Sports News

Yuvraj Singh Says Sachin Was the Inspiration Behind His Performance in World Cup Series

April 2, 2012, marks India's first anniversary of winning the ICC Cricket World Cup. The jinx of not having won the World Cup was broken when a mixture of both young and experienced players in the team got the cup for India after about 28 years. Team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's winning strike off the bowling of Sri Lanka's Nuwan Kulasekara continues to be cherished till today by every Indian.

Apr 2, 2012

IPL 2012 Schedule: Cricketing Extravaganza Starts On April 3

The much awaited cricket extravaganza, the 5th edition of IPL 2012, will begin with an opening ceremony at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on April 3.

Apr 1, 2012

Is Sachin Tendulkar Preparing For An Innings In Bollywood?

If the wisecracks around the web are to be believed, Indian Cricket ace, Sachin Tendulkar will make his Bollywood debut in filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra's forthcoming "Ferrari Ki Sawaria" soon.

Mar 31, 2012

Rain Plays Spoilsport: South Africa Defeat India under D/L Method

Rain played spoilsports on what would have been an exciting close match between South Africa and India at the Wanderers on Friday. South Africa defeated India by 11 runs under Duckworth in a T20 International match.

Mar 31, 2012

Records Are Meant To Be Broken: Sachin

Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar, who achieved his 100th international century in India's Asia Cup ODI against Bangladesh in Mirpur on March 16, says "all the records are to be broken."

Mar 25, 2012

India Thrash Pakistan; Virat Kohli's Heroic Knock Helps India Win

Riding on Virat Kohli's heroic knock of 183 off 148 balls, India thrashed arch rival Pakistan at Sher-e-Bangla national stadium on Sunday. The win gave hope to India in the Asia Cup.

Mar 18, 2012

Yuvraj Singh Discharged from Hospital

Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh, who was battling a cancerous lung tumor, was discharged from a Boston hospital Saturday after his chemotherapy cycle had ended.

Mar 18, 2012

Sachin Tendulkar's 100th Century: PM, Politicians Congratulate Little Master

Congratulatory messages have been pouring in from all quarters ever since Sachin Tendulkar scored his historic 100th century Friday and Indian politicians, cutting across the party lines, have come out in unison to congratulate the Little Master.

Mar 17, 2012

Celebrities Congratulate Sachin Tendulkar on Scoring100th Century

Cricket lovers in India are in celebration mood as their icon Sachin Tendulkar has finally created history by becoming the first cricketer to score 100 centuries in international cricket. As soon as Tendulkar scored the ton, Indian celebrities took to twitter to congratulate him on completing the feat. Here are tweets of the celebrities

Mar 16, 2012

Sachin Tendulkar Creates History; Finally Scores 100th Century

Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar created history on Friday by scoring his 100th century in the four match of the Asia Cup against Bangladesh.

Mar 16, 2012

London Olympics: Sports Ministry to Take up the Dow Matter Directly

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to took up the matter directly with International Olympics Committee (IOC) urging it to go beyond lesser considerations, and in the larger interests of the ideals of human rights, compassion and solidarity, cancel the sponsorship of Dow Chemicals for the London Olympics, 2012.

Mar 15, 2012

Asian Women's Boxing Championships: Indian Team Leaves for Mongolia

The Indian Elite Women Boxing team comprising of 18 members (10 boxers, 4 coaches and 4 supporting personnel) left for Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Thursday early morning to participate in the Asian Women's Boxing Championships

Mar 15, 2012

Rahul Dravid to Announce Retirement Today; Sachin Will Miss 'The Wall'

Rahul Dravid is expected to announce his retirement from international cricket on Friday. The BCCI has announced that the cricketer and the board president N. Srinivisan will address a press conference in Bangalore. Sachin Tendulkar has expressed his sadness following Dravid's decision to call it quits.

Mar 9, 2012

Rahul Dravid Likely to Announce Retirement Friday

Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid is likely to announce his retirement from the game Friday.

Mar 8, 2012

Time for Sachin Tendulkar to Bid Goodbye to Cricket?

Cricket lovers in India and fans of batting great Sachin Tendulkar may be patiently waiting for the Little Master to reach his 100 centuries milestone but former Australia cricket captain Ian Chappell said that it's time for him to retire.

Mar 4, 2012