Sudirman Cup: Saina Nehwal’s win goes vain as India lose 3-2 to Malaysia

Sudirman Cup: Saina Nehwal’s win goes vain as India lose 3-2 to Malaysia

Despite a spirited performance from their shuttlers, India were beaten 2-3 by Malaysia, who won their second straight tie to qualify for the knockouts of the World Mixed Team Badminton Championships for the Sudirman Cup at the Dongfeng Nissan Sports Center here on Monday. India’s best bet Saina Nehwal and the successful pair of Jwala […]

India blank Japan to win hockey series 3-0

India blank Japan to win hockey series 3-0

BHUBANESWAR: With the series already in their kitty, India outplayed Japan by 4-0 in the fourth and final hockey test series which concluded at the Kalinga Stadium here today. India clinched the series by 3-0 with one match ending in a draw. India will now be eyeing the FIH World League Semi-Final slated in Belgium […]

Football icon Pele to be discharged from hospital today

Football icon Pele to be discharged from hospital today

Sao Paulo, May 9: Brazilian football legend Pele will leave hospital today after recovering well from prostate surgery, doctors said, following his latest health scare. The 74-year-old underwent surgery Tuesday at Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo, the same facility that treated him last year for a severe urinary tract infection. “His release is scheduled […]

chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming miffed by missed chances

chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming miffed by missed chances

Chennai, May 9: Disappointed with the six-wicket loss to Mumbai Indian here, Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming said his team paid the price for not grabbing its chances. ”Catches going down put us off the phase. We were hanging in and creating chances but in the end lost our way,” Fleming said in the […]

Two killed, 27 kidnapped from cricket match in Afghanistan

Two killed, 27 kidnapped from cricket match in Afghanistan

Kabu l: At least two people were killed and six others injured when armed assailants attacked a cricket match venue in south-eastern Afghanistan, an official told Efe news agency on Friday. Twenty-seven spectators, mostly minors, were kidnapped by the assailants, the official said.The assailants, believed to be insurgents, opened fire at a sports ground in […]