Race for ODI top spot heats up for ICC Cricket World Cup contenders

Jan 14, 2015, at 05:31 pm

Dubai, Jan 14 (IBNS) Australia and India will have the chance to put daylight between one another at the top of the Reliance ICC ODI Team Rankings, when they compete alongside England in a tri-series, which starts in Sydney on Friday.

India to host The Road to Wimbledon junior tournament

Jan 14, 2015, at 05:19 pm

Kolkata, 13 Jan (IBNS) In a bid to develop youth players int he country, HSBC has teamed up with All India Tennis Association to bring “The Road to Wimbledon” junior tournament to India for the next three years.

Defending Champion Sourav survives a scare; beats back challenge from local lad

Jan 14, 2015, at 04:58 am

Kolkata, Jan 13 (IBNS): Top cueists in the fray at the BRC Gloster National Billiards Championship had an easy day out while defending champion Sourav Kothari survived a scare from local challenger Aamer Hossain to fight another day at the Bengal Rowing Club today.

U19 I-League: Pune FC exact revenge; beat Shivajians 3-1 away to seal a Pune-Derby win

Jan 14, 2015, at 04:54 am

Pune, Jan 13 (IBNS) Pune FC rallied from a goal down to log a stunning 3-1 win over DSK Shivajians FC in Under-19 I-League Round-6 encounter at the DSK Football Field in Loni on Tuesday.

ICC to continue engagement of CII for World Cup commercial rights protection

Jan 13, 2015, at 11:23 pm

Dubai, Jan 13 (IBNS) Following a successful partnership during the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 and the ICC World Twenty20 2014, the ICC has continued its engagement of Copyright Integrity International (CII) to work closely with its in-house legal team on the management of a comprehensive rights protection programme for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, which gets underway on 14 February 2015 in Australia and New Zealand.

Every season is a new challenge for me: Ronaldo

Jan 13, 2015, at 10:56 pm

Zurich, Jan 13 (IBNS): Fresh from winning the Ballon d'Or award, Portuguese football forward Cristiano Ronaldo has said that he looks into every new season as a new challenge.

India can plan long-term with Kohli: Dravid

Jan 13, 2015, at 06:06 am

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IBNS): Former Indian skipper Rahul Dravid feels that the country can plan long-term with current Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli.

India cricket sensation Virat Kohli meets Tennis icon Roger Federer

Jan 13, 2015, at 05:40 am

Sydney, Jan 12 (IBNS): Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli has meet Swiss Tennis icon Roger Federer in Australia.

Top cueists post easy wins on Day 1

Jan 13, 2015, at 05:35 am

Kolkata, Jan 12 (IBNS): The big names of Indian billiards – Pankaj Advani, Sourav Kothari and Rupesh Shah – posted easy wins in their respective group matches on the first day of the Billiards main draw at the BRC Gloster National Billiards & Snooker Championship 2015 at the Bengal Rowing Club on Monday.

IPL style tournament can popularize billiards in India: Pankaj Advani

Jan 13, 2015, at 05:07 am

Kolkata, Jan 12 (IBNS): Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani on Monday said only an Indian Premier League (IPL)-like billiards tournament could popularize this game in India.

Bharat FC snap up Dharmaraj Ravanan on season-long loan

Jan 13, 2015, at 05:01 am

Mumbai, Jan 12 (IBNS) With the 2015 Hero I-League season approaching, Bharat FC took an important step towards beefing up their defence, adding experienced defender Dharmaraj Ravanan to the squad.

WI beat SA in record T20 run chase

Jan 12, 2015, at 06:21 am

Johannesburg, Jan 11 (IBNS): In a record run chase, West Indies defeated South Africa by four wickets in a T20 International clash here on Sunday.

WI names 15-member squad for WC, Narine recalled

Jan 12, 2015, at 05:05 am

St Johns, Jan 11 (IBNS): West Indies named their 15 member squad for the upcoming World Cup where Dwayne Bravo, and Kieron Pollard failed to find a place in Sunday.

Roger claims his 1000th win with Brisbane victory

Jan 12, 2015, at 04:01 am

Brisbane, Jan 11 (IBNS): Swiss Tennis icon Roger Federer claimed his 1000th match win by defeating Milos Raonic in the final of the Brisbane International here on Sunday.

Wawrinka lifts Chennai Open title

Jan 12, 2015, at 03:50 am

Chennai, Jan 11 (IBNS): Swiss Tennis star Stanislas Wawrinka defended his Chennai Open title by beating Slovenia's Aljaz Bedene in the final of the men's singles event here on Sunday.

Robin Singh winner helps BFC win maiden title

Jan 12, 2015, at 02:43 am

Margao, Jan 11 (IBNS) A rock-solid defence coupled with Sunil Chhetri’s brilliance up front propelled Bengaluru FC to taste their maiden Hero Federation Cup success edging 10-man Dempo SC 2-1 here at Fatorda’s Nehru Stadium on Sunday.

