Sony Aath to live telecast 2014 FIFA World Cup
May 30, 2014, at 09:37 pm
Kolkata, May 30 (IBNS): Bengali entertainment television channel Sony Aath recently announced that it will broadcast live the 2014 FIFA World Cup with Bengali commentary.
AIFF XI set to get back to 'rhythm'
May 30, 2014, at 07:48 pm
Barasat, May 30 (IBNS): "We haven’t found our rhythm as yet," said AIFF XI head coach Goutam Ghosh as he referred to his Team’s two back-to-back losses in the Asia Champions Trophy.
IAF flags in mountaineering team
May 30, 2014, at 04:34 am
New Delhi May 29 (IBNS): A flagging in ceremony was held for the mountaineering team of the Air Force on Thursday.
French Open: Nadal beat Thiem to enter 3rd round
May 30, 2014, at 03:42 am
Paris, May 29 (IBNS): Spanish Tennis icon Rafael Nadal advanced to the third round of the French Open by beating Austria's Dominic Thiem in the second round clash here on Thursday.
French Open: Bopanna-Qureshi crash out
May 30, 2014, at 03:22 am
Paris, May 29 (IBNS): Indian Tennis star Rohan Bopanna and his doubles partner Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi were knock out of the French Open as they suffered defeat at the hands of Israeli-Brazilian pair of Jonathan Erlich and Marcelo Melo in the second round clash here on Thursday.
French Open: Sania, Cara moves to 2nd round
May 30, 2014, at 03:17 am
Paris, May 29 (IBNS): Indian Tennis icon Sania Mirza and her doubles partner from Zimbabwe Cara Black defeated Slovak-Israeli pair Daniela Hantuchova and Shahar Peer to move to the second round of the French Open here on Thursday.
Team is yet to get into rhythm: AIFF XI Coach
May 29, 2014, at 07:51 pm
Barasat, May 29 (IBNS): AIFF XI head coach Goutam Ghosh said that his team is yet to "get into a rhythm."
IPL: CSK beat MI to reach qualifier
May 29, 2014, at 05:45 am
Mumbai, May 28 (IBNS): MS Dhoni and his consistency in every edition of Indina Premier League (IPL) continues as his Chennai Super Kings (CSK) qualified for the second Qualifier of the tournament by bating current champions Mumbai Indians by seven wickets in the Eliminator here on Wednesday.
The win is for Aazeen and AbRam: SRK
May 29, 2014, at 05:09 am
Kolkata, May 28 (IBNS): Shah Rukh Khan dedicated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)'s victory against Kings XI Punjab to his child AbRam and team's skipper Gautam Gambhir's girl Aazeen.
French Open: Djokovic, Federer reach third round
May 29, 2014, at 03:22 am
Paris, May 28 (IBNS): Serbian tennis star and former champion Roger Federer cruised to the third round of the French Open on Wednesday.
French Open: Rohan-Aisam reach second round
May 29, 2014, at 03:20 am
Paris, May 28 (IBNS) Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani doubles partner Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi fought a tough battle to beat Divij Sharan and Rameez Junaid in the first round of the men's double event of the French Open here on Wednesday.
May 29, 2014, at 02:52 am
Paris, May 28 (IBNS): Defending champion Serena Williams crashed out of the French Open by losing in the second round of the tournament against Spain's Garbine Muguruza here on Wednesday.
Gambhir returns to Indian side
May 29, 2014, at 02:49 am
Mumbai, May 28 (IBNS) Gautam Gambhir on Wednesday got a recall to the Indian side that was selected for the upcoming tour to England.
May 29, 2014, at 02:28 am
Kolkata, May 28 (IBNS): Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) shined on Wednesday as they defeated Kings XI Punjab by 28 runs in the first qualifier of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at Eden Gardens to reach the final of the cash rich tournament here.
IPL: KKR beat Kings to reach IPL final
May 29, 2014, at 01:27 am
Kolkata, May 28 (IBNS) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated Kings XI Punjab by 28 runs to cruise to the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here on Wednesday.
