Monday, January 16, 2012

Sharapova ruthless in Dulko thrashing

Sharapova ruthless in Dulko thrashing


Sharapova ruthless in Dulko thrashing

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 07:23 PM PST

Maria Sharapova marched into the second round of the Australian Open with a ruthless 6-0, 6-1 victory over Agrentina's Gisela Dulko in just 58 minutes.


Djokovic kicks off title defence in style

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 07:14 PM PST

Novak Djokovic stayed cool in the heat to kick off his Australian Open title defence with an emphatic 6-2, 6-0, 6-0 victory over Paolo Lorenzi on Tuesday.


India's selection policy needs a revamp?

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 04:16 PM PST

India's 0-4 drubbing in England should have sent alarm bells ringing in the selection committee. Yet nothing was done to prevent impending disaster in Australia.


Dzeko ends goal drought to give City win

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 02:28 PM PST

Edin Dzeko's first goal for two months earned Manchester City a hard-fought 1-0 win at Wigan which sent Roberto Mancini's side three points clear at top.


Scrappy India beat South Africa 4-0

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 12:47 PM PST

Playing an all-out attacking game, India blanked an out-of-sorts South Africa 4-0 in the first hockey Test at the National stadium on Monday.


Shukla plans to make IPL more exciting

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 12:17 PM PST

As the next edition of the Indian Premier League draws closer, innovative plans are afoot to make the Twenty20 extravaganza bigger and better than before.


Give Fletcher time to show results: BCCI

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 11:56 AM PST

The good news for coach Duncan Fletcher, despite the drubbings in England and now Australia, is that the Indian cricket board (BCCI) still stands by him.


David Warner a future captain: Arthur

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 11:45 AM PST

Mickey Arthur, who took over as Australian coach in December last year, pencilled out swashbuckling opener David Warner as a future captain.


Did MS Dhoni seal his own fate in Perth?

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 11:12 AM PST

MS Dhoni refused to pay heed to verbal cautions on his side's slow over-rate and ignored summary sheets provided to him during the Australian innings in Perth.


India blank South Africa 4-0 in first Test

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 07:01 AM PST

India's chief coach Michael Nobbs utilized the match to test his combination and bench strength and fielded two debutants - Harbir & Uthappa - in starting line-up.


'IPL can't be blamed for poor technique'

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 06:41 AM PST

Sunil Gavaskar, who was once the part of IPL's governing council, said India's senior batsmen have performed well at big stage despite playing IPL.


Roger Federer plays down rift with Nadal

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 03:57 AM PST

Roger Federer said he has "no hard feelings" toward Rafael Nadal after criticism from his Spanish rival regarding an off-court issue.


Dhoni's men close to being worst ever

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 03:45 AM PST

Twice in their history of 79 years and 461 Tests, India have lost seven Tests in succession in two series abroad. First in 1958-59 and then in 1967.


Irfan, Manoj ready to turn a new leaf

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 03:15 AM PST

Both players are in the ODI squad for the upcoming tri-series in Australia and they are keen to make every chance count during the next one month.


Federer beats mystery Russian at Open

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 02:40 AM PST

Swiss great Roger Federer cruised into the second round of the Australian Open with a straight-set win over Russia's Alexander Kudryavtsev.


Nadal eases into Oz Open second round

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 12:34 AM PST

Rafael Nadal took a little bit of time to get into his work but advanced to second round of Australian Open with a 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 victory over Alex Kuznetsov.


Clijsters reaches 2nd round at Oz Open

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 12:13 AM PST

Belgium's Kim Clijsters began her Australian Open defence with a straight-set win over Portugese qualifier Maria Joao Koehler on Monday.


'We will thrash India in tri-series also'

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 11:23 PM PST

Australia coach Mickey Arthur said that his men will 'hammer down' the visitors in ODI tri-series as well once Shane Watson comes back into the team.


Away Test failures puncture Dhoni's aura

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 09:48 PM PST

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's one-match ban means the India captain will have time for an introspective look as to where and when his Midas touch deserted him.


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