Pakistan eye Ireland and England series for automatic World Cup qualification
Aug 17, 2016, at 06:57 pm
Dubai, Aug 17 (IBNS): After featuring in one of the most thrilling and competitive Test series in recent times, Pakistan shifts its focus to white ball cricket when it plays Ireland in Dublin on Aug 18 and 20, and then England in a five-ODI series from Aug 24 to Sept 4.
Rio: Fiery Sindhu storms past Chinese opponent to enter semis
Aug 17, 2016, at 06:15 pm
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 17 (IBNS): Keeping alive India's hope for a medal in Rio, Indian Shuttler PV Sindhu inched closer to a podium finish after she stunned Wang Yihan of China in straight sets.
Rio: Bolt qualifies for 200m semi-finals
Aug 17, 2016, at 05:16 am
Rio, Aug 16 (IBNS): Jamaican athlete Usain Bolton Tuesday qualified for the men’s 200m semi-finals of the ongoing Rio Olympics.
Clean chit given to wrestler Narsingh Yadav appealed
Aug 17, 2016, at 04:27 am
Mumbai, Aug 16 (IBNS): The World Anti-Doping Agency has appealed against the clean chit given to Indian wrestler Narsingh Yadav.
Online ticket sales begin for India vs West Indies T20Is in the U.S.A.
Aug 17, 2016, at 03:13 am
Florida, Aug 16 (IBNS): The tickets of the two T20 International matches between India and the West Indies in the US have gone on sale.
PM Narendra Modi greets political bugbear Kejriwal on his birthday
Aug 16, 2016, at 11:42 pm
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IBNS): Keeping aside the regular conflicts and exchange of barbs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday wished Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on his birthday.
Dipa Karmakar India's pride, says Sushma Swaraj
Aug 16, 2016, at 05:07 pm
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IBNS): Heaping praise on Indian Olympian Dipa Karmakar, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj referred to her as India's pride.
Rio: PV Sindhu, K Srikanth reach quater-finals
Aug 16, 2016, at 02:43 pm
Rio, Aug 16 (IBNS): Keeping alive hopes for India to clinch medals, Indian shuttlers PV Sindu and K Srikanth reached the quater-finals of the Rio Olympics.
Virat Kohli praises Olympics gold medal winner Usain Bolt
Aug 16, 2016, at 01:53 am
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IBNS): Indian Test captain Virat Kohli appreciated and congratulated Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt after he clinched another gold medal in the Rio Olympics.
Rio: Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth reaches quater-finals
Aug 16, 2016, at 01:24 am
Rio, Aug 15 (IBNS): Rising a new hope for a medal, Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth on Monday moved to the quarter-finals of the men's singles event of the Rio Olympics here.
German striker Lukas Podolski retires from international football
Aug 16, 2016, at 12:51 am
Berlin,Aug 15 (IBNS): German footballer Lukas Podolski has retired from international football.
Younus returns to the top five
Aug 15, 2016, at 11:09 pm
Dubai, Aug 15 (IBNS): Pakistan’s Younus Khan has returned to the top five of the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen after belting his sixth career double-century which helped his side to record an impressive 10-wicket victory over England in the fourth and final Test of the series at The Oval.
Dipa Karmakar narrowly misses Rio bronze
Aug 15, 2016, at 07:41 pm
Rio/New Delhi, Aug 15 (IBNS): Indian athlete Dipa Karmakar came fourth in the vaults final at the Rio Olympic gains, missing the bronze medal by a mere 0.150 points, according to media reports.
Tennis : Andy Murray clinches Olympics gold in Olympics
Aug 15, 2016, at 03:27 pm
Rio, Aug 15 (IBNS): Britain Tennis star Andy Murray clinched his second Olympics gold medal by beating Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro.
Usain Bolt clinches gold medal
Aug 15, 2016, at 03:12 pm
Rio, Aug 15 (IBNS): Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt clinched gold in the Olympic 100m event by beating American Justin Gatlin here.
Rio: Belgium beat India in Q/Fs
Aug 15, 2016, at 05:58 am
Rio, Aug 15 (IBNS): Indian hockey team suffered a jolt as they were defeated by Belgium in the quarterfinals of the ongoing Rio Olympics here on Sunday.
