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  • ‘Sleeping giant’ India slowly waking up: FIFA president

    New Delhi : Acknowledging that “sleeping giant” India is slowly waking up to its potential in football, FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Friday said that there is scope for other sports in the country besides cricket. In his 14th year as president of the world football governing body, Blatter wished to see India as a […]

    Rahul Dravid announces retirement from Int. Cricket

    Bangalore : Batting great Rahul Dravid, the second most prolific batsman in the game’s history and India’s middle order bulwark for years, on Friday bid adieu to Test cricket, bringing down the curtains on a glorious 16-year career. The 39-year-old Dravid, a former India captain, became the first of the three ageing greats of Indian […]

    Rahul Dravid calls press conference in Bangalore tomorrow

    Bangalore : India’s star cricketer Rahul Dravid called a press conference in Bangalore tomorrow, prompting speculation that he may announce his retirement from international cricket. Though there has been no official word from him the speculation was fuelled by the fact that the BCCI president N Srinivasan will be present at the press conference. The […]

    Clint McKay five-for helps Australia clinch tri-series title

    Australia : Australia clinched the cricket tri-series title as they relied on a spirited bowling display to beat Sri Lanka by 16 runs in a low-scoring thriller in Adelaide on Thursday. After posting 231 all out on a difficult Adelaide Oval track, the hosts rode on pacer Clint McKay’s five-for to stop Sri Lanka at […]

    Uninor Run Ignites a Healthy Competitive Spirit

    Bangalore: Nearly 100 specially-able children and more than 1500 Bangaloreans ran to support a competitive and healthy life. The law of competition is best demonstrated by a race because it ensures the survival of the fittest.  Uninor Karnataka joined hands with Runners for Life and Radio One to kick off a 5 km run starting […]

    Royals further strengthen squad ahead of the upcoming season

    by NR INDRAN / INT Rajasthan Royals today announced that it has signed English cricketer Owais Shah to play for the team in the fifth season of the DLF Indian Premier League scheduled to begin in Chennai on April 4th 2012. The 33-year-old Karachi born right hand batsman has enjoyed tremendous success in the shorter […]

    Uthappa named in place of Tendulkar in T20 squad against SA

    Mumbai : Robin Uthappa was named in place of Sachin Tendulkar in India’s squad for the one-off Twenty20 International in Johannesburg on March 30 to commemorate the 150 years of settlement of Indians in that country. Tendulkar, who no longer plays in T20 Internationals, was expectedly left out of the 15-member Indian squad which has […]

    Narain Karthikeyan debuts HRT F112

    by NR INDRAN / INT Mumbai: Indian driver NarainKarthikeyan completed the first laps aboard the new HRT F112 at the Barcelona circuit on Monday, ahead of its Formula 1 debut in Australia in less than two weeks. Having passed all the mandatory crashtests last weekend, the Spanish squad was racing against time to put the car […]

    Dilshan stars as Sri Lanka spank Aussies, level finals 1-1

    Sri Lanka : Tillakaratne Dilshan smashed a strokeful 106 as Sri Lanka spanked Australia by eight wickets to level the best-of-three tri-series finals 1-1 in Adelaide on Tuesday. Chasing Australia’s competitive 271 for six, built around skipper Michael Clarke’s 117 and David Warner’s 100, the islanders rode on a 179-run partnership for the opening wicket […]

    UltraTech Cement is Rajasthan Royals’ Principal Team Sponsor

    by NR INDRAN / INT Rajasthan Royals today welcomed UltraTech Cement Limited as the Principal Team Sponsor for IPL2012. The leading cement brand has been associated with the Rajasthan Royals since the first season of the IPL. They were principal team sponsor in 2009 and2010 while being an on-ground partner in 2008 and 2011. The […]