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. […]
Sachin Tendulkar may have hung up his bat about 17 months back, but the cheers that he received from a sea of fans at the Wankhede stadium here on Sunday showed the aura around the little master has not faded a bit. While cheers for those in the playing eleven is a normal scene, Mumbai […]
Middle-order batsman Deepak Hooda, who starred for Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Delhi Daredevils on Sunday, credited the team management and mentor Rahul Dravid for his match-winning knock. In reply to Daredevils’ 184/3, Royals were struggling at 78/4 in the 11th over when Hooda joined opener Ajinkya Rahane in the […]
Jagmohan Dalmiya has seen it all. Pushing 75, the comeback man of the Indian cricket board now has little aspiration or drive to grapple with issues confronting the game. Circumstances conspired to put him in the saddle a decade after he was unceremoniously booted out by his detractors. It is a different matter that the […]