India's pistol shooters, competing in the ISSF World Cup in Fort Benning, miss the services of their coach Sayed Wajid Ali as he has been denied US visa. The US has given no concrete reason for denying visa to Ali. His absence will be a huge blow for the India...
It has been two years since Team India won the 2011 World Cup, which was held in the sub-continent. India met Sri Lanka in the finals at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on April 2, 2011. MS Dhoni, the captain, hit the winning runs that got the country its secon...
World Cup Qualifiers | Germany managed to win their game against Kazhakstan despite playing without virtually any strikers. Italy, too, maintained their top spot in their group after they defeated Malta 2-0.
World Cup Qualifiers | While England's Wayne Rooney managed to score and draw against Montenegro, even though they ruled the game during the first half, the Netherlands hammered Romania 4-0.
World Cup qualifiers | While World Cup champions Spain managed to secure a 1-0 win against 10-man France, the high altitude game in La Paz was nearly Argentina's undoing as low-placed Bolivia managed to draw with them 1-1.
The Tamil Nadu Kabaddi association decides to host a world cup for the same in Chennai soon. This decision was taken during the general body meeting of the Amateur Kabaddi Association.
Australia wins the ICC Women's World Cup by beating West Indies by a huge margin of 114 runs at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. The West Indies were bowled out for 145 in 43.1 overs while chasing Australia's 259/7. This is the sixth consecutive World Cup win ...
Should women's cricket world cup be given more prominent? With India's women's team doing really well internationally, shouldn't the media focus on other sports other than men's cricket?
The Indian Women's Cricket team got thrashed by the Sri Lankans. The India eves suffered a crushing 138 run defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka, which saw them knocked out of the ICC Women's World Cup.
With a difference of 138 runs, India fails to qualify for the Super Six matches and bows out of the Women's Cricket World Cup. India played against Sri Lanka in the 12th league match in Mumbai and lost miserably.
Sachin Tendulkar revealed the reason behind his retirement from one-day international matches. He said he didn't see him playing the ICC World Cup 2015 and quit keeping in mind India's defence of its World Cup title. He said his retirement would make way for a...
The match fixing scandal that has rocked the world of football is a multi-million Euro enterprise run by Asian crime syndicates. According to sources, fixers made a profit of 6.9 million pounds in Germany alone. The biggest individual payoff was 121,000 pounds...
The Indian women's team established three records in the opening match of the women's World Cup at Brabourne Stadium. Thirushkamini Murugesan became the first woman to score a century in Women's World Cup history during the game with the West Indies.
Indian players smashed world records to score 284 for six against West Indies in the their opening group league match in Women's World Cup. Opener Thirushkamini Murugesan became the first Indian woman to score a century in the 50-over World Cup.
The ICC Women's World Cup cricket tournament begins today with a match between India and West Indies at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. The Indian team for the tournament is in top form and is in fact ranked in the top five teams in ICC rankings. In the last ICC Wom...
A life-size bronze statue, immortalising Brazilian football legend Pele and his iconic goal that led Brazil to its third FIFA World Cup, will be unveiled in June for the reopening of Rio's renovated, iconic Maracana Stadium. Renowned Brazilian sculptor Ique is...
The BCCI is reluctant to play host to the Pakistan Women's World Cup players in Mumbai following serious protests from the Shiv Sena workers after the murder of two Indian soldiers by the Pakistan army. The ICC has asked the BCCI to host the match in Mumbai bu...
Pakistan's women cricket team may have to pay a heavy price for its country's unprovoked aggression along the Line of Control as its participation in the Women's World Cup which is to be hosted in India is now doubtful owing to security concerns. Pakistan Cric...
In the wake of prevailing tensions on the Indo-Pak border, the Mumbai Cricket Association and local police authorities have suggested that matches involving Pakistan in the Women's Cricket World Cup be shifted out of the city. The BCCI has raised security conc...
ICC Women's World Cup, which was supposed to begin on January 31, is in trouble. The BCCI has written to the ICC raising security concerns in the aftermath of raising tensions between India and Pakistan.
Clouds loom large over the ICC Women's World Cup, which was supposed to begin on January 31. The BCCI had written to the ICC raising security concerns in holding matches featuring Pakistan in Mumbai in the aftermath of rising tensions between India and Pakista...
