Saina reaches in Hong Kong super series badminton final

Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal fought her way to the Hong Kong Super Series final with a gruelling three-game victory over sixth seed Juliane Schenk of Germany in Wanchai yesterday. The second seeded Nehwal beat Juliane 21-19, 17-21, 21-12 in a 53-minute women's singles semifinal match. 2...

Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal fought her way to the Hong Kong Super Series final with a gruelling three-game victory over sixth seed Juliane Schenk of Germany in Wanchai today.The second seeded Nehwal beat Juliane 21-19 17-21 21-12 in a 53-minute women's singles semifinal match. 20-year-...

The BCCI today rejected former IPL chairman Lalit Modi's demand to re-constitute the disciplinary committee probing charges of financial irregularities against him. The Board has retained the same three member panel which has been hearing the case at its Special General Meeting in Mumbai. T...

Basketball memorabilia fetches $4.3 million at auction

The historic document spelling out the original rules for basketball has fetched 4.3 million US dollars at auction - a record for any item of sports memorabilia. The two,signed typescript pages that set out the 13 rules were drawn up by the sport's Canadian founder, James Naismith, in 1891....

After Asiad revenge, Saina plays semis

Saina will take on sixth seed Juliane Schenk of Germany in the Hong Kong Super Series singles semifinal today. Juliane scored an upset 21-14, 16-21, 21-12 victory over fourth seed Yanjiao Jiang of China in a quarterfinal match.Earlier, Nehwal stormed into the semifinals after the world number two th...

Anand reaches 2nd spot in London Classic

World Champion Viswanathan Anand defeated Magnus Carlsen of Norway to jump to joint second spot after the end of the third round of the London Chess Classic today. The first victory by Anand in the event against world number two came after a hard days' work and ahead of his 41st Birthday gi...

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

The inaugural edition of the South Asian Football Federation Women&apos;s Championship will kick off on Sunday in Bangladesh&apos;s coastal city of Cox&apos;s Bazaar. <br/>Eight member countries are participating in the tournament which includes India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, B...

Anand reaches 2n spot in London Classic

World Champion Viswanathan Anand defeated Magnus Carlsen of Norway to jump to joint second spot after the end of the third round of the London Chess Classic today. The first victory by Anand in the event against world number two came after a hard days&apos; work and ahead of his 41st Birthday gi...

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Anand reaches 2n spot in London ClassicWorld Champion Viswanathan Anand defeated Magnus Carlsen of Norway to jump to joint second spot after the end of the third round of the London Chess Classic today. The first victory by Anand in the event against world number two came after a hard days&apos;...

Saina Asiad revenge: Settles score in Hong Kong

Saina Nehwal has stormed into the semifinals of Hong Kong Super Series. In the quarter-finals at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong on Friday, the world number two thrashed local shuttler Pui Yin Yip 21-11, 21-10 in just 26 minutes. Saina had suffered a heart-breaking quarterfinal loss in the ...