S Lanka beat S Africa in U-19 World Cup to enter semis

An aggressive 79 from Banuka Rajapaksa carried Sri Lankan to a 146-run victory over South Africa in their ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup quarter-final in Wellington today. Man-of-the-match Rajapaksa hit 10 fours as he top-scored for Sri Lanka with 79 off 78 balls and put on 91 in 16 overs for the th...

Serena Williams, Federer reach 4th round

Serena Williams moved a step closer to successfully defending her Australian Open title and extracted some family revenge on Saturday with a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Carla Suarez Navarro. Last year, Suarez Navarro beat Venus Williams in the second round and made it to the quarterfinals. The Spaniard di...

India 69 for no loss; bowls out Bangladesh for 233 in the first innings of the second and final cricket Test in Mirpur on Sunday

Indian openers Virendra Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir hit out 69 runs in 13 overs in reply to Bangladesh first inning score of 233 in the 2nd and final Test at Mirpur. Sehwag was batting at 41 and Gambhir at 26 when the stumps were drawn.Earlier, Mahmadullah Riad, however, raised hopes of Bangladesh rea...

All stadiums for Commonwealth Games will be ready soon: Govt

Government is confident that all stadiums for Commonwealth Games will be ready soon. Speaking at the inauguration of Major Dhyanchand Stadium after major renovation works, Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Mr M S Gill today said that though the work started late, it will be completed well before the...

Bangladesh batting crumbles loosing eight early wickets

In the second cricket test in Dhaka, Bangladesh is now in deep trouble against hostile pace attack of India. The hosts are now 197 for eight when the reports last came in. Earlier, Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.

ITBP wins ICE Hockey Championship trophy

Leander enters in pre-quarterfinals of Australian Open

Leander Paes and his doubles partner Lukas Dlouhy have entered the pre-quarterfinals of the Australian Open in Melbourne. The Indo-Czech combination defeated the Argentine-Romanian pair of Lucas and Horia Tecau 7-5, 6-3 in a one-sided second round encounter yesterday.Paes-Dlouhy will now meet the Am...

India take on Bangladesh in second Test at Mirpur

India will take on Bangladesh in the second and final Test at Mirpur today. India lead the series 1-0.Captain Mohinder Singh Dhoni said he and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh are fit to play while VVS Laxman has been ruled out because of injury. All India Radio will broadcast running commentary from 08....

ITBP lifts Ice Hockey Ch'ship trophy

India look to blank Bangladesh 2-0

Bolstered by the return of charismatic captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, India would look to clinch the two-match series 2-0 when they take on Bangladesh in the second cricket Test starting at Mirpur in Bangladesh on Sunday. India had beaten Bangladesh by 113 runs in the ...