Warning for Sri Lanka as Team India confident of their big batters coming good in the final Test beginning tomorrow
Swimming legend Spitz believes this Sunday will kick off Phelps’ attempt to break his record
Paceman Ishant Sharma was today rested from the 16-member Indian squad while skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was brought back into the team for the one-day series against Sri Lanka.
Indian weightlifter Monika Devi yesterday claimed she was not guilty of doping and blamed the country’s sports authorities for the pre-Olympic scandal.
A tough Olympic draw pitted Sania Mirza against her Czech nemesis Iveta Benesova in the first round and even if she clears this hurdle, greater danger awaits the Hyderabadi in the second round where former World No 1 Venus Williams is likely to cross swords with her.
South Africa captain Graeme Smith won the toss and elected to bat in the fourth and final Test against England at the Oval today.
THE Indian cricket board has postponed the 2011 World Cup’s Central Organising Committee (COC) meeting scheduled to take place in Colombo tomorrow.
India's ruling coalition UPA Chairperson and Congress President Sonia Gandhi — accompanied by her daughter Priyanka and son Rahul — today arrived to attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
A film based on the life of late South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje, who fell from grace in the 2000 match-fixing scandal, is all set to release here next month.
TEAM India is making it a habit of striking back with a vengeance.
... threatened to put British world-record marathoner Paula Radcliffe’s Olympic bid in doubt
Borivli’s St Francis are on verge of relegation after losing to Matunga’s Don Bosco in the MSSA quarter-finals yesterday
Ireland and the Netherlands shared the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier trophy after the final was rained-off without a ball being bowled at Stormont.
Shocked at weightlifter Monika Devi flunking the dope test, Indian Olympic contingent's Deputy Chef de mission Baljit Singh Sethi today said the only saving grace for the country was that she could be prevented from reaching the Games village.
Hailing Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the "backbone of Indian cricket", chairman of the Arjuna Award selection committee Milkha Singh said the ODI and Twenty20 captain is a deserving receipent of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
MUMBAI’S cricketing fraternity was conspicuous by its absence at the condolence meeting yesterday evening to mourn the death of former Test player Ashok Mankad
Ronaldinho is happy that the woes of Barcelona are now behind him.
Rajyavardhan Rathore to carry tri-colour.
World Champion Viswanathan Anand brushed aside the challenge of Norwegian prodigy Magnus Carlsen.
Four-time Olympic silver medallist Frankie Fredericks was elected chairman of the Athletes Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for a two year term on Tuesday.
Second innings hero Gautam Gambhir said a target of 350 plus will be sufficient to win the second Test and square the series
The Olympic torch received a tumultuous and spirited welcome in the earthquake-devastated Sichuan province in southwest China as it wound up the first leg in Guang'an city.
Chasing 307, Sri Lanka were 109 for 4 at the tea-time break on the fourth day of the second cricket Test against India.
Kapil Dev: It is a sad day in Indian cricket.
It seems ‘The One’ above wants to form a crack Mumbai outfit in a hurry
It is a sight that hits you hard when no young cricketers turn up to pay their last respects to former players, who helped them in their emergence
We are referring to Paul Collingwood, who saved England with a timely ton yesterday
Indian batsmen did not capitalise on the platform built by Virender Sehwag’s blazing unbeaten double century.
Liquidator, who made his debut at Mahalaxmi in race number 226 won by Solid Black.
For a team that wins more often than not, the St Stanislaus’ (Bandra) two draws and a win were giving them a hard time.
Actresses soha ali Khan and Deepika Padukone at the Bombay Gymkhana’s badminton courts prior to an exhibition match before the Tata Open finals yesterday
FOR those who want to watch a game of cricket at the Galle International Stadium, money is never as issue.
Nadal is just that many victories away from snatching the No 1 ranking from Federer
Breezy conditions at Galle could see Lanka’s Muralitharan feast over Team India again
At a time when India vs Australia Test match rivalry is taking on Ashes proportions
Talismanic all-rounder Andrew Flintoff was left stranded as some farcical dismissals resulted in England being shot out for 231 on the opening day of the third Test at Edgbaston yesterday
Barcelona go to court over FIFA’s order to let Messi off, but the Argentine is adamant about going to Beijing.