Aug 15, 2016, at 05:38 am
Rio, Aug 14 (IBNS): India's new icon Dipa Karmakar missed an oppurtunity to win medal for the nation and finished fourth in the women's vault final here on Sunday.
Pakistan retains third position on ICC Test team rankings
Aug 15, 2016, at 05:06 am
Dubai, Aug 14 (IBNS): Pakistan has remained in third position on the MRF Tyres ICC Test Team Rankings but could rise to number-one depending on how the Colombo Test between Sri Lanka and Australia, and the fourth Test between the West Indies and India in Port of Spain pan out.
Rio: Saina Nehwal defeated, crashes out of Olympics
Aug 15, 2016, at 05:03 am
Rio, Aug 14 (IBNS): In a major blow to India's hope for winning a medal, Indian badminton icon Saina Nehwal crashed out of the Olympics after she was defeated in the group stage clash of the women's singles here on Sunday.
Rio: Sania,Rohan miss bronze winning chance
Aug 15, 2016, at 04:51 am
Rio, Aug 14 (IBNS): Indian Tennis star Sania MIrza and her mixed doubles partner Rohan Bopanna missed an oppurtunity to clinch bronze at the Rio Olympics as they were defeated by Lucie Hradecka and Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic here on Sunday.
Bravo and Sharma fined for breaching ICC Code of Conduct
Aug 14, 2016, at 10:32 pm
Dubai, Aug 14 (IBNS): Darren Bravo of the West Indies and India’s Rohit Sharma have both been fined 15 per cent of their respective match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the final day’s play in the third Test at Gros Islet on Sunday.
Series win: Coach Anil Kumble, VVS, Sachin congratulate Indian team
Aug 14, 2016, at 10:01 pm
Mumbai, Aug 14 (IBNS): Indian coach Anil Kumble congratulated the team after they won the third Test against West Indies to clinch the series.
BCCI congratulates team India on Test series win against West Indies
Aug 14, 2016, at 06:53 pm
Mumbai, Aug 14 (IBNS): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has congratulated the Indian Cricket Team on winning the four-match Test series against the West Indies by taking an "unassailable lead" of 2-0 at the end of 3rd Test at St. Lucia.
India rout West Indies by 237 runs to take unassailable 2-0 lead
Aug 14, 2016, at 04:25 pm
Gros Islet, St Lucia, Aug 14 (IBNS): Needing 346 runs to win the Test match and level the four-match ongoing series 1-1, the West Indies failed as they were bundled out for 108 runs, giving India an unassailable 2-0 lead, here on Saturday, the fifth and final day of the third Test match.
Rio: Sania-Bopanna defeated in semis
Aug 14, 2016, at 01:57 pm
Rio, Aug 14 (IBNS): India's medal hopes received a jolt when Sania MIrza and her doubles partner Rohan Bopanna lost their semi final match of the mixed doubles event of the ongoing Rio Olympics here on Saturday.
Don't be burdened by what the result will be: Modi tells Indian athletes
Aug 14, 2016, at 05:56 am
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged Indian athletes performing in the ongoing Rio Olympics not to feel burdened by thinking about the results and the outcome of the matches in which they will perform in the mega spots event of the year.
Snookin Shooters win Bengal Premier League title
Aug 14, 2016, at 03:36 am
Kolkata, Aug 13 (IBNS): Snookin Shooters, led by its marquee player Siddharth Parikh, won the inaugural edition of the Bengal Premier League (Cue Sports) at the Bengal Rowing Club today, defeating The Rockets 3-1 in the finals.
West Indies lose three wickets, India need seven more to win third Test match
Aug 14, 2016, at 03:34 am
Gros Islet, St Lucia, Aug 13 (IBNS): Chasing 346 runs to win the third Test match and level the series 1-1, West Indies have lost three wickets by the end of the first session, here on Saturday, day five of the match.
Arsenal names Per Mertesacker as new skipper
Aug 14, 2016, at 02:56 am
London, Aug 13 (IBNS): English club Arsenal has announced Per Mertesacker as the new captain of the side.
Rio 25 metre pistol event: Gurpreet Singh fails to qualify
Aug 14, 2016, at 02:42 am
Rio, Aug 13 (IBNS): Shooting events brought disappointment for India again as shooter Gurpreet Singh could not qualify for the final round of the men's 25 metre Rapid Fire Pistol event of the ongoing Rio Olympics here on Saturday.