Veterans face heat as India fall apart
NEW DELHI: Pressure is mounting on India's ageing Test batsmen to make way for fresh talent after the team sunk to the "lowest of lows" in Australia where they suffered a humiliating 4-0 series whitewash. The eighth consecutive overseas Test defeat onmore
Depleted Bucks upset Lakers 100-89
NEW DELHI: The injury-hit Milwaukee Bucks stunned Los Angeles Lakers 100-89 on Saturday helped by a herculean effort from Drew Gooden. The Bucks (8-11) were without leading rebounder Andrew Bogut, who has a broken ankle, while second top scorer Stephenmore
Puntland: In search of black gold
As oil companies have started drilling in the autonomous Somali region, will it turn rags into riches? Counting the CostLast Modified: 21 Jan 2012 13:08 As oil companies have started drilling in the autonomous Somali region, will it turn rags intomore
Jamaicans take US Open sprints
NEW YORK: Jamaicans claimed the sprint double at the US Open athletics meet on Saturday, with Asafa Powell beating compatriot Nesta Carter in the men's 50-meter dash and Veronica Campbell-Brown taking the women's equivalent. American Trell Kimmons wasmore
Plenty at stake in Canada-U.S. CONCACAF clash
More than bragging rights will be on the line when Canada and the U.S. meet in Sunday's CONCACAF women's Olympic soccer qualifying tournament final. The arch rivals have already qualified for the 2012 Summer Games, but they will still be competing formore
Sports Bill is all about government control: BCCI
NEW DELHI: Cricket Board president N Srinivasan said that the Sports Bill of the government was all about trying to control the national federations and questioned its application to the BCCI. "This is all about control (by the government)," Srinivasanmore
Working to improve form: Deepika
JAMSHEDPUR: Unhappy with her current form, country's top archer Deepika Kumari said she is working hard to get her touch to be India's medal prospect at the forthcoming London Olympic Games. "I am not in my best shooting form but am working on to changemore
Bettman Says League Has Advanced Money to the Devils
The financially troubled Devils have been advanced money by the N.H.L., Commissioner Gary Bettman said Saturday in Ottawa at a news conference after the league?s board of governors meeting. Bill Daly, the deputy commissioner, made it clear that themore
Kostner leads ladies at Euros after short program
Carolina Kostner halted the Russian march at the European figure skating championships on Friday in Sheffield, England, by grabbing a narrow lead in the women's competition in her bid to capture a fourth continental gold. The 24-year-old Italianmore
Behera steadies East Zone ship on Day 2
VALSAD: Ever since the sacking of Shiv Sundar Das as Odisha skipper, East Zone, for lack of an experienced hand, had been on the lookout for a long-term skipper when young batsman Natraj Behera caught the eye of the selectors. There wasn't much of a CVmore
Team Alfredsson tops Team Chara in All-Star skills competition
Team Alfredsson beat Team Chara 21-12, easily clinching the victory in the final-round shootout challenge. Alfredsson had one of his team's 10 shootout goals in outscoring Chara 10-3. That was enough to get the hometown crowd on its feet, cheering on amore
Pakistan demand respect from cricket world
ABU DHABI: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq on Sunday said he hoped his team's series win over Test cricket's number one side England will earn them respect from the cricketing world after a turbulent period which tarnished their image. Dogged bymore
Agreement Said to Be Closer on Beginning H.G.H. Tests
The N.F.L. and the players union deadlocked during the regular season over the implementation of blood testing for human growth hormone have made progress in discussions over the last few weeks, creating the possibility that testing of players will beginmore
Nishad struggles, Siddhi sparkles in All-Mumbai Promotional table tennis tournament
MUMBAI: Fancied Nishad Lalit overcame some early jitters before he downed spirited Ritik Sheth to move into the junior boys singles pre-quarterfinal, while lanky Siddhi Kolekar had some anxious moments before making the semifinals of the sub-junior girlsmore
Barca held as Madrid move 7 points clear
MADRID: Barcelona dropped precious points in a 0-0 draw at Villarreal on Saturday night to slip seven points behind Real Madrid at the top of La Liga. Earlier Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo and Mesut Ozil had scored to help Real Madrid beat Zaragoza 3-1 andmore