India team for Bangladesh, England picked
May 28, 2014, at 11:08 pm
Mumbai, May 28 (IBNS) The All-India Senior Selection Committee met in Mumbai Wednesday to pick the Indian teams for the tours of Bangladesh and England.
AIFF meets new Sports Minister of India
May 28, 2014, at 09:13 pm
New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS): The new Minister of State for Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge) Sarbananda Sonowal has promised all support to the All India Football Federation (AIFF) in making the upcoming FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2017 a grand success.
BAI President announces Rs 40 lakh cash prize for Uber team
May 28, 2014, at 05:57 am
New Delhi, May 27 (IBNS) Badminton Association of India (BAI) President Akhilesh Das Gupta on Tuesday announced a cash prize of Rs 40 lakhs for the Indian women's team that created history by winning the bronze medal in the just concluded 2014 Li-Ning BWF Thomas and Uber Cup Finals.
Brilliant Khan lifts SBA Open Snooker trophy
May 28, 2014, at 05:34 am
New Delhi, May 27 (IBNS): Faisal Khan took a sweet revenge, quelling the challenge from Kamal Chawla to annex the SBA Open-cum-Invitational Snooker Championships title at the Professional Billiards hall here on Tuesday.
French Open: Li Na crashes out
May 28, 2014, at 03:31 am
Paris, May 27 (IBNS) Chinese Tennis star Li Na exited from the French Open by suffering a first round defeat at the hand of Kristina Mladenovic of France here on Tuesday.
KKR, Kings IPL qualifier postponed till tomorrow
May 28, 2014, at 02:09 am
Kolkata, May 27 (IBNS): The first qualifier between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Kings XI Punjab was postponed till Wednesday due to incessant rain.
French Open: Nadal thrashes Robby to reach second round
May 27, 2014, at 05:18 am
Paris, May 26 (IBNS): Rafael Nadal made a strong start to his French Open campaign as he defeated Robby Ginepri of the USA in the first round clash here on Monday.
Snooker: Chawla takes on Chandra in semis
May 27, 2014, at 05:13 am
New Delhi, May 26 (IBNS): Kamal Chawla, the Asian championships bronze medallist, defeated Pushpender Singh 4-1 (52-60, 58-48, 63-24, 83-59, 75-48) to enter the semifinals of the SBA Open-cum-Invitational Snooker Championships at the Professional Billiards hall here on Monday.
Hockey: Lalit Upadhyay joins Indian team
May 27, 2014, at 05:10 am
New Delhi, May 26 (IBNS) Indian forward Lalit Upadhyay on Monday arrived in Netherlands for Rabobank Hockey World Cup 2014 as he replaced injured Ramandeep Singh.
French Open: Novak defeats Joao Sousa
May 27, 2014, at 04:20 am
Paris, May 26 (IBNS): Serbian Tennis star Novak Djokovic beat Portugal's Joao Sousa in the first round of the French Open men's singles event.
French Open: Maria moves to 2nd round
May 27, 2014, at 04:03 am
Paris, May 26 (IBNS): Russian tennis icon Maria Sharapova defeated compatriot Ksenia Pervak to move to the second round of the French Open here on Monday.
IPL qualifier: Rain fear looms over KKR-Kings match
May 27, 2014, at 03:05 am
Kolkata, May 26 (IBNS): With more rains being forecast, the first qualifier of the Indian Premier League (IPL) between the top two sides-Kings XI Punjab and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Eden Gardens here might be affected on Tuesday.
Liverpool signs Brendan Rodgers for longer term
May 27, 2014, at 02:24 am
Liverpool, May 26 (IBNS): Liverpool Football Club on Monday said its manager Brendan Rodgers has signed a new long-term contract with the club.
May 26, 2014, at 06:01 am
New Delhi, May 25 (IBNS); Delhi Daredevils skipper Kevin Pietersen apologised his fans after his team peformed miserably in the Indian Premier League (IPL) this year.
May 26, 2014, at 05:49 am
Paris, May 25 (IBNS): India's Somdev Devvarman crashed out of the French Open after losing his first round men's singles match against Aleksandr Nedovyesov of Kazakshatan here on Sunday.