Star tennis duo of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi have kept aside their differences and come together to enhance India’s medal prospects in the Beijing Olympics.
Paula Radcliffe’s chances of running in the Olympic Games marathon are looking up.
The racecourse grapevine has it that the marketing sub-committee of the Royal Western India Turf Club (RWITC) has been scrapped by the club’s managing committee
Two weeks into the Tour de France, it was not entirely clear to the casual observer who was leading Team CSC.
Brit Andy Murray is convinced Nadal will take Roger’s No 1 spot
Board of Control for Cricket in India Vice-President Lalit Modi has made it clear that the tournament would be played in India from September 29 to October 8 at Jaipur, New Delhi and Mohali.
When MiD DAY asked Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene on match eve
The batting line-up is rated as the best in the world, totaling close to 40,000 runs. But on a flat track and against a debutant spinner, India collapsed in a heap.
Leander Paes and his Czech partner Lukas Dlouhy crashed out of the ATP Rogers Masters with a straight-set defeat at the hands of second seeds Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic in the semifinals.
Dilhara Fernando talks to MiD DAY about his bitter and sweet moments
The South African Cricketers’ Association have joined the chorus of unease at the decision to not move the Champions Trophy away from Pakistan
WHILE the BCCI have barred VVS Laxman and Piyush Chawla from playing county cricket since they will rub shoulders with the rebel Indian Cricket League players
Tennis stars Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi will have added responsibility to return with an Olympic medal from Beijing
Serbia’s Jelena Jankovic moved closer to grabbing the world number one ranking from compatriot Ana Ivanovic
The Indian cricket board has reacted angrily to ICC General Manager Dave Richardson’s remarks that the IPL poses a serious corruption threat and has shot off a letter to ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat in protest.
These are good times for young footballers
The scene after the results of the Mumbai School Sports Association elections was not something you would normally expect
Indian weightlifting continues to be mired in doping controversies with another lifter being caught for using a banned steroid, the third such instance in four months.
Reena Kumari’s Olympic hopes are all but over with the archer failing to make it to the list of 57 athletes who will represent India in Beijing.
Leander and Lukas Dlouhy set up a quarterfinal clash with Mahesh and Mark Knowles after a straight-set win over Roger Federer and Stainslas Wawrinka in the second round of the ATP Rogers Masters.
World cricket body’s General Manager Dave Richardson believes Test cricket must be marketed in similar fashion if it has to survive
Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson has warned Australia, England and New Zealand that they could be marginalised in world cricket if they decide to pull out of Champions Trophy.
Asafa Powell will arrive for his 100metres clash with Tyson Gay in Friday night's Aviva London Grand Prix
It is no secret that having good communication in your team is vital for success. And having two sets of twins in the team does not hurt your chances either, as Lilavatibai Podar has learnt.
Formula One’s hottest property McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton is all set to make a flying visit, literally, into Mumbai today.
Sri Lanka were 205 for the loss of two wickets at lunch on the second day of the first Test against India at Sinhalese Sports Club ground here today.
Mirza lost in straight sets to Meng Yuan at the $600,000 East West Bank Classic tournament.
Rain delayed the start of play on the opening day of the first Test between India and Sri Lanka on Wednesday.
Mirza and her partner Bethanie stormed into the quarterfinals of the $600,000 East West Bank Classic tournament.
Williams lost her fitness battle yesterday, withdrawing from the $600,000 WTA hard court tournament in Los Angeles because of a sore left knee.
That’s what skipper Michael Vaughan has told his England teammates
If the umpires’ referral system works to satisfaction
Will mystery spinner Mendis survive the Fab Four Test or will he breakdown like Aussie ShaunTait?
Aware that he will have to make way for the next generation Australians to play for the country at the 2011 World Cup.
Mumbai’s Aditya Mehta will become only the fourth cueist after veterans like Geet Sethi
For almost a decade St Mary's ICSE, Mazgaon enjoyed playing among the city's top schools in the U-16 first division. However, last year's dismal performance saw them relegated to Division II much to their dismay.
