IPL-5: Deccan Chargers take on Rajasthan Royals

In the Indian Premier League, the cricket match between Deccan Chargers and Rajasthan Royals is now in progress in Hyderabad. Earlier, Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat first.

Mamata asks MCA to reconsider ban on SRK

The West Bengal Chief Minister Miss Mamata Banerjee today asked the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) to reconsider the 5 year ban on film star and co-owner of Kolkata Knight Riders team in the Indian Premiere League (IPL), Shah Rukh Khan from entering the Wankhede Stadium. She said that Shah Rukh Kh...

Mary Kom qualifies for London Olympics

Five time World Champion M C Mary Kom has qualified for the London Olympics in the 51 Kg category. The 29 year old Manipuri is the only Indian woman boxer to qualify for the Games. The honour came to her despite losing in the quarter finals to World Number 2, Nicola Adams of England in the ongoing W...

Asian Chess: Indian men defeat Yemen, women loses to China-2

The Indian men scored a thumping 4-0 victory over Yemen but their women counterparts succumbed to a 1-3 loss against China-2 in the first round of Asian Chess Championship in Zaozhuang today. Captain Krishnan Sasikiran led from the front and scored an easy victory against Hatem Ebrahim Ahmed while n...

SRK banned from Wankhede entry for 5 yrs: IPL Chief says BCCI makes final decision

Ajay Maken flags off expedition of mountaineer Premlata

Sports Minister Ajay Maken today flagged off the expedition of ace mountaineer Premlata Agarwal. Agarwal has set her eyes on the 'Mountaineering Challenge', to climb the Seven Summits. After scaling Mt. Everest, 29,035 ft, Killimanjaro 19,334 ft and Aconcagua 22,841 ft, the 45-year...

British officials: Olympic torch to be flown to Britain today

British officials say the Olympic torch for the 2012 London Games will be flown to Britain today. Greece passed the torch to Britain's Princess Anne, a former Olympic equestrian, during a rainy ceremony in Athens yesterday. London Olympic Chairman Sebastian Coe described the arrival of the ...

Delhi court grants interim bail until tomorrow to RCB cricketer Luke

Australian cricketer Luke Pomersbach was today granted interim bail for a day by a Delhi court. He was arrested on charges of molesting an Indo-American woman in a hotel last night. The 27-year-old batsman is playing for Royal Challengers, Bangalore, in the IPL.

Sports Ministry sanctions assistance to Goa for development, maintenance of playfields

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has released an amount of more than seventeen lakh rupees to Goa for development and maintenance of playfields in village panchayats and block panchayats. The Central assistance sanctioned under the scheme Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel Abhiyan, PYKKA, is for ...

Delhi Police arrests RCB cricketer Luke Pomersbach

Delhi Police has arrested Australian cricketer, Luke Pomersbach who is playing with Royal Challengers Bangalore in Indian Premier League. He has been arrested on charges of molesting an Indian American woman. Pomersbach has allegedly misbehaved with the woman at the Maurya Sheraton Hotel in the nati...