Due to increasing tension at the border and security reasons, the venue for the matches of the Pakistan Women's Cricket Team was to be shifted out of Mumbai to Gujarat. But with more news pouring in regarding ceasefire violations, even the Gujarat Cricket Asso...
Amidst reports of changing the venue of Women's World Cup cricket tournament, Shiv Sena has practically challenged Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi to oppose Pakistani women's team. Modi had talked of patriotism and turned away a few Pakistani businessmen ...
Against the back drop of anti-Pakistan sentiments across the country following the killing of two Indian soldiers at the LOC earlier this month and the strong opposition from the Shiv Sena, the Women's World Cup tournament might see a shift in the venue. If re...
Al Gurnov's guest is Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, who is the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation in South Africa. She talks about the historic ties between Russia and South Africa and the possibility of the two countries signing a deal on a high val...
Sports journalist Ed Hawkins in his book 'Bookie Gambler Fixer Spy', made a startling claim that 2011 World Cup semi-final match between Indian and Pakistan was fixed. Has Hawkins evidence to substantiate his claims? Unless he can produce clear evidence, shoul...
British journalist Ed Hawkins' claims that the 2011 world cup semifinal between India and Pakistan was fixed has been rubbished by the BCCI and ICC. The question is whether his claims are true or is it just a marketing gimmick.
The ICC and BCCI have not responded to British sports betting journalist Ed Hawkins's claims that the India Pakistan World Cup 2011 Semi match in Mohali was fixed. His claims are based on a tweet received from a book-maker. The Pakistani team seems to have fol...
A British journalist Ed Hawkins reveals in his book 'Bookie Gambler Fixer Spy' that the India-Pakistan World Cup 2011 semi-final held in Mohali was fixed after he received a tweet from a bookie which predicted the match accurately.
Rewind to 25 years back. Date is 31 October, 1987. Nagpur. For the first time in the history of cricket world cup, a young fast bowler from India, scores a hat-trick. The match was against New Zealand. It is 25 years to this day. Here is the how Chetan Sharma ...
The Sri Lanka Cricket's umpires committee has decided to suspend the three umpires who were caught in a TV sting 'Operation World Cup'. The umpires Gamini Dissanayaka, Sagara Gallage and Maurice Winston were suspended after they were caught indulging in spot-f...
The ICC has suspended six umpires who were caught on India TV's sting operation, ready to fix matches for money. The ICC has also asked the cricket boards to investigate these umpires. These umpires won't be allowed to adjudicate international and domestic cri...
Ashley Cole will not be banned from playing for England in the upcoming World Cup qualifiers despite using an expletive on a social media website. He had insulted the Football Association (FA) with an offensive post on Twitter. Cole apologized to FA chairman D...
India may have failed to win the recent ICC T20 World Cup, but Rohit Sharma feels that Team India played well and it is unfortunate to have crashed out despite winning four out of the five games in the tournament. In this exclusive interview, the dashing Mumba...
Mahendra Singh Dhoni skips the Territorial Army parade, which was held in the national capital this morning. The Team India skipper was expected to be present at the annual event, which takes place every October. Former World Cup winning Indian skipper, Kapil ...
This is footage from the Part 3 of India TV's Umpire sting operation. The top revelations here are umpire Sagar Gallage going into stadium in guise of security guard to give a pitch report to the undercover reporters, Bangladeshi umpire Nadir Shah naming a Pak...
Five bookies are arrested in Kandivali, Mumbai, for organizing a betting scheme on the Twenty20 World Cup final being held in Sri Lanka. Seven mobile phone and 24 sim cards were confiscated along with a laptop. Further investigation is being carried out to tra...
Indian cricketer and highest run-getter in IPL, Suresh Raina, made a controversial tweet against Pakistan, after it lost against Sri Lanka in the World T20 semi finals. The cricketer tweeted in the micro-blogging website: "Ek do din late gaye ghar !!!! Woh bhi...
Indian Cricketer Yuvraj Singh made a heroic comeback after battling a cancerous tumour, in the World T20 series. The southpaw revealed that he is ecstatic to be back doing what he loves the most. He said that he was happy playing in the international platform....
