Djokovic Remains Unbeaten In 2011

It was altogether a much expected win for Novak Djokovic in the Mubadala World Tennis Championship exhibition event at Abu Dhabi. The world number 1 seemed to be on the top of the…

What To Expect From 2012: Test Cricket

The test arena is sure to put a lot of teams to test this year. The following 12 months offer extraordinary cricket to be played all around the world. Beginning with the intense…

Clijsters Wins Her First Match Into The New Year

This New Year 2012 began with a bang for Kim Clijsters who won in straight sets over Romanian Simona Halep in the Brisbane International. The Sunday match resulted in the returning champ to…

One On One – India Vs Australia

India’s tour of Australia is all set to begin in two weeks time. Given the history of the previous tours Down Under by Team India, this one is all set to be a…

Music Gets It All: Best Songs For Sports

Music is never a distraction; it is the elixir of life which keeps us going on. There is music in everything, this is something we have already heard, in the same way there…

Federer Wins His 6th ATP Tour Finals

Roger Federer set another record beating Jo-Wilfred Tsonga to bring up his 6th ATP Tour Finals. This year has been tumultuous for him as he went without a Grand Slam victory for the…

New Look Australian Side Lacks The Sting

Australia has been going through one of its toughest times in cricketing history with a number of changes in its side from coach to captain. The board is looking to experiment with its…

Manchester City Salvage A Point At Anfield

Manchester City didn’t make the most of their opportunity to extend their lead over Manchester United to seven points as they could only take a point from the enthralling encounter at Anfield. City,…

United Continue Dropping Points

Most teams would pay to stay second place in the Premier League table and second place in the group stages in the Champions League. But Old Trafford is a place like no other…

West Indies Literally Gift The Series To India

India won the three Test series 2-0 against West Indies but the victory was far from perfect, far from convincing and far from what was expected of the team which was World Champions…

Wile And Guile Of Ravichandran Ashwin

Ravichandran Ashwin was hardly known beyond the Tamil Nadu cricketing circles just two years ago but with his performance in his debut series against West Indies with bat, ball and brain will hardly…

India, West Indies Almost Pull It Off In A Drawn Thriller

The crowd at the Wankhede could not witness Sachin score his historic hundredth international century but what they got to witness was one of the best days of Test cricket of all time….

Arsenal Go Through While Chelsea Stumble At Leverkusen

Chelsea, like their English counterparts Manchester United and City, were left with work to do on the last Matchday as an injury time winner by Manuel Friedrich helped Bayern Leverkusen leapfrog Chelsea and…

Manchester Wobble As Bayern, Benefica And Inter Go Through

Manchester City’s European dream hit a roadblock as Roberto Mancini’s team stuttered at Italian side Napoli thus leaving them in third place in Group A before the last Matchday. It wasn’t the best…

Social Media And Cricket

The advent of internet and web media has revolutionized every field, every aspect of life. The knowledge process and outlook of the present generation has been much advanced than the predecessors. With the…

Federer, Djokovic, Tsonga Notch Up Wins

The Roger Federer-Rafael Nadal rivalry goes down as one of the greatest ever in sporting history and the season ending ATP finals saw the two champs pitted against each other in a group…

Harbhajan Singh – An Enigma

Someone who has played 98 tests and has 406 wickets in the kitty can never be termed as ordinary. Yet underperformance of HARBHAJAN SINGH today remains a mystery, an enigma. It was not…

Patrick Cummins – Young, Fast And Sensational!

Patrick Cummins has become a revelation overnight, taking the whole cricketing world aback by his talent and sheer pace. The word ‘meteoric rise’ is an understatement considering the fact that he earned a…

Mickey Arthur Appointed New Coach Of Australia

Former South African coach Mickey Arthur was named as the new coach of Australia. He has numerous responsibilities including that of being on the revamped selection panel and ensuring the coaching values and…

Australia Clinch A Thriller To Level Series

As expected, the fans and viewers were left wanting for more as Australia hung on by the scruff of their neck to level the series with a nerve wrecking two wicket victory over…

India Look For A Whitewash

With the pummeling they received in England, the Indian Cricket team would have been a relieved lot to seal the series with a game in hand here against the West Indies. But with…

Fresh Faces To Fancy

“Men may come and Men may go; But I go on forever” – It is not just River Thames in Wordsworth’s poem. Our game of Cricket runs despite all the controversies and muggings…

Tamil Nadu – Too Near Yet Too Far

This article is an insight on one of the teams in Ranji Trophy – India’s premier domestic tournament. Those following Indian cricket will know what I mean to say. While Mumbai has been…

Ponting To Get The Sack Soon?

Ricky Ponting who is the most successful Australian Captain of all time with 48 wins in 77 tests between 2004 and 2010 as Captain and as a player, he is the first ever…

Vinod Kambli Exhumes Skeletons Of The Past

Fifteen years and 4 World Cup’s later, Vinod Kambli who was part of the team which played Sri Lanka in the 1996 World Cup semifinals has brought up a sensational allegation that it…

Yuvraj Singh’s Jinxed Test Career

For a man who has seen so much success in the shorter formats of the game and was instrumental in helping India win the inaugural ICC T20 World Cup and the 2011 World…

Had There Been No Radcliffe Line

It was a midnight in the autumn of 1947 when two new nations were born newly in the world map. Sir Cyril Radcliffe supposedly drew a line with a pencil in the then…

Bhupathi – Paes To Split Again?

‘Lee and Hesh’ as they are so fondly called by their fans have always been hot and cold as far as their chemistry is concerned. Almost invincible at one point, they let personal…

Test Championship Faces Uncertain Future

In October 2010, the ICC board approved the recommendations from the ICC Chief Executives’ Committee (CEC) to give exciting content and context for international cricket within the Future Tours Program (FTP) after 2012….

Musical Chair At No. 6

Team India enjoyed its most successful period ever in cricket in the last four years. Without a balanced bowling attack, India still managed to hold on the Test Mace for a year and…

Day 3 – India Clearly On Top

West Indies had a huge task ahead of them at the start of Day 3 as they were already two wickets down chasing a mammoth total of 631 runs. They were expected to…

One Day Wonders

The skill of a player is tested in Test matches rather than in limited overs fixtures. Yet one can’t rule out the greats of ODIs when talking on great performers. The lack of…

The Indian Middle Order Shows Its Class

After long last and much criticism, the Indian middle order finally clicked together and came alive at the Eden Gardens on Tuesday, giving India full control of the second Test match. After a…

Blame The Fraternity, Not The Fans

The crowd turnout at the recent matches in India has been a major issue of concern for anyone with mildest interest in Cricket. Traditionally ODIs and T20s atleast have managed to draw a…

Peter Roebuck – Journey Of A Master Wordsmith Comes To A Sad End

Peter Roebuck, born an English man but known to the world as an Australian newspaper columnist and radio commentator died an unfortunate death on November 12th when he committed suicide by jumping off…

The Final Match Of The 116th Beighton Cup Tournament In Kolkata

The final of the 116th Beighton Cup Tournament, the oldest Field Hockey tournament in the world was played in Kolkata on the SAI Complex Astro Turf pitch on the 11th Nov, 2011 between…

Abu Dhabi GP: Hamilton Wins; Vetttel Retires

Lewis Hamilton clinched the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after dominating every session except for qualifying. Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button completed the podium in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Hamilton and Alonso were competing…

2nd Test: Spotlight Shifts To Eden Gardens

With India winning the first Test match by 5 wickets, the focus now shifts to the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The centre of attention still remains on Sachin Tendulkar’s 100th century which has been…

Dale Steyn Achieves Rare Distinction

The ‘phenomenal’ Cape Town test not only saw a number of records tumble, though none too be thrilled about, but also saw South African pace man Dale Steyn achieve the rare distinction of…

Once Australia, Now Holder Of The Second Lowest Total In Test History

A year or two ago, if you had met any ardent cricket follower and told him that there will be a time in future where ‘Australia’ would be 21-9 and go on to…

Berdych, Tsonga, Fish Qualify For ATP Finals

Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and American Mardy Fish reached the year-ending ATP Finals on Thursday at Paris. The trio joins Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, David Ferrer and…

India Win Without Much Embarrassment

Though India won the first Test against West Indies with a day to spare, the victory did not seem convincing enough for the ardent Indian cricket fans. India needed 124 runs to win…

2012 Likely To See Big Changes In The Formula 1 Teams

After the much coveted Indian GP, the action now shifts to the off-field drama as the teams are looking for new permutations and combinations for the next calendar year. With the Abu Dhabi…

The Third Invitational All Bengal Women’s 5 A Side Hockey

The third 5-a-side invitational tournament in Kolkata was organized by the Bengal Women Hockey Players’ Association with the support of Khalsa English High School, Paddapukur, Kolkata, and NGO BHARANI, Kolkata, on 5th &…

