Dhaka, March 17 (IANS/CMC) Captain Darren Sammy has reiterated that the West Indies are not a one-man team, and that it will take a team effort to successfully defend their title in the Twenty20 World Cup. Speaking after arriving here Sunday, Sammy noted that despite the presence of big-hitting opener Chris Gayle, the team would need […]
Washington, March 17 (IANS) World number two Novak Djokovic of Serbia outclassed Roger Federer by tiebreaker to win the Indian Wells ATP Masters title for the third time, Xinhua reported Monday. The Serb beat Federer 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) Sunday to add another title to those he captured in the California desert in 2008 and 2011. […]
Dhaka, March 17 (IANS) Nepal clinched a 80-run victory over Hong Kong in their first match in the qualifying rounds of the ICC World T20 in Chittagong Sunday. Batting first, Nepal set a target of 150 runs in their allocated 20 overs losing eight wickets. In reply, Hong Kong were all-out for 69 runs in 17 […]
Bridgetown (Barbados), March 17 (IANS/CMC) West Indies’ recent series win against England has provided head coach Ottis Gibson with the biggest indication yet, that his side can retain the Twenty20 World Cup. While acknowledging the difficult nature of the task at the March 16 to April 6 tournament in Bangladesh, Gibson said the 2-1 win over […]
Melbourne, March 16 (IANS) Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo has been excluded from the Australian Grand Prix results of the season opening Formula 1 race after his second-place finishing car was found to be run with too high a fuel flow rate here Sunday. The international automobile federation (FIA) stewards found the 24-year-old’s car to have breached […]
Colombo, March 16 (IANS) Former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara has said he will retire from Twenty20 internationals after the conclusion of the World T20 in Bangladesh. “Definitely, without a doubt, this is my last World T20,” the stylish left-hander told Sunday Island newspaper. “I won’t be playing any T20 internationals after this. Sangakkara, like many […]
Doha, March 16 (IANS) Algeria’s Djamel Belmadi has been appointed as the head coach of Qatar’s national team, the country’s football governing body said Sunday. The 37-year-old Belmadi spent most of his player career with European clubs and retired in France’s Valenciennes in 2009, reports Xinhua. His first experience as head coach was in Qatar’s Lekhwiya. […]
Sochi, March 16 (IANS) Swiss skier Christoph Kunz won the first gold medal for his country while Russia joined the United States and Canada on the sledge hockey podium at the Winter Paralympics here. Kunz won the men’s sitting giant slalom race at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Centre Saturday. This is the first gold medal for […]
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Mizoram winning the national football championship for the Santosh Trophy underscores the phenomenal growth of the sport in the northeastern states. The region is fast becoming the new nursery of Indian football. For long, Kolkata and Goa were the powerhouses of Indian football, but in the last decade or so, the […]
Canlubang (Manila), March 16 (IANS) Indian golfers S.S.P. Chowrasia and Rahil Gangjee made a disappointing finish while Canada’s Richard T. Lee claimed a sensational comeback victory at the Solaire Open at the expense of home favourite Angelo Que whose title chances were dashed after one bad hole here Sunday. Chowrasia followed up his pathetic six-over-par-77 in […]