Bratislava, Sep 15 (IANS) Former Slovak ice hockey national team player Miroslav Hlinka Sunday committed suicide at the age of 42, police said. The death was confirmed by Banska Bystrica Regional Police spokesperson Maria Faltaniova, Xinhua reported. Miroslav Hlinka, a member of the Slovak national team that won gold medals at the 2002 Ice Hockey World […]
Bangalore, Sep 15 (IANS) Hitesh Joshi emerged winner with 29 points in the 0-5 handicap category on the final day of the Toyota Karnataka Golf Festival at the KGA course, here Sunday. Joshi, who is also the president of Karnataka Golf Association, was the only participant in 0-5 handicap category in India’s largest four-day golf festival. […]
Paris, Sep 11 (IANS) Former Formula One driver Juan Pablo Montoya said injured seven-time champion Michael Schumacher was the man who blocked him from possible move to Ferrari, media reports said Wednesday. The 38-year-old Colombian, who was linked with a switch to Ferrari before he made a sudden leave from F1 in 2006, paid a rare […]
New York, Sep 9 (IANS) Croatian Marin Cilic won his first Grand Slam title Monday with a comprehensive straight-sets win over Japan’s Kei Nishikori at the US Open. The 14th seed Cilic won 6-3 6-3 6-3 to become the first Croat to win one of the four tennis majors since his coach, Goran Ivanisevic, at Wimbledon […]
Chennai, Sep 2 (IANS) Farah Abdel Megid from Egypt defeated Aparajitha Balamurukan 11-3, 11-5, 10-12, 11-4 in the quarter-finals to end the Indian challenge in the individual events of the World University Squash Championship at the Indian Squash Academy (ISA) courts here Tuesday. Aparajitha scripted her own downfall with repeated unforced errors, mostly failing to judge […]
Copenhagen, Aug 28 (IANS) One of India’s best hopes P.V. Sindhu came out with a strong performance to enter the third round of the World Badminton Championships after earning a straight games win over Russian Olga Golovanova at the Ballerup Super Arena here Wednesday. The 11th seeded Indian needed only 40 minutes to ease past Olga […]
Copenhagen, Aug 26 (IANS) Indian shuttlers Akshay Dewalkar and Pranaav Jerry Chopra came out on top in a topsy-turvy opening match to proceed to the men’s doubles second round of the World Championships being held at the 9,200-seater Ballerup Super Arena here Monday. However, it was the end of the road for Tarun Kona and Ashwini […]
Copenhagen, Aug 26 (IANS) Recently crowned Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap could not continue his winning run at the World Badminton Championships as he was tamed by German Dieter Domke in the opening round at the 9,200-seater Ballerup Super Arena here Monday. India’s top mixed doubles combine Ashwini Ponnappa and Tarun Kona also had to face […]
Harare, Aug 26 (IANS) Cricket top-ranking team Australia was ruthless with both bat and ball as it crushed host Zimbabwe by 198 runs Monday in the first match of their cricket triangular series in Harare which also involves South Africa. Nothing was unexpected in the manner the Australians coasted to victory but it was all about […]
Madrid, Aug 23 (IANS) Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone saw his side beat Real Madrid 1-0 Friday night to clinch the Spanish Supercup 2-1 on aggregate but reiterated a day later that it was impossible for his side to compete with their rivals FC Barcelona and Real over a full season. Mario Mandzukic’s early goal gave […]