Greater Noida, Oct 30 (IANS) Vaishavi Sinha played the only under-par round on Day 2 to grab the lead in leg 13 of the Hero Women’s Professional Golf Tour at Jaypee Greens here Thursday. She carded the day’s lowest score of 1 under 71 in difficult conditions as overnight leader Sharmila Nicollet slipped to the second […]
Leeds, Oct 28 (IANS) For long the bridesmaid in Indian billiards, Balachandra Bhaskar, the 43-year-old from Bangalore, authored a big upset when he knocked out defending champion Peter Gilchrist 797-586 to enter the semi-finals of the IBSF World Billiards championship (timed format) here Tuesday. Joining Bhaskar in the penultimate round was fellow-Bangalorean, 29-year old Pankaj Advani […]
Hyderabad, Oct 28 (IANS) Indian tennis star Sania Mirza Tuesday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “an extremely dynamic personality”. Asked how she felt when Modi congratulated her after her WTA year-end championship, Sania said it was great. “He (Modi) is an extremely dynamic personality. He is a great leader. I have met him twice. He […]
Chennai, Oct 28 (IANS) Harinder Pal Sandhu and Dipika Pallikal, winners of the third leg in Mumbai, reached the final of the JSW-PSA and JSW-WSA Challenger squash tournament at the ISA courts here Tuesday. Sandhu will face the top seed Karim Ali Fathi of Egypt while top seeded Dipika will take on Japanese Misaki Kobayashi in […]
Kolkata, Oct 19 (IANS) A 25-year-old spectator suffered a cardiac arrest during the Indian Super League game between Delhi Dynamos and Atletico de Kolkata here Sunday. His condition is now stable. A medical team of Peerless Hospital, the official health partner of host Atletico de Kolkata, rushed to the site and revived Subhodip Sanyal by administering […]
Kolkata, Oct 19 (IANS) The scheduling of the Indian Super League Sunday drew the ire of Atletico de Kolkata marquee manager Antonio Habas after his side finished 1-1 with Delhi Dynamos here. Habas said his charges were tired after turning out in three matches over the past eight days. Atletico de Kolkata played the tournament opener […]
Kolkata, Oct 19 (IANS) Atletico de Kolkata skipper Luis Garcia may have to cool his heels for a week after picking up a hamstring injury during his side’s game against Delhi Dynamos in the Indian Super League here Sunday. The 36-year-old Spaniard, who has plied his trade for giants like Barcelona and Liverpool besides Atletico de […]
Dhaka, Oct 18 (IANS) India will hope to register their first win of the 2015 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-16 Women’s Championship qualifiers when they take on hosts Bangladesh in a crucial encounter at the Bangabandhu Stadium here Sunday. India lost 1-2 in their opening Group B match against Iran while Bangladesh have already registered two […]
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Brazilian side Colegio Estadul Santo Antonio entered the Under-17 boys final of the 55th Subroto Cup International Football Tournament, beating Ragunan Sports School, Indonesia, 3-1 in the semi-final at the Ambedkar Stadium here Saturday. Romulo gave the Brazilian team the lead in the ninth minute but Egi Maulana Vikki equalised for […]
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Delhi Dynamos ‘marquee’ player Alessandro Del Piero was left out of the starting eleven in their first match of the Indian Super League (ISL) against visitors FC Pune City at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium here Tuesday. Del Piero, who has featured in only one out of four practice matches played by […]