Monday, February 28, 2011

NBA: Spurs' Parker to miss 2-4 weeks with injury

NBA: Spurs' Parker to miss 2-4 weeks with injury


NBA: Spurs' Parker to miss 2-4 weeks with injury

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 07:25 PM PST

The NBA-leading San Antonio Spurs have run into their first bit of adversity this season after announcing that Tony Parker will miss two-four weeks with a strained left calf.


NBA: Bulls crush Wizards, top spot in sight

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 07:15 PM PST

The Chicago Bulls maintained their push towards top spot in the Eastern Conference with a crushing 105-77 victory over the Washington Wizards on Monday.


Lance Armstrong backs Calif tobacco tax initiative

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 04:35 PM PST

Lance Armstrong said Monday that he is backing a proposed tax on tobacco in California to fund research on cancer and tobacco-related illnesses.


Al Tilal test for Dempo

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 04:32 PM PST

Having missed the AFC Champions League bus, defending I-League champions Dempo Sports Club are determined to kick-start their AFC Cup campaign on a positive note as they take on Yemeni league leaders Al Tilal at the Shiv Chhatrapathi Sports Complex in Balewadi on Tuesday.


Westwood can quickly regain world number one spot

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 03:07 PM PST

The topsy-turvy nature of the 2011 world rankings could be reflected again this week with Lee Westwood pushing to reclaim the No.1 spot from European Ryder Cup team mate Martin Kaymer.


Ronaldinho's return to Brazil already a success

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 03:03 PM PST

It took only six matches for Ronaldinho's return to Brazilian football to be considered a success.


EPL: Rooney vs Cole in battle of bad boys

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 02:52 PM PST

Despite the latest incidents, Cole and Rooney have been cleared to play on Tuesday in one of the most highly anticipated games of the EPL season.

Sochi 2014 mascot gets icy copyright reception

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 02:48 PM PST

The pudgy polar bear chosen as one of the mascots for the 2014 Sochi Olympics was at the centre of a copyright row on Monday after the creator of the teddy bear from the 1980 Games said his ideas had been stolen.


AC Milan beat Napoli 3-0 in Serie A

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 02:26 PM PST

AC Milan controlled from the start and finally broke through in the second half to beat Napoli 3-0 to open up a five-point lead over city rival Inter Milan in Serie A.


Sharp reduction in sports budget

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 01:58 PM PST

With the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games over, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has been allocated Rs 1,121 crores in the 2011-12 Union Budget, almost one third of what it got in the last budget.


Glittering ceremony starts Punjab Games

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 01:11 PM PST

Punjab took a significant step in the history of state games by organizing the biggest ever prize money 'Shaheed'e'Azam Bhagat Singh Punjab Games (2011)' in 11 sports disciplines at the Guru Nanak stadium on Monday night.


Delhi varsity emerge winner

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 01:08 PM PST

Delhi University, Delhi won the All India Inter-zonal Inter-university lawn tennis (women) Championship for the session 2010-11 at PU courts on Monday.


Big guns for PGTI Championship

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 01:01 PM PST

Avantha Masters winner, SSP Chowrasia, will lead one of the strongest fields to have assembled at the Chandigarh Golf Club (CGC) on Wednesday for the richest-ever professional golf championship to be staged at this venue


Lanka seek revenge for 2003 humiliation

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:11 PM PST

A lot has changed since Nairobi, February 24, 2003. That was the day Kenya upset one of the strongest team in the world cricket Sri Lanka in the 2003 WC.

Lanka seek revenge for 2003 humiliation

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:11 PM PST

A lot has changed since Nairobi, February 24, 2003. That was the day Kenya upset one of the strongest team in the world cricket Sri Lanka in the 2003 WC.

Shoaib Akhtar not a fast brat anymore

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 11:06 AM PST

Akhtar said: "Long ago, I left the race of bowling fast. I'm 36 now and am more mature and am focussing on getting wickets rather than bowling fast."


Sobered Shoaib is a potent weapon

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 11:06 AM PST

Akhtar said: "Long ago, I left the race of bowling fast. I'm 36 now and am more mature and am focussing on getting wickets rather than bowling fast."


MS Dhoni slams Decision Review System

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 09:46 AM PST

"If the Hawkeye says it is going to hit the middle stump then there is no reason why the distance really matters," MS Dhoni said while slamming UDRS.


Alves coy on Barca contract renewal

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 09:41 AM PST

Barcelona defender Dani Alves has played down the importance of renewing his contract with the Spanish league leaders, saying "life will go on" if the two sides fail to agree terms.


1958 World Cup final referee dies

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 09:26 AM PST

Frenchman Maurice Guigue, the referee of the 1958 World Cup final between Brazil and hosts Sweden, has died aged 98, the French Football Federation announced on Monday.


Wilshere slams Blues over Koscielny slap

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 09:00 AM PST

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere criticised players from Birmingham City after his team-mate Laurent Koscielny was taunted at the end of their League Cup final defeat at Wembley.


Chelsea take action against Cole over air rifle

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 08:51 AM PST

Chelsea have taken "proper action" against Cole after he accidentally shot an intern with a high-powered air rifle at their training ground, Ancelotti said.


Sam Querrey pulls out of Chile tie

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 08:09 AM PST

Sam Querrey has pulled out of the United States' Davis Cup first round tie against Chile here next weekend because of a shoulder injury, American captain Jim Courier said.


Roach takes hat-trick as WI crush Dutch

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 08:08 AM PST

Kemar Roach became the sixth bowler in World Cup history to register a hat-trick as the West Indies crushed the Netherlands by 215 runs at the Kotla.


Wozniacki holds number one ranking

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 06:53 AM PST

Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki remained on top of the latest WTA ranking released on Monday as the leading ten all held their spots.


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