Bangalore, Nov 19 (IANS) Indian hopes Pankaj Advani and Vidya Pillai won their respective opening league matches as the Seaways-IBSF World Snooker Championship commenced here Wednesday. Advani, holder of 12 World titles, was kept at the table for longer than expected before he pulled through 4-2 against Malaysia’s Keen Hoo Moh while national champion Pillai […]
Jeju (South Korea), Nov 18 (IANS) Indian boxers Pinki Rani, S. Sarjubala Devi and M. Meena Kumari registered contrasting wins in the preliminary round matches of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Women’s World Championships here Tuesday. While Pinki beat Si Haijuan of China in the 51kg category, Sarjubala defeated German Jesus Sousa Grazieli 40-37 in […]
Chennai, Nov 18 (IANS) Belying expectations of chess fans across the world for a positive result, Norwegian world chess champion Magnus Carlsen and title challenger Viswanathan Anand Tuesday decided to split points in 41 moves in the eighth round of their title match at Sochi in Russia. At the end of this round, Carlsen leads […]
Abu Dhabi, Nov 17 (IANS) Caterham Monday announced that Japanese driver Kamui Kobayashi will race for them in the season finale Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this weekend. The 28-year-old has raced 14 times this season but was dropped for the Belgian Grand Prix in August. “I am happy to be racing with the […]
Fuzhou (China), Nov 16 (IANS) Newly crowned China Open champion Kidambi Srikanth Sunday “gifted” his Super Series Premier title to India’s chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand on his 41st birthday. Sunday turned out to be a watershed moment in Indian badminton’s history as for the first time two titles are coming home from a […]
Navi Mumbai, Nov 16 (IANS) Mumbai City FC will look to finding their scoring touch and full three points when they take on FC Goa in an Indian Super League (ISL) encounter at the D.Y. Patil Stadium here Monday evening. The hosts have been solid defensively and maintained a clean sheet in their last four […]
Fuzhou (China), Nov 16 (IANS) India’s leading shuttler Saina Nehwal Sunday said she will remember her win at the China Open Super Series Premier for the rest of her life. World No.5 Saina defeated Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi 21-12, 22-20 in 42 minutes to bag her third women’s singles crown of the year. She had also […]
Kolkata, Nov 14 (IANS) Table toppers Atletico de Kolkata (ATK) played out a breath taking, pacy goalless draw against hot on their heels Chennaiyin F.C in an Indian Super League encounter marred by a 12-minute power blackout at the Salt Lake Stadium here Friday. The blank scoreline came as a surprise to football followers following […]
Chennai, Nov 14 (IANS) Contrary to the expectations of some exciting chess, the fifth game of the World Chess Championship between champion Magnus Carlsen and challenger Viswanathan Anand at Sochi, in Russia, Friday ended in a draw on the 39th move. Though the Indian chess ace Anand displayed good form and pushed the reigning champion […]
Paris, Nov 13 (IANS) World football governing body FIFA Thursday cleared Russia and Qatar of their controversial winning bid for hosting the 2018 and 2022 World Cup, respectively. Hans-Joachim Echert, adjudicatory chamber chairman of the FIFA Ethics Committee, said in a statement that no proof was found of corruption or bribery after a review of […]