Sindhu, Nehwal to clash in opening match of Premier league in Guwahati

Olympic medalists P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal lock horns in the opening match between defending champions Chennai Smashers and Awadhe Warriors at the third edition of the Premier Badminton League in Guwahati today.Sindhu, currently ranked No 3 in the World, holds a 2-1 edge in her recent meetings ag...

Pankaj Advani enters semifinals of 7th National 6-Red snooker tournament <br/>

Defending champion Pankaj Advani of PSPB entered the semifinals of the 7th National 6-Red snooker tournament in Chennai yesterday. He held off the challenge of Delhi&apos;s Sandeep Gulati by five frames to three. He will meet teammate Sourav Kothari in the last four. The other semifinal will pit...

Sindhu to take on Nehwal in Opener of 3rd Premier Badminton League

Olympic medallists P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal lock horns in the opening match between defending champions Chennai Smashers and Awadhe Warriors at the third edition of the Premier Badminton League in Guwahati today. Less than a year ago it was Sindhu, who had led Chennai to a title triumph after an ...

India beat Sri Lanka by 88 runs in 2nd T20 International

India beat Sri Lanka by 88 runs in the second T20 International to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series in Indore last night. Chasing a victory target of 261 runs, Sri Lanka were all out for 172 runs in 17.2 overs. Kusal Perera made 77 runs. For India Yuzvendra Chahal took four wi...

IOC bans 11 Russians for life over alleged Sochi Games doping violations

Sochi luge silver medallists Albert Demchenko and Tatyana Ivanova are among a group of 11 Russians disqualified for doping and handed lifetime bans by the International Olympic Committee yesterday. The announcement comes following hearings by an IOC commission into allegations of state-sponsored dop...

India beat Sri Lanka by 88 runs in second T20I

India beat Sri Lanka by 88 runs in the second T20 International to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series in Indore today.Chasing a victory target of 261 runs Sri Lanka were all out for 172 runs in 17,2 overs. Kusal Perera made 77 runs. For India Yuzvendra Chahal took four wickets ....

India set a target of 261 runs for Sri Lanka in 2nd T20

In cricket, India has set a huge victory target of 261 runs for Sri Lanka in the second match of the three match Twenty20 series now underway at Indore. Earlier, put into bat, India scored 265 for 5 in the stipulated 20 overs. Skipper Rohit Sharma reached many landmarks today with his contribution o...

Formidable India look to wrap up series against Sri Lanka

A dominant Indian team is expected to wrap up the three-match Twenty20 cricket series against Sri Lanka when the two teams face off in the second match at Indore today. The match will begin at 7 in the evening. The visitors had slumped to a huge 93-run defeat in the series-opener at Cuttack. The thi...

2nd T-20 match between India & Sri Lanka to be played today

The Second T-20 International match between India and Sri Lanka will be played in Indore today. The match will start at 7 p.m. India lead the three match series one-nil. A dominant Indian team is expected to maintain the winning spree and wrap up the three-match series. The visitors slumped to a hea...

India captain Mithali Raj was today named in the ICC Women&apos;s ODI Cricket Team of the Year while left-arm spinner Ekta Bisht was the lone cricketer to find a place in the both the ODI and T20 Teams of the year announced by the world body.Besides the duo, Harmanpreet Kaur has found out a plac...