Why Michael Phelps is going to be better in Beijing than he was four years ago in Athens
Sania Mirza seems to have hit form as she quelled a late
Mendis notwithstanding, Lanka have their share of problems.
Jamnabai’s generous ’keeper Varun lets in five goals as defending champs suffer humiliating defeat against Xavier’s.
Prakash lights up candle of hope
Prakash lights up candle of hope
CHANCES are bleak but badminton legend Prakash Padukone does not rule out a medal possibility from India’s ace shuttlers Anup Sridhar and Saina Nehwal at the Olympics
Beijing games could see hosts toppling USA off the medals tally.
Sania Mirza seems to have hit form as she quelled a late challenge from qualifier Eva Hrdinova to advance to the singles second round of the USD 600,000 East West Bank Classic tournament today.
India are keeping a strict check on Olympic hopefuls to ensure the country will not be humiliated by drug cheats, sports minister Manohar Gill said on Monday.
The Goa police has registered an offence against Sports Authority of Goa's
coach for molesting an upcoming young cricketer.
coach for molesting an upcoming young cricketer.
IT WOULD have been a case of all work and no play for St Mary’s SSC (Mazgaon) had they not registered a win against Navy Children (Colaba).
Junior India skipper Gurbaj Singh urged his teammates to get over the celebrations of yesterday’s Junior Asia Cup tournament.
ST ANNE’S should be happy with their winning start to the Nike-MSSA inter-school football tournament.
Indian Davis Cupper Prakash Amritraj pulled off an upset win over top seed Amer Delic to advance to the singles second round of the USD 75,000 ATP Challenger tournament in Aptos, USA.
India did not celebrate yesterday’s Test victory over Sri Lanka with flowing champagne
Kumble’s men have shown great character by coming from behind in three consecutive series
Michael Vaughan and Paul Collingwood announced yesterday they were stepping down as England’s Test and one-day captains.
Medium pacer (left) Mundeep Mungela (5-19) and all-rounder Ankit Chavan (2-5) engineered a dramatic collapse as Mumbai Police slipped from 34-0 to 51 all out in the Strategen Kanga League
Novak Djokovic handed No 1 in waiting Rafael Nadal his first defeat in nearly three months, stunning the Spaniard 6-1, 7-5 to reach the final of the Cincinnati Masters.
Chess ace Vishwanathan Anand continued his winning streak as he annexed the 13th Grenkeleasing Rapid World Championship on Sunday.
They practice denouncing all worldly pleasures but in a cricket-crazy country like Sri Lanka it is impossible to live without being struck by the cricket bug.
South African captain Graeme Smith made a magnificent century to lead his team to a series-clinching victory on the fourth day of the third Test against England at Edgbaston on Saturday.
Lanka’s first Test centurion Wettimuny watches Sehwag hit back and hard
Nothing seems to be going right for Rahul Dravid.
Who said formal coaching is essential to produce a star? Read Malinga’s story...
Former BCCI biggie Lele can’t believe the controversy over the Champions Trophy, a tournament started by Jagmohan Dalmiya to beef up ICC funds
CRICKET Australia insists that the Champions T20 League should not be a problem for the International Cricket Council
How Tata Open champ Meenakshi’s break worked wonders
IT took Nigel Tandel of St John the Evangelist, five years to realise that he was better suited for the forward line rather than defence.
If former India hockey captain Dhanraj Pillay is to be believed, yesterday’s three-hour meeting chaired by Indian Olympic Association chief Suresh Kalmadi and attended by almost 40 Olympians at the Olympic Bhuvan in New Delhi is the ideal stepping stone to resurrecting the national game.
India’s Somdev Devvarman entered the second round of the USD 1,00,000 Vancouver Open here with a fighting win over Cecil Mamitt of Philippines.
Actresses soha ali Khan and Deepika Padukone at the Bombay Gymkhana’s badminton courts prior to an exhibition match before the Tata Open finals yesterday
FOR those who want to watch a game of cricket at the Galle International Stadium, money is never as issue.
In Jayasuriya’s case, it’s his mother Breeda, who worked tirelessly to make sure her son personifies her real life struggle and success on the cricket field
Ajwad Ikram is among those few teachers who taught Jayasuriya and are still serving at his alma mater St Servatius in Matara
Sanil Shetty and Shalmali Mhatre-Gosar clinched the men’s and women’s titles respectively
Prakash Padukone’s love-affair with badminton continues even after retiring from competitive sport in 1991.
