Monday, July 4, 2011

Vidal heads Chileans past Mexico

Vidal heads Chileans past Mexico


Vidal heads Chileans past Mexico

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 09:15 PM PDT

Chile provided a little of the passion the Copa America had been missing as they fought their way past Mexico 2-1 to go two points clear in Group C.


Uruguayans sanguine after Peruvian stalemate

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 06:43 PM PDT

Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez was sanguine after his side were bogged down in yet another Copa America draw - the fourth in five games to date at the Copa America.


Venezuela, Paraguay, Ecuador fined for late show

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 05:45 PM PDT

Copa America organisers on Monday fined Venezuela, Paraguay and Ecuador for late shows at their respective opening matches.


Dimitrov advances at Newport

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 05:35 PM PDT

Second-seeded Grigor Dimitrov and fifth-seeded Alex Bogomolov advanced to the second round of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships on Monday.


World Archery championship: Indian women fourth in qualifiers

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 02:30 PM PDT

India's women recurve team of Laishram Bombayla Devi, Deepika Kumari and Chekrovolu Swuro on Monday gave India a flying start at the world championship in Turin (Italy) with a creditable fourth place finish in the qualifiers, logging 4,005 points.


Blatter promises to ban Asia match-fixing culprits

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 02:18 PM PDT

FIFA president Sepp Blatter warned that football players and officials found guilty in the probe into a match-fixing scandal in Asia would face life bans.


Argentina too full of themselves: Bolivia coach

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 02:07 PM PDT

Argentina's footballers are a little too full of themselves and could pay a price at the Copa America as a result, Bolivia's Argentine coach Gustavo Quinteros suggested on Monday.


Sanga wants politics out of SL cricket

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 01:39 PM PDT

Kumar Sangakkara has welcomed the International Cricket Council directive requiring all national cricket boards to be elected without political interference.

Third Test pitch likely to help pacers

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 12:51 PM PDT

Dominica may be a less imposing venue when compared to the Sabina Park and the Kensington Oval, but the conditions may not be too different.


There will no be single captain: Nobbs

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 12:15 PM PDT

Indian hockey think tank will implement the concept of leadership group which will take responsibility for what happens, make decisions and solve problems.


Two more Indian athletes fail dope tests

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 11:44 AM PDT

The doping scandal in Indian athletics grew with Priyanka Panwar and the country's new golden girl Ashwini Akkunji, testing positive for anabolic steroids.


Al Habsi joins Wigan on permanent basis

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 10:48 AM PDT

Omani goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi has joined Wigan Athletic on a permanent deal from Premier League rivals Bolton Wanderers following a successful loan spell with the Latics last season.


Zakopalova into 2nd round at Budapest Grand Prix

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 10:36 AM PDT

Klara Zakopalova defeated Han Xinyun of China 6-0, 6-2 to advance to the second round of the Budapest Grand Prix on Monday.


I have learnt the art of captaincy from Warne, says Tanvir

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 10:32 AM PDT

All-rounder Sohail Tanvir attributed his success to the subtle nuances of captaincy he picked up from Shane Warne during his stint at Rajasthan Royals.


PCB clears Afridi to play in SLPL

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 10:25 AM PDT

PCB said it had given clearance to former captain Shahid Afridi to take part in the inaugural Sri Lankan Premier League starting later this month.


IIFD eager to design dresses for Mr & Mrs Dhoni

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 10:09 AM PDT

The International Institute of Fashion Design expressed a desire to design dresses for Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his wife Sakhshi on the first anniversary of their marriage.


We have improved with every match: Armando

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 09:37 AM PDT

India's chief football coach Armando Colaco is happy that his team is gelling well for the World Cup qualifiers against the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and said he will trim down the 42-probables to 30.


Swim body wants quick action in Cielo doping case

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 09:35 AM PDT

The director of swimming's governing body says its lawyers are studying a Brazilian ruling which gave Olympic champion Cesar Cielo just a warning after he failed a doping test.


Davis Cup final dates changed for 2012, 2013

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 08:52 AM PDT

The International Tennis Federation is changing the dates for the 2012 and 2013 Davis Cup finals as part of a shorter calendar for men's tennis.


India's Olympics chances 50-50: Nobbs

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 08:19 AM PDT

The Australian was realistic in his views, keeping in mind the fact that India had only seven months to prepare a good team for the Olympic qualifiers.


Porto acquire Brazilian forward Kleber

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 08:13 AM PDT

Brazilian forward Kleber Laube Pinheiro has joined Porto on a five-year contract with a departure clause of 40 million euros ($58m), the Portuguese champions announced.


Junior National Basketball Championship from Tuesday

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 07:18 AM PDT

India's junior basketball players are all set to battle it out at the 62nd Junior National Basketball championship to be held at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium from July 5-12.


Jamia is Sports Authority of India's extension centre

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 06:04 AM PDT

Jamia Millia Islamia university was adopted as an extension centre by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) for training in athletics, football, hockey and volleyball.


Wozniacki stays number one despite Wimbledon failure

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 05:41 AM PDT

Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki remains on top of the women's singles rankings, which were released, in spite of her failure again to land a Grand Slam title.


We are not thinking of regaining No. 1 Test ranking: Nielsen

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 03:54 AM PDT

Australia are currently ranked fifth in Tests and have managed to hold on to their number one ranking in ODIs despite their quarterfinals exit in World Cup.


No comments:

Post a Comment