Joaquim Abranches's late strike helped Dempo Sports Club score a solitary goal win over a spirited Air India. ...
08:31 PM, Nov 24, 2012
Cleans Sports India sought Prime Minister's intervention to ensure that the Sports Code is followed in the upcoming IOA elections. ...
08:09 PM, Nov 24, 2012
New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association on lashed out at the Sports Ministry for writing to the IOC regarding the Sports Code's implementation in the upcoming IOA elections, saying that the government's action was an assault on the autonomy of sports bodies in the country. In a missive to IOC president Jacques Rogge, IOA Acting President Vijay Kumar Malhotra said the letter written by Sports Secretary to the world body...
02:58 PM, Nov 22, 2012
New Delhi: Sports Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday said the Ministry is planning to open sports schools, sports universities and 30 centres of excellence across the country to ensure better facilities for the sportspersons. Stating that the Ministry in keen on identifying and nurturing the talent at grassroots level, Singh said, "Ministry is working on a plan to open sports schools, sports universities and centre of excellence. The ministry is...
02:03 PM, Nov 16, 2012
New Delhi: Young shuttler P V Sindhu lost a gallant fight in her opening round but London Olympics quarterfinalist Parupalli Kashyap kept India's tricolour fluttering with a straight-game win to reach the second round of the China Open in Shanghai on Wednesday. Commonwealth bronze medallist Kashyap, who had taken a month-long break after winning the Senior Nationals Championship in Srinagar, was the only bright spot for India in men's singles...
11:17 PM, Nov 14, 2012
Mumbai: National coach Pullela Gopichand on Thursday refused to comment on the controversy over Prajakta Sawant who had accused him of "mental harassment" in her petition to the Bombay High Court which has allowed the shuttler to attend the ongoing training camp at his badminton academy in Hyderabad. "At the moment, I don't want to speak about it. Basically SAI (Sports Authority of India) and BAI (Badminton Association of India)...
05:46 PM, Nov 08, 2012
Philander was named SA's 'Sportsman of the Year' after losing the top title of 'Sports Star of the Year' to swimmer Chad Le Clos. ...
10:51 AM, Nov 05, 2012
Malappuram: Eight-year-old Krishna Narayan is an Internet sensation. But wait. It's not because of his singing talents or dancing skills. It's because of his batting technique. Krishna became a rage when his father posted a video of his batting skills on YouTube. In fact, one of his recent videos attracted over five lakh hits and even got the attention of Kerala Cricket Association. Rajesh Kumar, Krishna's father, beams with pride...
08:48 AM, Nov 02, 2012
Brussels: Kim Clijsters will play a ceremonial farewell match on Dec. 12 against Venus Williams. Clijsters retired from tennis after the US Open in August but announced on her website on Monday that she will face her longtime rival Wiliams in the Kim's Thank You Games at the Antwerp Sports Palace. The 29-year-old Belgian, a four-time Grand Slam winner, initially retired in 2007 only to make a return to the...
09:56 AM, Oct 30, 2012
Greater Noida: It may not be the same as inaugural year in terms of response, but the second Indian Grand Prix still recorded a turn out of 65,000 spectators, which included the who's who of tinsel town, politics and sporting fraternity. Unlike last year that witnessed a whopping 95,000 turn out, response was lukewarm this time around but buzz and enthusiasm surrounding the race was pretty good. Even though the...
07:58 PM, Oct 28, 2012
EA Sports has finally done it. Agreed, FIFA 12 was a success but one that came with very many frowns. But FIFA 13 with its new features has cemented FIFA's status as the world's best football game both on and off the pitch. With apologies to PES 2013 fans, EA Sports' FIFA 13 is the ultimate in football gaming action. EA Sports has been able to fine-tune every aspect of...
02:55 PM, Oct 17, 2012
Meerut: Uttar Pradesh Police on Wednesday rescued Sudhir Mahajan, the director of cricket bat manufacturing firm BDM, who was abducted on Tuesday night while he was returning home in his car. Police said that two kidnappers have also been arrested in the operation. They also revealed that Mahajan's driver had masterminded the kidnapping. The driver is absconding. 55-year-old Mahajan was kidnapped on Tuesday night when he was returning to his...
08:40 PM, Oct 10, 2012
55-year-old Sudhir Mahajan, the director of BDM company, was kidnapped when he was returning to his residence in his car. ...
08:06 PM, Oct 10, 2012
Meerut: The Director of popular cricket bat manufacturing firm BDM, Sudhir Mahajan, has been abducted from Meerut. Mahajan was targetted by unknown assailants while he was returning home from work late on Tuesday night. The incident took place at around 1 am. His abductors demanded Rs 2 crore as ransom through SMSes and phone calls. The Meerut Police has set up Special Operation Group teams to rescue Mahajan. More details...
09:35 AM, Oct 10, 2012
New Delhi: Star India batsman and Member of Parliament Sachin Tendulkar has some plans to improve the sports culture in India, and he wants to share that in detail with the government. By integrating it with the education system, Tendulkar wants sports to be a compulsory activity in all educational institutes. Tendulkar entered the Rajya Sabha four months back but it hasn't taken long for the icon to come up...
10:56 AM, Oct 09, 2012
New Delhi: Renault India on Saturday said it will hike price of its new sports utility vehicle Duster by up to Rs 40,000 from October 1 citing increase in raw material costs and instability in foreign exchange. The company had launched the Duster in July with introductory price of Rs 7.19 lakh for the entry level petrol variant and Rs 7.99 lakh (Ex showroom Delhi) for diesel. "The price for...
03:39 PM, Sep 29, 2012
New Delhi: Badminton ace Saina Nehwal has become India's top earning woman athlete, signing a three-year, Rs 40 crore, contract with the sports management firm Rhiti Sports. "I'm happy and looking forward to start a working relationship with Rhiti. With Rhiti's background and credibility, they know how to balance things and that is a big plus point," Saina was quoted as saying by the Indian Express. With this deal Saina...
12:18 PM, Sep 19, 2012
New Delhi: The Delhi University was on Wednesday directed by the Delhi High Court to "reformulate" its sports quota admission norms which stipulate general physical fitness test even for players of indoor games like chess. "This criteria (fitness test) is apt and justified for outdoor and also indoor games in which physical involvement is there in sports like badminton and table tennis. It may not be entirely rational to have...
09:46 AM, Sep 13, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Heres good news for those who wish to follow in the footsteps of medal-winning Olympic shooters like Vijay Kumar or Gagan Narang. Two shooting ranges, of world-class standards, would come up in the district soon. The first range is expected to be inaugurated by the end of this month at the CRPF camp, Pallippuram, while the second one, for which proposals have been submitted by Shooting Sports Foundation India...
03:34 PM, Sep 10, 2012
Either Indore or Nagpur are expected to host the curtain-raiser to India's domestic season. ...
04:13 PM, Sep 08, 2012
