Telangana govt. announces 1 crore reward to Sania
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao on Thursday announced Rs. 1 crore reward to ace tennis player Sania Mirza on her winning the U.S. Open Mixed Doubles grand slam title recently. Ms. Mirza will call on the Chief Minister in the afternoon to receive her reward. It was in July this year... read more »
Table Tennis: Junior mixed doubles to make debut
MUMBAI: A junior mixed-doubles event will be the highlight of the 20th Reliance Asian Junior & Cadet Table Tennis Championship to be held at the Sardar Vallbhbhai Patel Stadium (NSCI) from Friday. It will be for the first time in the history of this event that a junior mixed doubles category... read more »
Mumbai Indians to name captain for CLT20 soon: John Wright
Raipur: Defending champions Mumbai Indians’ head coach John Wright said that the side will name a replacement skipper by Thursday after Rohit Sharma was ruled out of the Champions League Twenty20. Sharma sustained a fracture in the middle finger during the second ODI against England at... read more »
MNC giant paid bribe to win Delhi Metro contract, UK prosecutor says
LONDON/NEW DELHI: The British subsidiary of French train and turbine maker Alstom paid around $8.5 million (nearly Rs 52 crore) in bribes over a six-year period to win transport contracts in India, Poland and Tunisia, Britain’s leading fraud prosecutor alleged on Tuesday. Alstom Network UK,... read more »
If we play like that we’re not going to win many games: Cook
Dejected after a 133-run loss (D/L method) against India in the second ODI on Wednesday, England skipper Alastair Cook said that his team has a lot of improvement to do if it wants to... read more »
Xabi Alonso announces international retirement
Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso announced that he was retiring from football after making 114 appearances for Spain and scoring a total of 16 goals for his country. The 32-year-old... read more »
Badminton Worlds: Sindhu progresses to pre-quarters, Jwala-Ashwini ousted
P.V. Sindhu came out with a strong performance to enter the third round of the World Badminton Championships after earning a straight-games win over Russian Olga Golovanova at the Ballerup... read more »
Raina played a fantastic knock: Dhoni
Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has showered praise on Suresh Raina for his match-winning hundred in the second ODI against England which helped them take a 1-0 lead in the five-match... read more »
ADB to provide up to $9 bn loan to India over 3 years
Committing to support infrastructure development in India, Asian Development Bank on Wednesday said it will provide up to $7-9 billion loan to the country over the next three years. “ADB’s... read more »
