Burnley holds Manchester United on di Maria debut
Angel Di Maria’s promising debut failed to inspire lacklustre Manchester United to a first win of the season on Saturday as Burnley held on for a 0—0 draw in the Premier League. The Argentina midfielder, signed for a British record fee of 59.7 million pounds ($99 million) from Real Madrid on... read more »
Abishek Bachchan-owned Jaipur Pink Panthers win Pro Kabaddi title
Jaipur Pink Panthers pulled off a 35-24 victory over U Mumba to emerge champion of the inaugural STAR ProKabaddi League here on Sunday. Maninder Singh’s early raid points proved useful as fellow catchers, inspired by captain Navneet Gautam, came into their own. Maninder (seven raid points) and... read more »
World Cup is all that matters, not rankings: Michael Clarke
Australia cricket captain Michael Clarke feels all that matters is winning the World Cup and not the rankings. Australia is currently the no.1 ranked ODI team followed by India and South Africa in the second and the third places respectively. The Australian captain said South Africa, who have never... read more »
Caroline Wozniacki outlasts Maria Sharapova, in U.S. Open quarters
Caroline Wozniacki trusts her stamina so much that she plans to return to New York in two months to run a marathon. Maria Sharapova, usually the one wearing down opponents in the third set, sure couldn’t keep up on a steamy Sunday at the U.S. Open. Wozniacki won 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 in 2 hours, 37... read more »
Obama authorises airstrikes in Iraq
U.S. President Barack Obama announced on Thursday night he had authorised the Pentagon to launch targeted airstrikes if needed to protect Americans from Islamic militants in northern Iraq... read more »
I need more sponsors to achieve Olympic success: Apurvi
Glasgow Commonwealth Games gold medallist Apurvi Chandela dreams of raising the bar by achieving glory at the Olympics but the young markswoman says her goal can be fulfilled only if more... read more »
‘Disappointed to miss out on CWG gold, focus now on Asiad’
Utterly disappointed for missing out on a gold medal in the recently-concluded Commonwealth Games, female shuttler P.V. Sindhu has now set her eyes on the upcoming World Championships and... read more »
BCCI seeks to revamp ICC Code of Conduct: Patel
As James Anderson escaped any sort of censure for the ‘pushgate’ incident involving him and Ravindra Jadeja, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) feels it is time that the ICC Code of... read more »
Audi launches A3 sedan, price starting at Rs 22.95 lakh
German luxury car maker Audi on Thursday launched its new sedan A3 priced between Rs. 22.95 lakh and Rs. 32.66 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). The company is betting big on the new model to stretch its... read more »
