New Delhi: A day after their pullout threat from the Commonwealth Games over non-payment of bills, top Indian tennis players Saturday confirmed their participation in the Oct 3-14 mega event as well as the Davis Cup tie in Chennai next month.
Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi, Somdev Devvarman and Roh ....
London: Hong Kong businessman Kenny Huang announced that his company QSL Sports will not be buying Liverpool. With the club's owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett desperate to sell, Huang had declared his interest a fortnight ago, but refused to comment on suggestions he was backed by the Ch ....
Sydney: Australia's world indoor long jump champion Fabrice Lapierre is doubtful for the Commonwealth Games to be held in New Delhi. Lapierre said he is in two minds about competing in India when the Games begin Oct 3, which also happens to be his lay-off season.
If he eventually decides to sk ....
London: British Sports Minister Hugh Robertson says the England cricket team will be discouraged from playing Zimbabawe until its board severs ties with the Robert Mugabe regime.
Robertson said that cricket relationships between the two countries are not possible with Peter Chingoka as the preside ....
New Delhi: The Indian women's hockey team for the World Cup in Rosario, Argentina from Aug 29, will be selected in Patiala. There seems to be no doubt that the national team will represent the country and not Hockey India (HI), which is recognised by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) or ....
Dambulla: Upul Tharanga scored a valuable 70 as Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand by three wickets in the second one-day international of the tri-nation series here. Earlier, Lasith Malinga and Angelo Mathews shared six wickets as Sri Lanka restricted New Zealand to 192 rus in 48.1 overs. The home ....
Karachi: Pakistani All-rounder Abdul Razzaq believes he could have been an asset for Pakistan in the ongoing Test series against England, where the visitors are trailing 0-2 after big losses in Nottingham and Birmingham. The experienced Razzaq, who is currently featuring for English county side ....
Melbourne: Australian Commonwealth Games Association chief executive Perry Crosswhite is satisfied with New Delhi's preparations and security arrangements for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games, a media report has said. With barely 50 days to go for the Games, the organisers have been rocked by cha ....
New Delhi: The All India Tennis Association (AITA) has declared that it will adhere to the government guidelines regarding the tenure and age of the office bearers. The AITA executive committee met Friday and unanimously agreed on the decision to follow government guidelines which puts a cap on the ....
New Delhi: India No.1 Somdev Devvarman will lead the country's challenge in the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games men's tennis event here and next month's Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against Brazil in Chennai. Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna are other players select ....