Pak thrash Japan by 3-1 in WC qualifying finals

Pakistan thrashed Japan by 3-1 in the finals of a qualifying tournament to ensure a berth in the next Hockey World Cup. Pakistan joined Australia, Canada, England, Germany, Korea, Netherlands, South Africa and Spain in clinching a spot in the mega-event to be played in India next year. Two more spot...

Bopanna qualifies for Germany

Rohan Bopanna came from behind to topple second seed Louk Sorensen and book a berth in the singles event of the ATP Challenger tournament in Aachen, Germany. The sixth seed Indian beat his Irish opponent 4-6 7-6, 6-3 in the third and final qualifying round to enter the main draw of the hard court ev...

Somdev drops to 124 despite good show

Despite putting up one of his best performances of the season, Somdev Devvarman dropped eight places to 124th in the ATP rankings issued today. Somdev reached the final of the Charlottesville Challenger event where he lost to Kevin Kim on Sunday. Prakash Amritraj though jumped 19 places to 204. In t...

Kalmadi re-elected as president of Asian Athletic Association

Indian Olympic Association chief Suresh Kalmadi was today re-elected unopposed as the president of Asian Athletic Association in Guangzhou, China, to serve his third consecutive term at the office. Kalmadi was elected for another four-year term at the 18th General Body Meeting of the Association, a ...

China win 7th Women's Asia hockey Cup

China defeated India 5-3 in the final of the Seventh Women Asia Cup Hockey tournament in Bangkok today. For India Surender Kaur, Mamta Khare and Deepika scored the goals.

Australia wins Guwahati ODI by 6 wickets

Left-arm pacer Doug Bollinger claimed five for 35 to help World champions Australia crush India by six wickets in the sixth One-Day International, in Guwahati, on Sunday.Chasing a paltry 170 for victory, the depleted Australian team cruised to 172 for five in 41.5 overs to register their third strai...

Australia wins Guwahati by 6 wickets

Left-arm pacer Doug Bollinger claimed five for 35 to help World champions Australia crush India by six wickets in the sixth One-Day International, in Guwahati, on Sunday.Chasing a paltry 170 for victory, the depleted Australian team cruised to 172 for five in 41.5 overs to register their third strai...

Promotional campaign for CWG

With the objective of wooing visitors during the Commonwealth Games next year, the government will launch a promotional campaign at the World Travel Mart in London. Official sources said, while the theme of the pavilion will be Commonwealth Games 2010, 'Shera', the mascot of the Ga...

Sri Lankan cricket team arrives in Mumbai

The Sri Lankan Test Cricket team arrived in Mumbai in the early hours today to play a three-match series, commencing on the 16th of this month. Sri Lanka will begin their campaign with a three-day game against Board President's XI on Wednesday in Mumbai. The first test will be played at Ahm...

India-Australia sixth ODI on in Guwahati