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Hockey: India to take on Pakistan in Asia Cup on Sunday

Oct 15, 2017, at 02:44 am

Dhaka, Oct 14 (IBNS): India are all set to take on Pakistan in the Hockey Asia Cup on Sunday.

Aman Raj seizes round three lead at TAKE Open with day’s best 67 as young guns dominate leaderboard

Oct 15, 2017, at 01:24 am

Chandigarh, Oct 14 (IBNS): The penultimate round of the TAKE Open Golf Championship saw a new leader emerge in the form of Patna’s Aman Raj who seized the initiative with the day’s best score of five-under-67 at the Chandigarh Golf Club on Saturday.

Japan beat New Caledonia 1-0; enter round of sixteen along with France

Oct 15, 2017, at 01:18 am

Kolkata, October 14 (IBNS) Japan entered the group of sixteen in the ongoing U 17 World Cup Soccer even as they drew their last league match in group “F” against New Caledonia 1-1 at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata Saturday evening.

Rafael Nadal reaches Shanghai Masters final

Oct 15, 2017, at 12:04 am

Shanghai, Oct 14 (IBNS): Spanish star Rafael Nadal maintained his dominance on the court this year as he reached the Shanghai Masters final by beating Croat Marin Cilic.

Six players join New Zealand squad for limited overs series in India

Oct 14, 2017, at 11:53 pm

Wellington, Oct 14 (IBNS): Six players from New Zealand A have been added to the New Zealand ODI squad for their upcoming series against India, with Glenn Phillips and Todd Astle in line to make their debut.

Indian selectors pick up squad for ODI series against NZ

Oct 14, 2017, at 11:39 pm

Mumbai, Oct 14 (IBNS): Indian selectors have named a 15-men squad for the upcoming three-match One-Day International series against New Zealand.

Bruce Arena resigns as US football team coach

Oct 14, 2017, at 10:58 pm

New York, Oct 14 (IBNS): After the US made a disappointing show at the World Cup qualifiers, Bruce Arena has resigned as the coach of the national men's football team.

Maria Sharapova reaches Tianjin Open final

Oct 14, 2017, at 10:30 pm

Tianjin , Oct 14 (IBNS): Russian Tennis star Maria Sharapova defeated Peng Shuai to reach the final of the Tianjin Open on Saturday.

Gautam Gambhir turns 36, cricket world wishes him

Oct 14, 2017, at 10:11 pm

New Delhi, Oct 14 (IBNS): India's World T20 and World Cup winning star Gautam Gambhir turned 36 on Saturday.

Virat will be remembered as all time great: Sourav Ganguly

Oct 14, 2017, at 03:36 pm

Sourav Ganguly is a Bengali icon who in his heydays slogged bowlers across the park. Post retirement, he manages to capture the attention of a million Bengalis worldwide with his weekly quiz show Dadagiri. In a candid conversation with IBNS Canada's Suman Das and Sudipto Maity, the former Indian cricket skipper opens up about his one true love, cricket, and more...

Third T20 clash between India-Australia called off, series ends in 1-1 draw

Oct 14, 2017, at 02:24 am

Hyderabad, Oct 13 (IBNS): The third and deciding T20 International match between India and Australia has been called off due to poor condition of the outfield.

Shubhankar Sharma continues in the lead, Divyanshu Bajaj joins him at the top on day two of TAKE Open

Oct 14, 2017, at 01:24 am

Chandigarh, Oct 13 (IBNS): Chandigarh’s Shubhankar Sharma kept up the intensity for the second day running to continue in the joint lead at the Rs. 1 crore TAKE Open Golf Championship being played at the Chandigarh Golf Club.

Rafael Nadal reaches Shanghai Masters semis

Oct 14, 2017, at 12:27 am

Shanghai, Oct 13 (IBNS): Spanish Tennis star Rafael Nadal has reached the semi-finals of the Shanghai Masters.

FC Goa go down to FC Cartagena in first pre-season friendly in Spain

Oct 13, 2017, at 11:27 pm

Panaji, Oct 13 (IBNS): FC Goa took on FC Cartagena in their first pre-season friendly at the La Manga Club in Murcia, Spain but were unable to come away with a victory as the Spanish outfit ran out 4-1 winners. FC Cartagena player Kuki Zalazar got onto the scoresheet in the first minute and the lead was doubled 12 minutes later.

New Zealand team reach India for limited overs series

Oct 13, 2017, at 10:04 pm

Mumbai, Oct 13 (IBNS): New Zealand cricketer Ross Taylor and the national team reached India to play a limited overs series against the hosts.

New international Test, ODI leagues agreed in principle by ICC members

Oct 13, 2017, at 09:14 pm

Dubai, Oct 13 (IBNS): The ICC Board on Friday gave the green light to a nine-team Test league and a 13-team ODI league aimed at bringing context and meaning to bilateral cricket.

New international Test and ODI leagues agreed in principle by ICC members

Oct 13, 2017, at 03:58 pm

Auckland, Oct 13 (IBNS): The ICC Board on Friday gave the green light to a nine-team Test league and a 13-team ODI league aimed at bringing context and meaning to bilateral cricket, according to an official release.

India end FIFA U-17 World Cup journey after losing to Ghana

Oct 13, 2017, at 04:59 am

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IBNS): India ended their campaign in the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 when they went down four nil to a superior and physical Ghana in their third Group A match at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in the capital on Thursday.

FIFA U-17 World Cup: India lose to Ghana 0-4, crash out of tournament

Oct 13, 2017, at 03:38 am

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IBNS): India's journey in the FIFA Under 17 World Cup came to an end as they have lost their third and last group match against Ghana at the national capital on Thursday.

Indian cricketers share light moments ahead of third T20I match against Australia

Oct 13, 2017, at 12:03 am

Hyderabad, Oct 12 (IBNS): Ahead of the third T20I match against Australia, Indian cricketers were found sharing light moments during the practice session here on Thursday.

Ajinkya Rahane's Twitter following reaches 3 million, thanks fans

Oct 12, 2017, at 05:52 pm

Mumbai, Oct 12 (IBNS): Indian cricket Ajinkya Rahane thanked his followers on Twitter on Thursday morning, after his following reached three million.

FIFA Under-17 World Cup: India face Ghana on Thursday

Oct 12, 2017, at 05:17 pm

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IBNS): After fighting hard against Colombia, India, in their last group match, will face Ghana at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Thursday.

Cricket: New Balance sever ties with tainted English all-rounder Ben Stokes

Oct 12, 2017, at 04:18 pm

London, Oct 12 (IBNS): Sportswear brand New Balance has severed its ties with tainted English all-rounder and former Test vice-captain of the national cricket team Ben Stokes, reports said.

Stone pelting incident on Australian team bus shows us in bad light: Ashwin

Oct 12, 2017, at 12:58 am

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS): Indian spinner R Ashwin on Wednesday criticised the stone pelting incident on the Australian team bus after the T20 international match against India in Assam.

Samridh, Sanu tied at the top of Milky Moo Tolly Juniors Open

Oct 12, 2017, at 12:57 am

Kolkata, Oct 11 (IBNS): Local lads Samridh Sen and Sanu Das shot similar nine over 79s to be tied at the top of the Milky Moo Tolly Juniors Open being played here at the Tollygunge Club.

Stone attack on Australia cricket team bus : Police detains two persons, Sonowal directs Assam DGP to take appropriate action

Oct 12, 2017, at 12:55 am

Guwahati, Oct 11 (IBNS) : Assam police detained two persons suspecting that they are connected with Tuesday night's stone pelting incident on the Australian cricket team bus.

Ashish Nehra decides to quit international cricket after T20 match against NZ next month

Oct 11, 2017, at 11:04 pm

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS): Indian fast bowler Ashish Nehra has decided to quit international cricket after playing the T20 match against New Zealand at Ferozeshah Kotla here on Nov 1, media reports said.

Australian team bus attacked in Guwahati after second T20I match against India

Oct 11, 2017, at 02:39 pm

Guwahati, Oct 11 (IBNS): Following India's defeat in the second T20I match on the ongoing series, the Australian team bus on Tuesday was attacked near the Barsapara stadium in Guwahati, as a stone which was thrown had broken a window pane.

Second T20I: Behrendorff, Henriques power Australia to beat India by eight wickets

Oct 11, 2017, at 04:31 am

Guwahati, Oct 10 (IBNS): An all-round performance with the contributions from Jason Behrendorff and Moises Henriques, powered Australia to beat India by eight wickets in the second T20I on the ongoing series on Tuesday.

Sachin Tendulkar enjoys new "tea time" post retirement

Oct 11, 2017, at 12:53 am

Mumbai, Oct 10 (IBNS): Former Indian captain Sachin Tendulkar, who had retired from all forms of international cricket some years back, seems to be enjoying the tea breaks after retirement.