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  • India go down to Japan in Davis Cup

    Vishnu Vardhan made an impressive Davis Cup debut but lost the must-win first reverse singles of the play-off tie to Kei Nishikori on Sunday, which relegated India to Asia/Oceania Zone Group I and catapulted Japan to World Group for the first time since 1985. Ranked as low as 456th, Vishnu lost 5-7 3-6 3-6 after […]

    India lose 5th ODI, finish winless tour of England

    India ended their England tour without a victory as they crashed to a six-wicket defeat according to the Duckworth Lewis method in the fifth ODI at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on Friday. England won the five-match series 3-0 with one match rained off and another ending in a tie. The England run chase hit a […]

    Chennai revvs up for JK Tyre National Racing Championship

    by NR INDRAN / INT The fourth round of the 14th JK Tyre National Racing Championship 2011 gets underway at the Irrugatukottai track in Chennai this weekend with past masters giving the young Turks of Indian racing a run for their money. While veteran T.R. Radha Selvaraj has consolidated his position at the top of […]

    1st Vasai – Virar Mayor’s Marathon on SUNDAY

    by NR INDRAN / INT Event Ambassador Payyoli Express P T Usha, the Golden Girl of IndianTrack & Field, Kavita Raut, the reigning queen of middle distancetrack running and half marathon champion, besides MP Supriya Sule,Honourable Mayor of Mumbai, Smt. Shraddha Jadhav and former Mayor Dr.Shubha Raul are some of the prominent women who will […]

    England wins toss and fields against India

    England captain Alastair Cook won the toss and elected to field in the fifth and final one-day international against India at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on Friday. India are seeking to restore some pride in the final one-day international after what has been a dispiriting summer. They lost the Test series 4-0 and have been […]

    Fitting farewell for Dravid on India’s mind in final ODI

    Ending what has been a nightmarish tour positively is not the only motivation for the Indian team to win the final cricket ODI against England as the side would also want to ensure a fitting farewell to veteran Rahul Dravid, who plays his final one-dayer in Cardiff on Friday. Dravid, who has amassed 10,820 runs […]

    Dhoni gets ‘Spirit of Cricket’ award, Eng rule ICC honours

    MS Dhoni winning the Spirit of Cricket trophy was the lone highlight for India at the ICC Annual Awards in London where English cricketers walked away with the top honours. Dhoni was chosen for the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award for his fine gesture of recalling Ian Bell after the England batsman was run out […]

    Djokovic beats Nadal to win 1st U.S. Open title

    Top-ranked Novak Djokovic returned brilliantly and swatted winners from all angles to beat defending champion Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-1 on Monday night and earn his first U.S. Open title and third Grand Slam trophy of 2011. Djokovic improved to 64 wins from 66 matches with 10 tournament titles in a simply spectacular […]

    Stosur stuns Serena Williams to win US Open

    Samantha Stosur stunned three-time champion Serena Williams 6-2, 6-3 to win the US Open on Sunday, claiming the first Grand Slam title of her career in a stormy final. Stosur kept her composure as Williams erupted in anger at the chair umpire in the second set, dominating the 13-time Grand Slam champion who had reached […]

    Eng clinch series after 4th ODI ends in tie

    Fortunes fluctuated in the dying minutes before rain forced the fourth cricket one-dayer between India and England to end in a dramatic tie, allowing the hosts to clinch the five-match ODI series by taking an unassailable 2-0 lead on Sunday. Chasing a competitive target of 281, England were 270 for eight in the 49th over […]