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
Ipoh (Malaysia): New Zealand posted their third successive victory by prevailing 3-1 over an erratic Pakistan in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament on Sunday. By virtue of this win, New Zealand not only boosted their points tally to nine but also consolidated their position on top of the standings. After taking a three-goal lead four minutes into the second session, the Black Sticks had to ward off numerous...
05:36 PM, May 27, 2012
India got off to a shoddy beginning at the 2012 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh, Malaysia, conceding a 5-1 defeat to New Zealand as the Indian defence faltered tamely and the forwards failed to capitalise on a number of opportunities - which allowed the Black Sticks to run away with a comfortable victory. Playing on a blue pitch and with yellow balls - similar to what will be on...
05:18 PM, May 24, 2012
New Delhi: The Indian women's hockey team lost 1-2 to USA via a golden goal in the bronze medal play-off match to return empty-handed from the first leg of the four-nation tournament on Monday. Locked 1-1 at the end of the regulation time, India conceded a penalty stroke three minutes into extra time, which USA captain Lauren Crandall converted easily to pocket the bronze medal at the Harbour Hockey Stadium...
05:41 PM, Apr 16, 2012
New Delhi: Ritu Rani will lead the 18-member Indian women's hockey team in the double leg four-nation tournament in Auckland, New Zealand from April 12-22. Selection trials for the team were conducted at the Sports Authority of India centre, at Bhopal on Friday and Saturday, in the presence of Hockey India selectors Balbir Singh, BP Govinda and Syed Ali besides government observer Harbinder Singh. Midfielder Rani with 125 international caps...
12:42 AM, Mar 27, 2012
New Delhi: The Visa on Arrival scheme, launched two years back to boost tourist traffic from abroad, seems to have served its purpose with 1259 foreigners visiting the country in February as against 1026 during the same period last year, recording a growth of 22.7 per cent. The VoA scheme is currently available for 12 countries including New Zealand, Phillipines, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam and Finland. The total number of 1259...
06:29 PM, Mar 09, 2012
Portions of the Justice Department website became inoperable just hours after federal officials seized and shut down the file-sharing website Megaupload.com. ...
09:51 AM, Jan 21, 2012
London: Director Peter Jackson is offering fans an opportunity to visit the sets of 'The Hobbit' in New Zealand to raise money for charity. The filmmaker is currently shooting the 'Lord of the Rings' prequel, based on JRR Tolkien's classic novel, with stars including Martin Freeman, Hugo Weaving, Sir Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood, Orlando Bloom and offering a chance to visit the set of the film as part of the...
12:04 PM, Dec 26, 2011
Melbourne: Injury and illness may have affected their game but the Williams sisters, Venus and Serena, will play in the Australian Open next month, confirmed Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley. Venus will still come to Melbourne despite withdrawing from her scheduled warm-up tournament in New Zealand for health reasons, according to Tiley. American Venus, who has been receiving treatment for Sjogren's syndrome, an auto-immune disease, pulled out of the...
08:55 AM, Dec 23, 2011
Wellington: A strong earthquake struck the Christchurch city of New Zealand on Friday, sending goods tumbling from shelves and prompting terrified holiday shoppers to flee as buildings shook. There was no tsunami alert issued and the city appeared to have been spared major damage. One person was injured at a city mall and was taken to a hospital, Christchurch police said in a statement. But there were no immediate reports...
07:37 AM, Dec 23, 2011
Auckland: Venus Williams has pulled out of January's ASB Classic in New Zealand where she was due to play her first competitive match since August. The 31-year-old Williams is still recovering from the immune system disease Sjogren's syndrome, which can cause fatigue and joint pain. Williams has played in several exhibition matches recently, but organizers of the Auckland tournament on beginning January 7 said she was not yet ready to...
01:34 PM, Dec 21, 2011
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Will the loss to New Zealand in the Hobart Test make Australia a more dangerous side when they take on India a fortnight from now, ...
02:44 PM, Dec 12, 2011
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Another captivating Test match, another nail-biting result. After Bulawayo, Johannesburg and Mumbai in November, Hobart has thrown up a fourth example of how enduring and ...
12:24 PM, Dec 12, 2011
New Delhi: The latest Transparency International corruption index is out and predictably India has slipped lower on the list. India is now ranked 95th on the list - worse than China, but better than Pakistan that's ranked way below at 134th. India is perceived to be more corrupt than China which is ranked 75th on the list, but is better off than Pakistan, that is listed at the 134th position....
09:57 AM, Dec 01, 2011
While Egypt military rulers have hinted at a referendum on transfering power to a civilian government, winds of change in Libya as Interim PM Abdel al-Kib announced his new cabinet where 2 key posts have been given to the ex-rebels. ...
10:54 AM, Nov 23, 2011
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