Hockey: Britain beat NZ; Malaysia stun Pakistan

Hockey: Britain beat NZ; Malaysia stun Pakistan Ipoh (Malaysia): Great Britain got back to winning ways as they defeated New Zealand 2-1 in an Azlan Shah Cup match on Wednesday while Malaysia rallied from a two-goal deficit to pull off an upset 3-2 victory over Asian Games champions Pakistan. Malaysia's match-winner came in the 69th minute through a penalty corner conversion by Muhammad Razie. Amir Farid and Faisal Saari had earlier lifted Malaysia back from the two-goal...
08:35 PM, May 30, 2012

India blew it away against Great Britain: Nobbs

India blew it away against Great Britain: Nobbs Ipoh: India's chief coach Michael Nobbs held his wards' failure to convert the numerous goal-scoring chances as the reason behind the five-time champions' 2-3 defeat at the hands of Great Britain in the Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament here on Sunday. "We just blew it away. We had the run of play and created the chances, but just did not convert them," Nobbs said, shaking his head in disbelief after...
08:46 PM, May 27, 2012

Fighting India go down 2-3 to Great Britain

Fighting India go down 2-3 to Great Britain India's second-half surge in the match against Great Britain on Sunday didn't prove enough as Nick Catlin's late strike earned the Britons a 3-2 victory in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup being held in Ipoh, Malaysia. India, who were playing without star centre-forward Shivender Singh, were chasing the game for most part until two strikes in the space of five minutes by VR Raghunath (55th min) and SV Sunil (59th...
07:38 PM, May 27, 2012

Azlan Shah, India v Great Britain: as it happened

Azlan Shah, India v Great Britain: as it happened Hello! We are back again to bring you the live updates from India's campaign at the 2012 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh, Malaysia. After bouncing back to beat Korea 2-1 on Friday following a 1-5 loss to New Zealand in their opening match, India took on Great Britain today in their third match. It wasn't long ago that the British team beat India, twice, at the Olympics test event...
05:03 PM, May 27, 2012

'India to play on blue turfs before Olympics'

'India to play on blue turfs before Olympics' Mumbai: Ace drag-flicker Sandeep Singh has said that the Indian hockey team are keen to play more on the blue turf to get adjusted to it ahead of the London Games, as they failed to adapt to the surface during the Olympic hockey test event in London recently. After losing all their matches against world champions Australia, Olympic champions Germany and hosts Great Britain during the Olympic test event, India...
06:04 PM, May 10, 2012

India lose bronze medal match 1-2 to Britain

India lose bronze medal match 1-2 to Britain London: Indian men's hockey team ended its London tour without a win as they lost the bronze medal match 1-2 to Great Britain in the four-nation test event ahead of the upcoming London Olympics, in London on Sunday. It was India, who scored the first goal through in the minute but the hosts rallied to beat the visitors. V Raghunath had put ahead in the first half through a brilliant...
10:39 PM, May 06, 2012

UK concerned over visas to Indian IT experts

UK concerned over visas to Indian IT experts London: The Public Accounts Committee of the House of Commons on Tuesday expressed concern over immigration officials' alleged "lack of control" over Indian and other non-European Union workers entering Britain through the Inter-Company Transfer (ICT) route. Many Indian IT companies use this route to transfer staff to offices in Britain. Since this route is not subject to the annual cap on the number of non-EU migrants, tens of thousands of...
10:36 AM, May 17, 2011

Single moms to compete in Miss Great Britain

Single moms to compete in Miss Great Britain London: Organisers of this year's Miss Great Britain competition are trying to make the event up-to-date. They have scrapped an outdated 65-year rule that banned single mothers from entering. The earlier rule said that entrants must be unmarried, but if you were a single mother you were also barred. Now, for the first time in the Miss Great Britain contest's history, "beauties with babies" are free to compete, The Sun...
04:38 PM, Dec 04, 2010

Sendhil on 'It's a Wonderful Afterlife'

Sendhil on 'It's a Wonderful Afterlife' 'Heroes' actor Sendhil Ramamurthy exclusively talks about Gurinder Chadha's film, 'It's a Wonderful Afterlife', and also 'Shor' ...
07:31 PM, Apr 05, 2010

Obama says US can't act alone in economic crisis

Obama says US can't act alone in economic crisis He said that Britain and the European Union have taken "serious steps." ...
04:01 PM, Apr 01, 2009

World's first made-to-order cancer-proof baby in GB

World's first made-to-order cancer-proof baby in GB Doctors screened the cells of the embryo before implanting into womb. ...
05:08 PM, Jan 12, 2009

India ranked 23 among Davis Cup nations

India ranked 23 among Davis Cup nations India are a rung above Great Britain who went down three places to 24. ...
07:07 PM, Sep 23, 2008

Judges overturn decision for 'robbed' British fighter

Judges overturn decision for 'robbed' British fighter Stevenson lost the 67kg heavyweight clash after judges failed to award her high-kick to the head of China's Chen Zhong. ...
03:23 PM, Aug 23, 2008

Defending champion Australia enter men's hockey semis

Defending champion Australia enter men's hockey semis In Thursday's semi-finals, world No. 1 Australia clash with fourth-ranked Spain. ...
08:19 PM, Aug 19, 2008

Third gold for history-making cyclist Hoy

Third gold for history-making cyclist Hoy Flying Scotsman Chris Hoy had already won gold in the team sprint and keirin. ...
05:26 PM, Aug 19, 2008
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