Aus Open: China's Li Na upsets Venus Williams, enters semifinals

Top seeded Venus Williams was defeated by China's Li Na in a breath taking tie in the Women's Singles Australian Open.Li Na come from behind and upset Venus 2-6, 7-6 (7-4), 7-5. Li Na's memorable victory sparked huge interest in China with national broadcaster CCTV, newspa...

Australian Open: Paes sails into semifinals of mixed doubles

At the Australian Open tennis, Leander Paes has sailed into the semifinals of mixed doubles. In the quarter-finals in Melbourne today, the top-seeded Indo-Zimbabwean pair of Paes and Cara Black defeated the eighth seeded duo of Elena Vesnina of Russia and Israel's Andy Ram 6-4, 6-3. They wi...

Take lesson from auction fiasco, Gill Urges IPL authorities

The Sports Minister Dr M S Gill has urged the IPL authorities to take a lesson from the auction fiasco. Speaking in New Delhi he expressed the hope that players from across the border would get a chance to play in the T20 event. The entire Pakistan cried foul after none of the 11 Pakistani players i...

India beat Bangladesh by 10 wickets in 2nd Test

India beat Bangladesh by 10 wickets in the second and final cricket Test to wrap up the two-Test series with a 2-0 win at Mirpur on Wednesday.On the fourth day of the final test at Mirpur in Bangladesh, the hosts were all out for 312 in their second innings. India made the required two runs to clinc...

India beat Bangladesh by 10 wickets in 2nd Test

India beat Bangladesh by 10 wickets in the second and final cricket Test to wrap up the two-Test series with a 2-0 win in Mirpur on Wednesday.Brief Score:Bangladesh first Innings: 233 all out.India first Innings: 544 for eight declared.Bangladesh second Innings: 312 all out in 90.3 overs(Shahadat Ho...

Bangladesh 312 for nine at lunch on day four

Bangladesh were 312 for nine in their second innings against India at lunch on the fourth day of the second and final Test match in Mirpur, Bangladesh on Wednesday.Bangladesh lead by one run with one wicket remaining.Brief Score:Bangladesh first Innings: 233 all out.India first Innings: 544 for eigh...

Indian Premier League (IPL) Chairman Lalit Modi has denied any government role in Pakistani players' non-selection at the auction and said cricketers from across the border still have chance to be a part of the Twenty20 event.He said that some teams have still not finished their quota of pl...

Indian challenge at junior Australian Open event ends

Indian challenge at the junior Australian Open event ended with the crushing defeat of Rishika Sunkara in the girls' singles second round on Tuesday. The 16-year-old Indian qualifier was demolished 0-6, 2-6 by third seed Russian Daria Gavrilova in the Girls' singles second round at...

Bangladesh were 228 for three in their second innings at stumps on day three of the second and final cricket Test against India at Mirpur on Tuesday.Left handed opener Tamim Iqbal-151 blasted the fastest century by a Bangladeshi player and recorded double century partnership with Junaid Siddique-55....

Indian challenge at the junior Australian Open event ended with the crushing defeat of Rishika Sunkara in the girls' singles second round today. The 16-year-old Indian qualifier was demolished 0-6, 2-6 by third seed Russian Daria Gavrilova in the Girls' singles second round at Melb...