1st Test Preview: South Africa vs Australia, Cape Town

I am not the first, and definitely will not be the last to bemoan the ridiculous nature of this series taking the guise of a 2 Test match up between heated rivals. This…

1st Test: India In The Driver’s Seat At The End Of Day 3

After a dismal first innings batting performance on Day 2, India were back on top after a stunning bowling performance on Day 3. Ravichandran Ashwin’s six-wicket haul, the second best for an Indian…

Roger Federer – Zenith, To A Dip And Now Back To Winning Ways

Arguably the best player the game of tennis has ever seen, Roger Federer has innumerable records to his credit from being the only player in the history to have appeared in five title…

Wilshere Promises To Stay At Arsenal

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has promised to stay at the club till the end of his career, showing a rare loyalty that seems to be lacking among most footballers nowadays. With two key…

West Indies Hungry For Success, India Hop To Safety With Late Wickets

Feroz Shah Kotla: With 17 wickets falling in the day, the first test between 3rd ranked India and 7th ranked West Indies is poised for an exciting competition to the joy of the…

Sir Alex Ferguson – The Legend Marches On

Alex Ferguson arrived at Old Trafford in the November of 1986 as a young 44 year old manager with Manchester United lying in the 21st place in the table, below the likes of…

West Indies Fight Back Through Chanderpaul

At the end of Day 1 in the first test match of the India-West Indies series, the honors appear to be shared. India had an upper hand till lunch with their spinners spinning…

Cricket: Underdogs Vs Marauders At Home

Though India’s performance in the Caribbean was not convincing enough considering the caliber of the team, they still managed a 1-0 victory in the Test matches. West Indies was only too happy not…

South Africa vs Australia – Preview

Two T20Is, three ODIs and two Tests – a ridiculous number of matches considering the stature of both the teams. Australia and South Africa have dominated and have had an unparalleled rivalry in…

Kumar Sangakkara – Sri Lanka’s Wall

Kumar Sangakkara essentially comes across as a well spoken, highly insightful and a man of Great Spirit and character but beneath that lies an unsung hero of Sri Lankan cricket. Sangakkara does not…

From Lord’s To Wandsworth Prison For 3 Pakistani Cricketers

When Judge Jeremy Cooke said, “It is bad for the game of cricket, bad for the country and shows the character of the man involved” at London’s Southwark Crown Court on Thursday, the…

West Indies Tour Of India 2011 – Complete Schedule

With the cricketing season never ending for the Indian fans, the West Indies tour of India starts right away after a week of the end of England tour of India from November 6th,…

Glitz And Glam Of The Buddh International Circuit

Though the word “Buddh” in the name of the circuit stands for peace and calm, what the fans would really want is an action packed, aggressive and a thrilling race on Sunday. Much…

Lewis Hamilton – Stewards’ Favorite Indeed

As a little boy, Lewis Carl Hamilton met McLaren chief Ron Dennis at an awards ceremony and told him that one day he wants to race for McLaren and thus he is a…

Croats And Serbs Of Tennis

Croatia and Serbia not only share a common border of 241 km geographically but also an extremely talented pool of tennis players. Earlier they were a part of the bigger nation of Yugoslavia…

India Smashes Australia’s Record

When India beat England by 5 wickets to take a 3-0 lead in the 5 match ODI series, not only did it wrap up the so called ‘revenge’ series but it also broke…

Whitewashed: India Humiliate England

India 271/8 in 50 overs (Rahane 42, Gambhir 38, Raina 38, Dhoni 71*; Samit Patel 3/57) beat England 176 all out in 37 overs (Kieswetter 63, Cook 60; Ashwin 3/28, Jadeja 4/33) by…

Manchester Gears Up For Its Biggest Derby

The whole of Manchester will be colored in red and blue this weekend as the city gears up for its biggest ever match between its two beloved clubs. While Manchester United have dominated…

India Seal Series With Victory In Mohali

England 298/4 in 50 overs (Kieswetter 33, Trott 98*, Pietersen 64, Samit Patel 70*) lost to India 300/5 in 49.2 overs (Parthiv 39, Rahane 91, Gambhir 57, Kohli 35, Dhoni 35*) by five…

Ricky Ponting Shines As Australia Triumph

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting starred with the bat with a cracking knock of 63, while some important shares were contributed with the ball by debutant Pat Cummins, 3 for 28 and Mitchelle…

Roger Federer Falls Further Down

Great Britain’s Andy Murray jumped to third place pushing the ex-world champion Roger Federer down to 4th position first time after 2003 as he was last outside top three before he won 1st…

Indian Grand Prix: A New Beginning

October 30th 2011 the most awaited time, especially for the Indians as India will be hosting the first Formula 1 race, on the tracks of the “Buddh International Circuit” in Greater Nodia, on…

Fletcher Is The Link For India’s Success In Future

An aspiring minds needs to be mentored and guided by experience. Duncan Fletcher must take care of explosive Indian young talents both on and off the field for better future of Indian team….

Sahara Buys Equal Stakes In Force India

Sahara India Pariwar on October 13th purchased 42.5% of Force India’s shares at $US 100 million. As per the agreement signed, Sahara will be issued fresh shares of Watson Limited which owns the…

Referral System No Longer Mandatory

The International Cricket Council on October 11th declared that the Umpire Decision Referral System will no longer be mandatory in all cricket matches and made it subject to bilateral agreements between the participating…

Formula 1 Comes To India

Sebastian Vettel may have sealed the drivers’ title in Japan and Red Bull Racing might as well seal the constructor’s championship in the coming weeks thus leaving the last few races of the…

India: ODI Unchanged But Gambhir Unavailable, Uthappa Makes A Comeback In T20

Indian selectors and selections are always coupled with mistakes and mind twinkling questions. The Indian selectors named an unchanged squad for the remaining three ODIs against England. After comprehensively winning the first two…

Ind vs Eng, 2nd ODI: Sloppy England Deserved To Loss

If you can’t score, can’t catch and can’t be discipline, then you are deserved to be in the losing side. What more England needed than to bat first on a lovely track that…

Cricket Australia To Certify Coaches To Impart Cricket Education Program

Mumbai: Cricket India Academy, in conjunction Cricket Australia and Fourth Dimension International, will train, assess and certify coaches through the Cricket India Academy Coach Induction Program from October 10 to 17, 2011 at…

The Vicissitudes Of Li Na

At the age of 8, when Li Na gave up badminton for tennis little did she realize that she would be the first woman to win a Grand Slam coming from the whole…

Red Bull’s Red Hot Streak

With Sebastian Vettel edging McLaren’s Jenson Button by just nine-thousandths of a second on Saturday’s qualifying session at Suzuka; Red Bull extended its perfect streak of poles to all 15 races in the…

Indian Hockey Team To Tour Australia

Hockey is the national game of India. It is rather hard to believe considering the adulation cricket gets in our country. The Indian Men’s hockey team is the most successful in Olympic history…

10 Things You didn’t Know About Modern Football’s Che Guevara

Manchester City’s latest high profile signing, Sergio Aguero, has already proclaimed to be modern football’s Che Guevara and is hungry for titles at his new club. The 35 million pounds striker from Atletico…

Fans Get Ready For Cricket Festival

For cricketers and their fans, World Cup is like Diwali or Christmas because all teams will be seen in action at same period of time. Now, it’s going to happen again and no!…

Bolt’s Four Gold Dream

As I have learnt in economics that wants are unlimited and if one want is satisfied another arises. Similar is the desire of Usain Bolt to win four gold medals in the upcoming…

End Of The Chennai Super Kings’ Regime

The Chennai Super Kings title winning spree came to an end on Tuesday night as they were handed a big defeat by New South Wales. The 2-time IPL champion and last year’s Champions…

The Mother Of All T20 Match Ever Witnessed, Really!

There are some things money can’t buy. Watching a ball sail over the ropes with 6 runs needed and 1 ball remaining is one of them. Every soul present at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore…

Kohli, Gayle outshine Warner as RCB storm into finals

New South Wales: 203/2 in 20 overs (Warner 123*, Smith 62) lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore: 204/4 in 18.3 overs (Gayle 91, Kohli 84*; Cummins 4/45). No player had scored two consecutive centuries…

Royal Challengers Steal Victory With Last Ball Six

South Australian Redbacks 214/2 in 20 overs (Harris 108*, Ferguson 70) lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore 215/8 in 20 overs (Dilshan 74, Kohli 70; Tait 5/32). The last match of the group stages…

Warner Begins A New Chapter In His Career

Warner Bros presents “Warned by Warner” starting David Warner. That was the status posted by one of my mate in Facebook and after reading that, nothing hit my mind to start this article….

