Indian challenge ends in World Snooker C'ship

Ace cueist Geet Sethi squandered chances galore to suffer a shock 3-4 defeat against unheralded Costas Konnaris of Cyprus in the Masters' category quarterfinals as Indian challenge ended in the World Snooker Championship on Monday. Another Indian medal contender, Kamal Chawla also ended his...

India wins toss and elects to bat

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat first in the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur.India made two changes from their first Test playing eleven, bringing in S Sreesanth in place of Ishant Sharma and left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha ...

India-Sri Lanka second test begins at Kanpur

Second test between Sri Lanka , India from tomorrow

Stumper Dinesh Karthik has been flown in as a last minute back-up for injured India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni ahead of the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka starting in Kanpur on Tuesday. Dhoni hurt his finger during the first Test at Ahmedabad which ended in a tame draw last Friday. However,...

SA to set up special courts to quickly deal with crime committed during WC 2010

South Africa is to set up special courts to quickly deal with crime committed during the 2010 World Cup. The government hopes the fast-track system will enable visitors to give evidence while still in the country and therefore act as a deterrent. A total of 54 courts will operate in the nine World C...

1st Indian woman skier sets out to South Pole

An enterprising Indian skier, Reena Kaushal today set out from her base camp on Antarctica on an adventure to become the first Indian woman to ski to the South Pole. 38-year-old Kaushal an outdoor instructor fromDarjeeling, but settled in Delhi is part of an eight woman team attempting to ski to the...

Dinesh Karthick may keep wickets at Kanpur instead of injured Dhoni

Stumper Dinesh Karthik has been flown in as a last minute back-up for injured India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni ahead of the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka starting in Kanpur on Tuesday. Dhoni hurt his finger during the first Test at Ahmedabad which ended in a tame draw last Friday. However,...

Sachin rises, Gambhir slips in ICC Test rankings

Riding on his match-saving hundred against Sri Lanka in the opening Test, senior Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar rose a rung to joint 15th but opener Gautam Gambhir slipped one place to third in the latest ICC Rankings issued on Sunday. Tendulkar shares the 15th spot with dashing England batsman Kev...

Pankaj Advani crashes out IBSF World Snooker Ch'ship

China sweeps 19th Asian Table Tennis Championship

In the 19th Asian Table Tennis Championship Ding Ning from China won women title defeating Li Xiaoxia of her own country by 4-3 in finals while the world number one pair of both players won the women's doubles title on Sunday. Championship is being held at Lucknow. In the final which witnes...