India not taking Bangladesh lightly: Koevarmans

India not taking Bangladesh lightly: Koevarmans

Fatorda (Goa), March 4 (IANS) India’s chief football coach Wim Koeveramans Tuesday said his boys won’t take Bangladesh lightly when they face Bangladesh in an international friendly here Wednesday. The last time the two teams met in the 2013 SAFF Championship in Kathmandu, India pulled one back in injury time through a Sunil Chhetri free-kick to […]

2014 Community Heritage Grants now open

2014 Community Heritage Grants now open

The National Library of Australia is calling for applications for the 2014 Community Heritage Grants. The grants of up to $15,000 are available to community groups around the country to help preserve and manage locally held, nationally significant cultural heritage collections of documents and objects for future generations. Projects supported include significance assessments, preservation needs […]

Kohli trending more than Dhoni

Kohli trending more than Dhoni

New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) A series of losses overseas for Team India saw skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s popularity taking a hit on internet and Virat Kohli’s fan following rising. A study by search engine Google showed that Dhoni’s last minute withdrawal from the Asia Cup and Kohli’s century as a captain has impacted the ranking […]

Big day for Diego Costa as Spain entertain Italy

Big day for Diego Costa as Spain entertain Italy

Madrid, March 4 (IANS) All eyes will be on Brazil-born forward Diego Costa when Spain entertain Italy in the Vicente Calderon Stadium on Wednesday night. Despite never having played for Spain, the Atletico Madrid player is in pole position to lead the Spanish attack in the 2014 World Cup finals, something that was made clear by […]

Sehwag to miss Delhi’s crucial tie against Haryana

Sehwag to miss Delhi’s crucial tie against Haryana

New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Virender Sehwag remains “unwell” and will miss Delhi’s crucial game against Haryana in the Vijay Hazare Trophy (North Zone) at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Wednesday. Sehwag pulled out of his team’s last match against Himachal Pradesh at the 11th hour Monday, amid growing concerns over his poor form. “Sehwag will not […]

RANVEER’S OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON ZOYA AKHTAR’S NEXT

RANVEER’S OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON ZOYA AKHTAR’S NEXT

We had earlier reported that Ranveer Singh has signed a contract with Excel Entertainment, the producer’s of his next flick which will be directed by Zoya Akhtar, that he won’t do any movie or endorsements, while he is shooting for the film. But, here’s an official statement from the actor, which states that he has […]

FUGLY TO RELEASE ON 13TH JUNE 2014

FUGLY TO RELEASE ON 13TH JUNE 2014

After the success of their first venture OMG: Oh My God!, Akshay Kumar and Ashvini Yardi are all set to have you on the edge of your seat with their next release, Fugly, a light hearted, socio-thriller set in the by lanes of Delhi. The film’s release date has been fixed for 13th June 2014. […]

32 teams for junior women’s national hockey

32 teams for junior women’s national hockey

Mysore, March 4 (IANS) The fourth Hockey India (HI) Junior Women’s National Championship will commence here Wednesday with 32 teams in the fray. The tournament, which will be played on a league-cum-knockout basis, will see two new teams Hockey Gangpur-Odisha and Vidarbha Hockey Association. The event, which concludes March 23, will be played in two phases […]

Tamil Nadu men in national basketball finals

Tamil Nadu men in national basketball finals

New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Pratham Singh and S. Venkatesh were once again amongst the points as Tamil Nadu edged Services 92-85 to move into the men’s finals of the 64th National Basketball Championships here Tuesday. India international Pratham put in another clinical performance bagging 28 points and was ably assisted by Venkatesh, who finished with […]