay B Gaikwad has clinched three gold medals at the 15th Asian Youth Weightlifting Championships in Doha. Another weightlifter Lalu Taku bagged a silver and two bronze. After two days, India now have secured eight gold, five silver and four bronze medals in the championship. Akshay clinched a gol...

Lanka cricket board assures strict action against players indulging in spot fixing & betting

French Open: Somdev to meet Federer in second round today

India's Somdev Devvarman will clash with World Number Two Roger Federer of Switzerland in the Men's Singles second round of the French Open Tennis tournament in Paris today.The Indian duo of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna have crashed out of the tournament. In the Men's...

No recommendations made to legalize betting: Sports Ministry clarification

The Sports Ministry has clarified that it has made no recommendations to the Union Law Ministry to regularise betting in sporting events. Reacting to media reports in this connection, the ministry in a release said that betting is a State Subject and cannot be part of a Central law. The Ministry sai...