‘Sports’ Archives
Lance Armstrong cleared of doping charges
The case against Lance Armstrong is closed His legacy as a seven-time Tour de France champion endures Federal prosecutors dropped their investigation of Armstrong on Friday, ending a nearly two-year effort aimed at determining whether the world's most famous cyclist and his teammates joined in a doping program during his greatest [...]
Narain Karthikeyan regains HRT drive for 2012
Hispania Racing Team announced on Friday that India's Narain Karthikeyan will drive for the team in the F1 2012 season2 grid with HRT F1 Team2," said the Indian driver Team With the new management, Pedro, and the team, there is definite potential for progress" [subscribe2]
John Terry stripped of England captaincy
John Terry was stripped of the England captaincy for the second time in two years on Friday after mounting concern his ongoing racism court case had made his position untenable The English Football Association confirmed in a statement that chairman David Bernstein had contacted Terry to inform him of the body's decision to remove him as captain [...]
Finally, India taste victory in Australia
After the 4-0 whitewash in the Tests, India have finally won a match claiming the second T20 international against Australia by a good 8-wicket margin35 for the loss of 2 wickets in reply to Australia's 131 in the second Twenty20 international at the MCG in Melbourne31 all out in 1921, Rahul Sharma 2/2935/2 in 19; Brad Hogg 1/1931 in 1935 for two [...]
India vs Aus T20: India loses by 31 runs
Opener Matt Wade half-century fired Australia to a 31-run victory over India in the first of two Twenty20 matches on Wednesday71 40 runs71 for four proved too tough a target for an India team hoping for a turnaround in fortunes after suffering a 4-0 hammering in the Test series and the tourists managed just 140 for six in the rain-delayed [...]
India vs Australia 1st T20 Preview
After the humiliating loss in the Test series, India will be desperate to turn things around and restore some pride in the limited overs matches, starting with the first T20 against Australia on Wednesday0 and young batsmen were exposed big time against the short-pitched deliveries The Indians were all out on most occasions, despite having a [...]
Dhoni ready to quit Test captaincy
Reacting to outrage over the team's performance and calls for changes in the team, Team India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, on Tuesday said that he is willing to give up the captaincy and be replaced by some one else India suffered their second successive whitewash on an overseas tour when they were wiped out 4-0 by Australia in the recently [...]
IPL 2012 auction: Kochi players top pruned list
As many as 144 players, including Indian Test batsman VVS Laxman, pacer S Sreesanth and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, will go under the hammer when the players auction for the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League is held in Bangalore on February 46 players from Australia who will be up for sale3 cricketers, including James Anderson, Ian Bell, [...]
Paes-Stepanek win men’s doubles title
Indian Tennis star Leander Paes on Saturday created history by becoming the first Indian to complete a career Grand Slam by winning the Australian Open men's doubles title with Radek Stepanek, taming the dangerous top seeds Bob and Mike Bryan in straight sets, in Melbourne on Saturday9991 after a gap 11 years but the title slipped out of their [...]
Abdur Rehman spins Pakistan to a series win
Pakistan defeated England by 72 runs in the second Test to seal the three-match series on Saturday, England were all out for 72 runs in chase of 145 runs in the second innings of the second Test4 in their second innings, setting England a victory target of 145 to square the three-match series0 in the first over of the afternoon session as the [...]
Azarenka wins Australian Open, crowned No.1
Victoria Azarenka became the first Belarusian to win a grand slam singles title when she claimed the Australian Open title with a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Russia's Maria Sharapova on Saturday2 of the next 13 games and sealing the title when the Russian hit a backhand into the net [subscribe2]
Kiwis win Test after bowling Zimbabwe out twice
New Zealand highlighted the gulf in international cricket when they bowled Zimbabwe out twice on Saturday to win the only Test match of their tour at McLean Park in Napier by an innings and 301 runs and 143 to record their largest victory by an innings in Tests9520 countries have Test status, with Bangladesh the ninth-ranked team9 for five in [...]
BCCI promises action after India’s humiliating defeat
An under-pressure BCCI on Saturday promised "corrective measures" after the Indian cricket team was humbled 0-4 by Australia in the Test series but refused to comment on the future of the struggling senior players, saying that remains in the hands of selectors India lost the fourth Test by 298 runs in Adelaide, completing an eighth consecutive [...]
Bedi comes out in support of Dravid and Laxman
Former Indian captain Bishen Singh Bedi has come out in support of under-fire Indian batsmen Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman, saying that both these veterans deserves respect for serving the nation for around 15 years Some ex-players and Indian media are demanding the retirement of Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman as both these batsmen had disastrous [...]
India drop to third place in ICC Test rankings
The humiliating 0-4 whitewash at the hands of Australia on Saturday resulted in India dropping a rung to third spot in the ICC Test rankings with Michael Clarke's team breathing down their neck just a fraction of a point behind in the table18 ratings points, have fallen to 111 ratings points while fourth-ranked Australia have boosted their [...]
Aussies crush India to complete 4-0 whitewash
Australian bowlers needed just an hour to remove the remaining four Indian batsmen on the last day of Adelaide Test on Saturday to complete a clean sweep runs to lose the final Test by 298 runs967/68 series, this was the first time India were inflicted a series whitewash by the Australians and with this they have now lost eight consecutive Tests [...]
Australian Open: Djokovic beats Andy Murray
Number one seed Novak Djokovic entered the Australian Open final defeating fourth seed Andy Murray 6-3, 3-6, 6-7, 6-1, 7-5 here at the Rod Laver Arena on Friday after winning three of the four majors, with his only loss at a Grand Slam coming against Roger Federer in the French Open semifinals He beat Nadal in six tournament finals last [...]
Paes-Vesnina in mixed doubles final
India's Leander Paes and his Russian partner Elena Vesnina have reached the Australian Open mixed doubles final0-7 Paes has already made the men's double final with his Czech partner Radek Stepanek [subscribe2]
Australian Open: Kuznetsova-Zvonareva win doubles title
The Russian pair Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva beat Italian duo of Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci to win the women's doubles championship On Friday, they rallied to beat the Italian duo by 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 to win the championship "We focus on singles Sometimes I go to a Grand Slam, for example, and I don't know if I'm going to play [...]
India 166/6 at stumps, trail by 333 runs
India are on the verge of a huge defeat and a shameful 4-0 whitewash567/5, setting India a target of 500 to win10 for 4 Virat Kohli and VVS Laxman then attempted a rescue act, but it was too little too late VVS Laxman falling to Nathan Lyon once again for 35 Needing to bat out less than five overs, Ishant Sharma was sent as a [...]
