Badminton: Saurabh Verma storms into finals

In Badminton, India's Sourabh Verma has reached the finals of the Syed Modi Memorial Open Grand Prix Gold Tournament in the Men's Singles category.In Lucknow , he defeated Thailand's Suppanyu A Vihingsanon in the semi- final 26-24, 21-13.

Mumbai beat Punjab by nine wickets

Oz squad for Boxing Day match announced

Australia has named the team to face India in the first test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday.Led by Michael Clarke, the other members of the squad are: Ricky Ponting, Brad Haddin, Ed Cowan, Ben Hilfenhaus, Mike Hussey, Nathan Lyon, Shaun Marsh, James Pattinson, Peter Siddle and David Warne...

All India Police Equestrian kicks off

The 30th All India Police Equestrian meet was inaugurated today at the Sardar Vallabhai Patel National Police Academy in Hyderabad by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy.A total of 211 horses and 209 sportspersons are participating in the equestrian event ranging from dressage, show j...

Sourabh take on Suppanyu in badminton semis

Sourabh take on Suppanyu in badminton tournament semis

Saurav take on Suppanyu in badminton tournament semis

7 Indian athletes banned for failing dope test

Seven top Indian athletes, including Asian Games double gold-medalist Ashwini Akkunji, were handed bans for flunking dope tests. This virtually ends their chances of participating in the London Olympics next year.The seven athletes include six quartermilers - Mandeep Kaur, Sini Jose, Mary Tiana Thom...

Bernice Bates is world's oldest yoga teacher

At 91, Bernice Bates may not look like a typical yoga instructo, but the Florida-based great-grandmother in the United States has been named the world's oldest yoga teacher by the Guinness Book of World Records.Ms. Bates has been practicing yoga for the last 50 years and credits the ancient...

East Bengal defeat United Kerala in football match

East Bengal defeated United Kerala 2-0 in the I-League Football encounter at the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium in Kochi on Friday evening.The match remained goal less during the first half, but in the 51st minute East Bengal's Orgi Penn converted a low cross from mid fielder Reisan...