Veteran Australian spinner Brad Hogg is up for auction. Base price USD 100,000. Sold to Rajasthan for USD180 000. Ramesh Powar, another KTK player, sold for USD 160,000 to Punjab. Australian fast bowler Peter Siddle, who was instrumental in the... (Continue reading)
Police shot and killed two protesters in Suez, Egypt, early Friday, a health official said, the first to die in clashes that erupted around the country after a riot at a soccer stadium killed 74, as sports violence spiralled into... (Continue reading)
Stung by a prolonged losing streak in what has turned out to be a nightmarish tour, a hapless India will now look to avoid a Twenty20 whitewash when they lock horns with Australia in the second match on Friday. Completely... (Continue reading)
Seventy-four people were killed and at least 1,000 injured on Wednesday when Egyptian football fans staged a pitch invasion in the city of Port Said, the deadliest incident since the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak from power. Angry politicians decried... (Continue reading)
Their reputation bruised and battered after the humiliating loss in the Test series, India will be desperate to turn their fortunes around and restore some pride in the limited overs matches, starting with the first T20 against Australia on Wednesday.... (Continue reading)
Argentine soccer legend Hernan Crespo became the hottest property of a new Indian soccer league starting next month when he fetched USD 840,000 in an auction of players and coaches in Kolkata city on Monday. Crespo was snapped up by... (Continue reading)
12:07 p.m. Over 49: Ponting drops Laxman at slip off Harris. 11:01 a.m. Over 32: Out! Sachin Tendulkar has to go as he is caught at short leg after gloving one to Ed Cowan off Nathan Lyon’s delivery. The Adelaide... (Continue reading)
The row over Dow Chemical`s sponsorship of London Olympics escalated with the commissioner of an ethics watchdog resigning over its links to the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster even as UK politicians expressed surprise over India’s silence on the issue. An... (Continue reading)
Adelaide: 11: 41 a.m Over 7 : Hilfenaus strikes, India lose their second wicket in quick succession. For the ninth time in 11 innings Rahul Dravid gets bowled. Hilfenhaus gets his first scalp. 11: 32 a.m. Over 6 Peter Siddle... (Continue reading)
The Sports Ministry on Wednesday recommended the name of legendary hockey player Dhyan Chand for the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour. The ministry has also recommended the name of mountaineer Tenzing Norgay, one of the first two individuals known... (Continue reading)