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BCCI shouldn’t have problems in letting Sreesanth play: Ganguly
Kolkata: Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly on Saturday said the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) should not have a problem with S. Sreesanth making a comeback, now that the bowler has been cleared of all spot fixing charges.…
IPL Spot-Fixing: Court drops charges against Sreesanth, 35 others
New Delhi: A court here on Saturday dropped charges against cricketer S. Sreesanth and 35 other accused in the 2013 Indian Premier League spot-fixing case.
Additional Sessions Judge Neena Bansal Krishna discharged cricketers Sreesanth,…
Organisers unveil 2020 Tokyo Olympics Emblem
Tokyo: Five years to the day before the opening ceremony, organisers unveiled the emblems of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games here.
Designed by Japanese artist Kenjiro Sato, the emblem is based on 'T', standing for Tokyo,…
India jump to 8th Spot in World Hockey Rankings 2015
Riding on their fourth-place finish in the Hockey World League (HWL) Semi-final, India leapfrogged South Korea to take the eighth spot in the latest International Hockey Federation (FIH) rankings released on Thursday.
Asian Games 2014…
BCCI stresses on Standard of Fitness for Indian Team
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Anurag Thakur and selectors committee chairman Sandeep Patil on Thursday stressed upon the importance of every player having to meet fitness standards in order to represent the national…
Leg-spinner Amit Mishra recalled to Indian Test Squad
Seasoned leg-spinner Amit Mishra on Thursday was recalled to the Indian cricket team for the three-Test away series against Sri Lanka next month.
The experienced 32-year-old tweaker replaced young leg-spinner Karn Sharma in the team.…
Rio 2016 Olympic Paralympic Village 85 Percent complete
Construction of the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic village is 85 percent complete and due to be concluded by the end of 2015.
There are 31 buildings, each with 17 floors, divided into seven condominiums. The 3,604 apartments and 10,160…
Eden Gardens to host 2016 World Twenty20 Final
The iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata will host the final of the 2016 World Twenty20 cricket tournament that will be held in India from March 11 to April 3.
Bengaluru, Chennai, Dharamsala, Mohali, Mumbai, Nagpur and New Delhi will be the…
Sepp Blatter says he was pressured to resign as FIFA Prez
FIFA president Sepp Blatter said late Monday that his resignation was motivated by the "pressure" he received after the arrest of seven senior FIFA officials.
Blatter said he was happy to be alive after "the post-May 27 tsunami", which…
Hockey India ‘fires’ Chief Coach van Ass for on-field altercation
India chief coach Paul van Ass on Monday claimed that he has been sacked by Hockey India (HI) following an on-field altercation with its president Narinder Batra during the Hockey World League (HWL) semi-final earlier this month in Antwerp.…