Lloyd blames poor preparation for India's Test debacle

Former West Indian captain Clive Lloyd has said that he was surprised in India's 0-4 whitewash in the Test series against England. He blamed poor preparation of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men as the main reason for the debacle. Lloyd made his comments in London yesterday. Lloyd who is ...

Vijender Singh slips from top spot in world rankings

Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh on Friday slipped from the top spot in the world rankings, ending up eighth in the latest list. But the Olympic bronze-medallist still remains the best-placed from the country across all weight categories. The middle-weight boxer, who is currently in New York for the...

IGU, USGA conduct first golf course rating seminar in India

The United States Golf Association, in collaboration with the Indian Golf Union, conducted a path-breaking Course and Slope Rating Seminar from August 23 to 25 at the Bangalore Golf Club in Bengaluru. It was the first-ever such seminar held in India and was conducted by Eric Lahman, Manager of Cours...

Steve Hooker fails to qualify for pole vault

At Daegu in South Korea, World and Olympic pole vault champion Steve Hooker failed to qualify for the world championships final on Saturday. The Australian started his season only at the end of July after two injury-ravaged years. His lack of preparation showed as he failed to get into the air in th...

Edna Kiplagat wins first gold medal of World Athletics

Edna Kiplagat wins first gold medal of World Athletics

Kothari enters semifinals of IBSF World Billiards

Former champion Pankaj Advani and young cuiest Sourav Kothari have entered the semifinals in the Point Format of IBSF WorldBilliards Championship. The event is being played in Carlow, Ireland.While Advani overcame Peter Gilchrist of Singapore 4-3, Kothariprevailed over teammate Dhruv Sitwla 4-2 in t...

SAIL Hockey Academy wins Tata Steel Hockey Tournament

The SAIL Hockey Academy run by Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has won the Tata Steel Hockey Tournament. In the match played on Friday, the SAIL side recorded an emphatic 3-0 win over the Central Excellence team of Panposh Sports Hostel at Sundargarh.Aisam Lakra scored two of the goals, while the other c...

Harikrishna spearhead Indian Challenge in World Chess Cup

Reigning Asian champion Grandmaster P Harikrishna will spearhead the Indian challenge in the World Chess Cup that gets underway in Russia. Harikrishna will face Maxim Rodshtein of Israel . Harikrishna starts as a favorite in the event starting on Saturday. World junior champion in 2008, Abhijeet Gup...

India beat Kent by 5 run in rain-hit match

In cricket, India eked out a thrilling five-run victory over Kent in a rain-curtailed 20-over-a-side practice match at the St. Lawrence ground in Canterbury on Friday. With the win, India registered its second victory on English soil. They earlier defeated Sussex by six wickets in their first limite...