Monday, February 11, 2013

Sports:2/12/2013 10:03:26 PM



Ronaldo in showcase as Real face United

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo faces former club Manchester United for the first time in a mouth-watering Champions League clash on Wednesday.






No Laxman, Dravid a relief, says Wade

Australia's Matthew Wade admitted to the relief in the Australian ranks of not having to dismiss 'The Wall' and 'Very Very Special' Laxman twice in every game.






West Bromwich stun Liverpool 2-0

Liverpool crashed to a dismal 2-0 defeat against West Bromwich Albion on Monday as Steven Gerrard's penalty miss triggered an Anfield meltdown.






'Good money, live TV make HIL a hit'

Waveriders skipper Sardar, who bagged the player of the tournament award, believes HIL has given a platform to India from where they can start rebuilding.






What's wrong with Gautam Gambhir?

Apart from form, there are also other reasons that could've played a role in Gambhir getting the axe. A frosty relationship with Dhoni is being touted as one.






Top pros float body to give players voice

India's top tennis pros - Somdev Devvarman, Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna - launched the players' collective, the Indian Tennis Players Association.






Rebel players come up with association

India's top tennis pros - Somdev Devvarman, Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna - launched the players' collective, the Indian Tennis Players Association.






Ganguly welcomes Harbhajan recall

Sourav Ganguly welcomed the national selectors' decision to recall Harbhajan Singh for the first two Tests of the upcoming series against Australia.






Federer welcomes back Rafael Nadal

Federer welcomed the return of Nadal, but won't spend much time worrying about his rival's progress as he concentrates on his own game at Rotterdam Tennis.






I don't want to talk about ban: Praveen

Praveen Kumar refused to speak about BCCI's ban imposed on him, which bars the pacer from playing the inter-state Vijay Hazare Trophy matches for UP.






Team India retains No. 1 ODI ranking

India maintained its number one spot in the ICC ODI table while Virat Kohli retained his number three position among batsmen in the latest rankings.






Rebel players come up with association

Disgruntled players formed the Indian Tennis Players Association to handle contemporary issues that have not been addressed by All India Tennis Association.






Don't want to waste this chance: Dhawan

Consistency has always been a problem with Shikhar Dhawan since 2004 but now he is determined not to let the chance against Australia go abegging.






Sachin 'god' among teammates: Dawes

India's fast bowling coach Joe Dawes has described cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar as still having a god-like status among his teammates and fans.






Rhinos ride the wave to HIL title triumph

The Sunday night sky was well lit up with fireworks as home boys Ranchi Rhinos defeated Delhi Waveriders 2-1 to win the title of inaugural Hockey India League.






It's a big moment for me, says Bhuvi

When paceman Bhuvneshwar Kumar celebrated his 23rd birthday last week, he could not have asked for a better present than the selection in Indian Test team.






'I understand my game very well now'

Shikhar Dhawan has replaced Gambhir and they are big shoes to fill. So, there will be expectations from him but the southpaw isn't feeling the pressure.






Still good enough to play for India: Bhajji

A relieved Harbhajan Singh pointed out that this time around, the tourists will arrive without Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey and may not have it easy.






Gauti out, Bhajji in for first two Tests

Opener Gautam Gambhir has been dropped from the squad for the first two Tests against Australia & been replaced by Delhi teammate Shikhar Dhawan.






United eye title as Everton brushed aside

Ryan Giggs and Robin van Persie scored the goals as Manchester United opened up a commanding 12-point lead at the top of the EPL after a 2-0 win over Everton.






Ranchi are champions of inaugural HIL

Ranchi Rhinos came from a goal down to beat Delhi Waveriders 2-1 and win the inaugural HIL in a thrilling summit clash in front of a capacity home crowd.






Messi strikes as Barca crush Getafe 6-1

Lionel Messi notched up his 35th league goal of the season as an understrength Barcelona strolled to a crushing 6-1 win at home over Getafe.






Time to show some steel, says Gambhir

Gambhir has urged his fans not to "sympathize" with him for being dropped from the Test team as he is ready to "fight" in order to earn his place back.






Voges ton sees Aus whitewash Windies

Australia bowled out West Indies for 257 to secure a 17-run victory and a 5-0 whitewash in their ODI series on Sunday, thanks to a ton from Adam Voges.






Irani: Mumbai manage draw against RoI

Rest of India retained the Irani Cup by virtue of their 1st innings lead of 117 runs after their game against Ranji champions Mumbai ended in a draw.




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