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Sachin's wicket was special: Prasad (08 August 10:02) |
| The twenty-five years old unsettled the famed the Indian top order with his three-wicket haul that included the wicket of his favourite player Sachin Tendulkar.
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Beijing Olympic Games declared open (08 August 09:40) |
| Chinese President Hu Jinta officially declared open the 29th Olympic Games as triple gold medallist gymnast Li Ning lit the Olympic cauldron at the National Stadium |
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Anjali, Manavjit spearhead Indian challenge (08 August 09:28) |
| A billion hopes will rest on the broad shoulders of Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Anjali Bhagwat as two of country's finest shooters hit the range on Saturday |
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Dismissing Sachin was big moment: Prasad (08 August 09:05) |
| Dhammika Prasad is on cloud nine having scalped Sachin Tendulkar, the 'greatest' batsmen of modern era, on his debut.
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We are still in the match: Gambhir (08 August 09:04) |
| India have been dumped for a paltry 249 in their first innings but opener Gautam Gambhir believes his team still had a chance to make a match out of it. |
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Slipshod India cuts sorry figure at opening (08 August 08:53) |
| A slipshod India cut a sorry figure in the Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony with the female members of the contingent making it a veritable go-as-you-like. |
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Beijing - a new watershed for Indian swimmers (08 August 08:21) |
| The country, which could field just one swimmer in the previous edition of the Games at Athens, has as many as four swimmers representing it here. |
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Kirsten's mother passes away (08 August 07:16) |
| Indian cricket coach Gary Kirsten's ailing mother Gayl Hall passed away on Friday in Cape Town after losing a battle against cancer.
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Steve Waugh on an Olympic assignment (08 August 05:21) |
| Steve Waugh is now busy passing on tips to his country's athletes on handling pressure situations in Olympics.
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Beijing Olympics opening ceremony begins (08 August 05:16) |
| The Beijing Olympic Games started on Friday with a dramatic opening ceremony featuring a cast of thousands directed by acclaimed Chinese movie director Zhang Yimou.
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A perfect opening ceremony at Beijing (08 August 05:16) |
| Beijing shimmered in a breathtaking display of fireworks, colour and cultural soiree staging a perfect opening ceremony of the Olympic Games |
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Malik prays for Shoaib's fitness (08 August 05:14) |
| Desperate to have Shoaib Akhtar in the squad for next month's Champions Trophy, Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik said the mercurial pacer should be included in the side. |
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Northeast footballers appeal for Monika (08 August 05:11) |
| Baichung Bhutia and six of his teammates from the Northeast on Friday appealed the concerned authorities to give dope-tainted weightlifter Monika Devi a fair chance to prove her innocence. |
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Asif faces ban for Dubai misdemeanour (08 August 05:06) |
| A Pakistan Cricket Board commitee has recommended ban of some matches on pacer Mohammad Asif for his "embarrasing" 19-day detention at the Dubai airport. |
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Hi-tech sports goods for Beijing Olympics (08 August 05:00) |
| As the Beijing Olympics start, sports goods companies around the world have readied cutting-edge technologies, ranging from improvements over existing ones to the almost exotic. |
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Debutant Prasad puts Sri Lanka on top (08 August 04:27) |
| Gautam Gambhir came up with a timely half-century to stem the rot after Dammika Prasad ripped through the top order on the opening day of their third and decisive cricket Test match. |
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Mendis five-wicket haul restricts India (08 August 04:27) |
| Indian middle order failed yet again but opener Gautam Gambhir (72) and a 51-run last wicket stand helped the visitors post 249 against Sri Lanka |
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Five men, a billion hopes (08 August 04:18) |
| The trap bird zips off every which way, leaving the shooter milliseconds to process a multitude of factors before he pulls the trigger |
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Beijing etiquette guide for US Olympians (08 August 04:00) |
| US Olympic officials are hoping for exemplary behaviour from their athletes, especially in light of the "ugly American" image abroad, stoked in part by the unpopular war in Iraq.
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Expect no mercy from the hosts (08 August 03:44) |
| experts are to be believed, a sporting revolution will be sweeping across China during the next fortnight as the Olympic hosts are set to end USA's hegemony. |
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Enter the dragon (08 August 03:42) |
| As to whether Beijing is a city geared up to host the Olympics is a poser akin to asking a sports bike if it lives to rev |
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Participation is not good enough, winning is not everything either (08 August 03:41) |
| On the one hand, they say, it places participation above winning; on the other it exhorts athletes to go 'swifter, higher, stronger'. |
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I can do it in 9.6 seconds: Asafa Powell (08 August 03:39) |
| Asafa Powell is confident of winning what he calls the most eagerly anticipated race in Olympic history. On the eve of the Games, Joe Williams catches up with the Jamaican sprinter... |
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On the eve, nothing smoggy about it (08 August 03:37) |
| On Thursday the IOC declared that on August 1, Beijing's particulate-matter measurements were lower than New York city's on the same day. |
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Virat fulfils his father's dream (08 August 03:35) |
| Virat Kohli's late father PN Kohli will be smiling down from the heavens. The 19-year-old has fulfiled his father's dream of seeing his son don the India cap. |
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Purists could not have asked for more (07 August 09:22) |
| After a really long time a Test series played on a sub-continent pitch has been entrancing. |
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We are under control of situation: Kumble (07 August 09:17) |
| India skipper Anil Kumble said on Thursday that wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel will replace butterfingered Dinesh Kaarthick in the third and final Test |
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Paes wants medal icing on Olympic cake (07 August 08:08) |
| Not many can boast of competing in five Olympics but tennis ace Leander Paes is still not content with the feat and desperately seeks a medal to put icing on the cake.
