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Tennis has seen many rivalries be it Bjorn Borg – John McEnroe, Stefan Edberg – Boris Becker, Pete Sampras – Andre Agassi, etc. But who would have thought this game will ever see such an erratic, mind blowing, audacious and robust rivalry. Ye...
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Yamaha's WSBK rookie rider Ben Spies took a spectacular double win in the second round of the Hannspree FIM Superbike World Championship at the Losail circuit in Qatar. The 24 year-old Texan powered to his third win in the opening four races, dominating ...
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A fine all-round performance from Jesse Ryder ensured New Zealand a consolation 8-wicket victory over India in the fifth and final one-day international at Eden Park in Auckland. After the drubbing at the hands of Sehwag in the fourth ODI and with low mo...
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It was a day of quadruples in the Premier League. After Liverpool put four past a hapless Manchester United, Arsenal showered the same treatment on Blackburn Rovers. In case of Blackburn though they were not even able to score one as the Gunners wrapped u...
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Sports are unpredictable. It is not over until it’s over. These are a few phrases we associate very commonly with sports, with football. But their presence in the world of football was made apparent by none other than a travelling team from Merseyside....
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Cyprus 14th March 2009 16.30hrs – After Friday’s asphalt / gravel hybrid, the rally reverted to traditional gravel format on Saturday.But while the combination of gravel tyres on gravel stages might be new this weekend, the territory remains tried and...
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Undoubtedly the crown for the clash of the season can go to the one all set to take place at the theatre of dreams tonight. As Premier League leaders Manchester United get ready to host bitter rivals Liverpool, the verbal duel off the pitch has already t...
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13th March 2009 21.00hrs – After the glitz and glamour of the Ceremonial Start on Thursday night, the rally proper got underway at 08:00 on Friday morning from the Service Park in Germasogeia – a popular coastal resort near Limassol. Day 1 had driver...
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The Renault F1 team have had a sort of mixed bag 2008. The first half of the season was something to forget, but as the season progressed the team showed signs of the resilience and self belief that was a trademark of their 2005-2006 double Drivers and C...
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Over the last couple of days we saw 3 English clubs come out supreme over 3 Italian giants. While the 4th English club practically ‘ate’ Spain’s and one of the world’s richest and most influential football power-houses....
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As India wrap up a resounding ODI series win in New Zealand without breaking a sweat, you can’t help but marvel at MS Dhoni and his men. Sides now are literally wary of the Indian openers, dependable middle-order and hyper lower-order. Even the Indian ...
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It was the same place, the same occasion five years ago when Jose Mourinho as the Porto manager had created history and become a household name. It was Sir Alex Ferguson at that time who could not believe what had happened and had his head down. Now as t...
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WHAT AN ENTERTAINMENT! That’s how I want to begin this write-up. The massive Indian crowd at Hamilton got their moneys worth as they witnessed a brutal batting display by Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir in the fourth ODI. The Delhi duo completely an...
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Before the tie between India & Chinese Taipei started, it was very much predictable that the team which has a player who wins both his singles matches will went on to win the tie and move ahead in the draw ladder. This prediction became a reality. Thanks...
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If we want to believe in the fact that there are some teams which are made for certain kind competitions, then Liverpool for one is surely made for the Champions League. On Tuesday night they showed yet again why they are the team to be feared when it co...
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They were at it again. Just when you thought it was all over, the English powerhouses come back to strike. The second leg Champions League tie between Chelsea and Juventus turned out to be something on similar lines. The former Premier League champions ...
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A disciplined and brilliant all-round performance against South Africa has resulted in Australia clinching the second Test at Durban by a huge margin of 175 runs. The ‘Baggy Green’ team has thus claimed the Test series 2-0 lead with a match still left...
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If Grand Slams have a huge appeal, Davis Cup has its charm as well. When one country plays against the other the loyalties of supporters take a turn. The atmosphere is different. There are flags waving around and national anthems being sung, even players...
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Cup holders Manchester United face a daunting task of making it to the quarter-final of the Champions League as they entertain Italian champions Inter Milan at Old Trafford. The English Champions had played out a goalless draw in the first round at San Si...
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Champions League beckons all the way as the English giants plan to make it the final eight for the second year running. Last season’s Champions League saw the top four English sides making it to the quarter-final and then three of them going on to play...
