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  • 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 […]

    Inno GeoCity Corporate Sports Olympiad 2010 Concludes with a Grand Finale

    Chennai : The 4th edition of Inno GeoCity Corporate Sports Olympiad 2010 in Chennai, in aid of the TANKER Foundation, concluded with a grand finale, with Cognizant striking gold once again and winning the prestigious Rolling Trophy today. The Chief Guest, Ms. K. Shamini, Table Tennis Champion and Silver Medalist in CommonWealth Games, presided over […]

    Pak cricket’s domestic season hit by ball tampering

    Despite the introduction of stronger anti-corruption codes by the PCB, incidents of indiscipline, bad behavior and ball tampering are still in vogue in the ongoing domestic cricket season in Pakistan. Pakistans discarded Test opener, Imran Nazir, was banned from playing in a Quaid-e-Azam Trophy match after he misbehaved with match referee, Ishtiaq Ahmed, during the […]

    Tendulkar’s ODI 200 in Times magazine’s top 10 sports moments

    Iconic Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar’s record-breaking one-day International double century has found a place in the Times magazine’s top 10 sports moments of the year. “Certain sports milestones seem simply unreachable: In cricket, it’s the one-day double-hundred: no man had ever produced 200 runs for his team during a one-day international match,” ‘The Times’ said. […]

    BCCI’s Disciplinary Committee may summon Lalit Modi

    The BCCI’s Disciplinary Committee is considering to summon suspended Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi to question alleged financial irregularities in the conduct of the Twenty20 League. Sources said a notice is likely to be sent to Modi through his lawyer to appear before the committee for cross examination of certain evidences related to the […]