T20 auction: KKR buys Gambhir for Rs 11.04 cr

Indian opener Gautam Gambhir was bought by Shah Rukha Khan co-owned Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for a whopping approximately Rs 11.04 crore for the fourth edition of Indian Premier League to be held from April 8 to May 20. The KKR dominated the first round of auction of nine marquee players as they ...

Sachin, Kallis share top spot in ICC ranking

Ace Indian shuttlers Chetan Anand and P Kashyap entered the third round of the Senior National Championship in Rohtak with a straight-game victory over their respective rivals yesterday.Top seed Chetan Anand beat Ashish Sharma 22-20 21-11, while 13th seed P Kashyap beat Sahil Katlariya 21-12 21-10 i...

Chennai Open Tennis: Paes, Bhuptahi in doubles semi-finals

In the Chennai Open Tennis championships, the Indian duo of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhuptahi stormed into the men's doubles semi-finals today. The pair defeated the combination of Marx Philip and Skupski Ken in straight sets 6-4, 7-6. In the men's singles, top seed and World Number...

Karthikeyan back on Formula One Grid

Narain Karthikeyan is back on the Formula One Grid. The ace Indian driver announced yesterday that he has signed a contract with Hispania Racing Team (HRT) for the 2011 season. The 33-year old Coimbatore-based driver's date with speed on the F-1 circuit came in 2005 for Jordan. Carrying the...

Pak ski team arrives in DehraDun to take part in 1st SAF winter games

Pakistan's 27-member ski team has arrived in DehraDun to take part in the first-ever South Asian Federation (SAF) winter games. The team also includes four women skiers. The Games are scheduled to begin in Dehra Dun on Monday amid tight security arrangements. Brig (retd) S S Patwal, preside...

India continue to be No. 1 in latest ICC Test rankings

India has continued to dominate the ICC test Championship table, following the conclusion of Test series in Australia and South Africa while third-placed England has narrowed the gap with second-ranked South Africa. According to an ICC statement issued in Dubai today, India though has dropped one ra...

England clinch Ashes series

England today clinched Ashes series by 3-1 against Australia by wrapping up the fifth and final match by an innings and 83 runs. This is Englands first test series victory in Australia in 24 years. The Sydney Cricket Ground triumph gave England an unprecedented third victory by an innings in a singl...

Indian football team arrives in Doha for Asian Cup

The Indian football team led by Captain Bhaichung Bhutia arrived in Doha yesterday to take part in the Asian Cup after a gap of 27 years. The team under the charge of Englishman Bob Houghton reached Doha in the afternoon from Dubai where they had camped for more than two months to prepare for the sh...

Third and final cricket Test between India and SA ends in draw

India have ended their three-Test Cricket series against South Africa with even honours, with the final Test at Cape Town ending in a draw. Set a stiff victory target of 340 runs, India were 166 for 3 in their second innings on the final day yesterday when the two sides decided to call off the play ...