New Delhi: Ailing Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh Thursday informed his fans that his lung tumour is “almost out of the system” and the second cycle of his chemotherapy has begun at the Boston Institute of Cancer Research in the United States. “Got very good news from Dr. lawrence today! The tumour is [...]
Mumbai: Sahara India was Thursday back as cricket Team India sponsor and the owner of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Pune Warriors after sorting out most of its issues with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Sahara had decided to sever all its ties with the BCCI earlier this month citing denial of [...]
New Delhi: India’s top table tennis player Sharath Kamal’s form was in free fall last year. To make matters worse, he had to shift to a new club in Germany and change his style of play when he was under enormous pressure to make the cut for the 2012 London Olympics on the strength of [...]
Chennai: In all, 971 entries have been received for the National-level Games for physically challenged persons to be held here from Feb 17 to 22, according to chairman of the organising committee Walter Davaram. Addressing the media here Thursday, Davaram said competitions will be held in athletics, swimming, football (5-a-side) and badminton. Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken [...]
New Delhi: India’s star cricketer Yuvraj Singh, who is undergoing chemotherapy in the US for a malignant tumour in his lung, blamed himself for the delaying his treatment and said he was recovering well and would soon be back on the field. ”I see few people trying to blame my guruji for delay and bcci! Again [...]
Chandigarh: India’s star cricketer Yuvraj Singh’s father Yograj said his son, who is undergoing chemotherapy in the US for a malignant lung tumour, will come back strongly as a champion player. Yograj also said that Yuvraj had not taken his ailment seriously initially when the first signs were visible. Yograj, a former international cricketer, thanked [...]
New Delhi: Established pugilists Paramjeet Samota, Manpreet Singh and L. Devendro Singh figure in a 10-member Indian team which has been picked for an international boxing tournament being held in Almaty, Kazakhstan from Feb 14 to 18. The tournament is a fairly small event, but boasts of teams like Russia and France [...]
New Delhi: After severing its ties with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Sahara India Wednesday renewed its sponsorship deal with Hockey India (HI) with a 170 percent hike. The new sponsorship deal for five years is valued at around Rs.8 crores per year, a substantial hike from the Rs.3 crores per year, [...]
Perth: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Wednesday heaved a sigh of relief after the World Champions won their first One-day International since June last year. India defeated Sri Lanka by four wickets in the second ODI of the tri-series here for its first victory abroad since winning the series in the West Indies in June. [...]
Kolkata: Rahul Banerjee and Mangal Singh Champia Wednesday returned to the Indian archery team for the first Asian Grand Prix at Bangkok Feb 14-20. Tarundeep Rai and Atanu Pal got the axe from the contingent named after three-day trials by the Archery Association of India. There has been no change in the women’s recurve team [...]