Hari loses but keeps lead at Tata Steel Chess meet
CHENNAI: Finally, Pentala Harikrishna's golden run in group B of the Tata Steel chess tournament at Wijk aan Zee came to an end on Friday. After the rest day, the India sitting pretty with eight points from 10 rounds bowed to Ernst Sipke of themore
Sidney Crosby suffered neck injury
Sidney Crosby has discovered that, in addition to the concussion he suffered last month, he also suffered a neck injury. The Pittsburgh Penguins issued a statement confirming that Crosby had suffered a neck injury, but that the ailment has healed. "Themore
Nikhil shines for AG in Times Shield cricket tourney
MUMBAI: Nikhil Patil's unbeaten century (129) for Accountant General and his partnership of 188 with Jeff Pereira 54*. helped them defeat Allied Digital by eight wickets in the F Division of Times Shield cricket tournament on Saturday.more
Stanley forges five ahead at Torrey Pines
SAN DIEGO: Largely sticking to his mantra of playing "boring golf" from tee to green, American Kyle Stanley charged into a commanding five-shot lead at the Farmers Insurance Open after the third round on Saturday. In pursuit of his first victory on themore
Sidney Crosby may have fractured vertebrae
Sidney Crosby has discovered that, in addition to the concussion he suffered last month, he may also have fractured two vertebrae. Pat Brisson, the agent for the Pittsburgh Penguins captain, confirmed to 's Elliotte Friedman on Saturday that Crosby maymore
Strauss Admits England Failings After Pakistan Loss
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - England captain Andrew Strauss admitted his team were not good enough after they were bowled out for 72 in Abu Dhabi on Saturday to give Pakistan an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. England's second innings total wasmore
India face stiff test in World Cup squash
CHENNAI: Hosts India will have things on the tougher side from the preliminary pool stage itself at the inaugural WSF Under-21 World Cup squash to be staged from February 1 to 5. Indians, placed in Pool A, are seeded fourth in eight-team event, themore
Live Now: All-Star skills competition stream & chat
Join in for a chat with other hockey fans as the NHL's stars and young guns show off their skating, shooting and stickhandling skills in a series of competitions. (CBC, CBCSports.ca).more
Lajong held at home by Pune FC in I-League
SHILLONG: Pune FC came from behind to hold Shillong Lajong 1-1 in a round 17 match of the I-League at the Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Complex on Saturday. Tuboi scored for Lajong in the 51st minute while Mandjou Keita pulled it back for the visitors in themore
AI beat Mumbai FC 1-0 to win derby clash
PUNE: It was a derby of desperation more than anything when Mumbai FC played Air India at the Balewadi Stadium in Pune on Saturday. Looking to shrug off the torrid patch that both teams have been enduring, it was always going to be about who wanted themore
Real Madrid win to pile pressure on Barca
MADRID: Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo and Mesut Ozil scored to help Real Madrid beat Zaragoza 3-1 on Saturday and move to points clear at the top of La Liga, ahead of second-placed Barcelona's game away to Villarreal. Angel Lafita had given the side rockmore
We have a lot of work still to do: Clarke
ADELAIDE: Australia skipper Michael Clarke lauded his troops after whitewashing India 4-0 in the Test series and warned the cricket world that his team was on the way up. "It's a pretty good start. After the disappointment of last summer, we resolved tomore
Man City reject Liverpool's Carroll for Tevez offer
? Liverpool offered City a straight swap of the strikers ? Tevez likely to return to Manchester City next week Liverpool have made a remarkable bid to swap Andy Carroll with Carlos Tevez and move on their club-record £35m signing not even a yearmore
Soumyajit, Ankita the odds amongst PSPB march
LUCKNOW: Except for a few odds here and there, the script went smoothly on the penultimate day of the 73rd Senior National and Inter-State Table Tennis Championships as the semifinalists were spotted at the SAI sub-centre hall on Saturday. It was twomore
Misbah, Strauss hail resurgent Pakistan
ABU DHABI: Rival captains Misbah-ul Haq and Andrew Strauss acknowledged Pakistan's excellent performance which saw them win the second Test against England by 72 runs in a thrilling finish on Saturday. Left-arm spinner Abdul Rehman rocked England -more