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Baljinder wins Olympic quota; Gurmeet wins silver

unjab athlete Baljinder Singh has earned a berth for the London Olympics after finishing fifth in the Asian 20 km Race Walking championships.

Indian team will bounce back in Asia Cup: Srikkanth

The disastrous tour of Australia not withstanding, the Indian cricket team is capable of bouncing back in the ongoing Asia Cup, feels Selection Committee Chairman Krishnamachari Srikkanth.

Sania-Elena in doubles quarters at Indian Wells

Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina recovered from a second-set lapse against Timea Bacsinszky and Alberta Brianti to advance to the doubles quarterfinals at Indian Wells.

CWG street lighting scam: Court frames charges against 7

A Delhi court today framed charges against seven accused, including four MCD officials, for their alleged role in the Commonwealth Games (CWG) street lighting scam case.

Golf: McIlroy disappointed after challenge fades

The Northern Irishman shot a superb six-under 30 on the front nine, despite not gaining a stroke on either of the two par fives but then made bogeys on the 14th and 16th holes.

Players fall victim to stomach bug at Indian Wells

Frenchman Gael Monfils, the 14th seed in the ATP tournament, and American Vania King both pulled out of the singles draw on Sunday because of stomach problems.

Egypt football season canceled in wake of match violence

The league was suspended less than halfway through the season after the deadly stampede on 1st February in Port Said following a match between Al-Masry and Al-Ahly.

Di Matteo: Chelsea squad is united

Interim Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo insists there is total unity in the squad as the Premier League club looks to stabilise following the firing of Andre Villas-Boas last weekend.

Ecclestone: Barcelona, Valencia agree to alternate

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone says Barcelona and Valencia have agreed to alternate as hosts of Grand Prix races in Spain starting in 2013.

Smith, