Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Nadal battles into US Open 2nd round

Nadal battles into US Open 2nd round

Nadal battles into US Open 2nd round

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 08:22 PM PDT

Rafael Nadal launched his US Open title defence with a battling victory over Andrey Golubev of Kazakhstan, but the win was anything but straightforward.

More Grand Slam heartbreak for Li Na

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 04:55 PM PDT

Romanian teenager Simona Halep stunned French Open champion China's Li Na 6-2, 7-5 on Tuesday in the first round of the US Open tennis championships.

BCCI not a closed-door body: Shashank

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 02:32 PM PDT

Sports ministry's bid to bring the BCCI under NSFs may have been stymied by the Cabinet, but BCCI still reacted strongly, defending its autonomous status.

Djokovic eases through to 2nd round

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 01:24 PM PDT

Djokovic reached the US Open second round when qualifier Conor Niland was forced to quit their first round match, apparently a victim of food poisoning.

Dravid answers call in the line of duty

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 12:32 PM PDT

Dravid - willingly or unwillingly - will have to use all his IPL experience because it's almost certain he would be making his T20I debut at the Old Trafford.

T20 scrap begins Part II of India's tour

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 12:20 PM PDT

It's the world ODI champions versus the world T20 champions when India take on England in the one-off T20 match at the Old Trafford on Wednesday.

Union Cabinet shoots down sports bill

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 12:04 PM PDT

A proposal to regulate national sports federations was overwhelmingly rejected by Union Cabinet with several ministers criticizing the sports development bill.

Injured Gambhir ruled out of ODI series

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 10:20 AM PDT

Indian team dealt another blow as Gautam Gambhir has been ruled out of the remainder of the England tour after he failed to recover from concussion.

Dravid set to make T20 debut for India

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 09:30 AM PDT

Veteran India batsman Rahul Dravid is set to play his first - and last - T20 international in the one-off game against England at Old Trafford on Wednesday.

Dhoni wants rotation policy for players

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 07:45 AM PDT

Hit hard by injuries woes in England, Indian captain MS Dhoni conceded that the players were overworked as he called for a rotation policy to give them rest.

Cabinet fails to clear sports bill

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 07:35 AM PDT

The sports bill which seeks to regulate the operations of BCCI and other national sports bodies was rejected by several ministers including Sharad Pawar.

Broad hopes to carry Test momentum

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 07:13 AM PDT

England T20 skipper Broad said that his team is looking to carry the momentum of the Test series into the one-off T20 game against India on Wednesday.

'BCCI should follow govt guidelines'

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 01:10 AM PDT

Kapil Dev and Mohammed Azharuddin favoured the BCCI becoming a National Sports Federation and falling under the purview of the RTI Act.

BCCI rejects government's RTI move

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 10:37 PM PDT

Rajeev Shukla said that the board is not keen on the move of coming under the RTI and also refused to comment on the specifics of the new sports bill.
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