O’Sullivan beats Hawkins for fifth world snooker title
byLondon, May 7 (IANS) Ronnie O’Sullivan beat Barry Hawkins 18-12 to win the world title for the fifth time at the World Snooker Championship…
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Sao Paulo World Cup venue to miss FIFA deadline
bySao Paulo, May 7 (IANS) The construction firm responsible for Sao Paulo’s new World Cup stadium admitted that the venue would not be ready…
Cricket finds a home in New York
byNew York, May 7 (IANS) Cricket, the favourite sport of South Asians, has finally found a home in the land of baseball in the…
Miller’s quick ton steals an unlikely win for Kings XI
byMohali: Riding on David Miller’s third fastest century in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Kings XI Punjab clinched a six-wicket win against Royal Challengers Bangalore…
Kings Xi Punjab beat Royal Challengers by six wickets
byPunjab, May 6 (IANS) A fine unbeaten century by David Miller gave Kings XI Punjab a stunning six wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore…
Royal Challengers set 191-run target for Kings XI
byMohali, May 6 (IANS) Half-centuries from Cheteshwar Pujara and Chris Gayle gave Royal Challengers Bangalore a mammoth 190 for three in 20 overs. Gayle…
Motorsports: Rookie Nayan dominates
byHyderabad, May 6 (IANS) Team Rayo Racing’s Nayan Chatterjee from Mumbai provided a sensational start to the 2013 karting season as he topped in…
Dhoni sued for ‘defaming’ Hindu god
byBangalore, May 6 (IANS) A local court Monday registered a defamation case against Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for allegedly denigrating a Hindu…
Indian teams reach semi-finals of Commonwealth TT
byNew Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Indian men cruised into the semifinals of the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships here Monday while the women entered the…
Galatasaray clinch 19th Turkish league title
byAnkara, May 6 (IANS) Turkish football club Galatasaray clinched their 19th Super League title beating Sivasspor 4-2 Sunday. The defending champions thus sealed their…