Indian cricketer and Arjuna award recipient Yuvraj Singh, revealed that he is happy to be back in international cricket, after a heroic battle with a cancerous tumour in his left lung. The cricketer has now set an example for Cancer survivours, after winning t...
Former Team India skipper Sourav Ganguly gives voice to his disappointment on Team India's performance in the final Super Eight game against South Africa. Although he makes it clear that the Indian squad must not be judged on the basis of a solitary game, he a...
Yuvraj Singh is happy to be back in the Indian fold after a heroic battle against cancer. Speaking for the first time since his return to the Indian team, Yuvi revealed that he is happy to be back doing what he loves doing the most. The southpaw proved his cri...
Man-of-the-match Yuvraj Singh is happy to have done his bit in India's one-run win against South Africa on Tuesday, but disappointed that they were out of the tournament. The all-rounder, who scored 21 and claimed two wickets in the match, said it was an unfor...
MS Dhoni has been at the receiving end ever since Team India had to walk out of the World T20 cup matches in Sri Lanka. In this story, Dhoni is asked to clarify on several questions ranging from lacunae in India's strategy to the on what the future holds for ...
Disappointed with Team India's performance in the T20 World Cup 2012, BCCI board member Rajiv Shukla has now called for a review of Team India's performance in Sri Lanka. Rumours are also rife over Mahendra Singh Dhoni's captaincy being questioned. The BCCI mi...
Indian opening blitzkrieg Virender Sehwag has been ruled out of active cricket for the next two weeks due to an ankle injury. Sehwag sustained a lateral ligament strain in his left ankle, while celebrating the dismissal of Jacques Kallis in Tuesday's match aga...
Despite winning against South Africa by one run, in their last Super Eights match, it was not enough for Team India to make it to the semifinals. They needed to beat South Africa by 31 runs for a berth in the knock-out stage which they could not do. However, c...
Despite winning against South Africa on Tuesday, the Indian cricket team crashed out of the World T20 Super Eight series. Team India captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni conceded that his side did not click as a team in all departments of the game and that led to the...
The Men-in-Blue put up a strong performance against South Africa, but fail to make a strong enough impression to make it to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2012. Team India crashed out of the competition despite registering a win against the formidable So...
Al Gurnov discusses the current developments in Russian football with Sergey Pryadkin, President of the Russian Football Premier League. The new season started on a surprising note, with the football clubs deciding to recruit foreigners in an effort to boost c...
This is a post-match analysis of the India-Pakistan World T20 match. But it does throw up some interesting comments. I used to carry pillows to a few team meetings, says Shoaib Akhtar in a lighter vein, commenting on the pressure Pakistan would be in now that ...
After their defeat against India, Pakistani captain Mohammad Hafeez said that the main reason his team lost against Team India is because they kept losing wickets on regular intervals. He further added that he had made Shahid Afridi play ahead in the batting o...
India is in the third place in Group 2 of Super 8 of the World Cup T20. If Pakistan defeats Australia, then India will have to defeat South Africa at any cost to reach the semi-finals.
There were scenes of joy in many parts of India after the Men in Blue crushed Pakistan by 8 wickets to keep their hopes alive in the World T20 mega-event. The cities erupted with celebrations after seeing Dhoni & co display their power packed performance to st...
Australia's quick-scoring left-handed opening batsman David Andrew Warner is all praises for the zen master of modern cricket, Virender Sehwag. He says that Sehwag must play well, but not against them. Warner also adds that Sehwag has the capability of scoring...
The Indian Cricket Team is likely to follow their five bowlers strategy today, in their opening match of the Super Eight fixture of the ICC T20 World Cup, against Australia. Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has given clear indications that he would go in wi...
India will enter the play with six batsmen and five bowlers in the World Cup T20 match against Australia. Captain MS Dhoni also said all the players were fit. He said the playing eleven's list would be announced tomorrow.
Looking at Virat Kohli's batting in the last few matches, the Australian cricket team considers him to be a real threat. According to Australian cricketer and a left-handed specialist batsman Michael Hussey, he is in a really good form but every batsman can mi...
The Zen master of modern cricket, Virender Sehwag has proved his critics wrong yet again. Rubbishing reports which claim that the opener is out of the squad, Sehwag was seen polishing his batting skills in the nets for 50 minutes. This has raised serious conce...
