Dalmiya asks for extension till Feb 7 to complete work at Eden

Former BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya appealed to the ICC through the Indian Cricket Board to extend the deadline for completion of work at Eden Gardens till7th February.Mr. Dalmiya, who is the president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), requested for the extension drawing parallel to the...

Saina, Kashyap lose in 2nd round at Korean Open

Saina Nehwal suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Japanese Sayaka Sato in the second round of the Korean Super Series Badminton tournament in Seoul on Thursday.The world number four Indian lost 21-17 19-21 11-21 to Sayaka in 53 minutes in the women's singles. P Kashyap also became a seco...

Paes- Bhupathi enter Men's doubles final of Australian Open

In the Men's Doubles, Indian veterans Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi have entered the final. In their semi-final, the reunited duo defeated the combination of Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor 7-6, 4-6, 6-3. The Indian duo now have a chance to complete their career Grand Slam titles by winning...

Sports Ministry begins youth development plan in NE region

The Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry has drawn up a programme for the skill development and employment of youth which will start with the North-Eastern region soon. Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, Sports Minister Ajay Maken said age group of 15 to 35 constitute about 40 per cent of the country&...

Djokovic knocks out Federer in Australian Open

Swiss star Roger Federer has bowed out of the Australian Open Tennis championships. In the semi-final in Melbourne on Thursday, Serbian third seed Novak Djokovic sensationally knocked out Federer in straight sets 7-6, 7-5, 6-4. The defeat has left the defending champion without a Grand Slam title fo...

Eden Gardens not ready for India-England World Cup

Paes- Bhupati storm into final of Australian open

After 12 years, the re-united Indian duo of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati have stormed into the finals of the Men's Doubles event of the Australian Open. They defeated the second-seeds, Max Miryni of Belarus and Canada's Daniel Nestor 7-6, 4-6, 6-3. The pair will now face the top...

Rastogi's campaign ends at Singapore ATP

Karan Rastogi's doubles challenge at the Singapore ATP Challenger ended with a first round defeat even as his compatriot Purav Raja advanced to the quarter-finals.Rastogi and his Indonesian partner Christopher Rungkat, wild card entrants, lost tamely 1-6, 4-6 to second seed by Thai pair of ...

Anand maintains top position in Tata Steel chess tournament

Viswanathan Anand scored a crushing victory over Alexei Shirov of Spain in the 10th round to maintain his top position in the 73rd Tata Steel chess tournament.In another major surprise of the tournament world number one Magnus Carlsen suffered his second defeat with white pieces in the tournament bo...

Paes- Bhupati storm into final of Australian open

After 12 years, the re-united Indian duo of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati have stormed into the finals of the Men's Doubles event of the Australian Open today. They defeated the second-seeds, Max Miryni of Belarus and Canada's Daniel Nestor 7-6, 4-6, 6-3. The pair will now face t...