Panaji: An MLA of the ruling BJP today threatened to go on a hunger strike if the Goa government grants permission to US-based Playboy Club to open a branch in the state. "I am opposing this club anywhere in Goa. The department of tourism has already made up its mind to give them no-objection certificate," BJP's Michael Lobo, in whose constituency the club is proposed to be set up, told...
04:16 PM, Apr 08, 2013
New Delhi: Australian Wade Ormsby claimed a nerve-jangling maiden Asian Tour golf title at the Panasonic Open India to deny Thai veteran Boonchu Ruangkit from a historic victory at the Delhi Golf Club on Sunday. Ormsby overcame a disastrous triple bogey on the third hole to shoot a final round one-under-par 71 to win the $300,000 tournament by one stroke from the 56-year-old Boonchu, who was bidding to become the...
06:38 PM, Apr 07, 2013
Duler (Goa): In-form Sporting Clube de Goa will be looking to keep their unbeaten run going when they take on Mohun Bagan on Sunday in the 23rd round of I-League at Duler Stadium, Mapusa. Sporting, who have a good record at Duler Stadium, will be missing their reliable defender Samananda Singh who got marching orders in the second half against ONGC which helped the Mumbai side restore parity. But coach...
06:25 PM, Apr 06, 2013
New Delhi: India's SSP Chowrasia was lying at third position after he shot a second straight 69 to be six-under at the end of the second day at Panasonic Open India here on Friday. Australian Wade Ormsby, seeking his first professional title, added a second straight 67 to move to 10-under 134, while Lam Chih-bing had a bogey-bogey finish to drop from 10-under to eight-under to be at second place...
10:22 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Hyderabad: Justifying his decision to appoint a panel on fixing minimum qualification for journalists, Press Council Chairman Markandey Katju on Friday said the aim was not to "muzzle" the media but to improve the standards as there are a lot of "mediocre" professionals in the field. "There are a lot of mediocre journalists these days and the quality of journalism has fallen. So we have constituted a committee headed by...
04:53 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Sunny, who debuted with 'Betaab' in 1983, is surprised at the hype around movies grossing over Rs 100 crore. ...
01:47 PM, Apr 03, 2013
'Material Girl' Madonna has become a member of billion dollar club thanks to a very successful MDNA world tour. ...
04:55 PM, Mar 29, 2013
An online fan club devoted to Peng Liyuan, the glamorous wife of new Chinese President Xi Jinping, was suddenly shut down by authorities, media reports said. ...
04:23 PM, Mar 29, 2013
The governing body reminded referees that they had been authorisied 4 years ago to stop matches in case of racism incidents. ...
05:54 PM, Mar 28, 2013
Sporting Clube de Goa will look to keep their winning momentum intact as they face ONGC in a 22nd-round match of the I-League at the Duler stadium on Thursday. ...
06:29 PM, Mar 27, 2013
Boateng, who led a walk-off in a club friendly after being racially abused, believes the game needs to be more multi-cultural. ...
07:22 AM, Mar 22, 2013
Nine-man Salgaocar succumbed to repeated attacks from Sporting Clube de Goa and went down in a rescheduled 12th round clash. ...
08:07 PM, Mar 20, 2013
Collection of Rs 100 crore at box office is the current benchmark of success for Bollywood films, but industry professionals think the envelope could be pushed further to Rs 1,000 crore. ...
11:47 AM, Mar 14, 2013
Salgaocar FC defeated Sporting Clube De Goa 2-0 to top the points table while Prayag tasted their first success. ...
08:22 PM, Mar 11, 2013
Cuba will host the 5th Montecristo Golf Cup from April 25 to 27 at the Caribbean resort of Varadero, 87 miles east of Havana, tourism authorities announced. ...
02:45 PM, Mar 11, 2013
Former West Indies cricketer Walsh and Robert Samuels will accompany Melbourne Cricket Club on a short tour of Bermuda next month. ...
04:26 PM, Mar 09, 2013
Having begun with a flourish, the disappointing loss to Salgaocar FC turned out to be set-back for Pune's title-defence. ...
11:37 PM, Mar 08, 2013
The residential academy, being developed at a cost of over Rs 50 lakh, will come up at the existing PFC premises in Balewadi. ...
04:53 PM, Mar 08, 2013
Airline passengers in the US will be allowed to carry small pocket knives and an array of sports equipment, banned in aircraft cabins after the 9/11 terror attacks, from April 25, authorities have announced. While razor blades and box cutters will still not permitted, passengers will be able to carry knives with folding blades 2.36 inches (6 centimetres) or shorter, as well as sporting goods such as golf clubs, hockey...
07:28 PM, Mar 06, 2013
The Czech confirmed on Tuesday that he would take part in the London event in a bid to sharpen his grasscourt skills after the European clay season. ...
06:25 PM, Mar 05, 2013
