News 1st Look: Geeta looks to fulfill London dream

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Geeta looks to fulfill London dream

Geeta looks to fulfill London dream
Put cricket before cash: Greig to BCCI
ICC fails to reach a consensus on DRS
Olympic wild cards for Somdev, Sania
Petra Kvitova breaks the Akgul barrier
'Humiliating to be used as bait for Paes'
Nadal survives scare at Wimbledon
Serena moves safely through first round
Sania, Somdev get wild cards for Oly
Kvitova overcomes Wimbledon struggle
Portugal prepare for Spain ambush
Tendulkar is the greatest batsman: Lillee
Sachin gains one place in Test rankings
Pakistan, Sri Lanka plead for DRS

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 05:57 PM PDT

"There is an extraordinary amount of expectation from me. It can only be repaid with extraordinary effort and a win," says the 23-year-old grappler Geeta Phogat.

Put cricket before cash: Greig to BCCI

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 02:47 PM PDT

Former England captain Tony Greig has urged the Indian cricket board to accept that "spirit of cricket is more important than generating billions of dollars."

ICC fails to reach a consensus on DRS

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 02:22 PM PDT

BCCI again had its say on the DRS after ICC failed to reach a consensus over its universal application following India's opposition to the technology.

Olympic wild cards for Somdev, Sania

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 12:54 PM PDT

India's Somdev Devvarman and Sania Mirza have been awarded wild card entries into the men's singles and women's doubles draw of the London Olympics.

Petra Kvitova breaks the Akgul barrier

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 12:31 PM PDT

22-year-old world no.4 Petra Kvitova had a difficult start to her title defence on Wimbledon's Centre Court against the powerfully built Akgul Amanmuradova.

'Humiliating to be used as bait for Paes'

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 11:48 AM PDT

Sania Mirza, who received the Olympic nod late on Tuesday, came out strongly against Leander Paes and the AITA for treating her no better than a pawn.

Nadal survives scare at Wimbledon

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 10:10 AM PDT

Rafael Nadal survived an early scare to kick off his bid for a third Wimbledon title with a 7-6 (7/0), 6-2, 6-3 victory over Thomaz Bellucci in the first round.

Serena moves safely through first round

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 09:41 AM PDT

Four-time champion Serena Williams made an excellent start to Wimbledon, coming through an athletic first-round match against Barbora Strycova.

Sania, Somdev get wild cards for Oly

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 09:19 AM PDT

Sania Mirza was handed a wild card along with Rushmi Chakravarthy while Somdev Devvarman was given a wild card entry in the men's singles event.

Kvitova overcomes Wimbledon struggle

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 07:40 AM PDT

Petra Kvitova reached the Wimbledon second round with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan, but only after surviving an early struggle.

Portugal prepare for Spain ambush

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 04:14 AM PDT

Having swept past France to reach the semifinals, Spain can expect a more exacting ordeal when they face Portugal who beat them 4-0 in their last meeting.

Tendulkar is the greatest batsman: Lillee

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 03:15 AM PDT

Dennis Lillee has described Sachin Tendulkar as the greatest batsman to have ever played cricket while admiring Tendulkar's hunger for the game.

Sachin gains one place in Test rankings

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 02:10 AM PDT

Sachin Tendulkar, with 749 points to his credit, is the lone Indian batsman in the top 20 list, which is headed by West Indies' Shivnarine Chanderpaul.