
India beat Great Britain 3-1 to secure a bronze medal at the 2012 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament. A podium finish has given India's Olympic hopes the perfect boost, as they ended a three-match losing streak against the Britons. ...

03:12 PM, Jun 03, 2012

Turin: Juventus boss Antonio Conte has reiterated that he was not aware of any match-fixing during his time in charge of Siena. It has been alleged that the former Italy international was aware of a plot to arrange the outcome of a crucial Serie B clash with Novara on April 30, 2011 - to play out a draw - and the 42-year-old's house was searched on Monday as part of...

04:01 PM, May 29, 2012

Florence, Italy: Italy coach Cesare Prandelli has trimmed his provisional squad for the European Championship to 25 players. Prandelli will cut another two before submitting his final 23-man list to UEFA by mid-day local time on Tuesday. Zenit St. Petersburg defender Domenico Criscito was left out after he was placed under investigation for possible match-fixing during his time at Genoa. Emiliano Viviano, Davide Astori, Salvatore Bocchetti, Luca Cigarini, Ezequiel Schelotto...

02:31 PM, May 29, 2012

Rome: Italian police investigating a soccer match-fixing scandal placed Juventus trainer Antonio Conte under investigation and arrested the captain of Lazio Stefano Mauri and former Genoa midfielder Omar Milanetto, authorities said on Monday. The Italian football federation said Mauri was one of 14 people arrested. Italian authorities swept through the Italy national team training site near Florence on Monday and made more than a dozen arrests elsewhere as part of...

02:12 PM, May 28, 2012

Hamburg, Germany: Hulk scored two goals in the first half to help Brazil beat Denmark 3-1 on Saturday at the start of a four-match tour ahead of the London Olympics. Hulk scored in the eighth and 40th minutes, either side of an own goal by Niki Zimling, as a young but polished Brazil side brushed off a team headed to next month's European Championship in Poland and Ukraine. Nicklas Bendtner...

10:16 AM, May 27, 2012

London: Queens Park Rangers captain Joey Barton was banned for 12 matches by the English Football Association on Wednesday after being found guilty of repeated violent conduct in the last match of the Premier League season at Manchester City. The hot-headed midfielder was sent off for elbowing City's Carlos Tevez, and he was charged with violent conduct for then kicking Sergio Aguero and trying to head-butt Vincent Kompany before being...

09:47 AM, May 24, 2012

MP Kirti Azad said he will continue his protest against the IPL and the Cricket Board. ...

10:37 PM, May 23, 2012

Madrid: Coach Vicente del Bosque recalled Fernando Torres along with fellow Chelsea teammate Juan Mata for Spain's warm-up matches ahead of the upcoming European Championship. The struggling Torres had been dropped for Spain's most recent friendly, but the striker managed to make the squad after Chelsea won the Champions League on Saturday. Torres said on Sunday that he had had the worst moments of his career with Chelsea this season...

08:46 PM, May 21, 2012

Former India cricketer Kirti Azad on Sunday began a fast, demanding that the IPL, which has been hit by a series of controversies, be scrapped. ...

05:21 PM, May 20, 2012

New Delhi: Former India cricketer Kirti Azad on Sunday began a fast, demanding that the Indian Premier League, which has been a hit by a series a controversies, be scrapped. Azad, who is also a BJP leader, began the hunger strike outside the Feroz Shah Kotla ground. "All those who are watching, I have a question. Shouldn't there be transparency? There is too much of politics in sports. I only...

01:19 PM, May 20, 2012

New Delhi: The victim in the molestation case involving Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) player Luke Pomersbach on Friday claimed that she was threatened by IPL players to drop the case. She pleaded with the government of India to help her in the matter. Revealing the details of the incident, the woman, an American national, said, "Luke followed us to our room. He came inside. When I asked him to leave,...

01:38 PM, May 18, 2012

While there have been mixed reaction on Shah Rukh Khan's latest controversy - Bollywood is speaking in one voice, supporting the superstar. ...

10:04 AM, May 18, 2012

New Delhi: The dark shadow of corruption is back to haunt cricket. This time, there are allegations even of black money in the Indian Premier League (IPL). A sting operation by a national TV channel India TV claims to have uncovered the lid on spot-fixing, and also black money deals in the IPL. The Board of Control of cricket in India (BCCI) has announced that it will examine the footage...

09:07 AM, May 15, 2012

New Delhi: The Board of Control of cricket in India (BCCI) has announced that it will examine the footage of a sting operation done by a Hindi news channel on spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The sting claims to have uncovered the lid on spot-fixing, and also black money deals in the IPL. In its official press release, the BCCI announced that the entire footage of the 'sting...

08:25 AM, May 15, 2012

London: Prime Minister David Cameron says Britain will share the security lessons from the 2012 Olympics with Pakistan as the south Asian nation seeks to resume hosting international cricket matches. Cameron and Britain's national security adviser Kim Darroch held talks on Thursday in London with Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. In a statement, Cameron's office said he pledged to share the "UK's experience in protecting large sporting events." Pakistan...

11:41 PM, May 10, 2012