Challenger Trophy: An opportunity to make comeback

Talents have never failed to amaze whenever the opportunity is given. Can the shining talents of India make use of the Challenger Trophy? NKP Salve Challenger Trophy has long been the bridge for…

Pune FC Gears Up For The Historic Event

The value of each moment defers from one another in life but there are few moments which will be a special to everyone like for all Indians when Pune FC takes on Blackburn…

Irani trophy, Day 5: Rest Of India Beat The Listless Rajasthan

Catherine Pulsifer said “Your outlook determines your output”, the result you get ultimately depends on your approach. Rajasthan for their defensive approach throughout the match got the result what they deserve. We have…

Dan The Man, As Lampard Scores Three To Show Why Exactly It Is Foolish To Write Him Off

The Reebok Stadium was the dish bowl for some brutally burnt Bolton curry served meticulously by the Pensioners from London. Head chef Frank Lampard’s celebration with three fingers up towards the Chelsea faithful…

The Knights’ Shaky Run

It has not always been Korbo Lorbo Jeetbo Re for the Kolkata Knight Riders as their team slogan says. The team performed rather poorly in the first three editions of the IPL notwithstanding…

Champions League T20 – It’s Do Or Go Home In Group B

After Group A provided some enthralling action with wins for New South Wales and Trinidad & Tobago sending Chennai Super Kings and Cape Cobras crashing out of the tournament, Group B promises to…

The Australian Effect

Why did India win the Mohali Test against Australia during Australia’s tour of India and had to satisfy themselves with a draw against New Zealand? Does this indicate that New Zealand is a…

CLT20 2011: Trinidad & Tobago Clinch A Thriller

Trinidad & Tobago entered the Champions League main draw after triumphing over Ruhuna Rhinos and Leicestershire quite convincingly. The underdogs keep their chances of qualifying to the semi-finals and making it big, with…

Irani Trophy, Day 4: Rest Of India Secured Irani Cup Again

There is an element of risk needed to succeed but if you are afraid, then you can’t expect to win. Rajasthan could not have asked for anything better from Rest of India (ROI)…

Ball Tampering – Picadillo Or Crime?

With Shoaib Akhtar’s autobiography “Controversially Yours”, the spotlight is now on the issue of ball tampering. When a player illegally alters the condition of the ball it is referred to as ball tampering….

Irani Trophy, Day 3: Rajasthan Fights Back Against Sloppy Rest Of India

Catches win matches and Rest of India drops might not have yet cost them match but they still missed the chance to seize out any advantage. Rajasthan batsmen showed lots of guts and…

What Happened To India’s Seamers?

India is a nation famous for its spinners rather than its pace-bowlers is a well known fact. But not to forget the quality seamers it has produced over time. From the days of…

Factors That Caused The Fall Of The Kings

The Chennai Super Kings lost a match that many believed would be a comfortable win after the Hussey crackdown in the first two overs. 123, as captain Dhoni admitted in the post-match presentation,…

Irani Trophy, Day 2: Rajasthan Surrendered Them To Rest Of India

Once you start dominating the game, even your opponents will start dancing to your tunes. After dominating the day 1 completely, Rest of India (ROI) began the day 2 of the match poorly…

Irani Trophy, Day 1: Rest Of India Off To A Great Start

We often say “fortune favours the brave” but truth is, those who are brave by inhabit will never take decisions just for the sake of fortunes. Those who following cricket from the early…

Derby Matches Dominate Weekend Fixtures

“Every person involved in a derby thinks that his derby is the biggest and the most important” – Kenny Dalgish This certainly will be the case when the weekend arrives as the Barclays…

Indian Selectors Goof Up Yet Again

The Indian selectors have a habit of throwing up surprises whenever they meet and they didn’t disappoint yet again as they picked the squad for the first two ODIs against the team that…

Sachin Vs The Team

It looks like Shoaib Akhtar is not the only one to not obsess opposite Sachin Tendulkar. Former Indian Captain Kapil Dev is unhappy about the fact that the country is in waiting to…

Indian Selectors Announces The Squad For England ODI series

Before the team selection meeting, India was taken aback by the news of Indian captain MS Dhoni asked for rest was rumored around by the media. But luckily nothing like that either has…

Eilat Is The Hotspot Sports Destination

Israel is now being groomed to become an international sports destination. There are several competitions, events and tournaments that are in waiting to be hosted at Eilat, Israel’s southernmost region the rest of…

Man City Shut The Door And Suspended Tevez

An unwilling, unhappy, unfit for the team, last year captain and this year villain for Manchester City. A day after the Manchester City manager Mancini said the Tevez chapter at City must be…

Arsenal Holds Firm To Clinch The Match Against Olympiakos

The mantra of “Keep the ball and keep moving” has worked and Wenger lets out a smile of huge relief at the end of match. Wenger spent his last of his two match…

Indian Selectors Will Be Picking The Players In Assumptions

A door is closed for truth, cards are arranged in the desk and pick whatever you want because you are accountable to no one. The Indian national team selectors headed by Kris Srikanth…

Carlos Tevez Is Finished, Says Roberto Mancini

The cord tying Carlos Tevez to Manchester City may just have snapped as Roberto Mancini prepares to discharge the player after he refused to play as a substitute in the game at Bayern…

Wilshere Out For Five Months

Jack Wilshere, Arsenal midfielder will be out of play for a period of about 5 months after having undergone a surgery on his ankle following a stress fracture. Wilshere has not been able…

England Squad For India Tour Is Announced

Once you beat someone so hard in your home, you must expect revenge from them on their home. The England selectors today named the squad for the four week tour of India which…

Mumbai Indians Scrape Through Yet Again

Mumbai Indians may have nothing going right for them outside the field with several of their stars falling prey to injury but luck shone on them for the second consecutive match as they…

EPL: Weekend Wrap-Up

Fernando Torres scored his second goal in the space of a week in a Chelsea jersey but like last week, he remained in the news for the incidents after the goal. After being…

BCCI And Players Priorities Are Mixed Up

If there is a problem in execution of a system, then it can be corrected with good planning but if there are problems in planning itself, then better don’t expect good things from…

IPL Is Not The Reason For Indian Team’s Failure

Success hides the mistakes and failures makes the reasons. Indian team and IPL are cherished during success but when Indian team failed, it made IPL has the reason for it. After Indian team…

Vettel Close To His Second F1 World Title

Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel dictated over the action-packed Singapore Grand Prix. Vettel’s goal right from the start of the Prix was too able to see himself grab a second world title and after…

Cycling’s Biological Passport

It was back in the year 2001 when the test against erythropoietin, a blood-boosting drug, was implemented and since then cycling has pedaled a long way. This sport used to be known for…

Controversially Yours Indeed

During his early career, when Shoaib Akhtar wasn’t playing, he was surrounded by controversies and now that he is playing on and off, he is still surrounded by them and so much that…

KKR – A Team In Search For Its Identity

Kolkata Knight Riders have been the marquee team of the IPL since its inception. They have the most glamorous of owners in one of India’s biggest movie superstars – Shah Rukh Khan. They…

Tiger Pataudi Dies

Former Indian captain, Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, suffering from lung infection was pronounced dead on Thursday in a Delhi Hospital. He was 70 and had been admitted to the hospital last month. He…

Shoaib Bouncer “Directed” At Fame Not Sachin

Tampered the ball, sledged at opponents, hit the teammate with bat, banned for taking drugs, yet Shoaib claims honesty in his autobiography by accusing Wasim Akram, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid. The man…

Australia Starts Freshly For The Race Back To Top

Wise people learn from their mistakes but wiser people learn from others mistake. Australian cricket team certainly learnt both from theirs and others mistakes. After 6 month long Argus review is done, Australian…

Owen Hargreaves Talks After Impressive Debut For City

Manchester City’s new signing Owen Hargreaves made a fantastic debut for his new club, scoring the opening goal in the 2-0 Carling Cup victory over Birmingham. Though the midfielder is happy with the…

Steven Gerrard Vows To Take Eevery Competition Seriously After Comeback From Injury

After a long period on the sidelines, Steven Gerrard returned to football action against Brighton in the League Cup, playing a cameo in Liverpool’s 2-1 victory in the third round of the Cup….

Big Guns Make A Winning Start In The Carling Cup

Old warhorses Michael Owen and Owen Hargreaves scored in their first appearances this season as both the teams from Manchester notched up comfortable wins in the third round of the Carling Cup. There…

CLT20 Has Potential To Take Cricket Higher

The key to success for any organization is the ability to take the product to the best market places and thereby establishing your business in those places. When Indian Premier League (IPL) first…

Chelsea’s Season So Far

This season has been an odd one for Chelsea. With Andre Villas-Boas’s appointment in the summer the club have strived to shed the shadow that has lurked even after four seasons- the shadow…

Michael Owen Delighted After Netting Two Goals In Carling Cup

Manchester United forward Michael Owen has spoken about his happiness after scoring two goals for his team in the Carling Cup against Leeds United, which was his first game for the Red Devils…

Inter Milan Coach Gian Piero Gasperini Sacked

Gian Piero Gasperini, Inter Milan manager has been sacked after a poor start to the season. This is a hefty fine that Gasperini had to pay after regular losses and defeats by the…

Arsene Wenger In Dismay?

