Last week was historic for Indian motorsport and it had nothing to do with Formula One or GP2 series. Rather, it was Velappan Rajendran Naren Kumar confirming his participation in the World Rally Championship (Production class), the first Indian to do so. You can liken it to Naren Karthikeyans feat in 2005 when he made his Formula One race debut. Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Feb 2008 | 11:57 am
With opener Matthew Hayden all set to regain his position in the Australian side for the match against Sri Lanka on February 8 at SCG, the home side's fragile top order-batting is certain to get fillip. Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Feb 2008 | 11:36 am
Venus Williams has become the latest celebrity to join the field with her sibling Serena in the six lakh US Dollar Bangalore Open, beginning here on March 3. Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Feb 2008 | 10:34 am
Sania Mirza's fans are in for a big disappointment as the Indian tennis sensation has chosen not to participate in the 600,000 Dollar WTA Tier II Bangalore Open, to be held here from March 3. Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Feb 2008 | 10:27 am
India should prepare bouncy pitches to help their young fast bowlers and batsmen become accustomed to overseas conditions, chief cricket selector Dilip Vengsarkar has said. Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Feb 2008 | 9:37 am
Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene today lauded the young Indian seamers for their stupendous success against Australia in the Test series but
warned that Ishant Sharma and Co might find the going tough once the batsmen get used to them. Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Feb 2008 | 9:10 am
The BCCI has asked the Indian cricketers to be cautious about their movement here after the incident of egg-throwing on Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah
Muralitharan. Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Feb 2008 | 7:43 am
Determined not to cut down on their aggression towards the Australians, the Indian one-day team has devised a new theme to mirror their philosophy for the weeks ahead. Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Feb 2008 | 7:16 am
Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan, in his first public reaction to the egg-throwing incident in Hobart, today said he was expecting such a
greeting from the hostile Australian fans. Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Feb 2008 | 7:16 am
Veteran Davis Cup player Leander Paes, named non-playing captain for the Asia-Oceania Group I Davis Cup tie against Uzbekistan here this month, scotched all speculations about his participation Sunday and said he would not play. Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Feb 2008 | 6:28 am
CHENNAI: Kerala scored a comfortable 3-0 win over Haryana on Sunday in the inter-State phase of the 37th senior National carrom championship here. The results: Men: Maharashtra bt Punjab 3-0; Vidarbha bt ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am
KOLKATA: Syed Rahim Nabi carried Kingfisher East Bengal to its fourth win with a strike in the fifth minute against Mahindra United in the ONGC I-League here on Sunday. The crucial win not only ensured East Bengal take a step away from ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am
Chennai: Third seed G.N. Gopal of Aluva, Kerala, overcame travel related fatigue to defeat his former trainer Roktim Bandyopadyay of Kolkata in the opening round of the 45th Velammal National ‘A’ chess championship which got off to ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am
NEW DELHI: A ligament tear and a bout of food poisoning may have upset him, but that did not deter Leander Paes from joining the Indian team on Sunday to ensure the meticulous preparation for the forthcoming Davis Cup tennis tie against ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Favourite Binu Mani breezed into the men’s singles semifinals of the 50th K.G. Menon tennis tournament at the TTC courts on Sunday. Binu Mani made short work of Reejo 6-0, 6-0 in the quarterfinals. K. Vijayakumar, ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am
THIRUVALLA: State star K.M. Noushad fired in three goals while Asif Saheer and R. Kannan scored two each as State Bank of Travancore, which will be playing the Second Division National League later this year, routed Kottayam’s Cosmos 8-0 ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am
Brisbane: India captain M.S. Dhoni said if the side was seeking to build a strong force for the 2011 World Cup, it needed to groom cricketers who had played sizable matches by then. He said, “I think this is the team that I ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am
New Delhi: Indian men were drawn with third seed Japan and Pakistan in Group ‘C’ of the Thomas Cup badminton tournament, while the Indian women were clubbed with Malaysia for the Uber Cup in the Asian qualifiers in Vietnam from ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am
A heavily depleted East Bengal threw up a surprise, defeating Mahindra United 1-0 in the 15th round of the I-league here Sunday. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 3 Feb 2008 | 5:00 pm
Veteran Davis Cupper Leander Paes, named non-playing captain for the Asia-Oceania Group I Davis Cup tie against Uzbekistan here this month, scotched all speculations about his participation Sunday and said he would not play. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 3 Feb 2008 | 3:30 pm
Mumbai Champs defeated Kolkata Tigers by 54 runs and registered their second consecutive game in the Indian Cricket League (ICL) 50s at the Mayajaal Sports Village here Sunday. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 3 Feb 2008 | 2:00 pm
Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has come out in support of his Bengal teammate Manoj Tiwari after the newcomer made a dismal debut getting out for just two runs against Australia Sunday. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 3 Feb 2008 | 11:31 am
