T20: India beat West Indies by 16 runs

India scored a comfortable 16-run win over the West Indies in the one-off Twenty20 cricket international to begin their Caribbean tour on a resounding note at Port of Spain yesterday. It is India's first win over the West Indies in T20 format as they had lost the previous two encounters at ...

India take on West Indies in T20 cricket match in Trinidad

India met West Indies today in a Twenty20 cricket match at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad.The hosts won the toss and elected to field.The twenty-20 match will be followed by five One-Day Internationals and a three-match Test series between India and the West Indies.

In the French Open Tennis Championship in Paris today, China's Li Na meets defending champion Francesca Schiavone of Italy in the final of the Women's singles. While Li will try to become the first Asian woman to win a Grand Slam singles title at the French Open, fifth-seeded Itali...

India, West Indies clash in Trinidad T20

India will meet the West Indies today in a Twenty20 cricket match at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad. All India Radio will broadcast live commentary on the match. It can be heard on Rajdhani Channel and FM Gold from 7 pm onwards. The twenty-20 match will be followed by five One-D...

French Open: Radal takes on Federer in finals

Defending champion Rafael Nadal will meet Roger Federer in the men's singles final in the French Open Tennis on Sunday. In the second men's semi-final played at Roland Garros, the 16-time Grand Slam champion Federer beat the second-seeded Novak Djokovic of Serbia 7-6 , 6-3, 3-6, 7-...

In the French Open Women's doubles final, India's Sania Mirza and her Russian partner Elena Vesnina lost to Czechs Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka in straight sets 4-6, 3-6 on Friday.

French Open: Nadal enters men's singles final; Sania-Vesnina lose doubles final

In the French Open Tennis Championships, defending champion Rafael Nadal has entered the first men's singles final. In the first semi-final in Paris on Friday, he defeated Andy Murray in straight sets 6-4, 7-5, 6-4. The second men's semi-final will be played between Novak Djokovic ...

Centre sanctions Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia assistance to ailing former Hockey player

Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Ajay Maken has sanctioned an ex gratia assistance of 2 lakh rupees to Ms. Barbara J. Francis , a former National Hockey Player from National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons. According to an official release, Ms. Francis is suffering from ailments d...

India take on West Indies in T20 match tomorrow

India will meet the West Indies on Saturday in a Twenty20 cricket match at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad. All India Radio will broadcast live commentary on the match. The commentary can be heard on Rajdhani Channel and FM Gold from 7 p.m. onwards. The twenty-20 match will be fo...

FIFA re-elects Blatter as its President

FIFA President Sepp Blatter has been re-elected as the head of world football. Mr Blatter, who took over FIFA in 1998, recorded a landslide victory on Wednesday by bagging 186 out of 203 votes cast. He was declared the winner after an 11th-hour call for a postponement of the election by England&...