Whangarei (New Zealand), April 19 (IANS) Making their debut in the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC), the Swedish pair of Pontus Tidemand and co-driver Emil Axelsson of Team MRF won the International Rally of Whangarei here on Sunday. Driving the MRF Tyres Skoda Fabia S2000, the Swedes finished five minutes, […]
Ahmedabad, April 19 (IANS) Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and chose to bat against Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Sardar Patel Stadium here on Sunday. The squads: Chennai Super Kings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohit Sharma, Ashish Nehra, […]
London, April 19 (IANS) Chelsea’s 1-0 victory against Manchester United was vital for its English Premier League title aspirations but there is still plenty of work to do before the season can be considered a real success, the team’s winger Eden Hazard has said. Hazard was, however, pleased with his team’s home-win here on Saturday. […]
Suzuka (Japan), April 19 (IANS) Indian racer Narain Karthikeyan, driving for team Docomo Dandelion, snatched a podium spot by finishing third in the first round of the 2015 Japanese Championship Super Formula series here Sunday after starting second on the grid. The Coimbatore-based Karthikeyan, India’s first ever Formula One driver, clocked the second fastest lap […]
Pune, April 18 (IANS) Skipper George Bailey played a lone hand as Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) posted a formidable 155/9 despite a late order collapse against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter at the MCA International stadium here on Saturday. Bailey muscled his way to 60 off 45 balls […]
Pune, April 18 (IANS) Kings XI Punjab scored 155/9 against Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League match at the Maharashtra Cricket Association stadium here on Saturday. Skipper George Bailey (60; 45b, 5×4, 2×6) was the top scorer. Umesh Yadav (3-33) was the most successful KKR bowler.
London, April 14 (IANS) Manchester United legend Eric Cantona believes his former team can win the English Premier League football tournament next season. United defeated cross-city rivals Manchester City 4-2 on Sunday to consolidate their third position in the league table. “Now they are the kings of the city,” Frenchman Cantona was quoted as saying […]
Athletes from across Australia and the world are making their way to Jervis Bay ahead of the XTERRA Asia Pacific Championship this weekend with Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events Stuart Ayres today welcoming some of the sport’s international competitors to NSW. The XTERRA Asia Pacific Championship, starting at Callala Beach on Saturday […]
The Star Australian Badminton Open will officially launch with the announcement of the 2015 player line-ups at a VIP media event at The Star on Tuesday April 21. The Star Australian Badminton Open (ABO) tournament is the first Superseries competition awarding ranking points to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics. With a prize pool of […]
Tickets are on sale today for the STAR Australian Badminton Open to be held at Sydney Olympic Park in May. The world’s best badminton players will once again converge on Sydney for the exclusive event, one of only 12 events in the MetLife BWF World Superseries, when the competition hits off from May 26- 31. […]