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Film tracing Cronje's life set for release (07 August 08:06) |
| A film based on the life of late South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje, who fell from grace in the 2000 match-fixing scandal, is all set to release here next month.
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Fresh Yuvraj raring to go in ODI series (07 August 06:47) |
| Vice-captain Yuvraj Singh said on Thursday after taking the much-needed 'rest', he and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni were fresh and raring to go in the ODI series |
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Training camp for Knight Riders in Queensland (07 August 06:45) |
| Coach John Buchanan has planned a two-week training camp for the Kolkata Knight Riders at his home state Queensland next month.
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'Age slowed down reflexes of senior batsmen' (07 August 06:43) |
| For eons of ages, Indian batsmen were hailed as the best negotiators of spin bowling |
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Ponting wants cricket in Olympics for his kids (07 August 06:41) |
| Australian skipper Ricky Ponting is still excited about the prospect as he has started visualising his kids, and those of his teammates, at future Games.
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Federer leaves Village to maintain focus (07 August 06:39) |
| Roger Federer simply cannot afford to lose focus here and the world number one said on Thursday he would not stay in the Olympic Village |
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Be pragmatic and optimistic: P T Usha (07 August 06:36) |
| Former Indian ace sprinter P T Usha feels India has a fair chance of clinching much-cherished individual Olympics gold medal |
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Kohli joins veterans for upcoming ODIs (07 August 06:00) |
| Veterans Sachin Tendulkar, Harbahjan Singh and Zaheer Khan were back while struggling Robin Uthappa has made way for new comer Virat Kohli |
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Olympic torch paraded on Great Wall (07 August 05:59) |
| The Olympic torch relay reached the Great Wall of China on the eve of Friday's lighting of the cauldron at the opening ceremony in Beijing's National Stadium.
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All nine of us can win a medal: Narang (07 August 04:24) |
| Ten-metre air rifle ace tells Nihal Koshie that he wants to realise the promise he has shown |
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We can do it in Beijing (07 August 03:43) |
| Winning is always a feel thing. The synchronism between muscle and mood alone translates into medal and manna |
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Olympians miffed about the kit (07 August 03:41) |
| The usual hassles that hound India's Olympic contingent are again alive. For basics, everybody that DNA contacted is upset with the clothing. |
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Troika of rowers head for Games (07 August 03:39) |
| Bajrang Lal Takhar will be participating in the single scull event at the Beijing Olympics. Ranked No.2 in Asia, Bajrang Lal was born in a village in Sikar district of Rajasthan. |
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Johal, the lone-ranger (07 August 03:38) |
| For the Indians the beach is a place to visit, not a place to play. All that most Indians do at a beach is to wet their feet. |
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Two's company (07 August 03:37) |
| The duo has played together thrice at Olympics. Given the likelihood that this is their last shot at Olympic glory - though both are fantasising about London 2012 |
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Will the order change in Beijing? (07 August 03:36) |
| What it takes to win an Olympic medal? A question that haunts Indians every four years. |
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Onus on Saina, Anup (07 August 03:35) |
| Saina Nehwal and Anup Sridhar will lead India's badminton challenge at the Games. The two are coming off contrasting forms. |
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This 22-year-old grapples for glory (07 August 03:34) |
| For 22-year-old Divya Tewar, the Olympics are a chance to get a bit of spotlight -- at least in her own neighbourhood. |
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Anju hoping for a last hurrah (07 August 03:33) |
| A 17-member squad will represent India in the track and field events and though there are no genuine hopes of winning a medal, there have been some heartening performances in the build-up to... |
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Take a bow (07 August 03:30) |
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But this time, in Beijing, it can be different story altogether if the Indian archers chosen to represent the country live up to their billings. |
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Four to the fore, but Khade is India's best (07 August 03:29) |
| The four Indian swimmers, who qualified for the Beijing Games, are in high spirits and are confident ahead of the games. |
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Paddler power (07 August 03:27) |
| The Indian table tennis challenge at the Beijing Games does not look as much promising as one would expect it to be. |
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