Anand settles down for fifth position in Final Masters

World Champion Viswanthan Anand recovered a little to beat Francisco Vallejo Pons of Ukraine in the tenth and final round of 4th Final Masters and had to be content with a fifth place finish in the six-player double round-robin that concluded at Bilbao, Spain.Interestingly enough, Vallejo was Anand&...

Indian Oil-SERVO Surjit Hockey Tournament

The 12th Senior National Women Boxing Championships began at Tatya Tope Stadium in Bhopal this evening. A total of 27 preliminary bouts are being played today. Mamta of Haryan, Sarjubala Devi of Manipur, Sanasari Brahma of Assam, Rukhsar Bano of Uttar Pradesh, A Puniavathi of Andhra Pradesh and Moni...

ICC scraps mandatory Decision Review System

The International Cricket Council, ICC, has scrapped the mandatory use of the Decision Review System, DRS. After two day board meeting in Dubai, the ICC in its statement said that the system will now only be used if competing sides agree to it ahead of bilateral engagements. The ICC chief executive ...

13th Raid -de- Himalaya motor rally begins

In Himachal Pradesh, the 13 th Raid -de- Himalaya motor rally began from Shimla on Monday. Chief Minister Mr. Prem Kumar Dhumal flagged off the rally. Around 250 vehicles are participating in the rally and it will cover a distance of around 1950 kms in the next five days. The rally would finish in S...

Indian Oil Servo Surjit Hockey Tournament

12th Senior Women's Boxing Championship begins in Bhopal today

The 12th Senior Women Boxing Championships will begin in Bhopal this evening. Our Bhopal correspondent reports that the State Home Minister Umashankar Gupta will inaugurate the Championships.About 250 women boxers from 27 teams will participate in the six day Championships. The 52 kilogram category ...

BAI announces team for 3 world championships

Badminton Association of India, BAI has announced a 12 member Indian team to participate in the three world championships to be held in Hong Kong and China next month.BAI Honorary Secretary and convenor of the selection committee Vijai Sinha said in Lucknow today that the team includes nine male and...

Indian boxing team returning home on Tuesday

The Indian boxing team is returning home on Tuesday after displaying a good performances against world class boxers in Baku, Azerbaijan. Vikas Krishan who is an Asian Games gold medallist in 69 category, bagged a bronze in welter weight in Baku. Besides Vikas three other pugilists qualified for the ...

13th Raid the Himalaya motor rally begins

In Himachal Pradesh, the 13 th Raid the Himalaya motor rally began from Shimla today. Chief Minister Mr. Prem Kumar Dhumal flagged off the rally. Around 250 vehicles are participating in the rally and it will cover a distance of around 1950 kms in the next five days. The rally would finish in Srinag...