Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Mardy Fish advances at Delray Beach

Mardy Fish advances at Delray Beach


Mardy Fish advances at Delray Beach

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 08:34 PM PST

Second-seeded Mardy Fish of the United States advanced to the second round of the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships.


Almagro starts with victory in Mexican Open

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 08:18 PM PST

Nicolas Almagro of Spain took a confident step toward his third straight title with an easy 6-3, 6-2 win over Victor Hanescu of Romania in the first round of the Mexican Open.


Singaporean coach backs away from sexist spat

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 07:47 PM PST

The Singaporean soccer coach was shocked at comments attributed to him by local media and denies making sexist remarks about a female assistant referee.


Will Punjab golfers take the cue from SSP?

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 04:56 PM PST

Earlier this season, Bhullar won the European Challenge Tour event at Kensville, near Ahmedabad, and SSP's example is there for all to see.


Hantuchova maintains form to beat Azarenka in Doha

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 03:41 PM PST

Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova maintained her resurgence with a surprise victory over sixth seed Victoria Azarenka at the Qatar Open on Tuesday.


Injury-hit Man United prepared for powerful Marseille

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 03:12 PM PST

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson made light of his injury problems and said he was expecting to meet a powerful and athletic Olympique Marseille team in the Champions League on Wednesday.


Rankings meaningless for Westwood in matchplay format

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 03:08 PM PST

World rankings mean nothing to Britain's Lee Westwood as he prepares for this week's WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.


Clark pulls out of Match Play with elbow injury

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 03:04 PM PST

South African Tim Clark withdrew from the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship on Tuesday because of an elbow injury.


Real Madrid denied rare win at Lyon

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 02:39 PM PST

Real were denied a victory at Olympique Lyon when Gomis struck late to earn his side a 1-1 draw in Champions League last-16 first-leg match on Tuesday.


CL: Chelsea beat Copenhagen 2-0

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 02:22 PM PST

Chelsea proved they were very much alive and kicking on Tuesday night as Nicolas Anelka fired them to within touching distance of the CL quarter-finals.


Referee 'punished' for denying Chidi goal vs PFC

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 01:32 PM PST

In a rare incident in Indian football, an I-League referee has been punished for disallowing a 'genuine' goal.


Draft bill seeks to fix tenure of sports bosses

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 01:14 PM PST

The sports ministry on Tuesday put forth a draft national sports Bill to make sports administration more transparent and open to public scrutiny.


Fight night at the National Games village

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:55 PM PST

At the National Games Village on Monday night, a heated argument between athletes turned nasty and at the centre of the storm was Sameer Mon.


Foreign coaches happy with less-fancied tag

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:30 PM PST

Indian soccer team's herculean task of qualifying for London 2012 begins with a first-leg match against Myanmar in a Fifa pre-Olympic qualifier at the Shiv Chhatrapati sports complex, Mhalunge-Balewadi, on Wednesday evening.


Harbhajan gives Zaheer a batting lesson

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:15 PM PST

If the likes of Yuvraj, Raina and so on are expected to be chip in with the ball, why not the bowlers with some sort of ability with the bat to do likewise.


Yet to get my salary: Shankar

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:00 PM PST

Junior India captain and HAL footballer Shankar, who injured his knee during an I-League match last month, has been diagnosed with a ligament tear and has been advised to go under the scalpel.


England beat Netherlands by 6 wickets

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 11:34 AM PST

England laboured to a thrilling six-wicket victory over the Netherlands in a Group B match to avert what could have been the first upset of the World Cup.


Federer beats Somdev at Dubai Open

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 09:44 AM PST

Federer needed only 75 minutes to beat Somdev, who had been given a wild card entry with an eye to his popularity with the large Indian population in Dubai.


Santander's Indian owner paying off debt

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 09:43 AM PST

The new owner of Racing Santander, Indian tycoon Ahsan Ali Syed, has begun to pay off the 13 million euros in debts the club holds with the Spanish Treasury, the regional government said.


FIFA to decide on 2014 World Cup slots next week

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 09:19 AM PST

FIFA will make one of its most politically sensitive decisions next week when it decides how many places each continent will get at 2014 World Cup.


England beat Netherlands by 6 wickets

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 08:51 AM PST

England laboured to a thrilling six-wicket victory over the Netherlands in a Group B match to avert what could have been the first upset of the World Cup.


England beat Netherlands by 6 wickets

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 08:51 AM PST

England laboured to a thrilling six-wicket victory over the Netherlands in a Group B match to avert what could have been the first upset of the World Cup.


Van Gaal laughs off suggestions of attacking Inter

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 08:16 AM PST

Bayern Munich coach Louis van Gaal laughed at suggestions that Inter Milan have developed into an attacking outfit under Leonardo ahead of the pair's clash in the Champions League on Wednesday.


Forget picks France Davis Cup team to face Austria

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 08:14 AM PST

France captain Guy Forget has selected Julien Benneteau, Richard Gasquet, Michael Llodra and Gilles Simon in his team to play Austria in the first round of the Davis Cup.


Barcelona's Xavi out 7-10 days to leg injury

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 08:07 AM PST

Barcelona says Xavi Hernandez will miss 7 to 10 days to a leg injury, which will leave the Spain midfielder battling to return in time for a Champions League match against Arsenal.


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