For most Indian boxing fans, images of Sandhu and Fernandez standing together outside the ring and egging on the boxers.It’s perhaps the longest association between two coaches in Indian boxing. National chief coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu’s partnership with BI Fernandez dates back to 1993 when the Cuban joined...
Diego Costa denies intentionally stomping on Liverpool’s Ere Can. (Source: Reuters)Chelsea striker Diego Costa has denied he deliberately stamped on Liverpool’s Emre Can but admitted to being no angel on the field.The Brazilian-born Spain international missed Saturday’s top-of-the-table 1-1 draw with Manchester City after serving the first of...
Chelsea vs Man City: David Silva turned in Aguero’s shot to draw level after Loci Remy gave Chelsea the lead. (Source: AP)There was stalemate at the summit meeting between Chelsea and Manchester City on Saturday as the Premier League front-runners drew 1-1 on Saturday.Although Chelsea dropped points for...
Feb 1 (Reuters) - Glenn Maxwell missed his maiden One Day International century but his career-best 95 helped Australia overcome a wobbly start and post 278 for eight against England in the final of the tri-series in Perth on Sunday. ...
Feb 1 (Infostrada Sports) - Scoreboard in the seventh and final Triangular Series match between Australia and England on Sunday in Perth, Australia Australia Innings A. Finch c Root b Anderson 0 D. Warner c Taylor b Anderson 12 S. Smith st Buttler b Ali 40 G. Bailey...
The seventh seed Indo-Swiss pair had to hardly break any sweat against the third seed Russian-Canadain pair. (Source: AP)Leander Paes and Martina Hingis claimed their first title together by winning the mixed doubles title at the Australian Open by defeating Kristina Mladenovic and Daniel Nestor 6-4, 6-4 in...
Fernandez received a two-year ban from AIBA for his role in Sarita Devi’s protest at last year’s Asian Games.With no major international competition scheduled for the start of the year, the boxing hall at NIS, Patiala, is largely empty these days. So, apart from a few coaches and...
Feb 1 (Infostrada Sports) - Line-ups for the seventh and final Triangular Series match between Australia and England on Sunday in Perth, Australia England won toss and decided to bowl Australia: Aaron Finch, David Warner, Steven Smith, George Bailey (capt), Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh, Brad Haddin, James Faulkner,...
Horses taking part in the Indian Derby have been kept under close watch. (Express photo by Pradip Das)Trendy hats, suave punters and thoroughbreds will be on show during the prestigious Indian Derby at the Mahalaxmi Race Course on Sunday, but behind all that glitz, the organisers will be...
Hosts Vidarbha bowled with clinical precision to outclass table toppers Delhi by an innings and 93 runs in a group league encounter of the Ranji Trophy on Saturday. Having won the match in less than two and half days, Vidarbha with seven points, including a bonus from this...
For the final against England, Australia will welcome back their one-man demolition army — Mitchell Johnson.If you want to see a real team, come back here on Sunday…” It was a holler from a semi-clothed man and screamed out from the passenger seat of a moving car right...
Deepika Kumari at a practice session at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi. (PTI)After a hiatus of four years, the 35th edition of the National Games was finally flagged off in Kerala amidst huge fan fare on Saturday. But the build up to the Games has been dominated by...
SYDNEY, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Australia captain Michael Clarke shrugged off speculation of rifts with Cricket Australia and his international team mates after making a successful comeback from injury in a club game on Saturday. ...
Pakistan was beaten by New Zealand by seven wickets on Saturday. (Source: Reuters)Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has expressed concerns over the national cricket team not getting enough matches and time to get acclimatised to the conditions in New Zealand and Australia ahead of the World Cup, starting...
Australia won its maiden Asian Cup title in a closely-contested final in Sydney. (Source: Reuters)Substitute James Troisi scored halfway through extra time to give tournament hosts Australia their maiden Asian Cup title with a 2-1 victory over South Korea in a pulsating final on Saturday.South Korea’s Son Heung-min...
Serena Williams was on the top her game as she defeated Sharapova in straight sets. (Source: AP)Top seed Serena Williams clinched her 19th grand slam title with a 6-3 7-6(5) victory over Maria Sharapova in the final of the Australian Open on Saturday.It was Williams’ sixth title at...
Elliot took three wickets for 26 runs to help the hosts bowl out Pakistan for 210 in 45.3 overs at the Westpac Stadium. (Source: AP)Grant Elliot’s all-round performance eclipsed Shahid Afridi’s 29-ball blitz to secure New Zealand a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in the first One Day...
Australia captain Michael Clarke made his comeback from injury Saturday, scoring 51 and batting for almost three hours in a Sydney club match before slamming media reports of a rift with teammates and Cricket Australia.Clarke made a rare appearance for his Western Suburbs club side on the first...
Jan 31 (Reuters) - Shahid Afridi blasted a 29-ball 67 and captain Misbah-ul-Haq stroked a patient 58 to help Pakistan overcome a terrible start and post 210 all out in the first one-dayer against New Zealand in Wellington on Saturday. ...
Jan 31 (Infostrada Sports) - Scoreboard in the first One Day International between New Zealand and Pakistan on Saturday in Wellington, New Zealand Pakistan Innings M. Hafeez b Mills 0 A. Shehzad c Ronchi b Boult 15 Y. Khan lbw b Mills 9 Misbah-ul-Haq c Latham b Elliott...
