CNN-IBN's football expert Novy Kapadia reviews the Champions League semi-final second leg between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday night. ...
08:43 PM, May 01, 2013
Madrid: There is no danger Borussia Dortmund will suffer from stage fright in Tuesday's Champions League semi-final second leg at Spanish giants Real Madrid, coach Juergen Klopp said on Monday. The Bundesliga side have a healthy 4-1 lead for the clash at Real's Bernabeu arena following their stunning victory in last week's first leg in Germany, when striker Robert Lewandowski scored all of Dortmund's goals. Klopp said his team's performance...
11:29 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Barcelona: Rafa Nadal moved closer to an eighth Barcelona Open title in nine years on Friday when he breezed through two matches to set up a semi-final against Canadian fifth seed Milos Raonic. Chasing a fourth title of the year after returning from a seven-month injury layoff in February, Nadal recovered from a slow start on the clay at the Real Club de Tenis to beat Benoit Paire 7-6 6-2...
12:37 AM, Apr 27, 2013
Aditya Tare (26) and Ajit Agarkar remained unbeaten at stumps on day one against Services at Palam. ...
09:09 AM, Jan 16, 2013
Inter beat Bologna 3-2 in a thriller to set up a semifinal clash with either Fiorentina or Roma. ...
08:24 AM, Jan 16, 2013
Services had allocated two practice pitches for the Mumbai team and Tendulkar was the first one to pad up. ...
04:26 PM, Jan 15, 2013
Melbourne: Australia stand between India and redemption as the two sides meet in the Champions Trophy semi-final here on Saturday in what promises to be a gruelling encounter. India are assured of a top-four finish for the first time in Champions Trophy since 2004, whereas a win will guarantee Sardar Singh and his boys a podium finish in the eight-team tournament - a dramatic turnaround after the last-place finish at...
05:27 PM, Dec 07, 2012
SL spinners defended a paltry 139 on a turning track to beat Pakistan by 16 runs in the ICC World Twenty20 semi-final. ...
09:09 AM, 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
In pursuit of 140, Pakistan could only go as far as 123 for 7 in 20 overs. ...
06:07 PM, Oct 04, 2012
Gniewino (Poland): Spanish players haven't altered their playing style to win recent titles, and they won't start now just because it's coming up against Cristiano Ronaldo. Portugal will be counting on Ronaldo in Wednesday's European Championship semifinal against the defending champions, a second Iberian derby in as many tournaments after Spain beat their neighbours on their way to a World Cup triumph in 2010. A total of eight Real Madrid...
11:16 PM, Jun 25, 2012
Nyon, Switzerland: Barcelona and Real Madrid were kept apart in the Champions League quarter-finals and semi-finals draw on Friday, though the defending champions must first beat AC Milan before the Spanish giants can hope to meet in a potentially stellar final. Barcelona will travel for the first leg against seven-time winners Milan, in a quarter-finals clash that reunites the two European powers after they met in the group stages. Madrid,...
04:58 PM, Mar 16, 2012
The biggest turnaround for cricket in recent times was the fact that the Pakistan team began playing to win again and not to lose as ...
11:32 AM, Mar 13, 2012
All in the spirit of the game, thousands of fans from Pakistan had turned up to watch the match. ...
03:11 PM, Mar 31, 2011
Mumbai: Among the billion prayers sent up to the heavens for a Team India victory yesterday, those of the residents of the city's central suburbs must have been the loudest tinged, as they were, with more direct self-interest. For, a host of freebies from milk to tonga rides awaited the residents if India won, which it did. "We will distribute more than 600 litres of milk, free of charge, to...
02:55 PM, Mar 31, 2011
There was disappointment for Pakistani fans, but they were big-hearted about India's win. ...
12:59 PM, Mar 31, 2011
New Delhi: Indian cricket team was swamped with congratulatory messages and wishes from Bollywood celebrities, cricket administrators and players on twitterati after the Men in Blue defeated Pakistan in a high-voltage World Cup semifinal clash in Mohali. From Bollywood actresses such as Preity Zinta and Shilpa Shetty to spin legend Shane Warne and tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi, all came together on Twitter to congratulate Team India and wish Mahendra Singh...
12:31 PM, Mar 31, 2011
Cricket fans in Pakistan are feeling unhappy but not completely defeated. They believe that in the future, Afridi and his boys will bring back the pride of Pakistan cricket. ...
11:04 AM, Mar 31, 2011
Manmohan Singh and Yousuf Raza Gilani padded up for cricket diplomacy and it appears to have worked. India's foreign secretary said the informal contact and conversation in the private box and over dinner has generated the Mohali spirit, a positive and encouraging spirit. ...
10:57 AM, Mar 31, 2011
