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Indian weight lifters end campaign with 14 medals
NEW DELHI: Indian weightlifters ended their campaign on a high by bagging a total of 14 medals, including six gold medals in the 17th Asian Youth (boys and girls), 22nd Junior Women and 29th Junior Men Asian Weightlifting Championships at…
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Padma Bhushan row: Who am I to demand award, asks Saina Nehwal
New Delhi: Indian badminton sensation Saina Nehwal stated on Monday that who is she to demand the Padma Bhushan award, with stories in the media running after she had expressed her disappointment for not being nominated for the prestigious…
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Smith looking forward to going up against ’emotional’ Kohli
Sydney: Relishing the challenge of squaring off against new Indian captain Virat Kohli in the fourth and final cricket Test here, Australian skipper Steve Smith today described his rival number as an "emotional character".
"M S Dhoni has…
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I hope to be as calm as Dhoni: Kohli
Sydney: Still coming to terms with Mahendra Singh Dhoni's shock retirement, new Indian captain Virat Kohli today said he is keen to emulate his predecessor by staying calm in tough situations when he leads the side out in the fourth and…
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Selectors might mull over Yuvraj’s inclusion for WC
Mumbai: The out-of-favour's brilliant domestic form will weigh on the selectors when they meet here tomorrow to pick the squads for the ODI tri-series against Australia and England besides the World Cup next month.
Yuvraj, who was not…
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Don Bradman record has Kumar Sangakkara reconsidering retirement
Wellington: Sri Lankan great Kumar Sangakkara is reconsidering retirement plans after his 203 against New Zealand on Sunday put him one behind Australian legend Don Bradman for the most double centuries.
The 37-year-old had indicated the…
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Yuki crashes out in Chennai Open qualifiers
CHENNAI: Indian Davis Cupper Yuki Bhambri’s hopes of playing in the main round of the Aircel Chennai Open were dashed as he lost to local lad N Prasanth in the second round of the qualifiers, here on Sunday.
Yuki squandered a set advantage…
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Sports minister says Saina applied only yesterday, BAI contradicts
New Delhi: Sports minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday said that his ministry received the letter of nomination of badminton star Saina Nehwal for the Padma Bhushan only on Saturday, but said it will "examine the possibility of…
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Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s retirement is well thought-out: Ravi Shastri
Sydney: Even as speculation about Mahendra Singh Dhoni's sudden retirement from Test cricket persists, India's Team Director Ravi Shastri today described it as a "well thought-out" move and lashed out at critics who had accused the…
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Top Indians begin New Year at home with Chennai Open
CHENNAI: Somdev Devvarman begins his bid for a top-100 return while an age-defying Leander Paes could again run into his estranged doubles partner Mahesh Bhupathi, who returns to the court after a nine-month gap with the USD 450,000 ATP…
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