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Saina Nehwal in top-5 of world rankings (18 March 10:33) |
| New Delhi: Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal touched a new high as she zoomed into the top-five of the world rankings at a career-best fifth spot following her stupendous show in the All Engl... |
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Percept signs sponsorship deal with five boxers (18 March 09:04) |
| New Delhi: In a heartening development for Indian sports, more money is being pumped into Olympic disciplines as sponsorship to individual sportspersons. The latest to benefit are five boxer... |
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Indian boxers get $ 1 million in sponsorship (18 March 09:04) |
| New Delhi: In a heartening development for Indian sports, more money is being pumped into Olympic disciplines as sponsorship to individual sportspersons. Indian boxers who won six gold medal... |
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Commonwealth Boxing India win six golds (18 March 04:44) |
| New Delhi: Indian boxers swept six of the 10 gold medals on offer in the Commonwealth Boxing Championships here on Wednesday. |
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Hockey Pakistani players take back resignations (17 March 06:31) |
| Islamabad: Less than a week after they resigned owning moral responsibility for their flop show in the World Cup in Delhi, Pakistani hockey players have taken their resignations back. |
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Woods to make long-awaited return at US Masters (17 March 05:46) |
| Indian Wells: Tiger Woods will begin trying to restore a reputation battered by marital infidelities at next month's U.S Masters, the tournament which helped him become the world's most mark... |
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Vijender Suranjoy in finals of Commonwealth Cship (16 March 04:18) |
| New Delhi: World number one Vijender Singh (75kg) packed a powerful punch quite literally, while Asian champion Suranjoy Singh also notched up an emphatic win as four Indian boxers sailed in... |
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Vijender Singh beats Mohammad Harun in Commonwealth meet (15 March 04:06) |
| New Delhi: Olympic bronze medalist, boxer Vijender Singh beat Malaysia's rising boxer Mohammad Farhan Harun at the opening of the 5th Commonwealth Boxing Championships in New Delhi. |
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Saina ousted after rare run (14 March 05:56) |
| London: Saina Nehwal lost in straight games to Tine Rasmussen of the Netherlands in the semi-finals of the women’s singles, and bowed out of the All England Super Series Badminton Champion... |
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Australia beat Germany 2-1 win Hockey World Cup (13 March 03:43) |
| New Delhi: Specialist Luke Doerner fired in the winner from a penalty corner as Australia won their first Hockey World Cup in 24 years with a 2-1 victory over defending champions Germany in ... |
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Saina in semifinal of All England badminton (13 March 02:56) |
| London: India's Saina Nehwal stormed into the women's semifinal of the All England Badminton Championship with a stunning 21-8, 21-14 quarterfinal win over Germany's Juliane Schenk in 27 min... |
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Crew kept Elin from Tigers ambulance in violence fear (13 March 05:05) |
| Orlando: Ambulance workers kept the wife of Tiger Woods from riding with the injured golf star after his November 27 crash over concerns of domestic violence, police records released on Frid... |
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India finish eighth Spain fifth in Hockey World Cup (13 March 04:45) |
| New Delhi: India went down 2-4 to Argentina to finish eighth while Spain took the fifth place getting past Korea 2-0 in classification matches of the Hockey World Cup here Friday. |
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Elect hockey panel or be banned FIH tells India (12 March 03:56) |
| New Delhi: International Hockey Federation (FIH) president Leandro Negre on Thursday said the world federation would not hesistate to disaffiliate India if it does not have an elected organi... |
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We could never recover from loss to India Pakistan Coach (12 March 03:55) |
| New Delhi: Pakistan coach Shahid Ali Khan on Thursday said his team could not recover from their 1-4 loss to India in the opening game and that led to their finishing with the wooden spoon, ... |
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Teams should know how to use video-referral says Negre (12 March 03:54) |
| New Delhi: Defending the video referral introduced at this World Cup, International Hockey Federation (FIH) president Leandro Negre on Thursday said it is the teams and the officials who nee... |
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Jose Brasa expects a tough fight from Argentina (12 March 03:54) |
