National Champion Chetan Anand became the first Indian player to win men's singles title in a Grand Prix. In the finals of Bitburger Open in Germany, Chetan (4th seed) defeated fellow player Arvind (7th seed) 23-25, 24-22, 23-21, lasting almost an hour. 

After winning the final, Chetan said, “This is my biggest win till date. It is a four-star Grand Prix event. I didn’t play well in the first game and conceded the advantage to Arvind. Otherwise the game wouldn’t have been this close.”

Chetan was struggling 14-19 in the third game, fought back bravely to prevail. 

The Women India B players hold the Challenger Trophy (2008-09), after beating the India A by six wickets in the final at the Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, on Sunday.

The sorry state of affairs in the of Weightlifters arena came to light in the recent lifetime ban that was imposed by The Indian Weight lifting Federation (IWF) on Satheesha Rai for testing positive for the second time in a Dope Test. In the Commonwealth Games in Manchester, the Weightlifter was found guilty of consuming stimulant strychnine. A six month ban was imposed and his two gold and one silver medals were taken back.

For its second season slated to begin later this month, the Indian Cricket League (ICL) announced a tie-up with leading e-commerce portal, eBay India (www.eBay.in). With this, ICL introduces a first time opportunity for its cricket fans to bid and win ‘Live Cricket Experiences’. 

As the online auction partner, eBay would control the ICL experience auctions. All the income earned from the auction will go to the charity-Akshaypatra, an NGO responsible for mid-day meals scheme for needy children in India.

It seems that problems have already started emerging in the Australian camp before the beginning of the test series. For the 26 year old leggie, Bryce McGain, the tour ended before it even started. 

The spinner from Victoria is all set to return home after discovering a right shoulder injury sustained during an Australia A match in India last month. However, Cricket Australia is yet to announce his replacement for the four-match Test series against India. McGain injured his right shoulder while playing an Australia A match in India last month.

It was certainly a good day for the Indians at the Bitburger Open badminton tournament in Germany on Friday. Indian shuttlers Chetan Anand and Arvind Bhat entered into the semi-finals of the tournament. 

In a one sided match, fourth seed and national champion Chetan Anand defeated 10th seed Lithuanian Kestutis Navickas 21-10 21-17 in 24 minutes, while in a close encounter match, Arvind Bhat (7th seed) defeated fellow P Kashyap (16th seed) 21-15 17-21 21-15 in 53-minutes to reach the last four of the tournament.