Forward Surinder Kaur has been retained skipper of the Indian Women's Hockey team for the forthcoming World Cup and the Commonwealth Games. Following selection trials held at the National Institute of Sports in Patiala, the teams for both events were declared yesterday. Arjuna awardee Surin...

Roger Federer beat Czech Tomas Berdych 6-3, 5-7, 7-5 in a thriller last night to reach to the semi-finals of the Toronto Masters Ternnis. Having already beaten Federer twice this season, the towering Czech again appeared to have the Swiss' measure when he powered his way to a 5-2 lead in th...

Queen's baton reaches Hyderabad

Queen's baton reaches Hyderabad

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

The Queen&apos;s baton is set to arrive in Hyderabad today. Led by badminton champion Saina Nehwal, a galaxy of star athletes and sports persons from Andhra Pradesh will be welcoming the Queen's Baton in a relay programme this afternoon. <br/>The baton is arriving from Raichur. State Gove...

Surinder Kaur to lead WC Hockey team

The selectors for Women&apos;s Hockey Team have named Surinder Kaur as captain of the 18-member Indian squad for the women Hockey World Cup to be held in Rosario, Argentina from August 29 to September 11. The list has been sent to the Sports Ministry for approval.The selectors, including governm...

Dambulla ODI: Sri Lanka beat New Zealand

Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by three wickets in the tri-nation ODI series at Dambulla. Chasing a target of 193 runs, Sri Lanka scored the required runs for the loss of seven wickets in 40.5 overs. Malinga and Mathews claimed three wickets each while Herath took two. Kulasekara and Mendis claimed one ...

Sri Lanka beat Kiwis by three wickets

Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by three wickets in a low-scoring match of the tri-nation ODI series at Dambulla today.Chasing a target of 193 runs, Sri Lanka made the required runs for the loss of seven wickets 40.5 overs. Earlier, winning the toss and batting first, New Zealand scored 192 in 48.1 overs...

Sania-Monica stun Wimbledon doubles champions

Sania Mirza and Monica Niculescu stunned Wimbledon doubles champions Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova to storm into the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Women&apos;s Open Tennis tournament in USA. The unseeded Indo-Romanian pair shocked their fifth seed rivals 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 in the second round ...

Kiwis sets 193 runs target for Sri Lanka

New Zealand have set a target of 193 runs for Sri Lanka in their second tri-series cricket encounter at Dambulla today. New Zealand scored 192 in 48.1 overs.B.J. Watling scored 55, N.McCullum 36 and S.Styris 24. For Sri Lanka, Malinga and Mathews claimed three wickets each while Herath took two. Kul...