A record number of them booked Olympic berths in the very first qualifying event as Indian boxers rounded off yet another superb year, holding out promise for more than one medal at the world's biggest sporting extravaganza next year. The year did not feature many big events but wherever they competed, Indian pugilists continued their ascending march in the international arena with commanding performances, the best of all being the...
10:07:51 PM Dec 29, 2011
CNN-IBN Cricket Analyst Harsha Bhogle says the failure of the Indian batting after Virender Sehwag's dismissal is worrisome. ...
05:51:34 PM Dec 29, 2011
After a rewarding 2010, athletics slumped to a low this year, turning out to be the country's dirtiest sport with seven top athletes, including three Commonwealth and Asian Games gold medalists, getting involved in one of India's biggest doping scandals. Asian Games double gold-medalist Ashwini Akkunji and her 4x400m relay teammates Sini Jose and Mandeep Kaur were among the dope offenders, after being caught for using banned steroids in May...
04:41:53 PM Dec 29, 2011
For once, doping did not take centre-stage in Indian weightlifting, but the country failed to impress at the world stage in 2011, with London Olympics qualification still uncertain, even though there was unprecedented success to savour in the Commonwealth Championships. None of the lifters tested positive for banned drugs in international competitions and that gave the Indian Weightlifting Federation considerable relief considering it had to pay a hefty fine to...
04:24:33 PM Dec 29, 2011
Mardin: India finished fourth after losing their last round against champions China 1.5-2.5 in the 2011 world women's chess team championship. India were placed fourth, though they tied with Ukraine on 11 points behind Russia (second) and Georgia (third). In the China-India match, three games ended in draws and Zhao Xue defeated Tania Sachdev on the third board. "India wanted a quick draw, but our players hoped to fight. Zhao...
05:49:32 PM Dec 28, 2011
Cricket Expert, Harsha Bhogle analyses the third day's play between India and Australia at the MCG. ...
04:35:42 PM Dec 28, 2011
Mardin: India squandered an opportunity to win the women's world chess team championship losing 1-3 to Georgia while China won the title despite losing to Ukraine 1.5-2.5 in the eighth round. Among other contenders Russia beat South Africa 4-0 but that could only catapult them to second position with no chance of catching up with China on board-points Monday, reports Xinhua. World champions Hou Yifan, Ju Wenjun and Tan Zhongyi...
04:29:06 PM Dec 27, 2011
Cricket analyst Harsha Bhogle says it was a see-saw first day of the first Test between India and Australia. ...
04:27:34 PM Dec 26, 2011
Mardin: Grand Master D Harika scored the only win of the day for the side as India edged past Greece 2.5-1.5 in the seventh round to stay in medal contention in the world women team chess championship here. Harika defeated Marina Makropoulou while Koneru Humpy, Tania Sachdev and Padmini Rout all settled for draws. On the top board for India, Grand Master Humpy in fact stood slightly worse against top...
03:15:42 PM Dec 26, 2011
Talking exclusively to CNN-IBN, Harsha Bhogle looks ahead to the Boxing Day Test. ...
09:18:34 PM Dec 25, 2011
Mardin, Turkey: The Indian eves failed at the first major hurdle as they went down 1-3 to Russia in the sixth round of the World Women Team Chess Championship on Sunday. After a rocking first half that saw them win four and draw one match, the Koneru Humpy-led girls could not hold their nerves together and spoilt what could have been a drawn match. Tania Sachdev lost on the third...
06:35:13 PM Dec 25, 2011
Brett Lee has come out with his autobiography 'My Life' in which he supports Harbhajan Singh against Andrew Symonds. ...
05:24:53 PM Dec 25, 2011
India have their best chance to win a Test series in Australia as the hosts are not the same force they used to be. ...
12:34:30 PM Dec 24, 2011
Mardin, Turkey: Grandmaster Koneru Humpy maintained her all-win record as the Indian girls blanked Vietnam 4-0 to maintain the sole second position after the end of the fifth round of the World Women Team Chess Championship on Friday. With four rounds still to go, China continued to lead the table with 10 match points and the Indians are just one point behind. For the fourth time in five games, Humpy...
04:23:28 PM Dec 23, 2011
Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma looked good as India warmed up for the first Test against Australia, starting Monday. ...
03:35:49 PM Dec 23, 2011