Guwahati, Nov 7(ANI): On the eve of sixth one-day international between India and Australia, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni admitted that this was one series where the middle-order has not performed consistently. Addressing ...

Mumbai, Nov 7 (IANS) After assuming office as Maharashtra's chief minister, Ashok Chavan's first official duty Saturday was signing a congratulatory letter to India's cricket maestro Sachin Tendulkar for his record ...

Noida, Nov 7 (IANS) Anirban Lahiri was five strokes ahead when play was suspended due to bad light on day three of the BILT Open 2009 golf tournament in Greater Noida near ...

Charlottesville (Virginia), Nov 7 (IANS) India's No.1 Somdev Devvarman stormed into the semifinals while compatriot Sanam Singh went down fighting in the $50,000 Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) challenger. ...

Munich, Nov 7 (DPA) Bayern Munich are lagging behind the European football giants because they don't have a football philosophy, their Germany defender Philipp Lahm has said. The wing back Lahm, 25, ...

Frankfurt, Nov 7 (DPA) Joachim Loew will not nominate goalkeeper Robert Enke into Germany's football squad for two upcoming friendly internationals after Rene Adler cancelled his appearance. Loew said Saturday that a return ...

Guwahati, Nov 7 (IANS) Stung by a disappointing loss in Hyderabad, India cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said that his boys are trying to stay mentally fresh ahead of the crucial ...

Guwahati, Nov 7(ANI): On the eve of the sixth ODI between India and Australia, Chief curator of Assam Cricket Association (ACA) Sunil Kumar Barua said that he hopes the game would be ...

Chennai, Nov 7(ANI): The ban to play cricket at Chennai's Marina beach has come as a big setback to ardent cricket lovers, who now have no alternate location to enjoy the game. ...

New Delhi, Nov 7(IANS) Around 30,000 students from across the country will vie for the gold medal at the Salwan Cross Country Run at the Army Equestrian Centre here Sunday. The "marathon" in ...

Guwahati, Nov 7 (IANS) The narrow loss in Hyderabad pushed India on to the backfoot in the seven-match series as Australia took a 3-2 lead. Psychologically, the pressure is on the ...

By Omar Khalid Lille (France), Nov 7 (IANS) Pakistan are looking forward to an emphatic win in the World Cup hockey qualifiers final here Sunday after winning four of its league matches convincingly. Coach ...

Sydney, Nov 7(ANI): Australian wicket keeper Brad Haddin has said that he had received a call from chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch, which confirmed that he was the first-choice wicketkeeper despite Tim ...

By V. Krishnaswamy Shanghai, Nov 7 (IANS) Jyoti Randhawa seems to have found his rhythm and focus at the right time as he added another two-under 70 on a difficult day to ...

London, Nov 7(ANI): Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has revealed that his eight-year-old son Isaac Drogba had reprimanded him for his infamous rant at the referee after his team's Champions League exit ...

Basle (Switzerland), Nov 7 (DPA) Friendship will be on the back burner when Roger Federer faces childhood mate Marco Chiudinelli in a battle of Basle boys for a place in the ...

Basle (Switzerland), Nov 7 (DPA) Exhausted Novak Djokovic is determined to make the most of the remainder of the marathon Association of Tennis Professional (ATP) season, saying his top priority will ...

Leverkusen (Germany), Nov 7 (DPA) Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen wasted no time in a 4-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt. Leverkusen led 3-0 after 11 minutes, with Stefan Kiessling striking from short-range, a header ...

Sydney, Nov 7 (ANI): Australian skipper Ricky Ponting hopes that luck will continue to favour him against dangerous Virender Sehwag, who has not been so successful in the ongoing seven match ...

London, Nov 7 (ANI): Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti, who as manager of AC Milan twice bundled Alex Ferguson's team out of the Champions League, heaped praise by saying that Ferguson's 23 ...

London, Nov 7 (ANI): Judge Anthony Goldstaub QC dismissed the appeal of ace England footballer Jermain Defoe, and blasted his "shameful behaviour." Defoe was labelled "shameful" by the judge on Friday for not ...

London, Nov 7 (ANI): Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has ordered his men to get their act together ahead of the crucial clash against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Manchester United ...

London, Nov 7 (ANI): Ace Liverpool striker Fernando Torres, who is suffering from a groin injury, will defy his doctor's orders to bring his club out of its slump. Torres wants to ...

London, Nov 7 (ANI): Manchester United's star midfielder Darren Fletcher is ready for the crucial game against Chelsea and has made sure that he's big enough by building up his muscles ...

London, Nov 7 (ANI): England batsman Jonathan Trott has made a run-filled return to South Africa, the country of his birth, and insisted that he did not receive one word of abuse. ...

London, Nov 7 (ANI): Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has increased pressure on Rafa Benitez by ruling out Liverpool's title chances. Ancelotti reckons Manchester United and Arsenal are Blues' only serious rivals ...

Melbourne, Nov 7 (ANI): Skipper Ricky Ponting asked his team to be brave and face the might of Sachin Tendulkar and India in the nail biting fifth ODI at Hyderabad, which ...

Sydney, Nov 7 (ANI): Australian opener Shaun Marsh, who scored run-a-ball 112 against India in the fifth ODI says Sachin Tendulkar's spectacular ODI innings stealing his thunder didn't bother him, as ...

Wellington, Nov 7 (ANI): New Zealand beat Pakistan by 64 runs in the second one day international in Abu Dhabi today. A century by man of the match Brendon McCullum and a ...

Vilnius (Lithuania), Nov 6 (DPA) US ice dancing star Katherine Leigh Copely has lost her bid to gain Lithuanian citizenship and thus her ability to represent Lithuania in next year's Olympics. Copley's application ...