
New Delhi: Former India hockey captain Zafar Iqbal and archer Limba Ram were among the sportspersons chosen for the prestigious Padma Shri awards announced on the eve of the Republic Day. Iqbal was a nippy winger whose deft stick-work and speed made him a star during his playing days. Iqbal was a member of the 1980 team that won the last Olympic Gold Medal in hockey for India. He captained...

05:52 PM, Jan 25, 2012

Bangalore: It was a poignant moment for India's cricketing icon Rahul Dravid to watch his seven-year-old elder son Samit wield the bat at the M. Chinnaswamy stadium here on the day he bid adieu to the game, which earned him sobriquet of being the 'Wall'. As Dravid settled down for lunch with his wife Vijeta and proud parents Sharad and Pushpa in the pavilion, young Samit chose to play, while...

12:57 AM, May 02, 2008

Dubai: Four England cricketers, including Kevin Pietersen and Monty Panesar, escaped unhurt when the taxi they were travelling in was involved in a minor incident in Dubai. Stuart Broad, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen and Monty Panesar were travelling at around 100kph when the taxi's bonnet suddenly flew up and into the car's windscreen, obscuring the driver's vision, reported a cricket website. The driver was able to stop the car safely, ...

12:09 AM, Apr 23, 2008

Former pacer Damien Fleming is all praise for the current crop of young Australian quicks. He also speaks about the Indian fast bowlers, who, according to him, have the potential to be up there. ...

05:35 PM, Apr 22, 2008