Djokovic Takes Second Set to Level Australian Open Final
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic's powerful forehand finally started to find its range as he levelled the Australian Open final against Rafa Nadal at one-set each by grabbing the second set 6-4 on Sunday. The latest news and analysis from all of themore
Test cricket promotion tops ICC agenda
DUBAI: Nomination of a vice-president, promotion of Test cricket and an independent governance review will top the agenda when the ICC holds the first of its scheduled meetings this year, on January 31 and February 1. "The ICC Board will consider themore
Rock solid as Tiger Woods stumbles
ABU DHABI: Unheralded Robert Rock was proving to be the fly in the ointment for Tiger Woods in the final round of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship on Sunday. Aiming to win his first full tournament in over two years, Woods, the fallen giant of the game,more
Azarenka routs Sharapova to win Australian Open title
GMT2012-01-29 10:11:26(Beijing Time) Xinhua English Victoria Azarenka of Belarus celebrates with her trophy after winning the women's final against Maria Sharapova of Russia at 2012 Australian Open tennis championship at Melbourne Park in Melbourne,more
Pallikal to spearhead Indian challenge in U-21 World Squash
Eight countries including France, Germany and Australia are competing at the the inaugural World Squash Federation's biennial Under-21 World Cup Chennai Open.more
Promotion of Tests tops ICC agenda
DUBAI: Nomination of a vice-president, promotion of Test cricket and an independent governance review will top the agenda when the ICC holds the first of its scheduled meetings this year, on January 31 and February 1. "The ICC Board will consider themore
Undermanned Bucks drop Lakers: NBA roundup
Bucks 100, Lakers 89MILWAUKEE ? Drew Gooden scored 23 points and the undermanned Milwaukee Bucks made sure the Lakers' road struggles continued, beating Los Angeles 100-89 on Saturday night. Kobe Bryant scored 27 for the Lakers, who are 1-7 on the roadmore
Afridi, Malik laud Pakistan's resolve
KARACHI: Impressed with Pakistan's dominance of England in the ongoing Test series, former captains Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik said the English were psychologically struggling to cope with the resolve that their team has shown so far. Both themore
Harikrishna holds Motylev, retains sole lead
WIJK AAN ZEE: Grandmaster P Harikrishna held on to his own when it mattered the most and settled for a draw with Alexander Motylev of Russia in the 12th and penultimate round to retain his sole lead in the 'B' group of Tata Steel chess tournament. Aftermore
Bucks Trample Travel-Sick Lakers
(Reuters) - The Milwaukee Bucks, missing key starters, stunned the travel-sick Los Angeles Lakers 100-89 Saturday, helped by a herculean effort from Drew Gooden. The Bucks (8-11) were without leading rebounder Andrew Bogut, who has a broken ankle, whilemore
CWG scam: ED set to file first charge sheet; name top OC men
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate is set to file its first charge sheet in the alleged financial irregularities in Commonwealth Games which will name some top officials of the Organising Committee of the 2010 event. The charge sheet will focus onmore
Many Aus players believe spot-fixing still a problem: Survey
ADELAIDE: A survey has revealed that a large number of the Australian cricketers believe that spot-fixing still remains a problem in international cricket but they were sure that their domestic game was clean. The survey was conducted by Inside Cricketmore
Aus players believe spot-fixing still exist
ADELAIDE: A survey has revealed that a large number of the Australian cricketers believe that spot-fixing still remains a problem in international cricket but they were sure that their domestic game was clean. The survey was conducted by Inside Cricketmore
Deepika working to improve her unsatisfactory form
JAMSHEDPUR: Unhappy with her current form, country's top archer Deepika Kumari said she is working hard to get her touch to be India's medal prospect at the forthcoming London Olympic Games. "I am not in my best shooting form but am working on to changemore
Veterans face heat as India fall apart
NEW DELHI: Pressure is mounting on India's ageing Test batsmen to make way for fresh talent after the team sunk to the "lowest of lows" in Australia where they suffered a humiliating 4-0 series whitewash. The eighth consecutive overseas Test defeat onmore
