Chess

Anand out of contention at Bilbao Grand Slam

World Champion Viswanathan Anand bowed out of contention for a top finish in the Bilbao Grand Slam final chess tournament after losing from a better position against Levon Aronian of Armenia in the eighth round.
After suffering his second loss in the tournament, Anand’s number one world ranking also came under threat and unless there is […]

Anand wins 11th Mainz chess title

Viswanathan Anand outplayed young Magnus Carlsen in the final of the 13th Grenkeleasing Rapid World Championship and thus won the coveted title for a record 11th time.
He is the current world champion in classical chess and considered the world’s best in rapid and blitz, too, Anand won the first two games of the four-game final […]

Anand wins; takes joint lead

World champion Viswanathan Anand ended the opening day of the Mainz Chess Classic on a positive note defeating Russian Alexander Morozevich to emerge as the joint leader in the Grenkeleasing rapid world championship.
The 10-time winner Anand could do little with his white pieces against Norwegian sensation Magnus Carlsen and world’s strongest ever woman player Judit […]

Ivanchuk downs Anand in the finals

Indian chessmaster Vishwanathan had to give up the Magistral Ciudad De Leon chess crown when he lost out to Ukranian Vassily Ivanchuk in the finals 2.5 - 1.5.
Ivanchuk had recenty won the MTel Masters before coming to this tournament and has denied Anand of his 8th Leon title.

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“I don’t crave publicity”, : Shahrukh Khan

Shah Rukh Khan found himself in the centre of a controversy after a senior Cricket Board official alluded that cricket matches were being used by stars to promote films, but the superstar hit back saying he did not have to depend on others’ platforms to push his films.Khan said he was sad and disappointed over […]

ANIL KUMBLE to lead men-in-blue in tests

Finally BCCI have got a captain for Indian test cricket team after the refusal by Dravid and Tendulkar .They decided to give this responsibility to Banglore’s engineer  ANIL KUMBLE in the final days of his career.As he has already announced his  retirement from ODIs.
                      KUMBLE who has engineered countless  victory platform for Indian team at […]

Tendulkar misses it again

Tendulkar acknowledges the applause of the crowd after completing a half-century. He missed the century once again with one run short and this is the third time after recent series against South Africa in England that he was out at 99. The 34-year-old started off cautiously before tearing into the bowling attack with an array […]

Pakistan Levels Series1-1

                      YOUNIS KHAN’s brilliant century helped Pakistan to snatch a sensational four-wicket victory in the second One-Day International in Mohali on Thursday night.
                 After India rattled up an imposing 321 for 9, with Sachin Tendulkar  stroking 99, Younis slammed 117 as the visitors overhauled the target with one ball to spare in the high-scoring cliffhanger.
Younis […]

SACHIN SAYS NO

                    Finally Sachin Tendulkar puts down BCCI offer to lead india in test ccricket.A BCCI source said Tendulkar had given his views to the BCCI President and selectors.”I cannot say what prompted him to take such a decision but it is some personal reason. All I can say is that he does not want to […]

I like Shoib’s aggression ;SANIA MIRZA

Shoaib Akhtar may not have set alight the cricket series yet but the Pakistani speedster has already won an admirer in tennis ace Sania Mirza.Sania, in Chandigarh to watch the second India-Pakistan ODI at Mohali on Thursday, said she liked Shoaib Malik and Shahid Afridi as well but the ‘Rawalpindi express’ stood apart because of his […]

INDIA starts with a win

                                             The new Indian team with a blend of seniors and young players with aggression and a sense of winning habit is the flavor of the month. As now Dhoni’s team believes more in collective effort than individual contribution to defeat any side in the world. The same solidarity was shown by the men […]

DHONI guides INDIA to win

A brilliant knock of 63 runs  by sikpper M.S. Dhoni guided India to a comrehensive victory against Pakistan at Nehru Stadium , Guwahati in first ODI of 5 matches series. He came to bat at a crucial stage 113/3, on a pitch where a total of 240 was never easy to chase in fading lights […]

WE are playing to win:GAMBHIR

                       THE warm-up match against  Pakistan here at Delhi will set some fire in the belly just before electrifying series takes place.Delhi will be handicapped by the abscence of  Virender Sehwag (who is mourning the loss of his father) and pacer Ashish Nehra who is suffering from ankel injury and Ishant Sharma, who is still recovering from the shoulder […]

WARM welcome for Pakistan

Pakistan team arrived at New Delhi airport on Thursday .Under a huge security and crowded by reporters and fans , they left for the hotel.They received a warm welcome from the Indians.
                                   It will really be an explosive situation on the field just before Indians celebrate Diwali.Geoff Lawson Pakistan’s coach uttered as nobody wanted a repeat […]

BCCI tightens security ahead of Pakistan tour

                 BCCI has decided to tighten the security for upcoming Pakistan tour.The step has been taken seeing the crowd’s behavior against Australia earlier this month .
                             “Obviously the behavior of certain sections of the crowd asainst some of the Australian players was all but good.They probably a uttered a few words which were not […]

ICC increases members in Elite Panel of Umpires

The International Cricket Council has expanded the list of empires in their elite panel from 10  to 12 on Wednesday in a meeting at ICC headquater ,Dubai. The decision has been taken to cope up with busy schedule  ahead .In this two day meeting the board acccepted the recomendations made by the umpires task force […]

SENIORS need to be rested: Ravi Shastri

                       Undoubtedly Dilip Vengsarkar is being criticized for keeping Dravid out of the team , former test captain Ravi Shastri supported his decision , saying the seniors should be rested at regular intervals to extend their careers.
            “The fact that Dravid has been dropped for two one dayers does not mean the end of his one […]

SACHIN set to be test captain

    Sachin Tendulkar is all set to become the test captain for upcoming tests against Pakistan,Australia and South Africa.
                                  Sources revealed that Sachin has  accepted BCCI offer of being Indian test captain, who will now succeed captaincy after the surprise of Rahul Dravid leaving the same post, just coming back from England , where he […]

Dravid’s omission a surprise for me:Lalchand Rajput

                          
 
  The  omission of Rahul Dravid has put every cricket follower in this country at surprise. He is not in the squad for first two ODIs at Guwahati and Mumbai.
                             “Let’s put it this way.I am surprised at his omission.He’s such a class player, a virtual wall against the opposition. We will definitely miss him,” team’s […]

BCCI bags top Australian players

                       BCCI  successfully manages to enroll most of the leading cricketers of Australia including Ricky Ponting and Andrew Symonds  to play highly paid domestic T20 tournament scheduled to commence next year .
                          “The BCCI has  paid more than USD 2 million to recruit an extensive list of Australia’s top cricketers–Ricky Ponting, Andrew Symonds,Adam Gilchrist, Mathew Hayden, Brad […]