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  • EdelGive Foundation partners with Olympic Gold Quest

    Mumbai: EdelGive Foundation, the strategic philanthropic arm of the Edelweiss group, that supports the cause of women empowerment in India has partnered with Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ), an organization that is building a team of athletes and sports persons who can be potential Olympic Gold winners at the 2012 Olympic games. Within OGQ’s group of […]

    No Dravid, Pathan in India’s preliminary World Cup squad

    Veteran batsman Rahul Dravid and off-colour pacer Irfan Pathan failed to find a place in India’s 30-strong list of probables announced on Saturday for next year’s ODI cricket World Cup in the sub-continent. In a squad which didn’t offer any major surprises, youngsters Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane were included along with established stars such […]

    South Africa declare first innings at 620/4

    In reply to India’s paltry 136,South Africa declared their first innings at 620 for four, taking a mammoth 484 runs lead in the first cricket Test in Centurion on Saturday. Brief Scores: India 1st Innings: 136 all out South Africa 1st Innings: 620/4 decl in 130.4 overs (Jacques Kallis 201 batting, AB de Villiers 140; Ishant Sharma […]

    Carlsen first in London Classic; Anand joint second

    World Champion Indian Viswanathan Anand drew against Russian Vladimir Kramnik to finish joint second with Luke Mcshane of England at the 2010 Chess Classic at Olympia, London. Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen of Norway clinched the first place with a crushing victory against Nigel Short of England on Wednesday. The final round victory by the Norwegian ensured […]

    Humpy in Semifinals, Harika faces another tiebreaker

    Koneru Humpy secured a much-needed draw against China’s Ju Wenjun in the second game of the quarterfinals to enter the semifinals of the World Women’s Chess Championship in Hatay, Turkey. Humpy, who had made the semifinals in the last edition of the championship too, will face Yifan Hao of China in the next match. Yifan […]

    Numero uno spot at stake as India take on South Africa

    The pre-series verbal war has set the stage for an electrifying battle as India gear up to face a hostile South Africa in the first of a three-Test cricket series starting in Centurion on Thursday to not just prove themselves as worthy world number ones but also improve their unarguably poor record in South Africa. […]

    Volleyball Club World Championships Kick off in Doha

    Qatar : The Volleyball Club World Championships (FIVB) – DOHA 2010 are set to take center stage in the Qatari capital of Doha on Wednesday, 15 December 2010. Eight male teams and six female teams will be competing for the titles at Al Gharafa Sports Club stadium until 21 December. Mr. Khalid Al Mawlawi, President […]

    ICC Footage Archive Database Goes Live

    Singapore : The memory of the great moments at ICC events will be preserved forever with an online footage archive database going live . The project, which will be managed by the International Cricket Council’s global broadcast partner ESPN STAR Sports, will make it easy for broadcasters, documentary film-makers and journalists to access and license […]

    BCCI may move Supreme Court on Rajasthan Royals ruling

    The BCCI is likely to move the Supreme Court challenging the ruling of the Bombay High Court which has upheld the order passed by an independent arbitrator granting stay to the termination of IPL team Rajasthan Royals’ contract. “Our legal experts will first study the order and then we will decide the future course of […]

    Senior players back Dhanraj to be India’s hockey coach

    Senior players have backed former captain Dhanraj Pillay to be the chief coach of the Indian men’s hockey team, saying the mercurial forward’s immense experience and knowledge can do wonders for the national side. Indian men’s hockey team is without a coach since last month’s Guangzhou Asian Games, where they won a bronze. While national […]