Top seed Saina Nehwal, looking a tad rusty following a long break, bounced back in style to beat Malaysia’s Mew Choo Wong 20-22, 21-14, 21-12 in the women’s final of the Yonex-Sunrise India Open Grand Prix badminton tournament on Sunday. World No.6 Saina’s victory compensated for the disappointing show by seventh seeded RMV Guru Sai [...]

The Indian board (BCCI) has decided against sending Indian cricket teams to the 2010 Asian Games, which will be held in China in November. Twenty20 cricket is set to make its debut at the event, which had been expected to feature hosts China, the four Asian Test-playing nations along with Afghanistan, Oman and the United [...]

Suresh Raina scored a half-century, took a wicket and a superb catch as the Chennai Super Kings were crowned the 2010 Indian Premier League champions in Mumbai. Raina scored 57 as the Super Kings, runners-up in 2008 and beaten semi-finalists last year, reached 168 for five and in reply the Mumbai Indians closed on 146 [...]

Brett Lee starred with bat and ball before Stuart Clark applied the finishing touches as New South Wales were crowned the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 winners courtesy of a 41-run win over Trinidad & Tobago in Hyderabad. Lee rescued his side with an innings of 48 in 31 balls that included five sixes and their [...]

India have been placed in Group B — along with England and South Africa — for the 2011 World Cup in the sub-continent, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Wednesday after a Board meeting. ICC World Cup 2011 Schedule “In Group A there will be Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Canada and [...]