News 1st Look: Li faces horror draw with 'mirror' Kim

Friday, January 20, 2012

Li faces horror draw with 'mirror' Kim

Li faces horror draw with 'mirror' Kim
Sharapova battles past tenacious Kerber
Tsonga eases through at Australian Open
'Doping at the school level is disturbing'
I still back seniors to come good: Sanjay
India fight back to claim Test series
Team India wary of curator's promises
Saha finds himself in the limelight
India must drop VVS and Vinay: Jones
India pip SA 4-3 to clinch Test series
'I feel ashamed by India's performance'
Sachin, Zaheer only Indians in top 10
Clijsters enters 4th round of Oz Open
More grass to greet India in Adelaide
Calm Federer downs giant Karlovic

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 08:24 PM PST

China's Li Na was left ruing a nightmare Australian Open draw as she prepared to face Kim Clijsters in the fourth round, in a re-run of last year's thrilling final.

Sharapova battles past tenacious Kerber

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 07:21 PM PST

Former champion Maria Sharapova of Russia defeated Germany's Angelique Kerber in straight sets to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open on Saturday.

Tsonga eases through at Australian Open

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 06:13 PM PST

Former finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga advanced to the fourth round of Australian Open with a straight-sets win over Portugal's Frederico Gil on Saturday.

'Doping at the school level is disturbing'

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 03:36 PM PST

World over, an average of 3 to 4% of the samples returning positive is considered to be a high number, so the figure of 14% in India has left NADA shocked.

I still back seniors to come good: Sanjay

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 12:42 PM PST

In a strong support for the trio, BCCI secretary Sanjay Jagdale remarked that the decision on when they wanted to retire should be left to the seniors alone.

India fight back to claim Test series

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 12:20 PM PST

India came from a goal behind to down South Africa 4-3 in the fourth hockey 'Test' and win the series 3-1 with a match to go at the National Stadium on Friday.

Team India wary of curator's promises

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 11:04 AM PST

After being twice sold dummies by Oz curators, you can forgive the Indian team management for not taking curator Hough's pitch assessment on face value.

Saha finds himself in the limelight

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 10:18 AM PST

Wriddhiman Saha, who deputises for MS Dhoni for the final Test against Australia, has no qualms about the limited opportunities that have come his way.

India must drop VVS and Vinay: Jones

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 08:13 AM PST

Dean Jones feels India should drop veteran batsman Laxman and pacer Vinay to make place for spinners R Ashwin and Pragyan Ojha for the fourth and final Test.

India pip SA 4-3 to clinch Test series

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 07:29 AM PST

Promising youngster Yuvraj Walmiki struck twice as India beat South Africa 4-3 in the 4th hockey Test to clinch the five-match series 3-1.

'I feel ashamed by India's performance'

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 02:55 AM PST

"As a cricketer, I feel ashamed by the Indian team's performance. They are not playing well and have gone wrong in every aspect of the game," said Kapil Dev.

Sachin, Zaheer only Indians in top 10

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 01:51 AM PST

Tendulkar remained static at 9th in the batting list, while Zaheer occupies the same position in the bowling charts in the latest ICC Test rankings.

Clijsters enters 4th round of Oz Open

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 01:42 AM PST

Defending champion Kim Clijsters of Blegium reached the fourth round of the Australian Open by beating Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova in straight sets.