73-year-old Japanese woman scales Mount Everest

Japanese mountaineer - Tamae Watanbe has become the oldest woman to climb Mount Everest at the age of 73. She broke her own record set by her on May 16 2002 at the age of 63 when she successfully scaled the summit. Accompanied by Noriyuki Muraguchi from Japan and three Sherpas, she reached the summi...

IPL: Delhi Daredevils defeat Kings XI Punjab by 6 wickets

In the Indian Premier League cricket match at Dharamsala, Delhi Daredevils have defeated Kings XI Punjab by 6 wickets. Chasing a victory target of 142 runs set by the Punjab team, the Delhi boys piled up 145 runs losing only 4 wickets in 18 overs and 2 balls. Earlier, the Punjab team scored 141 runs...

Olympic torch embarks on 70-day tour

The Olympic flame has embarked on a 70-day tour of the UK in the run-up to the London 2012 Games. Triple Olympic gold medallist sailor Ben Ainslie was the first torchbearer in the 8,000 mile relay, which left Land's End, Cornwall, this morning. Cheering crowds greeted the flame as it passed...

Djokovic, Nadal showdown closer

Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal moved a step closer to another possible final showdown after recording straight-set wins in the quarter-finals of the Rome Masters today. Holder and top seed Djokovic survived a tight first set to beat Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-5, 6-1 while Nadal recorded an impres...

Bhupathi-Bopanna enter BNL D'Italia semis

Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna have entered the men's doubles semifinals of the Internazionali BNL D'Italia tennis tournament in Rome. The Indian pair upset top seeds Max Mirnyi of Belarus and Canada's Daniel Nestor in a hard-fought battle in the quarter finals today. T...

IPL-5: Punjab set 142-run target for Delhi Daredevils<br/>

In the Indian Premier League, the cricket match between Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab is now in progress at Dharamsala. The Punjab team set a victory target of 142 runs for the Delhi team when the last reports came in. The Punjab team scored 141 runs for 8 wickets in their stipulated 20 overs...

Luke Pomersbach gets bail

Australian cricketer Luke Pomersbach, accused of molesting an American woman, was today granted bail by a Delhi court. The court found that he had not tresspassed into her room in the five star hotel where the alleged incident took place.The court also directed 27-year-old batsman, playing for Royal...

IPL: Punjab fight Daredevils; Pune take on KKR

Kings Eleven Punjab will clash with Delhi Daredevils in a league match of the IPL Twenty-20 cricket tournament at Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh today. The match will be played at 4 PM. In another match to be played at 8 this evening, Pune Warriors India will take on Kolkata Knight Riders at Pune.O...

Bhupathi-Bopanna enter BNL D'Italia semis

The Indian duo of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna will lock horns with the Spanish pair of Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez in the Men&apos;s Doubles semi-finals of the Internazionali BNL D&apos;Italia tennis tournament at Rome.In the quarterfinals played yesterday, the seventh seeded Indi...

Kavita was the lone Indian woman boxer to clinch a medal after she settled for a bronze in the semifinals against Kazakhstan&apos;s Yuldus Mamatkulova at World Championships held in Qinhuangdao, China on Friday.Five time World Champion MC Mary Kom has qualified for the London Olympics in the 51 ...