It has been a rather substandard opening this season by Arsenal. Rumors and tabloids depict the players as underperforming and most importantly, their manager as overwhelmed and exhausted. He denies it, however it…

Arsene Wenger Is Still The Right Man For The Gunners: Ivan Gazidis

Ivan Gazidis, Arsenal’s Chief Executive, has spoken out in the defence of under-fire manager Arsene Wenger, stating that the Frenchman is still the right man to manage at the Emirates Stadium. After a…

Dalglish Talks On Spurs Defeat, League Cup And Agger

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has spoken of his disappointment about the team’s poo performance at White Hart Lane, where Spurs defeat Liverpool by 4-0. He feels the only positive thing during the away…

Wenger Please Play 4-4-2

In football, how much possession you can have in opponent half is what matters mostly in winning than how much you enjoy in your own half. In the book, The Winning Way by…

Cricket From 90: Rivalries That Were Cooked Up For So Long

Though rivalry between two teams makes the contest more fascinating to watch but the battle between two great players is the one that actually added more spice to that fascination. It was probably…

Italy Crush Russia In The Rugby World Cup

Italy made history on Tuesday as they won their game at the Rugby World Cup, demolishing Russia in a triumphant victory. The score at the end of the game in Nelson, New Zealand…

Roger Federer: Needs A Dose Of Confidence

Is Roger Federer fading out of the arena? As it was always conceived all that Roger had to do with Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic is to have a huge leap of hope…

Villas Boas Behind Fernando Torres Despite Spanish Striker’s Shocking Miss

Chelsea manager Andre Villas Boas has spoken in the defence of under-fire striker Fernando Torres who failed to score in front of an open goal against Manchester United, a game which the Red…

Mohammad Aamir, Mazhar Majeed Confess To Spot Fixing

Fast bowler Mohammad Aamir, Mazhar Majeed, former captain Salman Butt and medium fast bowler Mohammad Asif were accused in the case of spot-fixing to last year’s Lord’s Test, out of which the first…

Rahul Dravid: Happy To Say A Goodbye

The Jammy Boy of Indian cricket Rahul Dravid is out of the ODIs from now and he is happy about it and satisfied too. I was wondering what these great players would do…

United Prevail On A Day Of Scoffed Chances

There were four goals, a missed penalty and some rash tackles but it was Fernando Torres who grabbed all the headlines for the wrong reasons after Chelsea’s 3-1 loss to Manchester United at…

India’s Miserable Tour Finally Comes To An End

Neither the rain nor the Duckworth Lewis method which, until the final ODI favoured the English, could save India the ignominy of not winning a single match on the tour as Jonny Bairstow…

CLT20: Kolkata Knight Riders Wins A Thriller

Kolkata Knight Riders won their opening qualifying match by beating Auckland Aces by 2 runs. The Pool B qualifiers took place at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad which witnessed a thrilling encounter….

Casey Stoner And His Spanish Victory

His Repsol Honda rocketed all through the track course and past the finish line to grab the win at the Aragon Grand Prix in Spain. This is Stoner’s step closer to winning a…

Team India Miss ICC Awards

This was the “Oscar-night” for cricketers: the ICC Awards 2011 and it was missed by team India. After a spectacular year: India being named the no1 test team a while ago, winning the…

Arsene Wenger Feels Real Madrid And Barcelona Are ‘Above The Rest In Europe’

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger thinks Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid have an edge over the rest of the European clubs owing to their financial strength, which has seen the two clubs bring…

Why The Luck Seems To Have Run Out For Barcelona?

Barcelona were said to have done very good business this year having acquired the services of Sanchez and Fabregas in the summer transfer window. However many sceptics believed that their arrogance in the…

Champions League: Chelsea Play To A Different Tune

When Chelsea entertained Bayer Leverkusen in Stamford Bridge for the opening game of their Champions League campaign of their season, it looked as if almost the team had turned a new leaf. Often…

Steven Gerrard Tips Suarez To Become Liverpool Legend

Liverpool Captain Steven Gerrard, whose return to football action is imminent, has hailed team-mate Luis Suarez and tipped the Uruguayan to become one of Anfield’s legends, while joining the elite club of Liverpool’s…

Batting Order Let India Down In Posting Good Score

An athlete who had started well and finished even better than normal yet struggled to win means he had done something wrong in the middle that broke his good start and pushed the…

Champions League: Chelsea, Porto Wins; Arsenal, Barca Held

Champions League group stages kicked off in style with current holders Barcelona faced AC Milan at Nou Camp in Group H. The match didn’t start the way Pep Guardiola would have liked; his…

Jamie Carragher Admits He Will Have To Fight For His Place

Liverpool stand-in Captain and centre-back Jamie Carragher believes he will soon face competition for places from young defenders at the club. Carragher has been criticized by many football pundits after his poor display…

Joe Cole Delighted After Playing First Game For French Champions Lille

LOSC Lille’s new loan signing Joe Cole, offloaded for the season by Liverpool Football Club,  believes his decision to switch to a French club was correct after the former England attacker performed brilliantly…

Sports’ Violent Side

“Sport spews” are nothing new to news, only the kind is. Just recently, we heard of the Pakistani coach swearing and cursing in the Asian Hockey Championship where India gifted silver to their…

India Beat Pakistan To Win Asian Champions Hockey

With the help of the outstanding performance by goalie S Sreejesh who saved two major goals, India defeated sworn-bitter rivals Pakistan to clinch the trophy in Asian Champions Hockey. The final score read…

Suresh Raina ‘In’ ODI And ‘Out’ Test

In water, it is hard to get away from crocodile assault but ones crocodile comes out of water, the story is different. Without IPL, Suresh Raina would have even lost his central contract…

Kenny Dalglish Angry About Wrong Refereeing Decisions Against Liverpool

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish, famous for his ‘cool’ attitude, could not control his anger at the referee’s controversial decisions in the match against Stoke City, which the Anfield outfit lost by 1-0, registering…

On Being A Sport-A-Holic

“I once met Sourav Ganguly.” In fact, I didn’t even meet him, I just saw him.  So people who are looking for interesting tidbits from a conversation with him will be left disappointed….

Defeat Is An Orphan

“Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan” – this orphanhood is hitting third time for Andy Murray in the semi-finals of the Grand Slam. Generally folks tell, losing also requires…

Cleverly Sidelined For 4 Weeks

Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverly is expected to miss four weeks of football after he suffered ligament damage during the game against Bolton.  A rash tackle from Bolton skipper Kevin Davis led to…

Alan Shearer Believes Kenny Dalglish Is The Best Man To Handle Andy Carroll

Former Newcastle United legend & Blackburn Rovers striker Alan Shearer has spoken out in support of Kenny Dalglish, quoting the Scot as the ‘one guy that will get the best out of Andy…

Carpe Diem Serena!

September 11th in the United States will be a day to look forward to and a day to be remembered even after it has gone for yet another reason now. Sunday the 11th…

England Zeroed India

The ride to top began with all charged up and tanks filled with fuel but during their climb they refused to rest, recharge and refuel when it required. As a consequence, once the…

Premier League Saturday Review

After the International break the Premier League started again with a bang. Saturday was filled with matches of all the so called big clubs but no specific titanic clashes were there. Arsenal, Chelsea,…

Carlos Tevez – No Longer Manchester City’s Captain

Vinnie Kompany will now be stepping into Carlos Tevez’s shoes, as Tevez is no longer a Manchester City skipper. Earlier, there were talks about possible shift of the player to other clubs altogether…

Round-Up: Munich Diamond League

Bolt’s false start not only hurt his world title record timing but it proved to be a boon for Yohan Blake. Blake claimed the title to the 200 meters run with a timing…

Sachin, Dravid And Laxman Must Go Soon

For a team to continue his winning run not only it needs a strong playing XI and good bench strength, it also needs strict policies to be followed. Watching Dravid at the age…

US Open Hard Court Speculation

The speculation from all the postponements, delays and changes of schedules in the US Open are not being hurled at Hurricane Irene or the weather for that matter but at something without which…

Torres Axed From Spain’s First Team

Torres, one of the stars of the Spanish side hits new low in his career when Spain manager Del Bosque decided not to include him even on the bench in the Euro 2012…

Center Of Excellence In Sports To Be Opened In Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nada Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has declared that a number of measures that will be taken in support of promoting and aiding the sports facilities in her part of the region. She said…

Raul Meireles Call His Deadline Switch To Chelsea As ‘Strange’

Chelsea’s deadline day signing Raul Meireles has confessed that the timing of his switch from Liverpool to Stamford Bridge was strange, and it has left him surprised to some extent though he knew…

Samir Nasri Gets Injured On International Duty

Manchester City’s new signing Samir Nasri fractured his left hand during playing for France in their 2012 Euro Qualifiers against Romania. According to the media Nasri suffered a fracture to the fifth metatarsal…

Are Talents In India Decaying?