| New Delhi: India coach Jose Brasa is expecting a tough fight from the Argentines in their classification match for the seventh-eight places in the Hockey World Cup here on Friday. |
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Two early goals killed us says England coach (12 March 03:53) |
| New Delhi: The two early goals and the inexperience of his injury-hit side led to England's 1-4 loss to Germany in the World Cup semi-final, said coach Bobby Crutchley here on Thursday. |
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Germany to play Australia in World Cup final (12 March 03:53) |
| New Delhi: World and Olympic champions Germany outplayed European champions England 4-1 in the semi-final Thursday to set up their third consecutive World Cup final clash with Australia here... |
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This Australian team will create its own history says Charlesworth (12 March 03:53) |
| New Delhi: Australia coach Ric Charlesworth says his team has shown its potential and deserved to be in Saturday's final of the Hockey World Cup. |
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Pak hockey team steps down after World Cup debacle (11 March 04:59) |
| New Delhi: In a dramatic development, the entire Pakistan squad announced retirement from international hockey Thursday owning moral responsibility for their poor performance in the World Cu... |
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Wooden spoon for Pakistan in Hockey World Cup (11 March 01:20) |
| New Delhi: For the first time four times champions Pakistan finished last at a Hockey World Cup after they were beaten 2-3 by Canada in the 11th-12th place play-off at the Major Dhyan Chand ... |
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Germany wont have it easy against an inspired England (11 March 03:35) |
| New Delhi: England will draw inspiration from their historic triumph over Germany at the European Championship final last year when they clash with the defending champions in the Hockey Worl... |
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FIH to review video referral after World Cup (11 March 03:34) |
| New Delhi: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) is likely to review the controversial video referral system at its executive committee meeting here on Monday. |
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Holland take on Australia in the semifinals (11 March 03:34) |
| New Delhi: Australia's speed and firepower will be up against the free-flowing game of the Netherlands as the two title favourites clash in the semi-final of the Hockey World Cup here on Thu... |
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India contributing a large chunk of FIH revenue (11 March 03:33) |
| New Delhi: India may no longer be a hockey power, but it is the largest revenue grosser for world hockey. |
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A small step forward for Indian hockey (10 March 03:53) |
| New Delhi: Par for the course is how one can best describe India's final position in the 7-8 bracket at the 12th men's Hockey World Cup. Ultimately, the fracas over a denied goal and consequ... |
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Jackson hopes soccer-mad England wakes up to hockey (10 March 03:52) |
| New Delhi: The rising star of English hockey, Ashley Jackson hopes the team's semi-final appearance in the World Cup here will do a world of good to popularise the sport back home where foot... |
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Pakistani captain Zeeshan Ashraf offers to retire (10 March 03:39) |
| Karachi: Pakistan's hockey captain Zeeshan Ashraf has offered to retire from international hockey following his team's poor performance in the World Cup. |
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Not worried about semifinal opponents German coach (10 March 03:38) |
| New Delhi: German coach Markus Weise has said that they are not worried about who they will face in the semifinals of the Hockey World Cup. |
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Dutch coach relieved to reach semis despite loss (10 March 03:37) |
| New Delhi: Dutch coach Michel van den Heuvel was relieved his team made the semis despite their 1-2 loss to Asian champions Korea in their last Pool A match of the Hockey World Cup here on T... |
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The Netherlands make the semis despite losing to Korea (10 March 03:37) |
| New Delhi: The Netherlands went down to determined Asian Champions Korea 1-2 in an engrossing battle, but survived by the skin of their teeth to make it to the semi-finals where they were jo... |
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Man to man marking against India says Argentine coach (10 March 03:36) |
| New Delhi: Argentina coach Pablo Lombi has some special plans for hosts India when the two teams face each other in a play-off for the seventh-eight positions at the Hockey World Cup here on... |
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Experts to India Raise fitness levels or perish (10 March 03:32) |
