Ishant, Zaheer test fitness in practice match

India's injury-prone pacers Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma allayed some fitness worries about them when they bowled short spells on the final day of a practice match against Cricket Australia Chairman's XI in Canberra on Wednesday.Unsure as to whether the two new-ball bowlers, would...

India trounce Armenia in World C'ships

The Indian eves came up with a spectacular performance to crush Armenia 3.5-0.5 in the fourth round and take the sole second spot in the World Team Chess Championship in Turkey.Grand Master Koneru Humpy yet again provided the much-needed support and defeated top Armenian Elina Danielian while Tania ...

Indian women move to 2nd spot at World Team Chess

The Indian women have moved to the second spot at the World Team Chess Championships currently underway at Mardin, Turkey, crushing Armenia 3.5 to 0.5 in the fourth round.Grand Master Koneru Humpy yet again provided the much-needed support and defeated top Armenian Elina Danielian while Tania Sachde...

Indian women move to 2nd spot at World Team Chess

The Indian women have moved to the second spot at the World Team Chess Championships currently underway at Mardin, Turkey, crushing Armenia 3.5 to 0.5 in the fourth round.Grand Master Koneru Humpy yet again provided the much-needed support and defeated top Armenian Elina Danielian while Tania Sachde...

In Chess, India scored an emphatic 4-0 victory over South Africa in the third round, jumping to the joint second spot in the World Women's Team Championships at Mardin in Turkey.Mainstay Koneru Humpy was rested for tougher battles ahead, while D Harika, Tania Sachdev, Padmini Rout and Soumy...

57th National School Games-2011 concludes

In Jammu and Kashmir, the 57th National School Games-2011 organized by Youth Services and Sports Department of State government under the aegis of the School Games Federations of India, concluded at the M.A. Stadium in Jammu on Tuesday.In Cricket, Under-19 Girls category, Maharashtra won the champio...

IOA writes to IOC on Dow issue

IOA has shot off a strongly-worded letter to International Olympic Committee urging it to talk to the London Olympic organisers and remove Dow Chemicals as sponsor of the 2012 Games.Indian Olympic Association (IOA) General Body, at its meeting last Thursday, had decided to lodge a strong protest wit...

India beat Turkey in World Women Team Chess Championship

In the World Women Team Chess Championship going on in Mardin Turkey, the Indian women's team led by Koneru Humpy defeated Turkey by 3.5-0.5. With this India jumped to fourth spot after the end of the second round. The Kubra Ozturk denied India a complete whitewash against the hosts by hold...

India win bronze in women hockey tournament

The Indian women's hockey Team notched up a facile 4-1 win over Ireland to clinch the bronze medal in the four-nation Tournament held in Parana, Argentina. Both the teams were locked 1-1 at half time but India came back strongly in the second session to fire three goals.The goal scorers for...

Indian women win Bronze in four-nation hockey tournament

The Indian women's hockey team notched up a facile 4-1 win over Ireland to clinch the bronze medal in the four-nation tournament held in Parana, Argentina on Monday.Both the teams were locked 1-1 at half time but India came back strongly in the second session to fire three goals.The goal sc...