The leap from domestic cricket to Internationals seems to be increasing that many proven players from Ranji are struggling at bigger stage recently for India. For long in Indian, Ranji Trophy being the…

Thomas Vermaelen Injured For Six Weeks

More worries for Arsene Wenger and his Arsenal team as their strong center back Thomas Vermaelen is ruled out for six weeks. Vermaelen joins the long list of injured Arsenal players as the…

Gary Cahill Admits Loss Of Focus Due To Transfer Speculation

Gary Cahill of Bolton Wanderers has stated that the constant speculation surrounding his future during the final days of the recently concluded transfer window have affected his game to a considerable extent. Arsenal…

Mahindra & Mahindra Official Sponsors For Indian Grand Prix

India is in full gear to host the hot wheels next month. The Grand Prix preparations are being ticked off the list one by one and it is being made sure that the…

Asian Champions Hockey: 1-1 Draw Between India And Japan

Where cricket may be a little disappointing to Indian fans at the moment, for all those national sport lovers, it has been a good game weekend for the Men’s hockey team. The Men’s…

Cricket From 90: Top 5 Best Test Matches

Post 1990, teams produced some of the great test matches and with television coming to increase its popularity, fans witnessed nail baiting test matches especially against Aussies. Australia Vs West Indies, Adelaide 1993…

Wilshere Injured For 2-3 Months

It seems nothing is going Arsenal’s way. After a terrible start to the Premier League with just a point from 3 matches and losing their key players, Arsenal now loose Jack Wilshere for…

LSU Tigers Win Season Opener Against Oregon Ducks

Looks like good news has been rolling in over the players from all sports this season; In athletics, Bolt ran past is 100 m disqualification to a 200 m victory and now in…

Weekend At Arthur Ashe

Americans love entertainment and also love to pay for getting entertained, this is exactly what Novak said on the Saturday night of the US Open, 2011. Briefly what he meant was, they are…

Steps To Stardom

“That’s one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind” but tiny, teeny steps for Olga Kaniskina, the Russian race walker. It was the hat trick moment for her, last Wednesday at…

Sachin Is A Hope In Darkness

At 16yrs, Sachin was first selected as child actor with the thought of modernize him as hero after 5 or 6 years but his performance is as such that he stroked his way…

Wenger And Arsenal Look Auspicious Now

Wenger fought hard in the battle to pick four from the pack of cards on the final day of the transfer window after stubborn team performance against Manchester United on last Sunday. On…

Deadline Day Drama

The last day of the transfer deadline, as expected threw up some surprise and shocking moves and loads of drama. Arsenal, who were thrashed 8-2 over the weekend, were the most active team…

Liverpool To Get A Boost With The Return Of Steven Gerrard Against Spurs

Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard in on the verge of making a comeback to action at Anfield, as he claims that he is nearing hundred per cent fitness, after the groin injury which has…

Usain Bolt Retains 200m Title

After the disqualification tragedy, this ought to cool down Bolt; Usain Bolt has preserved his title of 200 meters at the World Championships in Daegu. This would be Bolt’s first gold medal in…

Snooker: Mark Williams Wins Premier League

Mark Williams, currently in the number 1 position, claimed the title to the second snooker Premier League of the season. He defeated Shaun Murphy, who ranks sixth, with a 3-1 win in Guildford….

Transfer Window: Deadline Day Signings

The final day of transfer window always brings the excitement and shocks of last minute signings. This year it was no different as the clubs made one last try to sign their suitable…

Messi-O-Mania

It would be gravely wrong to say that India has only crazy cricket connoisseurs, especially after yesterday. The arrival of skipper Lionel Messi drove out all the soccer-fanatic fans onto the streets, the…

Samir Nasri Defends Wenger; Slams Gunners’ Transfer Policy

Manchester City’s new signing Samir Nasri, who was recently brought in from Arsenal, has openly criticized the transfer policy of his former club, citing it as the main reason for him to make…

Liverpool Sign Sebastian Coates; Uruguayan Defender Speaks About His Delight

Liverpool FC have added one more quality player to their summer signings after the successful transfer young Uruguayan defender Sebastian Coates on a long contract. A number of clubs including Manchester City were…

Round-Up Of US Open 2011

This US Open has all the favorite champs playing for the title this year and almost all of them playing with some injury or the other. Nadal, who has been facing injuries since…

Why BCCI Must Come Under RTI Act?

BCCI have all rights to object Indian Government from controlling them and at same time they are subjected to accept a move under RTI. What is this all about? Many might wonder this….

Arsenal To Sign Defender Duo – Per Mertesacker And Andre Santos

After their humiliating loss to Manchester United, Arsenal have finally decided to make some transfer activity to strengthen their squad. Arsenal defense has come under severe scrutiny over the past few years and…

The Volatility Of Tennis

All sports at international level are fierce, challenging and incredibly unpredictable (at least through the players’ eyes) but tennis just may be the most unpredictable of all. This dead-on game is all about…

Diego Forlan On The Verge Of Joining Inter Milan

Uruguay striker Diego Forlan has reaffirmed his worldwide fans that he is set to complete a switch to Italian giants Inter Milan, as he ends a 4-year stay at his current club Atletico…

Wenger, You Are Self-Degrading Arsenal Fans

While watching your team play, if you feel like kicking then its frustration, if you feel like abusing then its expectation but when feel like hanging your head down then its shame Mr….

Cricket From 90: Best Captain – Part 2

They stood at two opposite ends of the corner, one never liked to lose and other always liked to win, and they achieved possible impossible during their time as captain. As with three…

Cricket From 90: Best Captain – Part 1

Post 1990, cricket saw the arrival of coloured shirts, television replays for making decisions, white ball in one dayers, International cricket committee and along with that some of the greatest leaders of the…

Usain Bolt Crashes Out Of 100m

The audience went “ooh” in despair and bolt was left thunderstruck. Sprint master Usain Bolt no longer holds the title of 100 meter champion as he was disqualified after a false start in…

Massacre At Manchester

Sir Alex Ferguson: “When we hit form like that, someone suffers. Arsenal unfortunately suffered.” It was billed as the game of the weekend!! But United’s neighbours City looked all set to steal the…

Red Bull Back To Winning Ways

The start to the second half of the season, at the Belgian Grand Prix could not have been better for Red Bulls as they finished one-two. Sebastian Vettel has come back into the…

Ferguson Teaches Wenger A Lesson

Much of the hype regarding yesterday’s mauling handed out by Manchester United to Arsenal. The 8-2 score did not do a disservice to how dominant United were in the game. Each move was…

Rugby: Cooper Cleared Of Charges

The news is sure to bring relief to Wallabies player, Quade Cooper. Cooper was under suspension for kneeing Richie McCraw, All Blacks captain. And with the world cup overhead, Copper sure would have…

Vettel Wins Belgian GP

Defending F1 champion Sebastian Vettel won the Belgian Grand Prix to make it his seventh win of the season. Not only Vettel his Red Bull teammate Mark Webber finished the race in second…

Liverpool Owner John W. Henry Speaks About Liverpool’s Transfer Activity

Fenway Sports Group’s John W. Henry, owner of Liverpool Football Club, has finally given his reply to his critics, who have been raising questions about the club’s transfer policy since the day the…

EPL Saturday – Liverpool, Chelsea Joint Top Of The Table After 3-1 Win

The third game-week of the English Premier League ignited more interest amongst worldwide fans as some fantastic football, combined with some well-taken goals, stole the attention of everyone. Liverpool, Chelsea, Wigan Athletic and…

Dominant Display Sees Liverpool Go Top

Fresh signings Jordan Henderson and Charlie Adam got on the scoreboard as Liverpool dominated a defensively weak Bolton Wanderers, winning the tie 3-1 at the Anfield, which takes them to the top of…

Vettel Back On Pole At Spa

On Saturday, Sebastian Vettel again went back to his winning ways with securing a pole by the end of the qualifying session at the Belgian Grand Prix. He ended up faster than Lewis…

Niland And Sorenson Reach The Final Draw For US Open

Both the Irishmen, Conor  Niland and Louk Sorenson have reached the draw for the US Open Flushing Meadows after passing through the qualifying tournament. This will be the second time that Niland will…

The Emirates Fire Sale

Arsenal had a typical season last time around. They played good attractive football for the major part of the season only to capitulate spectacularly when it really mattered. A dismantling by Barcelona could…

Alberto Aquilani Loaned Out To Milan

Alberto Aquilani has joined Italian champions AC Milan on a season-long loan from Liverpool, which includes a mandatory right-to-buy clause should the midfielder play more than 25 games for the Serie A champions….

