
Ranchi: Sports events and controversy going hand in hand yet again. It's now the turn of the 34th National Games that have begun in Ranchi. The Auditor General has already raised objections on several purchases and deals by the National Games Organising Committee, and the State Vigilance Department has also chipped in. Sadly, sports has become synonym to controversies and corruption, courtesy the Commonwealth Games. The 34th National Games in...

07:00 AM, Feb 13, 2011

Nairobi: Intercontinental Cup matches between Kenya and Namibia in Nairobi were postponed by cricket's governing body on Wednesday because of security concerns. The International Cricket Council said the ongoing and changing security situation in Kenya had led to delays in making a security assessment, and the four-day and 50-over games were put back until September. There have been attacks in Nairobi and the coastal town of Mombasa in recent months,...

02:05 AM, May 24, 2008

New Delhi: Amidst reports of bookies planning to target the Twenty20 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka later in the year, the Sri Lankan Cricket Board on Monday said that it would take maximum precautions to ensure that unwanted elements were not involved in the game. Reports in the media said that bookies could assemble in the island nation during the September 18 to October 7 Twenty20 World Cup to...

03:56 PM, May 20, 2008