Sangakarra returns to top of Test Batting Rankings

Jan 12, 2015, at 02:41 am

Dubai, Jan 11 (IBNS) Sri Lanka star Kumar Sangakarra has returned to the top of the Reliance ICC Test Players Rankings following the completion of the second Test in Wellington, which host New Zealand won by 193 runs.

Avinash Kumar wins the National Junior Snooker title

Jan 12, 2015, at 02:38 am

Kolkata, Jan 11 (IBNS): Avinash Kumar of Delhi, the dark horse who rose from the qualifiers to vie for the top spot in the National Junior Snooker championship, sealed his date with destiny by winning the title in impeccable style at the Bengal Rowing Club.

Dempo have done well but so have we, not focusing on opponents: Sunil

Jan 11, 2015, at 04:03 am

For club and country, Sunil Chhetri has time and again reaffirmed that if the hashtag#HeScoresWhenHewants is to be used for someone in India, it is him. Sitting pretty atop the goalscoring charts along with Dempo’s Tolgay Ozbey with five to his name, the four-time AIFF Player of the Year spoke to www.the-aiff.com on the eve of Bengaluru FC's all important final against Dempo SC. Excerpts:

Unfancied Avinash causes big upset in Junior Snooker

Jan 11, 2015, at 12:37 am

Kolkata, Jan 10 (IBNS) : Unfancied but not unknown after today, Avinash Kumar of Delhi stormed into the Round Robin league of the top-four of the Junior Snooker defeating favourite Ishpreet Chadha in straight sets 3-0.

India manage a draw in 4th Test, Aus win series

Jan 11, 2015, at 12:13 am

Sydney, Jan 10 (IBNS): Australia clinched the four match Test series against India after the visitors managed for a narrow draw in the last clash of the series here on Saturday.

Dempo, Bengaluru FC clash in fitting finale

Jan 10, 2015, at 10:23 pm

Margao, Jan 10 (IBNS) Dempo SC and Bengaluru FC, the two best sides in the competition, will cross swords in the summit clash of the 36th Hero Federation Cup here at Fatorda’s Nehru Stadium on Sunday.

Mumbai Indians appoints Bond as bowling coach

Jan 10, 2015, at 07:10 am

Mumbai, Jan 9 (IBNS): Mumbai Indians on Friday appointed former Zew Zealand pacer Shane Bond as their bowling coach.

BRC Gloster National Billiards & Snooker Championship : Ashutosh hits the first century of tournament

Jan 10, 2015, at 07:08 am

Kolkata, Jan 9 (IBNS): M.B. Ashutosh of Telangana, who scored the first century of the tournament, joined Johnson Narsidani of Gujarat, Ishpreet Chadha of Maharashtra, M. Mani Kishore of Andhra Pradesh, Avinash Kumar of Delhi, Mandeep Singh of Uttar Pradesh, and M.L. Laxman of Karnataka in the Pre-Quarter Finals of the Junior Snooker at the BRC Gloster National Billiards & Snooker Championship 2015 at the Bengal Rowing Club on Friday.

Tolgay brace eggs Dempo on, Salgaocar crash out

Jan 10, 2015, at 04:15 am

Margao, Jan 9 (IBNS) : Dempo SC showed why they have been the team to beat as they brushed aside local rivals Salgaocar 2-0 to storm into the Hero Federation Cup final, here at Fatorda's Nehru Stadium on Friday.

Chhetri, Rooney, Eugene on target as BFC coast to win

Jan 10, 2015, at 04:14 am

Margao, Jan 9 (IBNS): Assured at the back, clinical up front. Bengaluru FC on Friday did their basics right to knock out Sporting Clube de Goa 3-0 in the second semifinal of the Hero Federation Cup here at the Nehru Stadium on Friday.

Biswarup Dey appointed as manager of Indian team for tri-series

Jan 10, 2015, at 02:37 am

Mumbai, Jan 9 (IBNS) The BCCI on Friday said Cricket Association of Bengal Treasurer Biswarup Dey has been appointed as the manager of the Indian cricket team for the upcoming tri-series against Australia and England.

Australia tighten grip over 4th Test

Jan 10, 2015, at 02:10 am

Sydney, Jan 9 (IBNS): Australia are tightening grip on India as the hosts take a massive 348 runs lead at the end of the fourth day of the final Test here on Friday.

Bangladesh cricketer sent to jail

Jan 09, 2015, at 08:19 am

Dhaka, Jan 8 (IBNS): The preparation of Bangladesh cricket team for the World Cup received a jolt as a court in Dhaka on Thursday sent cricketer Rubel Hossain to jail in connection with a rape case filed by film actress Naznin Akter Happy.

KL Rahul, Kohli shine to take India to 342/5

Jan 09, 2015, at 07:57 am

Sydney, Jan 8 (IBNS): KL Rahul knew how to grab an oppurtunity to prove his capability in the world of international cricket as he smashed a well-timed 110 and skipper Virat Kohli hit unbeaten 140 to help India finish the third day of the fourth and final Test against Australia at 342 for five here on Thursday.