| New Delhi: After India failed yet again to finish in the top bracket at the Hockey World Cup, the experts have a simple panacea: Raise fitness levels or perish. They feel only a fit side tha... |
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Woods to play competitive golf next month (09 March 12:36) |
| Miami: Disgraced American World No. 1 golfer Tiger Woods is reportedly working with swing coach Hank Haney in Florida, indicating that he is on course to play competitive golf from next mont... |
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Brasa angry at South Africas controversial third goal (09 March 05:19) |
| New Delhi: India coach Jose Brasa lashed out at match officials for awarding the South Africans their third goal in a controversial manner in their 3-3 draw in a World Cup match here. |
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Sohail Abbas has no plans to retire soon (09 March 05:18) |
| New Delhi: World's highest goal scorer and Pakistan's famed drag flicker Sohail Abbas says he has no plans to retire soon, his lacklustre showing in the Hockey World Cup here notwtihstanding... |
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Now Ashok Kumar finds chinks in Indias armour (09 March 05:18) |
| New Delhi: A day after former India captain Pargat Singh questioned the selection of the national hockey team, another Olympian Ashok Kumar concurred with him saying players like Sandeep Sin... |
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Indias hockey future is linked to their teams success Oltmans (09 March 05:17) |
| New Delhi: Dutch hockey legend Roelant Oltmans is pained to see Hockey World Cup being played in a big stadium with small crowds. |
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Pakistan deserved much better says Charlesworth (09 March 05:16) |
| New Delhi: Australia's national coach Ric Charlesworth was surprised to see Pakistan adopting the European style of play against them in the last Pool B match of the Hockey World Cup here on... |
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Video referral system bizarre South African captain (09 March 05:15) |
| New Delhi: The new video referral system at the Hockey World Cup was again the centre of controversy with South African captain Austin Smith calling it "bizarre" and not "perfect". |
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Australia sail into the semis after beating Pakistan (09 March 03:51) |
| New Delhi: Desmond Abbott struck twice to lead Australia to a come from behind 2-1 win over Pakistan and into the semifinals of the hockey World Cup at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium... |
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India split points against SA finish 4th in Pool B (08 March 06:00) |
| New Delhi: Shivendra Singh saved the day for India with a timely equaliser as the home team played out a 3-3 draw against South Africa in a controversial match to finish fourth in Pool B of ... |
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Pargat questions Deepak and Sandeeps selection (08 March 03:20) |
| New Delhi: Former captain Pargat Singh has questioned the selection of forward Deepak Thakur and drag-flicker Sandeep Singh in the Indian team for the Hockey World Cup. |
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Germany play out 2-2 draw against Netherlands (08 March 03:17) |
| New Delhi: Captain Teun de Nooijer struck in the dying minutes to lead the Netherlands to a thrilling 2-2 draw against defending Champions Germany in a Pool A hockey World Cup match and virt... |
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Argentina register first win in the World Cup (08 March 03:16) |
| New Delhi: Bottom placed Argentina scored their first win of the tournament, edging past New Zealand with a solitary goal in their penultimate Pool A match of the Hero Honda Hockey World Cup... |
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Korea thrash Canada 9-2 in hockey World Cup (08 March 03:13) |
| New Delhi: Drag-flicker Jong Hyun Jang struck thrice as nimble-footed South Korea drubbed lowly Canada 9-2 in a high scoring match to keep their semifinal hopes alive in the Hockey World Cup... |
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Desperate India aim to end losing streak against South Africa (07 March 10:46) |
| New Delhi: Out of contention for a top-five finish after three consecutive defeats, India would be desperate to end their losing streak when they take on lowly but spirited South Africa in t... |
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FIH should review video referral system says Charlesworth (07 March 03:58) |
| New Delhi: Australian coach Ric Charlesworth was critical of poor umpiring in the World Cup and asked the International Hockey Federation (FIH) to review the video referral system after the ... |
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We played better hockey against England says Brasa (07 March 03:57) |
| New Delhi: Chief coach Jose Brasa said India put up a much improved performance in their fighting 2-3 loss to European champions England in the Hockey World Cup here on Saturday. |
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