Ranchi, Having suffered a stinging defeat in the series opener, India will aim to make a strong comeback when they take on Sri Lanka in the second Twenty20 International (T20I) here on Friday. Having whitewashed Australia 3-0 in their own backyard, the Indians were expected to do well at home against the Lankans as they […]
Chandigarh/Ludhiana, Punjab Police on Wednesday constituted a special investigation team (SIT) to look into allegations of “sexual exploitation” against national hockey captain Sardar Singh, levelled by a young British hockey player of Indian origin who was his live-in partner. The SIT, set up by Ludhiana Police Commissioner P.S. Umranangal, would be headed by additional DCP […]
Minister for Sport Stuart Ayres today announced former NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell will be appointed to the existing vacancy on the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust. “Barry’s passion and enthusiasm for sport along with his long term service to the public of NSW, makes him an appropriate candidate for this position,” Mr Ayres said. […]
Melbourne, History was created on Friday with both the men’s and women’s cricket teams clinching series wins at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here on Friday. The Indian men dominated with both bat and ball to beat Australia by 27 runs in the second Twenty20 International and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ongoing three-match […]
Melbourne, Top seeded women’s doubles pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis overwhelmed Czech seventh seeds Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka 7-6 (1), 6-3 to win the Australian Open crown here on Friday. It was the World No.1 doubles team’s 36th consecutive win and third straight Grand Slam victory after winning the Wimbledon and US […]
Melbourne, Indo-Swiss tennis pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis earned a straight sets victory to enter the women’s doubles final of the Australian Open at the Melbourne Park here on Wednesday. The top seeds beat the German-Czech 13th seeds Julia Goerges and Karolina Pliskova 6-1, 6-0 in 54 minutes at the Rod Laver Arena.
Lahore, A Pakistani fan of Indian cricketer Virat Kohli was taken into custody for raising the tricolour on his roof in Punjab province. The police, who arrested the fan on Tuesday, identified him as Umar Draz, who hails from Okara district of Pakistan’s Punjab province, about 200 km from here. “We raided the house of […]
Australia’s and India’s Women’s Cricket Teams Set to do Battle The Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars are wonderful role models and one of the most successful sporting teams in Australia ranked number one across all three formats. This series against the Indian Women will be a closely fought contest and is an intriguing match-up ahead of […]
Eleven of Australia’s most loved and celebrated singles tennis players are being honoured by Australia Post as the recipients of the 2016 Australia Post Legends Award, and will appear on a new postage stamp. This year’s Legends Award, which marks 20 years since its inception, highlights eleven of Australia’s tennis elite, who have all achieved […]
· Warner, Marsh and Hastings achieve career-high rankings as Maxwell, Smith, Rahane, Jadeja and Ishant Sharma move up the order · Boult to start series against Pakistan as No.1 ranked ODI bowler as New Zealand aims to move into third position India’s Rohit Sharma has surged into the top five of the MRF Tyres ICC […]