E Bengal enter AFC Cup qfs for second time

East Bengal have entered the AFC Cup quarter-final for the second time after 2004. At the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata yesterday, they beat Yangon United of Myyanmar 5-1.For the winners, talismanic Nigerian Eeh Chidi struck a hat-trick in the 25th, 71st and 76th minutes. The other two goals came thr...

India back in Olympic fold after IOC, IOA meet

In Lausanne today, the crucial joint meeting between the Indian officials and the International Olympic Committee agreed in principle on a roadmap to bring India back in the Olympic fold. The meeting will now work out the exact details and the timeframe to get the ban lifted since it was imposed on ...

IPL: Pune Warriors beat KKR by 7 runs, Rajasthan Royals take on Mumbai Indians

In the IPL cricket match at Ranchi today, Pune Warriors beat Kolkata Knight Riders by seven runs. After setting a victory target of 171 runs, Pune restricted the defending champions to 163 for 7 in the stipulated overs. Put in to bat, Pune had made 170 for four in their 20 overs. In today's...

Anand, Karjakin draw in 6th round of Norway Chess 2013

World champion Viswanathan Anand drew with Russian Sergey Karjakin in the sixth round of Norway Chess 2013 Super Tournament. Anand has so far collected three points, with three rounds still to go in the 10-player round-robin tournament. In the event being held at Sandnes in Norway, Russian Sergey Ka...

India's Mouma Das, K Shamini and Madhurika Patkar have entered the main draw of the women's singles event of the World Table Tennis Championships in Paris. In the men's section, Soumyajit Ghosh also made the cut. The 20-year old Ghosh will now take on world number 2 Long M...

IPL: Pune Warriors set victory target of 171 runs for KKR

In the IPL cricket match at Ranchi, Pune Warriors have set a victory target of 171 runs for Kolkata Knight Riders. Put in to bat, Pune made 170 for four in their 20 overs. In today's other IPL match, Mumbai Indians will take on Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai at 8 PM.

IPL Cricket: KKR to meet Pune; Mumbai take on Raj Royals today

In the IPL cricket match today, Kolkata Knight Riders will meet Pune Warriors at Ranchi. The match is slated to begin at at 4 PM. In another match, Mumbai Indians will take on Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai at 8 PM.Earlier, Chennai Super Kings beat Delhi Daredevils by 33 runs in the IPL cricket at Chenn...

Matt Prior named England's cricketer of the year

Matt Prior has been named the England cricketer-of-the-year for 2012/13, in an acknowledgement of the Sussex wicket-keeper's consistency with both bat and gloves.The 31-year-old is now one of the first names on the team sheet after England captain Alastair Cook. The latest demonstration of ...

Matt Prior named England's cricketer of the year

Matt Prior has been named the England cricketer-of-the-year for 2012/13, in an acknowledgement of the Sussex wicket-keeper's consistency with both bat and gloves.The 31-year-old is now one of the first names on the team sheet after England captain Alastair Cook. The latestdemonstration of h...

World TT Ch'ships, Paris: Indian paddlers off to good start

Indian paddlers have got off to a good start at the World Table Tennis Championships in Paris. In the Men's section,Soumyajit Ghosh, Harmeet Desai and Sanil Shetty won their respective first round matches of the men's preliminary qualification event.In the women's section ...