The only Indian to win an individual gold medal in Olympics, shooter Abhinav Bindra, has been recommended for the Bharat Ratna — the country’s highest civilian honour — by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI). On August 11, 2008, the 30-year-old reserved marksman from Zirakpur, Punjab scripted history when he shot an incredible 700.5 [...]
Top IOA delegates were busy giving finishing touches to their action plan as they geared up for the crucial meeting with the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne to draw a roadmap for India’s return to the Olympic fold. Most of the IOA delegates will leave for Lausanne tonight for the May 15 meeting which is [...]
Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid heaped praise on Shane Watson, saying the Australian is a genuine match winner and his 34-ball 70 was one of the “finest” knocks, which reminded him of David Miller’s hurricane century. Watson butchered Chennai Super Kings bowlers in a sensational batting display as Rajasthan Royals scored a comprehensive five-wicket win [...]
All-rounder Jacques Kallis, who played a key role in Kolkata Knight Riders’ five-wicket win over Royal Challengers Banglore here today, said the pitch at the JSCA International Cricket Complex was not ideal for a Twenty20 game. Kallis, who picked up two wickets for 17 runs with the ball before scoring a vital 41 during KKR’s [...]
Fresh from a brilliant victory against Bulgarian Veselin Topalov, world champion Viswanathan will next take on Hikaru Nakamura of United States in the fourth round of Norway chess 2013 Super Tournament here. The three rounds for Anand have been contrasting so far. It was s sedate start with an easy draw as white against Levon [...]
His team is virtually out of the play-offs race having lost eight of their 13 matches, but an optimistic Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir today said they still have a “fair chance” of making the cut in the ongoing Indian Premier League. “At the moment, the competition is pretty open. We still have a [...]
Virat Kohli smashed a 58-ball 99 before Jaydev Unadkat picked up a five-wicket haul to guide Royal Challengers Bangalore to a narrow four-run win over Delhi Daredevils, and enhance their chances of qualifying for the play-offs of the Pepsi Indian Premier League. Kohli, who got two reprieves during his sensational knock, along with with A [...]
Defending champion Roger Federer was dumped out of the Madrid Masters on Thursday by world No 14 Kei Nishikori as the Japanese came through 6-4 1-6 6-3 in their third round clash. Second seed Federer, who had just returned to the tour after a two-month break, joins world No 1 Novak Djokovic in being eliminated [...]
Mushfiqur Rahim will quit as captain of Bangladesh after two Twenty20 internationals against Zimbabwe this weekend. Wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur made the announcement after Bangladesh lost the third one-day international by seven wickets on Wednesday, conceding a one-day series to Zimbabwe despite beating them by a record margin in the first match. The Tigers began their tour [...]
A recurring ankle injury could rule star South Africa batsman Graeme Smith out of June’s Champions Trophy, a national squad official admitted. He confirmed that Smith is expected to return home this week from English county cricket duties at Surrey and an operation may sideline him for several months. Losing Smith for the one-day international [...]
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