India beat Pakistan by 6 wickets, pocket series
India’s wait for a One-day series triumph over Pakistan on home soil ended tonight after 24 long years as they thrashed their archrivals by six wickets to take an invincible 3-1 lead in the five-match series.Chasing a competitive 256 for victory, the Indians overhauled the target comfortably with 21 balls to spare in a floodlit [...]
Carlos Moya to play in Chennai Open 2008
World No.17 (former World No. 1) and two-time Chennai Open champion (2004, 2005), Spaniard Carlos Moya confirmed his participation for Chennai Open 2008. The 13th edition of tournament will be held from December 31 to January 6, 2008, at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in Nungambakkam.
Carlos Moya has been an overwhelming crowd favourite and he will [...]
India wins First ODI against Pakistan by 5 Wickets
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh built on a solid platform laid down by Ganguly and Gambhir to give India a 1-0 lead in the ongoing Indian Oil cricket series. Dhoni scored a responsible 63 (77 balls, 8×4s) and Yuvraj made a fluent 58 (74 balls, 6×4s, 1×6) to add 105 runs for the [...]
Akshara Hassan working for Olympics
Indian film actor Kamal Haasan’s younger daughter Akshara is the talk of the town. She is just 16 and has her eyes set on the Olympics already. Both daughters of Kamal Haasan have carved a place for themselves. The two young girls are growing up to be well-groomed and brilliant individuals, creating an identity for [...]
INDIA WINS WORLD TWENTY20 THRILLER
Amidst a sea of emotions, India clinched a humdinger by five runs to win the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on Monday. Chasing India’s 157 for five, Pakistan was dismissed for 152 with three deliveries remaining.
Pakistan required 13 runs off the last over with one wicket left with Misbah-ul-Haq (43, 38b, [...]
I will not rest on my laurels: Carvalho
“I assure you I will not rest on my laurels. My goal is now to guide India in qualifying for the 2008 Olympics,†said India’s hockey coach Joaquim Carvalho after India’s 7-2 victory over South Korea in the final of the Asia Cup hockey championship on Sunday.
Talking about the final, the coach said, “we played [...]
A failed hero: What went wrong with Santhi Soundarajan
A silver medal at the Asian Games in Doha last year and then stripped of it following a gender controversy. And now an alleged suicide attempt.
Wind in her face, leaping forward across victory lines. That’s how Santhi Soundarajan, a promising athlete from Pudukottai district of Tamil Nadu battled for glory for long.
But now, this 26-year-old [...]
Indian Bank and GKM Club clinch titles
Indian Bank and GKM Club won the titles in the men’s and women’s sections respectively in the Vulture Volleyball Club’s State-level floodlit tournament which concluded here on Sunday.
In the final, Indian Bank defeated ICF 25-14, 25-19, 25-17 while GKM beat St Joseph’s College of Engineering 26-24, 17-25, 29-27. The men’s winner received Rs. 50,000 as [...]
ICL not WSC: Lillee
Former Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee said the parallels drawn between the Indian Cricket League (ICL), the breakaway league promoted by the Essel group, and Kerry Packer’s rebel World Series Cricket (WSC) weren’t accurate.
“There’s a huge difference in the standard of the game,†said Lillee, here at the MRF Pace Foundation. “In the Packer series, [...]
Sportstar Open from tomorrow
The Sportstar Open golf tournament will be held at the Gymkhana Club links (Guindy) on August 18 and 19. The two-day stroke-play event is open to amateur golfers.
As many as 100 golfers are expected to take part in the event. The medal-round event for Open and Handicap sections will be held on Saturday and Sunday [...]
