ICC: Mohammed Asif, Salman Butt should accept involvement in spot fixing in public

IPL: RCB sets 264-run victory target for Pune Warriors, Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab

Royal Challengers Bangalore set a mammoth 264-run victory target for Pune Warriors in the IPL match in Bangalore today. Put in to bat, Royal Challengers made 263 for five in the stipulated twenty overs. Opener Chris Gayle remained unbeaten on 175 which came off only 66 balls. In the process, the Wes...

Indian Women's Hockey team beat HockeyClub Rotterdam in first game

The Indian Women's Hockey team defeated Hockey Club Rotterdam 4-3 in their first game played in Rottterdam, Netherlands, today. Ritu Rani scored twice for the winners. The other two goals for India came through Poonam Rani and Namita Toppo. The Indian tour is part of the preparations of the...

Anand posts second loss; Adams emerges sole leader at Alekhine Chess T'nament

Victory eluded world champion Viswanathan Anand for the second successive day as he played out a draw with Russian Nikita Vituigov in the second round of the Alekhine Memorial Chess tournament in Paris.After a shocking loss at the hands of English Michael Adams, Anand recovered a bit in keeping the ...

CSK chase down mammoth 185b runs; beat Raj Royals by 5 wkts

Chennai Super Kings chased down a mammoth 185, to beat Rajasthan Royals by 5 wickets in a league match of the IPL Twenty-20 cricket tournament at Chennai last night. Opting to bat first, Rajasthan rode on opener Shane Watson's exceptional ton, as they compiled 185 for 4 in the stipulated 20...

Badminton: India Open begins in Delhi today; Saina gets top billing

The India Open Super Series Badminton tournament kicks off at the Siri Fort Indoor Stadium in New Delhi today. The qualification matches will be played today, while the main draw of the competition will begin from tomorrow.India's shuttle queen and London Olympics bronze medalist Saina Nehw...

Anand posts second loss;Adams emerges sole leader at Alekhine Chess T'nament

Victory eluded world champion Viswanathan Anand for the second successive day as he played out a draw with Russian Nikita Vituigov in the second round of the Alekhine Memorial Chess tournament in Paris.After a shocking loss at the hands of English Michael Adams, Anand recovered a bit in keeping the ...

Asian wrestling Ch'ship, Delhi: Amit Kumar clinches gold;India post best ever showing

Amit Kumar Dhankar delivered the last hurrah for India in the Senior Asian Wrestling Championship in Delhi by clinching a gold. At the K D Jadhav Wrestling Stadium, the 24-year old Amit (66kg) defeated Mongolia's M Ganzorig in an exciting summit battle. With that, the hosts finished with th...

Asian Boxing: Teen Prayag Chauhan wins gold in lightweight category

Indian teenager Prayag Chauhan has won the Gold in the 60kg event at the ASBC Asian Confederation Junior Boxing Championships. In the lightweight category final in Kazakhstan today, the 16-year old beat local boy Azat Ilyubayev by displaying great maturity and understanding of the game.The victory h...

Anand suffers shock defeat on day of upsets at Alekhine Memorial Chess Tournament

World champion Viswanathan Anand has suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Englishman Michael Adams in the first round of Alekhine Memorial Chess Tournament. At the Louvre in Paris yesterday, it was a day of big upsets as Chinese champion Ding Liren caused another big flutter crushing world number...