Madrid: Rafael Nadal says he is nervous about his return to tennis after a seven-month injury layoff, and believes it may be some time before his injured knee is completely healed. Nadal said on Friday that "I'm prepared to accept that my knee may not respond well at the beginning" and has considered playing off and on during the first three months of 2013. The 26-year-old Spaniard is set to...
09:13 PM, Dec 21, 2012
Southee suffered the injury while diving in the field during a domestic match. ...
03:35 PM, Dec 20, 2012
Baghdad: Iraqi authorities say a car bomb has killed five people and wounded eleven others in the country's north, the second day in a row in which blasts have targeted disputed regions there. Police officials said the explosion Monday morning was in al-Mouafaqiyah, a village inhabited by families from the Shabak ethnic group. The region near the city of Mosul, 360 kilometers northwest of Baghdad, is claimed by Arabs, Turkmen...
12:21 PM, Dec 17, 2012
Mumbai: A 25-year-old girl in Mumbai suffered burn injuries after her neighbour, a 30-year-old man, allegedly threw acid on her on Tuesday morning. The accused has been arrested and a case was being registered. The girl is out of danger. The incident happened in Kandivali area in the western suburb of Mumbai. The dispute which led to the incident according to the police was prima facie over some calls that...
03:14 PM, Dec 11, 2012
The right-hander is also out of competitive cricket for at least a month and a half because of a back injury. ...
07:50 PM, Dec 10, 2012
Milan: Still in the middle of a contract dispute with Inter Milan, playmaker Wesley Sneijder is injured again. Inter say on their website that the Netherlands international sat out training Friday with a leg muscle problem. Sneijder hasn't played for Inter since September. First he was sidelined for two months with another injury, but then Inter technical director Marco Branca said last month that Sneijder wouldn't play again until he...
11:07 PM, Dec 07, 2012
London: Chelsea captain John Terry was ruled out of the Club World Cup on Friday because of ongoing injury troubles. The defender damaged ligaments in his right knee a month ago, and doctors fear the long flight to Japan could hinder his recovery. "The inflammation during the flight will not be the best thing for him, so he will not travel," Chelsea manager Rafa Benitez said. "He wanted to go...
09:19 PM, Dec 07, 2012
Barcelona: FC Barcelona striker Lionel Messi spoke about the moments of worry he felt after going down clutching his knee during Wednesday night's Champions League tie against Benfica. Messi collided with Benfica keeper Artur, before turning to shoot and immediately collapsed on the turn, reports Xinhua. He was carried off on a stretcher and most feared he had suffered a serious knee injury, although tests later ruled that out. Speaking...
06:05 PM, Dec 07, 2012
The BCCI selection committee has gone in with the same 15-man squad for the Kolkata Test starting December 5. ...
12:55 PM, Nov 27, 2012
The Aussie pacer injured himself on day four of the second Test against South Africa in Adelaide. ...
10:30 AM, Nov 25, 2012
The 37-year-old allrounder hurt his leg while bowling on Thursday and didn't field after the 17th over of Australia's first innings. ...
02:44 PM, Nov 24, 2012
The 37-year-old allrounder hurt his leg while bowling on Thursday and didn't field after the 17th over of Australia's first innings. ...
02:44 PM, Nov 24, 2012
Hyderabad: Dozens of people, mostly children, were injured in accidents during Diwali celebrations in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday night. As many as 25 people, including 12 children, were brought to the government-run Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital in Hyderabad. The children, all aged below 10 years, were admitted with grievous eye injuries sustained while bursting crackers. Concerned parents said some of the children had tried to find out why a cracker...
11:55 AM, Nov 14, 2012
Ricky Ponting was pulled out of a Sheffield Shield game on Friday with a hamstring injury. ...
09:32 AM, Nov 02, 2012
The left-armer, who was rated among the two best Test spin options by the Cricket Australia last week, suffered the injury during a domestic tie. ...
12:28 PM, Oct 25, 2012
London: Liverpool's Italian striker Fabio Borini will not play again this year after undergoing surgery on a fractured bone in his foot, the Premier League side said in a statement on Wednesday. Borini, who signed from Roma in July but has yet to score in the league, sustained a foot injury in the league clash with Manchester United last month. He then aggravated the problem, resulting in a fracture, while...
10:34 PM, Oct 17, 2012
Kolkata: Legendary actress Suchitra Sen has been hospitalised in a private hospital with a wrist injury, an official of the hospital said Friday. "She has been admitted yesterday (Thursday) with a wrist injury. Right now she is doing well. She has been treated and will be released within next two-three days," said P.K. Tandon, CEO, Belle Vue Clinic. The 81-year-old, a living legend of Bengali cinema, ruled millions of hearts...
06:34 PM, Sep 28, 2012
![Kirilenko withdraws from Korea Open]( "Kirilenko withdraws from Korea Open")
SEOUL: Maria Kirilenko of Russia withdrew from a second-round match at the Korea Open on Wednesday because of a back injury. Organizers said Kirilenko complained of back pain during a match with South Korean player Lee So-ra. Nadia Petrova of Russia defeated Lourdes Dominguez Lino of Spain 6-2, 6-4 in her opener, while Kaia Kanepi of Estonia beat Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan 6-2, 6-2, to reach the quarterfinals. ...
05:20 PM, Sep 19, 2012
Barcelona: Barcelona forward David Villa says it will take some time to get back to top form after having returned from the broken leg that ruled him out for most of last season. The Spain striker said on Wednesday that "I still need to get up to speed" as he had been sidelined for "almost eight months without playing," forcing him "to be patient because rushing things now wouldn't be...
08:35 AM, Sep 13, 2012
London: West Ham's on-loan striker Andy Carroll has been ruled out for up to six weeks with a hamstring injury, delivering a setback to the Premier League new boys as well as the England team. Carroll, who cost Liverpool a club-record 35 million pounds last year but was frozen by new Reds boss Brendan Rodgers, joined the Hammers on a season-long loan last week. He fell awkwardly midway through the...
03:26 PM, Sep 05, 2012
