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Indian basketball's CEO Harish Sharma dead

Indian basketball's CEO Harish Sharma dead  Read more »

New Delhi, Feb 11 - Harish Sharma, former basketball international and chief executive of Basketball Federation of India (BFI), died here Friday night. He was 53.

My job is to communicate with the junior players: Ignace

My job is to communicate with the junior players: Ignace  Read more »

New Delhi, Feb 10 - Ignace Tirkey was there in Santiago when eight times Olympic hockey champions missed qualifying for the Games in Beijing for the first time in 80 years.

Hockey coach Nobbs asks India to be as ruthless as Australia

Hockey coach Nobbs asks India to be as ruthless as Australia  Read more »

New Delhi, Feb 10 - Chief coach Michael Nobbs says the Indian hockey team has to be as ruthless as World champions Australia if they have to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics.

Rajasthan Cricket Association owes Rs.4.5 crore to police

New Delhi, Feb 10 : The Rajasthan Cricket Association owes the state government Rs 4.5 crore as security charges for different matches organised by it, an RTI reply has revealed.  Read more »

Samota, Manpreet lead 10-member Indian team for Kazakh boxing meet

Samota, Manpreet lead 10-member Indian team for Kazakh boxing meetNew Delhi, Feb 8 - Established pugilists Paramjeet Samota, Manpreet Singh and L. Devendro Singh figure in a 10-member Indian team which has been picked for an international  Read more »

Sahara India renews sponsorship deal with Hockey India

Sahara India renews sponsorship deal with Hockey IndiaNew Delhi, Feb 8 - After severing its ties with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Sahara India Wednesday renewed its sponsorship deal with Hockey India (HI) with a 170 percent hike.  Read more »

Yuvraj blames himself for delaying treatment

Yuvraj blames himself for delaying treatmentNew Delhi, Feb 8 - India's star cricketer Yuvraj Singh, who is undergoing chemotherapy in the US for a malignant tumour in his lung, blamed himself for the delaying his treatment and said he was recovering well and would soon be back on the field.  Read more »

2009 IPL auction were rigged, claims Lalit Modi

2009 IPL auction were rigged, claims Lalit ModiNew Delhi, Feb 7 - Former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi alleged Tuesday that the 2009 players' auction was "rigged" to benefit the Chennai Super Kings franchise owned by India  Read more »

Dilip Tirkey's presence at camp is a boon: Sandeep Singh

Dilip Tirkey's presence at camp is a boon: Sandeep SinghNew Delhi, Feb 7 - India hockey players feel the presence of former captain Dilip Tirkey and goalkeeper A. B. Subbaiah as part of the back-up staff is helping them prepare better for the 2012  Read more »

Sahara to renew sponsorship of Indian hockey

Sahara to renew sponsorship of Indian hockeyNew Delhi, Feb 7 - After pulling out of cricket, the national obsession, Sahara India is all set to sign a five-year contract to renew its sponsorship deal for the national sport, hockey.  Read more »

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Australia set India 270-run target

Australia set India 270-run targetAdelaide, Feb 12 - Australia made 269 for eight against India in the fourth match of the tri-series at the Adelaide Oval here Sunday.

David Hussey scored 72 while debutant Peter Forrest made 66.

R. Vinay Kumar and Umesh Yadav took two wickets each for India.  (IANS)

Australia bat against India

Australia bat against IndiaAdelaide, Feb 12 - Australia won the toss and decided to bat in the fourth match of the tri-series against India here Sunday.

India rested Sachin Tendulkar while Australia Michael Hussey.  Read more »

Force India driver Di Resta under pressure to perform

Force India driver Di Resta under pressure to performLondon, Feb 4 (ANI): Force India driver Paul Di Resta has confessed to being under pressure to perform during his second full year on the Formula One circuit.  Read more »

i1 Supercar Series put off by a year

i1 Supercar Series put off by a yearChennai, Feb 1 :The much-hyped and twice postponed inaugural i1 Supercar Series will now be held in 2013, according to a press release from the promoters, Machdar Motorsports.  Read more »