Australia captain Grant Hackett says Phelps can break Mark Spitz’s record of seven golds.
Argentina Under-23 coach Sergio Batista has confirmed that Marco Ruben is set to replace Lionel Messi if the 21-year-old Barcelona forward is not permitted to join the Olympic squad.
Galle curator Jayananda Warnaweera urges Indian batsmen to apply 1993-94 formula to tide over Lanka’s spin wave in the second Test
Australian pace spearhead Brett Lee yesterday gave a thumbs down to the newly introduced umpire referral system
The drive from Colombo city to Galle is most scenic
Recent serial bomb blasts on consecutive days in Bangalore and Ahmedabad will be discussed by the International Cricket Council (ICC) appointed Task Force during their Pakistan survey.
SDS Krishna and Monisha Vinayak, both of Karnataka, endured strong challengers in the final qualifying round before sealing their berths in the men’s and women’s main draw.
HRISHIKESH Kulkarni and Sanyogita Ghorpade, both of Maharashtra, fashioned hard-fought wins to advance in the qualifying rounds of the 1st Tata Open All India Badminton Tournament
Brazil coach Dunga still to decide on star skipper Ronaldinho’s role at Beijing
Signs are ominous for deflated India as Sri Lanka’s enduring off-spinner has a deadly record at Galle, venue of the next Test. MiD DAY meets his first club captain Hathurusingha
We aren’t saying it, Sangakkara is!
THE BCCI has come under fire from the media, who raised the irony of Sachin Tendulkar playing for Lashings club which had a couple of rebel Indian Cricket League players
A sensational final round of six-under 66 fetched Jeev Milkha Singh his second title of the season third on Japan Tour at the Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup yesterday.
TOP seeds Aakash Damle and Shruti Talnikar, both of Thane, won to advance to the final in the junior boys and girls category respectively in the Bombay YMCA 2nd Maharashtra State Ranking Table Tennis Championship at the Sachivalaya Gymkhana yesterday.
How a telephone call from uncle and Lanka’s first Test captain, Bandula helped Malinda Warnapura in a century effort
Sinhalese Sports Club stalwart and former SL captain Anura Tennekoon on Jayawardene’s love affair with the ground
Captains past and present hailed the world governing body’s decision to keep September’s Champions Trophy in Pakistan
... ironically, BCCI CAO Prof Shetty teaches at the Chowpatty institution
Handicapped Anvekar and Shinde undeterred in their quest to cross the Channel
It’s not easy to handle a loss especially if you know you were on the verge of a win.
Hamilton vows to return to India, but sans the hype
Lewis gives it to Ferrari even in India
Indian weightlifting continues to be mired in doping controversies with another lifter being caught for using a banned steroid, the third such instance in four months.
The Indians are still several rungs below in terms of form and match-fitness. This means Kirsten & Co have a lot of work to do in the nets.
SRI Lanka’s star wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara has sent out a strong message a couple of days prior to the Test series against India: If Mendis don’t get you, Murali will.
EVERGREEN CC’s left-arm swing bowler Jayesh Tandel spends equal amount of time traveling back home to Navsari (Gujarat) as on the cricket field.
‘I forgive you!’
‘I forgive you!’
Hamilton pardons team gaffe after racing to second straight win and bagging the championship lead
Former world 100metres record holder Asafa Powell has confirmed he is fully fit for his showdown with world champion Tyson Gay at the Aviva London Grand Prix next Friday.
Beijing is under a blanket of security with authorities launching three defence lines to beef up security checks during Beijing Olympics.
Vinod Kambli, a highly successful batsman on Lankan soil, on how the batting maestro could go about mastering mystery spinner Mendis
No contracted player of the Board can play for a county team that includes ICL players
AS the Sri Lankan selectors deliberate on whether to thrust Ajantha Mendis at the deep end in Test cricket after his sensational Asia Cup final performance, former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga believes the spinner is ready for Test cricket.
