New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has decided to hold elections for Hockey India (HI), the new set-up to run the sport in the country, by the end of this year.
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) The Indian Cricket Board has reprimanded coach Gary Kirsten for saying that Mahendra Singh Dhoni is ready for Test captaincy.
Colombo, Sep 4 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s wicketkeeper and batsman Kumar Sangakkara is leaving for Australia later this week to undergo a finger surgery on his left hand, a Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) official said here Thursday.
Chandigarh, Sep 4 (IANS) In a scathing attack, Abhey Singh Chautala, president of the Indian Boxing Federation (IBF) and the Haryana Olympic Association, Thursday accused the Haryana government of doing nothing to promote sports in the state.
Melbourne, Sep 4 (IANS) Greg Chappell feels the break for troubled all-rounder Andrew Symonds following his fishing fiasco in Darwin will do him a world of good.
Melbourne, Sep 4 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA) chief executive James Sutherland said the forced break on repeat-offender Andrew Symonds was more a welfare step than punishment.
Melbourne, Sep 4 (IANS) Andrew Symonds’ turbulent mindset is now being attributed to the Monkeygate scandal during the controversial home series against India.
Bilbao (Spain), Sep 4 (IANS) World champion Vishwanathan Anand was unable to break through the defence of young Teimour Radjabov and settled for his second straight draw at the Bilbao Grand Slam Final Chess.
Karachi, Sep 4 (IANS) Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar’s bid to return to competitive cricket received a setback when he was sent packing by British immigration chiefs at Heathrow airport for not having a working visa Thursday.
London, Sep 4 (DPA) Newcastle United and manager Kevin Keegan are continuing to hold talks on his future at the Premier League club.