Indian hockey, in the news for all the wrong reasons in recent times, plunged to new depths with allegations of harassment against chief coach MK Kaushik levelled by some women players. In addition, a videographer with the team has been sacked on charges of having affairs with call-girls and sex workers during the team’s recent [...]
JOHANNESBURG: Shakira will be performing at the closing ceremony for the FIFA 2010 World Cup Football on July 11. Colombian star Shakira will perform the official tournament anthem ‘Waka Waka (This Time for Africa).’ The 30-minute long closing ceremony of World Cup Football 2010 will start at 6.30pm at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg. The [...]
JOHANNESBURG: In the Friday’s first match, Brazil will play the Netherlands at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Some are calling this game worthy of a World Cup final. Both teams seem to be in top form before the game. The Dutch have won all four of their World Cup matches, and [...]
SINGAPORE: Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) chief Sharad Pawar took over as International Cricket Council (ICC) president, becoming the second Indian, after Jagmohan Dalmiya, to occupy the top post. The ICC annual conference week culminated with Pawar taking over as the seventh ICC President, succeeding Englishman David Morgan, who concludes his [...]
LAHORE: The torch of XIX Commonwealth Games, Queen’s Baton Relay, has been handed over to host nation India amid a glaring and sparkling ceremony at Wagha Border on early Friday, Geo news reported. A large number of Pakistan’s Olympians 12 Commonwealth gold medalists, government officials and members civil society were also present on the occasion [...]
JOHANNESBURG: Germany reached the last 16 of the World Cup on Tuesday with a 1-0 win over Ghana but the west Africans also qualified as Group D runners-up after Australia beat Serbia 2-1. Germany will play arch-rivals England in Bloemfontein on Sunday for a place in the quarter-finals, while Ghana face the United States in [...]
JOHANNESBURG: Three matches will be played in FIFA World Cup today (Monday). In the first match, two teams of Group G Portugal and North Korea will play against each other in Johannesburg. The match will begin at 4:30 pm Pakistan Time. In Group H, Chile to face Switzerland in Port Elizabeth at 7: 00 pm [...]
PRETORIA: Uruguay beat South Africa 3-0 in their World Cup Group A match on Wednesday thanks to two goals from Diego Forlan including a penalty after the host nation’s goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune was sent off. Forlan opened the scoring when he blasted a stunning right-footed shot from well outside the penalty area which dipped beyond [...]
Sling-arm fast bowler Lasith Malinga grabbed 5-34 as defending champions Sri Lanka stunned Pakistan by 16 runs in the opening match of the Asia Cup on Tuesday. Shahid Afridi’s first one-day century in five years was in vain as Sri Lanka, restricted to 242-9, bowled out Pakistan for 226 in 47 overs at the Rangiri [...]
Fast bowler Dale Steyn starred again as South Africa secured a 163-run victory over the West Indies in the opening Test on Sunday. Steyn collected three wickets for 65 runs from 15.3 overs, as West Indies, chasing 457 for victory, were bowled out for 293, just before the rescheduled close on the fourth day at [...]
