Sep 15 2007
England fought tooth and nail and played out of their skin to hold formidable Germany to a goalless draw and brighten their chances of making it to the knockout stage of the World Cup of women’s football tournament. After the draw against Japan...
Sep 15 2007
The race to bid for the 2016 Olympic Game is clearly hotting up with as many as seven cities making a beeline to host what is arguably the greatest sporting extravaganza on earth. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said in a release that...
Sep 15 2007
World champion Australia thumped England by eight wickets, while a ruthless Sri Lanka pounded Kenya by a record 172 runs before India edged out arch-rivals Pakistan via bowl-out in the Twenty20 World Cup. Australia skittled out England for 135 with...
Sep 14 2007
Tim Clarke was in red hot form as the South African turned in a course-equalling round of eight-under 62 to grab the opening round lead in the Tour Championship at the East Lake Golf Club. Yet to win a PGA Tour title, Clarke made his intentions clear...
Sep 14 2007
As soon as the International Hockey Federation (FIH) decided to shift men’s Champions Trophy from Pakistan owing to security concerns, India, Malaysia and Spain have jumped into the fray for the hosting right of the prestigious tournament. The...
Sep 14 2007
The disappointment stemming from their defeat at the hands of Iceland took an ugly manifestation with Northern Ireland footballers Keith Gillespie and George McCartney trading punches while flying to London. The incident took place before team...
Sep 13 2007
The PGA Grand Slam of Golf lost much of its sheen with defending champion Tiger Woods pulling out of the Bermuda event to spend the time with his wife Elin and his new-born daughter. Woods, who won the title last year, became father of a baby girl in...
Sep 8 2007
Defending champion Junior Witter showered a rain of punches on Vivian Harris before knocking out the former WBA champion in the seventh round to retain his WBC light welterweight crown in Doncaster. Harris, the Guyanese pugilist based in New York,...
Sep 8 2007
Tiger Woods turned in a sedate second round card of four-under 67 in tough conditions to reduce the gap and the world number one golfer is now breathing down the neck of joint leaders Aaron Baddeley and Jonathan Byrd from just one shot behind after the...
Sep 8 2007
It was a classic case of so-near-yet-so-far as Leander Paes and his American teammate Meghann Shaugnessy faltered in the final hurdle and finished just one step away from the mixed doubles crown in the US Open. Playing in the Arthur Ashe stadium, Paes...