Europa League 2011-2012 Group Stage Draw

The draw for the Europa League 2011-12 group stage was made in Monaco. The 48 teams which qualified for the group stages were drawn into 12 groups on the basis of their seeds….

Champions League 2011 Groups Drawn

The draw for UEFA Champions League 2011 group stages was held at Monaco on Thursday. Thirty two teams were involved in the draw which included eleven previous winners of the competition. Champions League…

City And Liverpool In For Coates

Rising star and Uruguayan Sebastian Coates’ representatives have travelled to England to conduct talks with interested suitors Liverpool and Manchester City, both of whom are looking for reinforcements. According to Uruguayan newspaper Ovacion,…

Brand Team India Losing Ground

Indian team was one of the highest brands in India in terms of value during the last few months. Since the historic win of the World Cup, the players and the team as…

The Rise And Rise Of Manchester City

One big club, not historically as yet, but with loads of quality footballers – in the playing 11 as well as on the bench – and money from the Gulf to spend like…

Juan Mata Speaks About His Transfer And Thanks Old Club Valencia

Juan Mata spoke about his delight at joining London club Chelsea and revealed that Chelsea striker & Spanish colleague Fernando Torres played an influential role in his big money move from Valencia. Juan…

UEFA Champions League 2011/12 Group Stage Draw

The eight groups for this season’s Champions League have been drawn and the Group A will be dubbed as the Group of Death. Group A consists of debutants Manchester City, Yellow Submarine Villareal,…

Cricket: India Faces Heavy Criticism

Team India after their dismal performance in the test series against England has now understandably has come under a lot of criticism from the media and former cricket legends. Former Sri Lanka captain…

Aditi Leads Day 1 At Women’s Pro Golf Tour

The Silicon Valley is currently the host to Hero Honda Women’s Pro Golf Tour 2011-12. Women golf professionals from around the country are present at the tournament and showing spectacular performances so far….

Juan Mata Signs 5 Year Old Deal With Chelsea

The deal got its official stamp on Monday when the move of Juan Mata to Chelsea was made final. The star of Spain International will now be moving to Stamford Bridge and wearing…

Samir Nasri Joins Manchester City

Manchester City have completed the signing of France and Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri by slashing £24million. Nasri, 24, has signed a four year contract with City worth £180,000 per week. Nasri is the…

Grand Island To Host State Volleyball Tournament

The Nebraska State Volleyball Tournament will be held in Grand Island for at least the coming three years. This year’s tournament was already decided to be played in Hastings High, Grand Island from…

Dhoni Needs To Rethink

Team India went down a humiliating 4-0 loss against the mighty England side in England. It was not a surprise the way England played, but the way India went down without a fight,…

Delhi To Be The Home For Liverpool FC’s Football Academy In India

Amidst increasing popularity of the EPL in India, there has come great news for Indian football fans. British football Club Liverpool have proposed a plan to set up a football academy in Indian…

India “Stand Up”, West Indies Danced From Death

A Humiliation that unearthed Champions who then went on to rule the world for more than 15 years that no sporting team ever done in any sporting discipline. Fresh from the victory champagne…

Whitewashed

Sachin Tendulkar and Amit Mishra could only try to delay the inevitable but England finally prevailed on a dramatic fifth day of the Oval to win the series 4-0 and handing India’s first…

Squash It

Amongst all the exciting championships that are taking place around the world at the moment, Paderborn in Germany is hosting the 23rd World Men’s Championships. The 8 days of tournament: 21st of August…

Federer And Nadal To Face A Tough US Open

There was a time when both Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, were seen as one of the best players of the modern tennis era. Both have felt how it is to be the…

Premiership Saturday – EPL Results

The thrill of the English Premier League continued for the second game-week as a lot of surprising results came out on Saturday. With all the teams looking equally strong, I’m sure there won’t…

Time To Address Age Old Issues

India didn’t have a chance to look at their weaknesses while they reigned at the top of the Test rankings. However a thrashing at the hands of England and losing their top spot…

Sea, Sand And Surfing

It’s time for that board meeting but not one with tables and papers or people in ties; this is the one with water, surf board and people in skin suits! 20th august was…

ENG Vs IND, 4th Test: It’s Swann Turn Now

Arguably the best spinner at the moment in the world, had a torrid time in last 3 matches of the series, been hidden by the brilliance of English seamers now relishes his chances…

André Villas-Boas Gets His First Win At Chelsea

Chelsea came from behind to beat West Brom at Stamford Bridge to give new manager Andre Villas Boas his first competitive win as the Chelsea manager. Second half goals from Nicolas Anelka and…

EPL: Liverpool Overcome Arsenal

Liverpool FC grabbed their first victory of the season and also at Emirates Stadium with a two goal margin in a late burst to life against a weakened Arsenal side. An unfortunate Ramsey…

Team India Looks No Better Than A School Team

Indian team is looking no better than an ordinary school team. They came into the series against the England side with real high expectations as the top test team to challenge them at…

Oh What A Friendly!

There were punches and fists fights and kicks except this wasn’t some street fight. Thursday night on Beijing’s court had little basketball and much more of brawl between the Washington’s Georgetown Hoyas and…

Bell And Pietersen Continue To Torture India

End of Day2 England: 457/3 (Bell 181*, Pietersen 175,) vs. India England had already wrapped up the series 3-0 and if, for a moment, you thought there would be lack of focus and…

EPL: Arsenal Vs Liverpool Preview

The second week of the Premier League gets underway tonight, with one of the most eye-catching fixture to take place so early in the season – the match between Arsenal & Liverpool at…

Vidic Out For 5 Weeks

Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic will be out for at least 5 weeks due to a calf injury. Vidic suffered the injury playing against West Brom for Manchester United in their opening Premier…

Falcao Joins Atletico

Columbian striker Radamel Falcao has joined “the other club” of Madrid, Atletico in a move which also includes midfielder Ruben Micael. The combined fee for both players will be around €45 million. Atletico…

Youngster Needs To Keep Their Attitude

A player starting his career in any team sport be it an international or club or school level, always needs a good captain and seniors who mold his right skills not ruin it….

Indian Team To Play Four Matches In The Caribbean

+one™ is proud to officially announce the launch of the +ONE India Caribbean Tour 2011, which will see the Indian national football team touring one of the most beautiful regions of the world…

Serena Withdraws From Cincinnati Due To Toe Injury

Right when she was playing in third gear all through her matches, an injury has given Serena Williams a bump on the highway. The 29 year old has withdrawn from the Cincinnati Event…

Chelsea Complete Lukaku Signing

Chelsea have completed the signing of “wunderkid” Romelu Lukaku from Anderlecht after a protracted period of almost a year, for a fee believed to be around €25 million. The Belgian star will be…

Thumbs Up For The Indian Grand Prix

Formula One boss, Bernie Ecclestone gave the thumbs up for the preparations of the inaugural Indian Grand Prix which is scheduled to be held on 30th October. He added that the organizers needed…

Oval For Triumphant In Mind Battles

For a series that had so many moments either won or lost in physical battles, it’s time for 5 long days of mental battles to decide the winner. For England, three straight wins,…

Airtel Grand Prix Of India Set To Flag Off India’s Formula 1 Dreams

New Delhi, August 18, 2011: As millions of fans gear up to witness their Formula One dreams come alive in India, leading global telecommunications company Bharti Airtel today joined hands with Formula One…

The No. 1 Ranking May Be Gone – But Time To Regain Some Lost Pride?

The much hyped about Test series for the top spot has gone from bad to worse for India and more one sided in favour of England with each passing day. Since Zaheer Khan…

Redknapp Confirms Adebayor Talks

In what comes as a shock move, Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has confirmed that the club are in talks with Manchester City over a move for forward Emmanuel Adebayor. Spurs have been linked…

Schumacher To Continue In 2012

Veteran Formula One driver, Michael Schumacher dismissed rumors about his retirement from Formula One (again), after the current season ends. There were reports that he may be leaving Formula One after the completion…

Arsenal Wins But Fails In Players

Arsenal holds on to their luck to win 1-0 against Udinese at home in the 1st leg of Champions League play-off but not without adding more woes to their squad as Gibbs and…

Hockey: Indian Men’s Team Announced For Asian Champions Trophy

Selectors have named Indian team for Asian Champions Trophy and the biggest name missing from the team is Indian captain Arjun Halappa who is ruled out of the team due to groin injury….

