Thursday, February 7, 2013

Sports:2/8/2013 9:19:10 PM



US firm sues Lance over bonus money

A US insurance firm filed a lawsuit against disgraced cyclist Armstrong, demanding he return $12 million in bonus money paid for his Tour de France triumphs.






Irani Cup: Raina, Jaffer serve reminders

Raina scored an impressive 134 to propel ROI's score past the 500-run mark while Jaffer's 80 gave Mumbai a solid start in their reply on Day 2 of the Irani Cup.






Is rest doing Virat Kohli any good?

Has the BCCI missed a trick by not including Virat Kohli in ROI squad for Irani Cup, or even the India A & BP's XI teams which play matches against Aussies?






WC: Mithali's ton helps India save face

Indian women salvaged some pride, beating arch-rivals Pakistan by six wickets in the play-off match for the seventh and eighth positions in Women's World Cup.






'Mary may fight in another Olympics'

Chief Boxing coach, GS Sandhu said that Olympic bronze medallist Mary Kom still has enough talent to represent India in at least one more Olympic games.






India third in T20 rankings, Kohli 6th

India managed to retain their third rank among T20 teams, while Virat Kohli has held on to his sixth spot in the ICC rankings for Twenty20 batsmen issued.






Carragher to retire at season's end

Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher will retire from football at the end of this season, the English Premier League club said in a statement on Thursday.






Neymar losing out from 'stay-at-home'

With 11 lucrative contracts, a legion of adoring fans and the beach on his doorstep, it is not hard to blame Neymar for his decision to stay at home in Brazil.






Raina hits ton, Mumbai reply strongly

Suresh Raina hit a brilliant century to help Rest of India post a huge first innings total of 526 but Mumbai replied strongly to reach 155/2 on Day 2 of Irani Cup.






WC: India beat Pakistan by 6 wickets

Mithali Raj finally came good with an unbeaten century as Indian women beat arch-rivals Pakistan by six wickets in a seventh place play-off encounter.






AITA rejects players' fresh demands

The AITA outrightly on Thursday rejected the rebel players' fresh demands, saying their inclusion in the Executive or Selection Committees is not possible.






Watson's role not elementary for Aussies

The sight of Shane Watson driving and pulling his way to a blockbuster of a century against the Windies at Manuka Oval was a joy for his compatriots to behold.






Disciplined India restrict Pak to 192/7

Indian bowlers kept a tight leash over Pakistan's scoring rate to restrict them to 192/7 in the seventh-eighth position playoff match of Women's World Cup.






'Our pacers will play crucial role in India'

Peter Siddle feels Australia's chances of winning the upcoming Test match series would depend on how well its fast bowlers perform on the dustbowls in India.






Hughes 'the one' for Australia in India

Rejuvenated batsman Phillip Hughes can be a key player for Australia in their four-Test series in India starting later this month, teammate Peter Siddle said.






Doping widespread in Aus sport: Probe

Drug use is widespread in Australian sport with growing links to organised crime, according to an official probe by the Australian Crime Commission.






Rafael Nadal advances after slow start

Rafa Nadal overcame a slow start to beat Argentine Federico Delbonis 6-3, 6-2 and advance to the third round of the Chilean Open on Wednesday.






Armstrong is most disliked US athlete

Disgraced US cyclist Lance Armstrong, who confessed last month to doping recently, tops the new Forbes magazine list of most disliked US athletes.






India go down 2-4 against Palestine

The Indian defenders cut a sorry figure in the second half and the Palestinians made the most of it to cruise 4-2, leaving a crowd of 15,000 disappointed.






Murali Vijay scores ton as RoI dominate

Murali Vijay stroked his way to his second successive century in the Irani Cup as Rest of India dominated the opening day against Ranji champions Mumbai.






3-goal burst puts Nigeria into Cup final

Nigeria scored 3 goals in a blistering 20-minute first-half spell as they routed Mali 4-1 to reach African Nations Cup final for the first time since 2000.






India go down 2-4 against Palestine

Playing their first international match at home after the Nehru Cup, India suffered a 2-4 defeat against Palestine in a friendly football game on Wednesday.






Murali Vijay scores ton as RoI dominate

Murali Vijay stroked his way to his second successive century in the Irani Cup as Rest of India dominated the opening day against Ranji champions Mumbai.






Di Resta 4th fastest on Day 2 of testing

Sahara Force India's Paul di Resta drove the new brand VJM06 for the 2nd time and managed the fourth-fastest time on Day 2 of the pre-season testing.




Poleksic says he is clean amid fix probe

Debrecen goalkeeper Vukasin Poleksic has denied attempting to fix his side's Champions League match with Liverpool, saying his performance should speak.




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