Footballer kills referee after receiving red card in Argentina

London : An amateur football match turned into bloodshed after a referee was gunned down by an enraged footballer for showing him a red card during the course of the game. According to the Guardian, police in Argentina are searching for the footballer, who pulled out a gun from his bag after being given his […]

India to play warm-up games against Windies, SA in World T20

Dubai : India will play against the West Indies and South Africa in their warm-up matches for next month’s World Twenty20 as the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday announced the match timings and warm-up schedule of the T20 pinnacle event. India will take on West Indies at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on March 10 […]

Indina boxing mess: State units hold meeting with ad-hoc panel

Shillong : Making another attempt at sorting the administrative mess in Indian boxing, representatives of 18 state units held a meeting with the AIBA ad-hoc committee and the coordination panel to discuss formation of a new federation. The meeting was also attended by four government units and the draft of a new constitution was circulated […]

Wish to carry my run of form to World T20: Shikhar Dhawa

New Delhi : Hoping to carry his great run of form to the Asia Cup and World T20, India opener Shikhar Dhawan today said keeping things simple and “doing the basics right” has worked in his favour. Dhawan was involved in a candid chat with his opening partner Rohit Sharma following India’s comprehensive nine- wicket […]

Mahendra Singh Dhoni ducks question on Lodha Commission

New Delhi : India captain Mahendra Singh today stayed away from commenting on the sweeping changes Supreme Court appointed Lodha Commission has recommended on the functioning of the Indian cricket board. ”Lodha Commission has not given me the report. So you have to ask the BCCI (about what they plan to do,” said Dhoni here […]