Belek, (Turkey): World number one Rory McIlroy and 14-times major winner Tiger Woods slumped to opening-day defeats at the inaugural World Golf Final in Turkey on Tuesday. Northern Irishman McIlroy was beaten by American Matt Kuchar in the invitational eight-man matchplay event while Group One rival Woods lost to 2011 US Masters champion Charl Schwartzel of South Africa. In Group Two, England's Lee Westwood defeated US Open winner Webb Simpson...
10:27 PM, Oct 09, 2012
Bilbao: World Champion Viswanathan Anand played out his sixth draw on the trot, signing peace with Francisco Vallejo Pons of Spain in round six of fifth Final Masters chess championship here. The second leg of the championship, which got underway after a week's break, was not expected to be very promising for Anand as he plays three black games out of five here and the trend continued as Vallejo Pons...
11:11 AM, Oct 09, 2012
Darren Sammy said while the Sri Lankan team knows the conditions well, West Indies' focus will be on what they can do best. ...
05:42 PM, Oct 06, 2012
Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram had also criticised the pitch at the Premadasa Stadium. ...
01:20 PM, Oct 06, 2012
Beijing: Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka reached the China Open semifinals with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Romina Oprandi of Switzerland on Friday. The Belarussian has yet to drop a set in four matches played this week in Beijing. She has won four titles this year, including her first Grand Slam success at the Australian Open. Azarenka capitalized on all six break-point opportunities Oprandi offered during the 55-minute match. Azarenka's semifinal opponent...
01:58 PM, Oct 05, 2012
The hosts restricted the 2009 champions to 123 for 7. They will now either play Australia or West Indies in the final. ...
10:49 PM, Oct 04, 2012
SL fans are overjoyed as the home team reaches the final. ...
09:36 PM, Oct 04, 2012
In pursuit of 140, Pakistan could only go as far as 123 for 7 in 20 overs. ...
06:07 PM, Oct 04, 2012
A determined Australian outfit will be aiming to eliminate the 'Chris Gayle factor' when they meet a rejuvenated West Indies in the semi-final. ...
12:44 PM, Oct 04, 2012
Pakistan’s 32-run win over Australia has left MS Dhoni’s team with their task cut out in the final match of the Super Eights. ...
07:02 PM, Oct 02, 2012
Sao Paulo: World Champion Viswanathan Anand's hunt for the elusive victory continued as he played out fifth draw on the trot, signing peace with Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the fifth round of 5th Final Masters, here. Yet another draw, coming with white pieces, did not serve Anand's cause in any way as the lead positions remained unchanged after the end of the Sao Paulo leg of the super tournament....
12:33 PM, Sep 30, 2012
New Delhi: Along with the 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5' finalists, Madhuri Dixit, Sridevi and Remo D'Souza will also be seen shaking a leg at the finale. Take a look... ...
12:50 PM, Sep 29, 2012
Sao Paulo: Aiming for a win that has so far been elusive, world champion Viswanathan Anand will lock horns with an out-of-form Sergey Karjakin of Russia in the fourth round of the fifth Final Masters here. With the business end of the tournament at Bilbao still more than a week away, Anand will be hoping for a positive result against Karjakin which may help him reach closer to the top...
12:43 PM, Sep 28, 2012
Sao Paulo: World Champion Viswanathan Anand could not break the ice for the third day running and drew with Fabiano Caruana of Italy in the third round of fifth Final Chess Masters here. Anand, in fact, had to defend for a long time against the youngest participant here and it was only after a stubborn defense that the Indian ace could force a draw. Draws were the order of the...
09:35 AM, Sep 27, 2012
ICC media official said that extra days have not been scheduled for the semifinals or the final in the event the games are washed out. ...
11:35 AM, Sep 26, 2012
Buenos Aires: Tomas Berdych defeated Carlos Berlocq in straight sets on Sunday to put the Czech Republic into the Davis Cup final against Spain. Berdych had few problems with Berlocq, winning 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 to give the Czechs an insurmountable 3-1 lead in the semifinal. Berlocq filled in for Juan Martin del Potro, who missed the decisive reverse singles with a left-wrist injury. Argentina's Juan Monaco then won the last...
09:44 AM, Sep 17, 2012
London: Filmmaker James Cameron has finally answered the question which has puzzled many 'Titanic' fans -- Why didn't Jack climb onto the raft with Rose in the final minutes of the 1997 movie, when there was clearly plenty of room? The director says Jack, played by Leonardo DiCaprio in the film, was no fool to not save his own life but it was due to pure physics that he made...
03:20 PM, Sep 15, 2012
Gijon, Spain: David Ferrer and Nicolas Almagro maintained their near-perfect clay court records in the Davis Cup to give Spain a commanding 2-0 lead over the United States in their semi-final. Ferrer put the hosts ahead in the best-of-five series with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 win over Sam Querrey before Almagro beat John Isner 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 to leave the defending champions one point away from their...
11:53 PM, Sep 14, 2012
Gijon, Spain: Even without Rafael Nadal, Spain present a formidable challenge to the United States' bid to reach the Davis Cup final. Defending champions Spain welcomes the Americans after having won the last two series between them. Spain haven't lost on clay, or at home, in 13 years. The Americans will play without Andy Roddick, who retired after the US Open. "Spain is the favourite. They could make three or...
07:25 PM, Sep 13, 2012
New York: Andy Murray is on the verge of crowning Britain's golden summer by ending one of the longest droughts in sport. Only the formidable figure of Novak Djokovic stands in his way of winning Monday's US Open men's final. It has been 76 years since a British man last won a grand slam title, providing a mixture of frustration and embarrassment to the country where modern tennis originated. Entire...
10:13 AM, Sep 10, 2012
