Sania helps India gain Fed Cup promotion

Sania Mirza came up with a special performance winning the singles and doubles matches on Saturday to help India defeat Hong Kong, China 2-1 in the play-off of the Asia-Oceania Group II Fed Cup te...

Successor bags Kakatiya Cup

Successor (R. Marshall up) won the Kakatiya Cup, the main event of the races here on Saturday. The winner is owned by M/s. Gautam Thapar & Sultan Singh representing Sohna Stud Farm Pvt. Ltd. an...

T20 cricket could crush everything: Jones

Twenty20 cricket is like a runaway train, which would crush Tests and One-dayers if it is not handled properly, warned former Australian cricketer Dean Jones.
Jones said the kind of money...

Clarke exudes confidence

Australian captain Michael Clarke exuded confidence ahead of the Commonwealth triangular ODI series beginning here with the host taking on India on Sunday. Clarke said “As the No.1 one-day...

Indian freestyle wrestlers bag five medals

Indian freestyle wrestlers have won five medals, including two gold, in the ongoing Dave Schultz memorial international event in Colorado Springs, USA.This event was part of the four-week t...

Anjum Chopra to lead

Anjum Chopra replaced Jhulan Goswami as the skipper of the Indian women's cricket team ahead of its West Indies tour. Goswami will continue to spearhead the attack.
India will play five T...

Windies-Australia Test venue changed

The third Test between the West Indies and Australia on April 23-27 has been moved from Guyana to Windsor Park in Dominica, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) announced on Friday.
“The...

Days Best wins main event

Days Best ridden by Daniel Grant won the Kunigal Stud Breeders' Produce Stakes, the feature event of Saturday's (Feb. 4) races here. The winner is owned by Mr. Shiven Surendranath rep. Diamond Ban...

It was an emotional decision: Sahara

Sahara Group head, Subroto Roy, explained that his decision to dissociate itself from the Board of Control for Cricket in India was an “emotional decision.” The Lucknow-based group was national te...

Australia and India to battle it out

Memories come swirling back - India bucking the odds at the energy-sapping triangular ODI series down under in 2008. After Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men nailed the second final at the 'Gabba overcomi...

More arrests in Italy as football match—fixing probe continues

Italian police have arrested the goalkeeper of lower—division side Piacenza, Mario Cassano, in connection with an investigation into match fixing, local media reported Saturday. A person lin...

Complete IPL Auction list

Following is the list of players, who were put under the hammer at the IPL auction here on Saturday.
Players bought by the franchises:
Ravindra Jadeja: USD 2 million (Rs 9...

We can turn things around, says Raina

Suresh Raina can be a game-changer in the shorter formats of cricket. He brings with him inventiveness and dynamism. The left-hander believes the Indians would put up a good fight in the...

It's Picasso vs. Pronto Pronto

Picasso and Pronto Pronto may fight out the finish of the richest and much awaited event of the Indian racing calendar, the McDowell Signature Premier Indian Derby (Gr. I), to be run here on Sunda...

Defining Moment shines

Defining Moment shone when the horses were exercised here on Saturday morning.Inner sand600m: Speeding (S.A.De Sousa), Treasure Trove (D.K.Ashish) 38.5. Former superior.