The greatest test match bowler and former Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan invited fellow bowler and right-handed batsman of the Indian Cricket Team, R Ashwin for dinner at his home in Columbo, Sri Lanka. The bowling giant gave a few bowling tips to t...
With the reports of thumb injury and bad form, a lot of questions have been raised as to the Zen master of modern cricket Virender Sehwag would not be playing in the Super 8 series of ICC T20 World Cup. Even as the fellow team members were spotted practicing t...
After the five bowlers in a team strategy worked for Team India against England, the Indian Cricket Team Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is worried about choosing bowlers and setting up a bowling order for the Super 8 series. Team India will be competing against...
Legendary spinner Muttiah Muralitharan lists Sri Lanka, India, West Indies, South Africa and Pakistan as the possible semifinalists in the T20 World Cup 2012. Praising the performance of R Ashwin, Murali remarks that Ashwin is a mentally tough player who can p...
Pakistan will meet the Bangladesh team in the last group match of the 2012 World Twenty20 cup on Tuesday. Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim has expressed confidence about the team's victory and had earlier commented that the Pakistan team was 'not unbeatable'...
Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's strategy of a five bowlers team turned out to pay off well since India won against England. The match had a lot of heroes, but one exceptional come back was made by Harbhajan Singh who took 4 wickets in this match. Ind...
After it's victory over England, Team India has entered the Super 8 series. The team will be playing against Australia, Pakistan and South Africa in Columbo, where it has to win at least two matches in order to win the ICC T20 World Cup.
After it's victory over England, Team India enters the Super 8 series. The team will be playing against Australia, Pakistan and South Africa in Columbo, where it has to win every match in order to win the ICC T20 World Cup.
Since the stunning performances by the Indian Cricket Team in the ICC T20 World Cup, the team has risen from 7th position to 3rd in the ICC ranking. Looking at its progress, it is likely that soon Team India would be No. 1, provided they win the World Cup.
The England cricket team stooped to a new low in the Group Stage of the T20 cricket world cup, recording their lowest ever T20 score. Bundled out for a mere 80 runs in 20 overs, the English team were humiliated by a 90-run defeat to India. Both sides had alrea...
Former Indian Cricket Team captain Sourav Ganguly has placed his bets in favour of Team India winning the ongoing Twenty20 World Cup tournament. Commenting on the victory against England, Sourav says that the move to involve Harbhajan Singh in the clinical vic...
Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's strategy of using five bowlers in the team paid off as Harbhajan Singh made an ideal comeback in the Twenty20 World Cup clash against England. The Indian spinners sent England packing for a paltry sum of 80 runs. The India...
Receiving sharp criticism for their sluggish show against Afghanistan, the Indian cricket team gears up to face England in their next match. This is India's final Group A match in Colombo. All eyes are on Dhoni and team as they will lock horns with the most po...
West Indies star Chris Gayle talks about the World T20 series that is currently underway in Sri Lanka. He says that being in India and playing against the team is always exciting and that he always looks forward to such games. He also says that Virat Kohli is ...
Football's world governing body, FIFA, confirms that it will announce the host cities of the 2018 World Cup on September 29. FIFA president Sepp Blatter and Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko are expected to announce the final 11 host cities among 13 candida...
Ace batsman Virat Kohli says that more than his performance, it's the team's that matters in the T20 World Cup. He is hopeful of a good showing in the tournament. The Indian team is considered as a strong contender not only by themselves. According to former W...
After Team India's match against Afghanistan, Captain Mahindra Singh Dhoni seems to be happy with the batsmen but not the bowlers. He has come up with a new game plan, which is to include five bowlers in the following matches of the T20 World Cup. This new fea...
The menace of match-fixing seems to have reared up its ugly head once again. ICC sources have confirmed that nearly 200 match-fixers have checked into two hotels in Colombo ahead of the T20 World Cup. There are also women who could be used are honey traps to l...
ICC sources have confirmed that nearly 200 match-fixers have checked into two hotels in Colombo ahead of the T20 World Cup. There are also women who could be used are honey traps to lure the players. There are indications that the match-fixers are targeting th...
In the opening match of the World T20 series in Sri Lanka, Team Blue gears up to meet the Afghanistan cricket team. Captain of the Indian team, Mahendra Singh Dhoni expresses confidence and said that he was confident of a victory. India will meet Afghanistan o...
