Sachin Tendulkar takes oath, becomes RS MP

Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar today began the new innings as a member of Parliament. Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Mr. Hamid Ansari administered the oath to him as member of Rajya Sabha in his chamber. 39-year-old Tendulkar was nominated as a member of Upper House on April 26.Talking to media...

Sachin Tendulkar takes oath as RS Member

Cricket star Sachin Tendulkar today took oath as Member of the Rajya Sabha. The Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Mr. Hamid Ansari administered the oath of membership in his chamber. On this occasion, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Mr. Narayana Swami and the Minister...

French Open: Bhupathi, Mirza vs Bryan, Peschke in quarterfinals

No plans to retire: Viswanathan Anand

He has been the undisputed world champion for the past five years but Indian chess veteran Viswanathan Anand has no plans of calling it quits just yet as he says his morale is on a high after beating a complicated Boris Gelfand to notch up his fifth world title."There are definitely no thou...

NZ wins Azlan Shah Hockey title, India gets bronze

New Zealand yesterday clinched the title of the 21st Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament in their maiden final appearance, defeating Argentina 1-0 in the summit clash at Ipoh, Malaysia.Earlier, Five-time champions India defeated Great Britain 3-1 and clinch the bronze .

French Open: Bhupathi, Mirza enter quarterfinals of Mixed Doubles

Azlan Shah Hockey: Indian team beats Great Britain; Wins bronze

Five-time champions India on Monday defeated Great Britain 3-1 and clinch the bronze medal in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament at Ipoh, Malaysia.In the beginning, India squandered several scoring opportunities to concede the lead to pre-tournament favourites Great Britian but, it staged a...

New Zealand clinches 21st Azlan Shah Cup

New Zealand on Sunday clinched the title of 21st Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament in their maiden final appearance, defeating Argentina 1-0 in the summit clash at Ipoh, Malaysia.New Zealand's match-winner came from Andy Hayward, who converted their first penalty corner by beating Argentineg...

Fench Open: Paes, Elena advance to mixed doubles quarter-finals

Leander Paes and Elena Vesnina made a smooth progress to the mixed doubles quarter-finals of the French Open tournament in Paris with a 6-2, 6-0 drubbing of Mathilde Johansson and Marc Gicquel. The fifth seed Indo-Russian pair needed just 49 minutes to trounce the local pair in the second round. Pae...

Azlan Shah Hockey: Indian team beats Great Britain; Wins bronze<br/>

Five-time champions India on Monday defeated Great Britain 3-1 and clinch the bronze medal in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament at Ipoh, Malaysia.In the beginning, India squandered several scoring opportunities to concede the lead to pre-tournament favourites Great Britian but, it staged a...