Depleted Bucks upset Lakers 100-89
NEW DELHI: The injury-hit Milwaukee Bucks stunned Los Angeles Lakers 100-89 on Saturday helped by a herculean effort from Drew Gooden. The Bucks (8-11) were without leading rebounder Andrew Bogut, who has a broken ankle, while second top scorer Stephenmore
Puntland: In search of black gold
As oil companies have started drilling in the autonomous Somali region, will it turn rags into riches? Counting the CostLast Modified: 21 Jan 2012 13:08 As oil companies have started drilling in the autonomous Somali region, will it turn rags intomore
Jamaicans take US Open sprints
NEW YORK: Jamaicans claimed the sprint double at the US Open athletics meet on Saturday, with Asafa Powell beating compatriot Nesta Carter in the men's 50-meter dash and Veronica Campbell-Brown taking the women's equivalent. American Trell Kimmons wasmore
Plenty at stake in Canada-U.S. CONCACAF clash
More than bragging rights will be on the line when Canada and the U.S. meet in Sunday's CONCACAF women's Olympic soccer qualifying tournament final. The arch rivals have already qualified for the 2012 Summer Games, but they will still be competing formore
Sports Bill is all about government control: BCCI
NEW DELHI: Cricket Board president N Srinivasan said that the Sports Bill of the government was all about trying to control the national federations and questioned its application to the BCCI. "This is all about control (by the government)," Srinivasanmore
Working to improve form: Deepika
JAMSHEDPUR: Unhappy with her current form, country's top archer Deepika Kumari said she is working hard to get her touch to be India's medal prospect at the forthcoming London Olympic Games. "I am not in my best shooting form but am working on to changemore
Bettman Says League Has Advanced Money to the Devils
The financially troubled Devils have been advanced money by the N.H.L., Commissioner Gary Bettman said Saturday in Ottawa at a news conference after the league?s board of governors meeting. Bill Daly, the deputy commissioner, made it clear that themore
Kostner leads ladies at Euros after short program
Carolina Kostner halted the Russian march at the European figure skating championships on Friday in Sheffield, England, by grabbing a narrow lead in the women's competition in her bid to capture a fourth continental gold. The 24-year-old Italianmore
Behera steadies East Zone ship on Day 2
VALSAD: Ever since the sacking of Shiv Sundar Das as Odisha skipper, East Zone, for lack of an experienced hand, had been on the lookout for a long-term skipper when young batsman Natraj Behera caught the eye of the selectors. There wasn't much of a CVmore
Team Alfredsson tops Team Chara in All-Star skills competition
Team Alfredsson beat Team Chara 21-12, easily clinching the victory in the final-round shootout challenge. Alfredsson had one of his team's 10 shootout goals in outscoring Chara 10-3. That was enough to get the hometown crowd on its feet, cheering on amore
Pakistan demand respect from cricket world
ABU DHABI: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq on Sunday said he hoped his team's series win over Test cricket's number one side England will earn them respect from the cricketing world after a turbulent period which tarnished their image. Dogged bymore
Agreement Said to Be Closer on Beginning H.G.H. Tests
The N.F.L. and the players union deadlocked during the regular season over the implementation of blood testing for human growth hormone have made progress in discussions over the last few weeks, creating the possibility that testing of players will beginmore
Nishad struggles, Siddhi sparkles in All-Mumbai Promotional table tennis tournament
MUMBAI: Fancied Nishad Lalit overcame some early jitters before he downed spirited Ritik Sheth to move into the junior boys singles pre-quarterfinal, while lanky Siddhi Kolekar had some anxious moments before making the semifinals of the sub-junior girlsmore
Barca held as Madrid move 7 points clear
MADRID: Barcelona dropped precious points in a 0-0 draw at Villarreal on Saturday night to slip seven points behind Real Madrid at the top of La Liga. Earlier Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo and Mesut Ozil had scored to help Real Madrid beat Zaragoza 3-1 andmore