The Barclays Premier League – Season Preview

In the last two months, if you spent the weekends sitting at home watching sitcoms or reading a book, it is now time to change the channel and trash the book. The Barclays…

Diana Nyad – Truly An Inspiring Sporting Persona

Who is Diana Nyad? Diana Nyad is open water and former record-holding American swimmer. Thirty-three years after defeat, Diana Nyad is back to swim from Cuba to Florida. Her example helps us face…

Nasri In Talks With Arsenal, Says Blanc

French National team coach and World Cup winner Laurent Blanc has said that he believes Arsenal’s Samir Nasri is still looking for a move from the Emirates. Nasri has been linked with Manchester…

ICC Reconsidering Its Rotation Policy

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has deferred until October the rotation policy of appointing the governing body’s president. The ICC said in one of its statements that the board has decided to defer…

Australia Vs Sri Lanka: 1st ODI Review

The first ODI between Australia and Sri Lanka got underway under sunny skies at Pallekele. Sri Lanka went into this game with three spinners, Jeevan and Ajantha Mendis as well as Suraj Randiv….

Seven Going On Seventeen

It has been proven time and again that age does not determine the playing life of a sportsperson on the court, field or indoors. It is the performance. On one side, Federer who…

India Vs England: 3rd Test Preview

In this marquee series for the No.1 Test ranking, the last thing one would have expected is to find India 0-2 down, and looking to stay afloat in the series. One could have…

Australia Vs Sri Lanka: 1st ODI Preview

It was an experimental young side which took on Sri Lanka in the two Twenty20 internationals at the start of their tour to the Emerald Isle. Needless to say, they were blown away…

3rd Test: India Look For A Turnaround Of Fortunes

The Indian team came to England with a huge reputation but after nine days of cricket in the country that ruled them for four centuries, India have been down and outplayed. After being…

Community Shield 2011 – Manchester United Steal Victory

The new season could not have asked for a more jaw dropping beginning as Manchester United came down from the dumps and snatched victory under the nose of their noisy neighbours Manchester City…

Chamberlain Undergoes Arsenal Medical

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was at Arsenal’s training ground to undergo a medical to finalise his £12 million transfer from Southampton. The teenager, who has been followed avidly by Wenger, arrived at the club’s Colney…

Vaughan Looking For A 4-0 Win

Vaughan recently tweeted about a 4-0 win for England as the news of Zaheer missing the rest of the England tour, spread around. He said it would be almost impossible for India to…

Zimbabwe Make A Winning Return To Test Cricket

Zimbabwe made a successful return to Test cricket by registering a win over Bangladesh on the final day of the only Test match. The African side, led by Brendan Taylor, defeated the visitors…

Manchester United – What’s In Store This Season?

After a successful campaign last season in which they won the League for a record 19th time and finished runners-up to Barcelona in the Champions League, the Red Devils get prepared for another…

Elusive Spinners From The ‘Land Of Spin’

India has long been referred as “LAND OF SPIN”. Our traditional strength has been the ability to produce technically sound batsmen from Hazare to Merchant, Gavaskar to Vishwanath, Tendulkar to Dravid and list…

India Look To Turn Fortunes Around

India’s tour of England isn’t going as planned for the visitors. Two huge defeats accompanied by a string of injuries to their top players have left critics and fans questioning about their top…

Barton Saga Continues

The confusion and chaos at Newcastle United is showing no signs of clearing up anytime soon, as manager Alan Pardew has stated that Joey Barton could stay on. Barton was informed by the…

Formula One Takes Its Mid-Season Break

As the 2011 Formula One season enjoys it mid three week break it gives time to reflect on the amazing twist brought in by the teams. The Red Bulls have dominated the first…

Can Team India Get Much Required Impetus With Sehwag’s Addition?

Team India failed to comeback from Lord’s debacle and succumbed to humiliating defeat in the second test match, where bowlers bowled very well in first innings. MS Dhoni has never lost two Tests…

Zimbabwe Vs Bangladesh: One-off Test Preview

This is the sort of match which normally does not raise eyebrows, however this time it will be different. It pits the two teams currently at the bottom of the Test rankings, and…

Liverpool Agree Deal For Jose Enrique

Liverpool’s left back situation seems to have been finally solved with reports suggesting that the club have reached an agreement with Newcastle on a fee for talented Spanish winger/ full back Jose Enrique….

No Turkish Grand Prix In 2012

The Turkish Grand Prix is poised to lose its spot in the 2012 Formula One calendar. Turkey had its inaugural Grand Prix in 2005 but it had always suffered from a poor audience…

VVS Laxman, Vaughan And Vaseline

The Nottingham against India and England test on Saturday afternoon, stirred a bizarre controversy with the introduction of the new technology used in modern cricket. VVS Laxman batting on 27 missed a delivery…

Tour De France Winner Cadel Evans Sets Sight On London Olympics 2012

Last weekend, 34-year-old Australian cyclist Cadel Evans finally won the Tour de France, after two second-place finishes and 10 years of trying to win the grand tour. A worthy winner of cycling’s greatest…

Test Series: Kohli, Ojha To Rreplace Injured Yuvraj, Harbhajan

Already down 0-2 in the 4 match test series against England, India get two body blows as they now loose out key players like Harbhajan and Yuvraj due to injury. Indian camp was…

Hottest Uncapped Players For England

UEFA Euro 2012 is coming up and there are enough uncapped English talent who can stake a claim for a place in the England squad. Lets see some of the most promising footballers…

Mind Switch For Mcllroy

Just a couple days ago, gold sensation Rory Mcllroy said that he wasn’t interested in the PGA tour and that he probably won’t play it for a couple of years, until recently he…

I Don’t Regret It: Tiger Woods

It has been a rough terrain for Tiger Woods; both on grass and on life. His performance has deteriorated after the whole scandal burst into the media on his affairs which led to…

The ‘Controversy Men’ Of EPL – Mario Balotelli & Joey Barton

The Premier League – claimed as ‘the best in the world’ by a lot of experts – is best known for its top football players. Tough tacklers, top finishers, set-piece experts & excellent…

The Curios Case Of Chelsea’s Fernando Torres

The best of football action is going to restart as the English Premier League gets underway in a couple of weeks. After a hectic transfer season, it would be good to watch how…

It’s All About The Grip

Don’t you hate those times, when you see the shuttle cock coming your way, you know you can hit it, but somehow miss the shot and don’t know why? Well, One Sports has…

Are We Prepared For Change Of Guard?

With the last set of Legends of Indian Cricket’s golden generation fast approaching the fag end of their career, here is an article on the fan’s perspective of what their retirement means to…

India Vs England: 2nd Test Review

If India hoped for a revival at Trent Bridge, after being hammered in the first Test at Lord’s, then they knew the needed a plan, commitment from the batting line up and lots…

Liverpool Captain Steven Gerrard Ruled Out For August Due To Groin Infection

English Premier League side Liverpool’s preparations for the new season have been dealt with a blow as they will be without influential captain Steven Gerrard for the month of August and early September….

2nd Test: England Cruises India At Trent Bridge

India got thrashed to one of their biggest defeat in terms of runs and the biggest against England after losing the second test match by 319 runs at Trent Bridge. If Broad shinned…

Valencia Extends Contract With Manchester United

Ecuadorian winger Antonio Valencia has committed his future to Manchester United by signing a 4 year contract. Valencia, 25 will now stay at Old Trafford until 2014/15 season. Valencia joined United two years…

Button Enters The Elite 200 Club

In the last weekend at Hungary, Jenson Button made a sensational comeback to win the race and maintain a McLaren at the top spot of the podium for two consecutive races now.  But…

Sun Rises To Win 1500m In World Swimming Championships

The sun set to the World Swimming Championships and with Sun Yang taking the rise. It was China’s Sun Yang who not only won the final round of the championship but also broke…

India Plays Fair, Now For A Lovely 2nd Innings

If it sounds an exaggeration, so be it. But to me, for the Trent Bridge crowd to boo the Indian team with chants of ‘cheats’ when they went to the pavilion for the…

United Get A Piece Of Revenge!

Manchester United warmed up to their Community Shield clash next week with an inspiring victory over the Champions League winners Barcelona. Old warhorse Michael Owen, who was also the scorer of the famous…

Button Clinches Victory

Jenson Button has his second victory in mixed conditions at the Hungarian Grand Prix following his win under similar circumstances in Canada earlier this year. His victory was helped byMcLaren team mate Lewis…

She’s Back! Serena Wins Stanford Classic

It just couldn’t have been that Serena Williams would be left unseeded. It had been well over a year, equivalent to a light year in the game world that Serena stepped onto court….

