Thursday, June 23, 2011

Survivor Robinho revels in elder statesman role

Survivor Robinho revels in elder statesman role


Survivor Robinho revels in elder statesman role

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 06:51 PM PDT

Robinho is entering what should be the peak of career which has already yielded two league titles apiece with first Santos then Real before his Italian exploits.


Artest prefers to be called Metta World Peace

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 06:42 PM PDT

Los Angeles Lakers forward Ron Artest is seeking to change his name to Metta World Peace.


Players stand firm on getting strong deal

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 05:53 PM PDT

NBA union president Derek Fisher said that players will not accept a bad deal to avert a work stoppage after the two sides in the labour dispute swapped proposals this week.


Cavaliers take Duke's Irving with top pick

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 05:50 PM PDT

The Cleveland Cavaliers selected Duke point guard Kyrie Irving with the first overall pick in the NBA Draft on Thursday in hopes he can help turn around a team that stumbled through last season.


Abhijit Chadha stays in hunt

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 05:41 PM PDT

Abhijit Chadha ended the day in fourth place along with Rahul Ravi of Bangalore with the total score of 222 on Day Three of Toyota Corolla Altis Southern India Amateur Championship.


Carrom Championship: Irfan humbles Naveen

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 05:37 PM PDT

Mohd Irfan of blanked Amritsar's Naveen Mahajan 25/00, 25/00 to win the first match of the men's singles category of the LIC North Zone Carrom Championship at Hotel ParkView, Sector 24 on Thursday.


Rain disrupts opening day of Travelers

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 04:11 PM PDT

Rain marred the opening day of the PGA Tour Travelers Championship with just two groups completing play on Thursday.


Costa Rica defender Marshall dies in car smash

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 03:38 PM PDT

National team defender Dennis Marshall was one of two people killed on Thursday in a two-vehicle smash in the mountains near San Jose, Cost Rica, the Red Cross reported.


Bahrain beat Palestine 2-1 in Olympic qualifier

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 03:14 PM PDT

Bahrain rallied to defeat Palestine 2-1 in the second preliminary round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2012 London Olympics and advance to the next stage.


Tseng sets early pace at LPGA Championship with 66

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 03:04 PM PDT

World number one Yani Tseng tied the course record with a six-under-par 66 to set the early pace in the first round of the LPGA Championship at Locust Hill.


Resurgent Stenson streaks ahead in Munich

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 02:57 PM PDT

Sweden's Henrik Stenson set the early pace at the BMW International Open by shooting an eight-under-par 64 to claim the first-round lead by one shot.


FIFA witness steps down from Bin Hammam appeal

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 02:31 PM PDT

The head of FIFA's appeals panel, Larry Mussenden, has withdrawn from a case involving Mohamed Bin Hammam because he gave evidence of an alleged election bribery plot involving the Qatari official.


Roger Federer hurries into third round

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 01:39 PM PDT

Roger Federer raced into the third round at Wimbledon on Thursday, swatting aside French journeyman Adrian Mannarino in straight sets 6-2, 6-3, 6-2.


Bopanna-Qureshi shocked in Wimbledon

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 01:15 PM PDT

Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi squandered a match point in an action-filled first round clash to make an early exit from Wimbledon.


Sania-Vesnina advance to second round

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:39 PM PDT

The fourth-seeded pair of Sania and Elena disposed off a spirited challenge in the second set from Anna Chakvetadze and Melanie Oudin to win 6-0, 7-6(4).

Sania-Vesnina advances to second round

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:39 PM PDT

The fourth-seeded pair of Sania and Elena disposed off a spirited challenge in the second set from Anna Chakvetadze and Melanie Oudin to win 6-0, 7-6(4).


Some more bricks in Rahul's wall of fame

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:28 PM PDT

Dravid, who scored his 32nd Test ton, was doing what he had done at Sabina Park 4 years ago, building India's win, but this time he was also making sure that Kohlis and Rainas got an idea of how he was doing it.

1st Test: India beat Windies by 63 runs

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 11:13 AM PDT

A superb effort by the Indian bowlers got India convincing 63-run victory over West Indies on the fourth day of the first Test at Sabina Park in Kingston.


WI resume second innings after lunch

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 10:44 AM PDT

Fidel Edwards and Devendra Bishoo resumed the West Indies second innings after lunch on Day 4 with India needing only one wicket to win the first Test.


OPLC says Spurs' stadium challenge rejected

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 10:12 AM PDT

Olympic organizers say Tottenham's attempts to block West Ham's move into the Olympic Stadium after London 2012 have been rejected by a British court.


West Indies 226/9 at lunch on Day 4

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 10:09 AM PDT

India were on the verge of victory against the West Indies who were staring down the barrel at 226/9 at lunch on Day 4 of the first Test at Sabina Park.


Mishra double strike puts India to top

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 09:36 AM PDT

India were on the verge of victory against the West Indies who were staring down the barrel at 226/9 at lunch on the fourth day of the first Test at Sabina Park.


Cheating on age: KSBA fighting a losing battle

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 09:09 AM PDT

With the billiards and snooker Nationals set to get under way in Chennai on July 18, where the junior category is restricted to those who are under-21, the KSBA is fighting a losing battle.


Bad-boy Diego set for showdown talks with Wolves

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 08:55 AM PDT

Brazil midfielder Diego has said he is unaware of the fine imposed on him by his German league club Wolfsburg, but expects to learn more in Friday's show-down meeting with Wolves' coach Felix Magath.


Mishra double strike puts India to top

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 08:43 AM PDT

Amit Mishra dismissed Darren Sammy and Brendan Nash in his successive overs to put India on the verge of victory on the fourth day of the first Test in Kingston.


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