Seven-times world champion Valentino Rossi broke an eight-month victory drought by edging out Spaniard Dani Pedrosa to win the Chinese Grand Prix in wet conditions on Sunday. Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 May 2008 | 11:08 am
Rafael Nadal's bid to win a record fourth consecutive Rome Masters title next week was boosted on Saturday when he drew an easier path to the final than world number one Roger Federer. Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 May 2008 | 10:55 am
Brazilian soccer star Ronaldo has lost an advertising contract worth $4.8 million a year with mobile phone company TIM because of the scandal involving him with three cross-dressing prostitutes, EFE news agency reported Sunday. Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 May 2008 | 10:43 am
An three-man appellate tribunal on Sunday decided to suspend the five-year ban on Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar till its next hearing a month from now. Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 May 2008 | 9:52 am
It was only a sting, not a bite, and so it might turn out to be as Indian hockey attempts to cleanse itself of scandal and corruption, writes Anand Philar. Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 May 2008 | 8:36 am
After his side notched up their fourth victory on the trot in the IPL, Kings XI Punjab skipper Yuvraj Singh said his side won the match against Kolkata Knight Riders in the first six or seven overs with the new-ball bowlers wrecking the opposition top order. Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 May 2008 | 7:15 am
Perhaps the Board of Control for Cricket in India should reconsider. Cricket-sangeet is a much simpler option, writes Chitra Padmanabhan. Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 May 2008 | 6:53 am
Kolkata Knight Riders lost their fourth straight game in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with Mohali's Kings XI Punjab defeating them here on Saturday night, but their skipper Sourav Ganguly feels the side is still not out of the semi-final reckoning in the Twenty20 tournament. Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 May 2008 | 5:37 am
Steve Harmison is likely to quit cricket if he fails to win back his England place, the fast bowler said on Sunday. Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 May 2008 | 5:31 am
Word is that event managers of weddings across the country have been looking glum since the tinsel start to the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket series. They fear that the BCCI might take over their space, so attuned is it to the crackle of money in potential revenue models. It might start organising pre-wedding ceremonies like cricket-sangeet contests in three overs, between the girl and boy's side. Their theme: taking cricket to the family. Naturally. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 May 2008 | 5:01 am
It was only a sting, not a bite, and so it might turn out to be as Indian hockey attempts to cleanse itself of scandal and corruption. The Indian Olympic Association-appointed committee of grey-haired Olympians would like the country to believe that it would be so, but beneath the surface, precious little has changed or is likely to. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 May 2008 | 4:00 am
Kings XI Punjab registered their fourth consecutive win in the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Saturday night and held on to the fourth position in the points table, while Kolkata Knight Riders continue to remain in the fifth position. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 May 2008 | 1:31 am
Kolkata Knight Riders lost their fourth straight game in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with Mohali's Kings XI Punjab defeating them here Saturday night, but their skipper Sourav Ganguly feels the side is still not out of the semi-final reckoning in the Twenty20 tournament. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 May 2008 | 1:31 am
Kolkata Knight Riders' David Hussey and Wriddhiman Saha registered the highest sixth-wicket partnership in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The duo shared a 104-run stand against Kings XI Punjab heer Saturday, surpassing the unbeaten 73 by Chennai Super Kings' Michael Hussey and S. Badrinath. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 May 2008 | 1:31 am
PERINTHALMANNA: BPCL Kochin Refineries Ltd defeated Muthoot ECC by three wickets to win the Dr. M.S. Nair memorial all-Kerala cricket tournament at the KCA stadium here on Saturday. KRL bowlers exploited the overcast conditions to bundle ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 May 2008 | 12:00 am
KOLKATA: Mohammedan Sporting (Kolkata) played with 10 men to drub Vasco SC (Goa) 3-0 in the concluding round (final phase) of the I-League second division at Guwahati on Saturday. According to information received here, Adebayo Adewusi ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 May 2008 | 12:00 am
UDHAGAMANDALAM: Flashing Star, who is in fine trim, is expected to score in the Class I Mettur Plate (1,200m), the feature event of the races to be held here on Sunday morning (May 4). •METTUR PLATE (1,200m), Cl. I, 10-40 a.m: 1. ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 May 2008 | 12:00 am
Chennai: Tamil Nadu continued to maintain its winning sequences in both the men’s and women’s sections in the National ball badminton championships in progress at the St. Joseph’s College of Engineering. The Tamil Nadu women ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 May 2008 | 12:00 am
HUBLI: Bharat Itagi’s knock of 124 helped SDM Cricket Association, Dharwad, beat Talents Sports Club by 64 runs in a KSCA first division league match played here on Saturday. The scores: SDMCA 311 ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 May 2008 | 12:00 am
Kings XI Punjab defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by nine runs in a pulsating Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium Saturday night. Source: Sify.com Sports | 3 May 2008 | 7:51 pm
Following is the scoreboard of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match in which Kings XI Punjab beat Kolkata Knight Riders by nine runs here Saturday night: Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 3 May 2008 | 6:31 pm
Kolkata Knight Riders almost made a match out of a virtually lost cause in their encounter with home team Kings XI Punjab, losing by nine runs in their Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 encounter here Saturday night. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 3 May 2008 | 6:31 pm
Within a year of their formation, Mumbai FC created history by emerging champions in the I-League's IInd Division, defeating Chirag United 1-0 in the title match at the Nehru Stadium here Saturday. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 3 May 2008 | 6:31 pm
Kings XI Punjab defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by nine runs in a pulsating Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium here Saturday night. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 3 May 2008 | 6:30 pm