Defending Champions India will once again rely on the drag-flicking expertise of Diwakar Ram when they take on South Korea in the Junior Asia Cup final at the Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad today.
Former Mumbai Ranji Trophy captain Milind Rege talks to www.mid-day.com on his Kanga League days. He spoke to Harit Joshi on the sidelines of a function at the CCI to announce Strategen as the new sponsor of the Dr H D Kanga Cricket League which kicks off on July 20.
Cricket legend slams Lord’s wicket which produced boring cricket
Anil Kumble’s men will encounter a rough road in Sri Lanka
Pacer has to bear travel expenses to get to Sweden lab
THE Mumbai Cricket Association has roped in Strategen to be the sponsor of the Dr H D Kanga Cricket League, the only tournament organised by the MCA.
Stanislaus' Daniel has eight goals to his name and the season has only just begun
Milan will allow Ronaldinho to play in Beijing Olympics
India’s Junior Asia Cup hockey campaign at the Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad was marred by yet another unnecessary issue that this time threatened to get ugly. Days after the Indian team was accused of fielding over-age players, came another incident that won’t do the hosts’ battered image any good.
Kurt Asle Arvesen emerged from a group of a dozen escapees to win the 11th stage of the Tour de France from Lannemezan to Foix.
Four valuable cricket bats signed by Australian batting legend Sir Donald Bradman have been stolen from a sports shop.
Harbhajan Singh does not doubt mystery spinner Ajantha Mendis' potentials but the star off-spinner believes it is old trickster Muttiah Muralitharan who would pose a bigger threat for the Indian batsmen in the forthcoming Test series.
Former India stumper Nayan Mongia believes Karthik and Patel will be better off skipping warm-ups on match days to be at their sharpest in Sri Lanka’s testing weather conditions.
After Messi and Ronaldinho, Samuel Eto’o could be the third Nou Camp player to be called up for Olympics.
French tennis star Jo-Wilfried Tsonga withdrew
If bad conditions threaten to hamper Games’ opening ceremony, then meteorologists may change the weather
The protracted story of Ronaldinho’s future could be heading for resolution very soon.
Aditya Wadhwani scores his first ever goal as defending champs Jamnabai Narsee begin campaign with 1-0 win
Brazilian superstar Ronaldinho agreed to leave Barcelona, where he was deemed surplus to requirements, and sign for AC Milan in a deal reported to be worth $30 million.
After having supported and backed its players for years in episodes which damaged the image of Pakistan cricket, the Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to distance itself from the latest dope scandal involving pace bowler, Mohammad Asif.
Mohammad Asif testing positive may have come as a surprise to many but there are a few who believe that doping was prevalent in cricket since a long time and has come out in the open only because tests are being carried out now.
Prakash Amritraj went down to France’s Fabrice Santoro, who successfully defended his title at the ATP Hall of Fame Championship in yesterday’s final.
Having coped with hectic schedules in the past few months, India cricket coach Gary Kirsten said getting an eight-day build-up time for the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka is a welcome relief
Former sprint king Allan insists Dwain Chambers should not be heading to Beijing
Paula Radcliffe will have a scan at the British Olympic Association medical centre today to see if it is worth pursuing her Beijing dream.
D’Assisi U-16 boys’ motivation for the football title is the bonus marks that the state board gives to the winners
Australian Cadel Evans took the Tour de France yellow jersey for the first time in his career after the race’s gruelling 10th stage here yesterday.
MANOJ Prabhakar believes the Sri Lanka tour will be a real test of the pace bowlers’ skill and fitness.
The two men behind the radical new proposals for a lucrative English Twenty20 tournament have defended the revolutionary plan.
Italian Ricco wins ninth stage of Tour De France after suffering from a crash on the eighth
Legend Moses believes not allowing the British sprinter from competing in Beijing would be like capital punishment
Samiyo Yusuf, a young woman in her early 20s, is training strenuously for the coming Beijing Olympics and has high hopes
IPL boss Lalit Modi says several tests need to be carried out before the identity of the player who tests positive can be made public
The International Cricket Council are hoping to avoid a legal battle with the Indian Cricket League.
Rasquinha believes the best way to utilise Charlesworth’s services is to make him coach of the Indian national team
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