Padmini takes sole lead at women’s national premier chess
Kolkata, Nov 22 (IANS) Defending champion and top seed Padmini Rout of Odisha inched closer to the title as she extended her lead to...
Golfer Lahiri ready to charge at US Open
Bengaluru, June 5 (IANS) Leading Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri is ready to come out with all guns blazing as he continues his quest for...
Tendulkar, Ganguly, Laxman join BCCI advisory committee
Mumbai, June 1 (IANS) Batting legends Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and V.V.S. Laxman were named to the newly-formed advisory cricket committee of the Board...
Abraham retains WBO belt by beating Murray
Berlin, Nov 22 (IANS) Arthur Abraham successfully defended his World Boxing Organisation (WBO) super middleweight belt with a split-decision win over Martin Murray of...
Ding Junhui ranks fourth in world snooker
Beijing, May 5 (IANS) Chinese star Ding Junhui remains the only Chinese in the top 10 players of the world, according to the world...
Kashyap loses in Singapore Open semis
Singapore, April 11 (IANS) Indian shuttler Parupalli Kashyap lost 22-20, 11-21, 14-21 to Hong Kong's Hu Yun in the $300,000 Singapore Open Superseries men's...
Dhoni heaps praise on Ashwin
Mumbai, Jan 5 (IANS) India's limited-overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni heaped praise on star off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Tuesday, terming him as an asset...
Izumo, Zhu win world junior TT titles
Indore, Jan 24 (IANS) Japan's Izumo Takuto and Hong Kong's Zhu Chengzhu on Sunday became champions in the boys' and girls' categories, respectively, at...
Dhoni moves court against mobile firm for contempt
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday sought response from a mobile company on a contempt plea filed by Indian...
Barcelona sign Sevilla defender Vidal
Barcelona, June 8 (IANS) Newly crowned European Champions League winners FC Barcelona have signed Sevilla defender Alex Vidal on a five-year contract.
The former Mallorca...