India Vs England 2nd Test, Trent Bridge – Match Preview

The battle for the 1st spot in the ICC Test rankings will continue when England take on India in the 2nd Test match at Trent Bridge from Friday. The hosts are already ahead…

Team India Will Comeback To Draw Level

Team India faced with a 196-run defeat, it was yet another addition to India’s reputation as slow starters after it was confirmed. Where the entire England setup seemed geared solely towards the betterment…

Phelps Whirls His Win At The World Championships

He is the goldfish who metaphorically turns into gold every time his toe goes in water. Even though Michael Phelps has had a rough time for some while now, that jinx was jinxed…

London Olympics – And So Begins The Countdown!

As of today, July 27, 2011, a Wednesday, the official countdown to the London Olympics begins! The grooves will begin in exactly 365 days from today as the Olympic torch will be lit…

Liverpool Transfer Update – Aquilani, Ngog, Pacheco Likely To Leave

English Premier League side Liverpool are not showing any signs of ending their summer transfer activity, as transfers of players in and out from the Merseyside club is on with full speed, Director…

The Mahindra NBA Challenge To Tip Off Season Two In Ludhiana

Largest, multi-city, community based Basketball League in India returns on July 30 and will offer more youth opportunity to play having expanded to four age divisions. The Mahindra NBA Challenge, the largest, multi-city,…

Messi, Ronaldo, Xavi In Contention For UEFA Award

Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Xavi Hernandez along with Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo lead the race to win the inaugural UEFA Best Player in Europe award. Fifty three sports journalists from each of Europe’s…

EPL News: Sergio Aguero To Man City?

Sergio Aguero is expected to undergo medical test in Manchester to seal his £40million move to Eastlands club. After lot of news floated around his future at Atletico Madrid, finally some actions have…

Our Athletes Deserve Recognition

Many a sportsperson have made India proud on the international level by their stirring performances, this despite the fact that they have had to endure the difficult and often frustrating attitude of the…

Hamilton Surpasses All Expectation

Hamilton surpassed all expectations to emerge victorious at the German Grand Prix. The race was probably the most closely constantly of the season, amongst the top three teams. Mclaren had already made its…

The Copa America Postmortem

It has been a strange Copa America, the oldest international soccer tournament in the world. This year’s edition in Argentina has been full of surprises, and of one team continuing where its good…

Arsenal To Continue Offloading Players

Emmanuel Eboue and Jay Emmanuel Thomas joined the long list of players who are seeking a career away from the Emirates after being deemed surplus to their requirements. Arsene Wenger, who recently signed…

United To End Their Shopping For The Summer

Manchester United have witnessed an upheaval in the last season. They have seen high profile senior players like Van der Saar, Neville and Scholes retire. Also experienced players like John O’Shea and Wes…

India In World Cup – A Dream?

It must be every Indian football fan’s dream to see India play in the World Cup. I personally want to see India compete amongst the best in the world at the grandest stage…

Dhoni Registers His First Test Loss As England Go 1-0 Up In The Series

England beat India at the Lord’s,to take a commanding winning the first nPower Test. AlthoughEngland looked ahead throughout the test, there was always an expectation that India may just manage to draw in…

Uruguay Are Copa America Champions!

Uruguay strkier Diego Forlan came back to his World Cup 2010 form in the Copa America Final against Paraguay as he netted a double brace to make sure his nation won the contest…

Bin Hammam Disproves Decision: Appeals FIFA Life Ban

Unhappy about the election of Sepp Blatter as FIFA’s president, Mohamed Bin Hammam was to appeal against the decision but now stands to appeal another; one that banned him for life. 62 years…

Can India Comeback In Npower Test Series?

You didn’t even have to be there to know what was being said to explain the India loss… The long held fact that they are slow starters in series coupled by the injuries…

9 wickets Or 90 Overs?

The Lord’s Test is perfectly poised for a final flourish with England needing nine wickets on the final day to wrest the all important lead in the Test series. India, on the other…

City Wins But Mancini Unhappy With Balotelli

Manchester City manger Roberto Mancini’s problems with his roster of strikers continued after his bust up with 20 year Mario Balotelli during the team’s 7-6 win on penalties over L.A. Galaxy, which included…

Amir Khan Wins The IBF

There were the usual jackpot hits inside mega casinos in Las Vegas on Saturday as well as hits inside the boxing ring where Britain’s Amir Khan claimed the IBF title after defeating American…

India Loses 3-0 To UAE

India lost their first leg of 2014 World Cup Qualifiers against UAE 3-0 at the Khalifa Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Mohamed Al Shehhi,Ismail Hammadi,Hamdan Al Kamali struck goals for UAE which gives them significant…

Chelsea’s Transfer Aeason Afoot: Deals For Romeu And Pastore In The Working

Chelsea have had a sedate summer so far with the only real activity being in paying for the buy-out clause in AVB’s contract. They signed a young keeper but the decision to send…

What Do Arsenal Really Need? – Big Money Signings Or A Fantastic Captain

The best of football action is returning after a long summer break. And the transfer activity in English football is reaching its peak as the Premier League is about to get underway in…

Dravid Completes Unfinished Business At The Lord’s

Fifteen years ago on debut, Rahul Dravid had left some business unfinished at Lord’s. That day, he and Sourav Ganguly bailed India out of a tricky situation but the limelight was stolen by…

Hull Spoils Downing Debut

Stewart Downing and Jordan Henderson were handed their first outing in Liverpool jerseys but the occasion was spoilt as Championship side Hull City beat Kenny Dalgish’s squad by three goals to nil. Liverpool…

The Ghosts Exorcised

When nearly 15 years ago Rahul Dravid walked back dejected to the visitors pavilion at Lord’s he had tears in his eyes. Well something was bound to change all these years past. This…

Vieira Says Arsenal Lack Physic To Win

Patrick Vieira, the invincible Gunners team captain says the lack of physical strength is the reason for Arsenal’s silverware crisis The Gunners have gone six seasons without winning the premiership title since Patrick…

Remembering Sourav, Dada: “Why Always Me? Not Others?”

The man, who led the team like a commander on the field, passed his own aggression to whole team, forged a winning combination, backed his team at any cost and as a result…

Will The Lord Reign At Lord’s?

He might get there, he might not. You can stop talking about it but you can’t stop thinking about it!! You might want to focus on other things but you can’t deny it!…

Rain Mars First Day’s Play

Rain, Rain go away… Come again another day! The nursery rhyme perfectly depicted the mood in both the dressing rooms yesterday after the first day’s play of the highly awaited Test series got…

Sachin Tendulkar – A Myth That Became An Immortal

I remember in the late 80′s, as the news filtered through that a 16 year old Indian named Sachin Tendulkar was going to make his debut in Tests. I had no grievance about…

After Day 1: Who Has The Advantage?

After a huge build-up in the press, the most awaited bilateral series of the year has begun. A top of the table clash commenced today with the First test of the four match…

Lord’s Test – India Suffer A Major Blow

India suffered a major blow in the first day of the first test in the NatWest series, in the form of an injured Zaheer Khan. He seemed to have pulled his hamstring muscles…

Copa America 2011: Paraguay Challenge Uruguay

After a lot of twists and turns throughout the tournament, and also some shocking results, the time has come for the Copa America final, with Uruguay and Paraguay going head to head for…

Uruguay In Final Of Copa America

A brace from Luis Suarez sent Uruguay into the finals of the Copa America in La Plata, with a 2-0 victory over the battling Inca outfit. Suarez found the net twice in five…

Fernando Keen To Continue Good Run

At Silverstone, about two weeks ago Fernando Alonso in a red Ferrari won an emphatic race, bringing the dominance of the Red Bulls to a close. This win, in ten races, was the…

India Vs England: 1st Test Match At Lord’s

The time for all the talk is over. The hype surrounding this Test match is unbelievable. It is also understandable. This is the 2000th Test in the history of the game. It is…

India In England – 1st Test – Preview (England)

England may be No. 2 on the ICC World Test Championship rankings behind India but ratings will count for nothing when both these squads step on to the greens of the Lord’s Cricket…

2000, 100, 100 & 100 – A Test Match To Be Remembered

The first Test between England and India kicked off today on 21 July will be memorable test match for 4 different things. First all it is the 2000th Test in cricket’s colorful history….

Time To Forget Sneijder

In what would leave some of the Manchester United fans disappointed, Ferguson has downplayed that United are going to make a record deal for Inter’s star midfielder Wesley Sneijder. With other stars like…

India In England – 1st Test – Preview (India)

Lights, Camera, Action! Test Match cricket is finally here! After months of countdown, India finally will take on England in 4 Tests on English soil in a straightforward battle for the No. 1…

The English Utopia

The English are the perpetual race that always deems themselves to be superior to everyone. Of late this annoying tendency has creped up time and again in English press as they deem their…

Uruguay Reach Copa America Finals

The score was 2-0 and both those goals were named Suarez. The entire semi finals between Uruguay and Peru played on Tuesday symbolically ended roughly in three minutes because it were those three…