
Cuttack: Services on Monday clinched the 66th Santosh Trophy after beating Tamil Nadu 3-2 in a pulsating final at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Monday. Services mid-fielder Sanju Subba (45th) scored the first goal - his right footer curling away from Tamil Nadu goalkeeper Akhil Soman. Subrata Sarkar doubled the lead in the 49th minute while VV Farhad tapped it past an onrushing Akhil for Services' third goal in...

09:56 PM, May 28, 2012

Manchester: In a city that's more used to a sea of red during title celebrations, it was blue confetti that fell over the streets of Manchester on Monday. About 100,000 fans packed the streets as Manchester City paraded the Premier League trophy through the city to celebrate their first English title in 44 years. Blue and white ticker-tape and streamers rained down on the team bus as City players showed...

11:25 PM, May 15, 2012

New Delhi: While the superstars tend to grab the headlines in the Indian Premier League (IPL), it also provides a stage for some virtual unknowns to grab the limelight. This season, a 25-year-old fast bowler, Parvinder Awana, has made quite an impression. His mother, 55-year-old, Rajpali Awana stays in a single storeyed house in the narrow bylanes of the Harola village near Noida. Life has been a struggle for her...

09:47 AM, May 14, 2012

London: Two Britons seem to be ageing in reverse after contracting a bizarre condition which is rapidly making them behave like kids. The two brothers - Matthew, 39, and Michael Clark, 42 - contracted terminal leukodystrophy in 2011. It usually only affects newborns and despite having jobs, both now behave much like toddlers, The Sun reported. Michael, an ex-Royal Air Force regiment member, is now thought to have a mental...

12:09 PM, May 02, 2012

Dubai: Qatar will host this year's Asian Champions Trophy featuring India, Pakistan, Malaysia, South Korea, China and Japan. The Asian Hockey Federation is yet to finalise the dates of the event but local authorities hinted it could be held in November-December this year. "This is a huge boost for Qatar and for the sport of hockey here. Conducting a major event like this will certainly increase the popularity of the...

12:24 PM, Mar 26, 2012

At the unveiling of the Euro 2012 Trophy in New Delhi, Indian football legend Baichung Bhutia tipped Spain to defend their title in the tournament from June 8 to July 1 in Poland and Ukraine. ...

10:12 AM, Mar 08, 2012

Rosario: Silvina D'Elia scored the lone goal in the first half as Argentina defeated Britain 1-0 on Sunday in the final of the Champions Trophy women's field hockey tournament. The event, seen as a key warm up for this year's London Olympics, has now been won five times by Argentina. In the third-place match earlier on Sunday, the Netherlands defeated Germany 5-4. Japan defeated New Zealand 3-2 for fifth place....

08:50 AM, Feb 06, 2012

New Delhi: English Premier League champions Manchester United will embark on a Champ19ns Trophy Tour next month, which will see former club greats like Denis Irwin, Quinton Fortune, Andrew Cole, Lee Sharpe and Bryan Robson come together with the fans to celebrate the club's record 19 league titles. The Red Devils won the league ahead of second-placed Chelsea last season, thereby overtaking Liverpool as the most successful team in English...

11:11 PM, Jan 27, 2012

Cricket expert Sanjay Manjrekar analyses the Ranji Trophy final won by Rajasthan against Tamil Nadu. ...

11:06 PM, Jan 23, 2012

Ahead of the Ranji Trophy final vs Tami Nadu, Rajasthan bat Aakash Chopra refuses suggestions that there is little awareness about the tournament in the country. ...

10:08 PM, Jan 18, 2012

Another year passed but the sorry state of Indian hockey refused to change as the prolonged struggle for power between two warring federations once again took centre-stage over the performance of the national team in 2011. Just like a never-ending television soap opera, there seemed to be no immediate solution to the tussle between Hockey India and the de-recognised Indian Hockey Federation, who, after calling a temporary peace, went back...

10:00 PM, Dec 29, 2011

Former Mumbai cricketer, Amol Mazumdar talks about Wasim Jaffer breaking his record of most number of runs in Ranji Trophy. ...

09:47 AM, Dec 23, 2011
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Aakash Chopra, the former India opening batsman has emerged as a significant member of a small group of cricketers who have played the game at ...

12:13 PM, Dec 21, 2011

Auckland: Australia became the first team to win the Champions Trophy men's field hockey tournament four-straight times when it beat Spain 1-0 in Sunday's final. Eddie Ockenden crashed a penalty corner into the top-left corner of the Spanish net in the 59th minute to give the world champion Australians their 11th win from a record 13 finals appearances. Spain protested the goal and referred the decision to the video referee...

05:02 PM, Dec 11, 2011

Auckland: Australia will face Spain in Sunday's final of the Champions Trophy men's field hockey tournament in their bid to become the first team to win the elite eight-team tournament four consecutive times. World No. 1 Australia qualified for the final when they beat host New Zealand 2-1 in their last preliminary match on Saturday to remain unbeaten at the tournament. Spain beat the Netherlands 3-1 to earn the other...

02:25 PM, Dec 10, 2011