Vienna public vote against Olympic Games bid
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Wed, 03/13/2013 - 07:54.
Vienna, March 13 - Over 70 percent of the Viennese population has voted against a potential 2028 Summer Olympic Games bid, the high cost of the event thought to be the main deterrent. Read more »
Oz pace great Lillee bats for CA’s controversial ‘rotation policy’
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Tue, 01/29/2013 - 09:50.
Sydney, Jan 29 : Pace legend Dennis Lillee has backed Cricket Australia's (CA) controversial rotation policy, saying giving players timely rests has become a reality in modern-day cricket. Read more »
Gayle backs Khawaja to re-establish himself in Oz Test team like Clarke
Submitted by Keval Sharma on Mon, 12/31/2012 - 07:51.
Sydney, Dec 31: West Indies batsman Chris Gayle believes his Sydney Thunder teammate Usman Khawaja can re-establish himself in the Australian Test team just like Michael Clarke, who was dropped in Read more »
Coach says Lankans aim to show more fight against Australia at SCG
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Sat, 12/29/2012 - 11:18.
Sydney, Dec. 29 : Sri Lanka cricket team coach Graham Ford is hopeful that his wards will put up a better performance against the Australians in the Read more »
Del Potro wins Vienna, closes in on London
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Mon, 10/22/2012 - 06:49.
Vienna, Oct 22 - Juan Martin del Potro defeated Grega Zemlja of
Slovenia in straight sets in the final of the 490,000 euro Erste Bank
Open tennis tournament here to put him on the verge of a place at the Read more »
Devvarman loses in Vienna
Submitted by Keval Sharma on Thu, 10/18/2012 - 12:43.
Vienna, Oct 18 : Indian tennis player Somdev Devvarman lost in straight sets in the first round of the men's singles event here at the Erste Bank Open. Read more »
Azarenka thrashes Rus in Linz
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Thu, 10/11/2012 - 08:52.
Linz (Austria), Oct 11 - World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka thrashed Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands in their first-round match in the Generali Ladies Linz tournament here. Read more »
Oz coach Arthur says lack of Sheffield Shield runs is team’s ‘achilles heel’
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Sun, 06/24/2012 - 06:47.
Sydney, June 24 : Australian coach Mickey Arthur has said the Australian cricket team''s weakness is a dearth of runs in the Sheffield Shield tournament. Read more »
Johnson lucky to get a Cricket Australia central contract
Submitted by Keval Sharma on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 09:54.
Melbourne, June 22 - Cricket Australia (CA) provided pacer Mitchell Johnson a lifeline by giving him a central contract, which was formally cut from 25 to 17 here Friday. Read more »
When Coach Mickey Arthur became ‘Aussie Mickey’
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Sun, 06/17/2012 - 06:59.
Sydney, June 17 : Five months after taking over as the first foreign coach of the Australian cricket team, South African Mickey Arthur holds one moment very close to his heart – Read more »
Madrid, May 21 : Jose Mourinho's three-year term as coach of Spanish football giants Real Madrid will end June 30.
St. Petersburg, May 21 : The completion date for Zenit St. Petersburg's $1.1 billion stadium has been put back again and it may not open until 2017, a decade after construction work began, the head 
New Delhi, May 22 : Blistering unbeaten knocks by David Hussey and
New Delhi, May 21 : While refusing to ban the remaining IPL matches, the Supreme Court Tuesday slammed the BCCI, saying spot fixing incidents had taken place due to its lackadaisical approach in reining in the erring players. 
Mumbai, May 15 : India's only motorcycle Grand Prix team resumes battle in France this weekend with high hopes of strong results after a top-10 start for the all-new Mahindra Grand Prix machine. 
Dijon-Prenois (France), May 13 : Indian racing driver Sailesh Bolisetti's second weekend of his 2013 Euro Race Car campaign ended on a disappointing note as he finished 18th and 17th in the two races here.