Wimbledon: Top seeds to fight for berth in semi -finals

In Wimbledon Tennis, top seeds in the Gentlemen's Singles event will on Wednesday fight for a berth in the semi-finals in London. In the quarter-finals on Wednesday, World Number 1 Spaniard Rafael Nadal will play the American Mardy Fish, while Switzerland's Roger Federer will take ...

16 countries from Asia quest for berth in 2014 FIFA World Cup

Sixteen countries from Asia will begin their quest for a berth in the 2014 FIFA World Cup to be played in Brazil with the first leg of the first round ties of the Asian Zone qualifying matches for the lowest ranked countries to be played on Wednesday. Bangladesh will play against Pakistan on Wednesd...

2nd Test: India all out for 201 runs in first innings

On Day 1 of the Barbados Cricket Test, Veteran VVS Laxman ably supported by Suresh Raina on Tuesday helped the visitors India amass a decent 201 in their first innings against the West Indies at the Kingston Oval. It was a calamitous start for the Indian team as they were 38 for 4, after being inser...

Wimbledon: Sania-Elena enters womens' doubles QFs

Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina have entered the quarterfinals of the Womens' doubles Wimbledon tennis championship. In London on Tuesday, the Indo-Russian pair defeated Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia and Polish Agnieszka Radwanska in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3. In the mixed doubles, Mahesh Bhup...

2nd Test: India all out for 201 runs in first innings

VVS Laxman and Suresh Raina rescued India from an early slump but the visitors were still bowled out for 201 by West Indies in their first innings on the opening day of the second Test at Bridgetown, Barbados. In reply, West Indies were 30 for three at stumps yesterday. Ramnaresh Sarwan, batting on ...

4 Indians short-listed for this year�s ICC Awards

The International Cricket Council's Executive Board has reversed its earlier decision and approved a 14-team format for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 to be held in Australia and New Zealand and a 12-team format for the ICC World Twenty20 events in 2012 in Sri Lanka and 2014 in Bangladesh. The ...

Cricket World Cup' 15: ICC decides to revert to 14-team format

The International Cricket Council's Executive Board has reversed its earlier decision and approved a 14-team format for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 to be held in Australia and New Zealand and a 12-team format for the ICC World Twenty20 events in 2012 in Sri Lanka and 2014 in Bangladesh. The ...

Wimbledon Tennis: Bartoli, Lisicki win one set each

In the Wimbledon Championships in London, the women's singles quarter-final match between Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli and German wildcard Sabine Lisicki is poised evenly. While Lisicki won the first set 6-4, Bartoli came back strongly in the second set winning it 7-6.

India-WI 2nd Cricket Test: West Indies win toss, elect to field

In the Second Cricket test against India at the Kensington Oval in Barbados, West Indies have elected to field after winning the toss. India are leading the series One-Nil after winning the first Test at Kingston, Jamaica, by 63 runs.

Under fire for its decision to restrict the 2015 World Cup to 10 teams, the ICC on Tuesday decided to reinstate the associate nations by reverting to the 14-team format for the mega event. The ICC in April had decided to restrict the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand to top 10 nations only...