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September 7, 2010 1:38 PM

Lahore High Court adjourns hearing into spot-fixing allegations

The Lahore High Court adjourned a hearing into the spot-fixing allegations against Pakistani cricketers until September 22 after PCB Chairman and the players failed to appear before the court today. Pakistan Cricket Board legal advisor, Talib Rizvi said since its Chairman Ejaz Butt and the players w...

September 7, 2010 12:29 PM

Continuous rain creating hurdles for CWG

Government says despite incessant monsoon rains, all arrangements will be made for the smooth conduct of Commonwealth Games scheduled to begin from 3rd of next month. Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Mr M S Gill today conceded that continuous rain is creating hurdles. Pledging to make the...

September 7, 2010 8:42 AM

Bopanna and Qureshi advance to men's doubles quarter-finals in New York

In US Open tennis tournament, India's Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi advanced to the men's doubles quarterfinals with an upset win over second seeded Canadian-Serbian pair of Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic. The 16th seeded Indo-Pak pair of Bopanna an...

September 6, 2010 8:01 PM

6 wrestlers who failed in their dope tests also fail their 'B' sample tests

Reports say that the six wrestlers who failed in their dope tests last week have also failed their 'B' sample tests . The tests have been conducted by National Anti-Doping Agency. Four of them -- men's freestyle wrestlers Rajiv Tomar, an Arjuna Awardee, Sumit and Mausam Kh...

September 6, 2010 7:04 PM

Home Secretary Pillai rules out any security threat to Delhi CW Games

Home Secretary G K Pillai has ruled out any security threat to the forthcoming Delhi Commonwealth Games. Addressing a press conference at Thiruvananthapuram, he said the Centre knows about procurement of paragliders by Leshkar-e-Toiba outfit and the same does not pose any direct threat to the Games....

September 6, 2010 5:22 PM

Indian women's hockey team beat Japan

The Indian women's hockey team ended a three-match losing streak by upstaging Japan 2-0 in its penultimate pool match of the World Cup at Rosario, Argentina. The team, which was convincingly beaten in their firstthree matches against the Netherlands, Australia and Germany, led 1-0 at half t...

September 6, 2010 10:37 AM

Bopanna-Qureshi enter next round of US Open Men's doubles

Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi have entered the next round in men's doubles of the US Open tennis tournament. They beat Daniel Nestor of Canada and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia 6-3, 6-4. In the mixed doubles event, last year's finalists Leander Paes and Cara Black of Zimbabwe a...

September 6, 2010 10:37 AM

India beat Japan 2-0 in the Women's World Cup Hockey

India beat Japan 2-0 in the Women's World Cup Hockey, at Rosario in Argentina last night. India will take on New Zealand in their next match on Tuesday. Hosts Argentina and England have reached the semi-finals from Pool B. After playing four matches, Argentina collected 12 points with an al...

September 5, 2010 9:11 PM

ICC to appoint an independent commissioner to go into match fixing issue

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today said that it will appoint an independent commissioner to go into the match fixing issue and the players will be able to put their views before him.ICC President Sharad Pawar said that the action will be taken on recommendation of the appointed commission...

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