India won their fourth consecutive ODI and their ninth on the run overall as they won the fourth match of the series against Sri Lanka. They now lead 4-0 in the series. Electing to bat first, Indian made 332/5 with the help of knocks from Gautam Gambhir (150) and Dhoni (94). Suresh Raina remained unbeaten [...]
Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh was on Sunday officially crowned as the Asian number one for winning four titles in different tours this year. “I dedicate this to my wife Kudrat, who has been an amazing support, and my family, who have stood behind me all the way. I also dedicate this to my fellow [...]
India’s Jeev Milkha Singh overcame a personal tragedy to win his fourth title of the season, the Golf Nippon Series JT Cup, here on Sunday. Faced with the tragedy of losing his first child, who was delivered still-born in a Tokyo hospital earlier in the week, Jeev had not hit not a single ball before [...]
Jeev Milkha Singh consolidated his stature as the highest ranked Indian by moving up four rungs to the 60th place, while off-colour Jyoti Randhawa could not arrest the slide and slipped to 106 in the latest world golf rankings. Jeev, who finished tied 11th in the Mercedes-Benz Championship, moved up four places from his last [...]
Vijay Singh, helped by three monster birdie putts, eased to his third PGA Tour title in five weeks with a commanding five-shot victory at the Deutsche Bank Championship on Monday. Three off the pace overnight, the Fijian world number five fired a superb eight-under-par 63 in difficult, sun-drenched conditions at the TPC Boston for a [...]
Vijay Singh of Fiji won his fourth Barclays Classic title on Sunday after beating Spain’s Sergio Garcia and American Kevin Sutherland in a playoff. Singh birdied both playoff holes at Ridgewood Country Club on the way to snaring the title. A three-time winner of the event when it was played across the Hudson River at [...]
Vijay Singh overcame an erratic display with his putter to win the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational by one shot at Firestone Country Club on Sunday. The smooth-swinging Fijian squandered an early two-stroke lead with an untidy run around the turn before holding on to clinch his first victory in a World Golf Championship event. Joint pacesetter overnight [...]
Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh playing only his second event in Japan this year struck his best form to win the Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup here Sunday. Jeev, who was lying fourth at the start of the final day found three birdies in the last four holes enroute to a six-under 66 to [...]
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced on Wednesday that its premier event, the 12th men’s hockey World Cup, played by the 12 top nations, will in principle be staged in New Delhi over two weeks in February 2010 at the Major Dhyan Chand National Hockey Stadium. The 2010 World Cup will be a joint venture [...]
Young Indian golfer Shiv Kapur fell short by two shots in his quest to earn a US Open berth when he totaled 141 at the 36-hole US Open sectional qualifying at Walton Heath on Monday. Kapur shot rounds of 73 and 68, as the last of the nine qualifiers went through at 139. India’s only [...]
Gaurav Ghei after his triumph at Beijing Gaurav Ghei, after his recent win in Beijing last month, shot a flawless six-under studded in the opening round of the Macau Open golf tournament on Thursday. Ghei, with his 65 at the Par-71 Macau Golf and Country Club, was one shot behind the unheralded sole leader and [...]
Jyoti Randhawa overcame a shaky start to win the Rs 65 lakh DLF Masters golf tournament by a 10-stroke margin at the DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurgaon on Sunday. The Indian ace had three bogeys in the front nine to shoot two-under 70 in the final round that gave him a 15-under 273 [...]