Kamran Akmal's unbeaten 92 off 50 balls has helped Pakistan to beat India by five wickets in a warm-up match ahead of the T20 World Cup. Chasing the imposing total of 185-3 Pakistan has thrashed the Indian bowling line-up which hardly looked impressive. The sh...
The World T20 match begins in Sri Lanka on September 17. The teams have been split into four groups and will meet each other in 20-20 matches. India will meet Pakistan in the first warm-up match.
Team India will play with the old jerseys in the T20 World Cup. The BCCI has told the T-shirt manufacturer Nike that the new jerseys which were introduced recently won't be used. The dispute was apparently over the location of the BCCI logo on the Tee shirt. I...
Former Indian captain, Saurav Ganguly, talks about the chances that the team has in bringing back the world cup. He says that even though the performances at the international levels have been dismal, he is confident that the young players in the team will hel...
Team India leaves for Colombo, Sri Lanka, where it will play two practice T20 matches, before playing Afghanistan in the T20 World Cup matches. This video shows Team India players leaving their Chennai hotel for the airport.
The Russian football team prepares to play against Israel after they defeated Northern Ireland in their first World Cup qualifier match to set their campaign for World Cup 2014 to be held in Brazil.
Coach Michael O'neal says that Northern Ireland is looking to make things difficult for its opponent Russia in the first World Cup qualifier match to make it to the World Cup 2014.
Fabio Capello, Russian football team's captain, is preparing for their first World Cup Qualifier against Northern Ireland. Denisov takes over from Ashravin as the captain as they launch their 2014 World Cup campaign to be held in Brazil.
Legendary Italian footballer Alessandro Del Piero has found a new home Down Under. The Juventus stalwart has signed a two-year contract with the Sydney Football Club at around 1.5 million dollars per season. the 37-year-old's move is the highest profile signin...
Yuvraj Singh is excited about making the cut to play for the upcoming World T20 championship in Sri Lanka. After battling life-threatening cancer, a fit Yuvraj Singh says he cant wait to step on to the field to play cricket.
Russian football has been dealt a blow ahead of Friday's World Cup qualifier against Ireland. Spartak striker Artem Dzyuba is out with a knee injury, a worry for new Russian manager Fabio Capello who has already dropped captain Andrey Arshavin.
After initially barring India's U-19 World Cup winning captain Unmukt Chand from writing his second year exams, the St. Stephen's College felicitates Unmukt at a grandiose ceremony in the college. In what is being viewed as a public relations campaign to resto...
The Russian Olympic Committee executive director, Nikolai Tolstykh, has been elected as the new President of the Russian Football Association. Nikolai is expected to play a leading role in the build-up to the FIFA World Cup, which will be hosted by Russia in 2...
Making amends after snubbing Unmukt Chand, the St. Stephen's College in New Delhi honoured the Under-19 World Cup winning captain in a felicitation ceremony today. In what is being viewed as a public relations campaign to restore its image, the college led by ...
Big relief coming in for Under-19 Cricket World Cup winning champion, Unmukt Chand. The Delhi University has finally permitted for Unmukt to continue his course at St. Stephen's College. The skipper of the Indian team, who scored a century in the finals of the...
After much ado, Unmukt Chand is finally permitted to write his exams at the St. Stephen's College in Delhi. Sports Minister Ajay Maken had previously written a letter to the Vice-Chancellor of the Delhi University in support of U-19 World Cup winning captain U...
Bouldering is just more than a sport - it is a test of your survival skills, as you are expected to climb a large artificial boulder with no safety ropes or nets. However, these dangers did not faze Russia's Rustam Gelmanov as he secured his second Boulder Wor...
Sports Minister Ajay Maken has written a letter to the Vice-Chancellor of the Delhi University in support of U-19 World Cup winning captain Unmukt Chand's right to continue his education. Unmukt has moved court under the Right to Education. The St. Stephen's C...
Sports Minister Ajay Maken and HRD Minister Kapil Sibal talk to Valson Thampu, Principal of St Stephen's college and pressurize him into letting Unmukt sit for his second semester examinations. Thampu had earlier said that it was upto the Delhi University admi...