NZ records first Cricket Test win in Lanka in 14 yrs<br/>

New Zealand have recorded their first Cricket Test win in Sri Lanka in 14 years. In Colombo today, the visitors won the second Test by 167 series. Resuming their second innings at the overnight 47 for four on the final day, the hosts folded for 195 runs, 25 minutes after Tea. The two-match series is...

Macau Open: Tarun Kona, Ashwini Ponnappa reach quarter-finals<br/>

The Indian pair of Tarun Kona and Ashwini Ponnappa has reached the quarter-finals of the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton tournament. In last sixteen stage today, the pair overcame the duo of Chi-Lin Wang and Hsiao Ma Pai of Chinese Taipei in straight games 21-17, 22-20. In the Men&apos;s Si...

Govt implementing Special Area Games schemes in rural, hilly, tribal & coastal areas

NZ win 2nd Test against Lanka by 167 runs

New Zealand won the second Test Match against Sri Lanka in Colombo today by 167 runs to square the series 1-1. This is the first Test win for New Zealand in Sri Lanka after fourteen years.New Zealand took control in the first innings making 412. In response Sri Lanka collapsed at 244 due to some fin...

Ricky Ponting announces retirement from Test cricket

Australia&apos;s former Skipper and middle order bulwark for years, Ricky Ponting today announced that he will retire from Test cricket after playing in the third Test against South Africa which begins in Perth tomorrow. At a press conference in Perth today, Ponting said that he was calling it q...

Final bouts of Senior Women's Championships to be played in Assam today

All the final bouts of the Senior Women&apos;s Boxing Championships will be played in Guwahati, Assam today.In the fly weight category, N. Chanu will box Pinky Jangra; while in the bantam weight section, Sonia Singh will meet M. Meenakumari.In the feather weight division, Pavitra will clash with...

Macau Open: Six Indian shuttlers to play pre-quarterfinal matches

Six Indian shuttlers will play their pre-quarterfinal matches of the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton tournament today. In the Men&apos;s Singles, Srikanth K. will clash with Choong Hann Wong of Malaysia, while Gurusaidutt will meet Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka of Indonesia.In the Men&apos;s ...

Ricky Ponting announces retirement from Test cricket

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting today announced his retirement from Test cricket with this week&apos;s Perth Test against South Africa to be his last. Speaking at a hastily-called press conference in Perth he said,he has let the team to know that this upcoming Test will be his last.The f...

IOC proposing to suspend IOA if elections are held under govt sports code<br/>

The International Olympics Committee - IOC - is proposing to suspend Indian Olympics Association IOA, if elections are held under government sports code. IOA has been given time till November 30 to explain the position or face suspension. IOC&apos;s Executive Board is meeting on 4th and 5th of n...

Macau Open: Indian shuttlers enter Men's Singles pre-quarterfinals

Indian shuttlers Srikanth K. and Gurusaidutt have stormed into the Men&apos;s Singles pre-quarterfinals of the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton tournament. In the second round matches today, while Srikanth defeated Min Ji Kim of Korea, 21-13, 21-11; Gurusaidutt beat Po Wei Cheng of Chinese T...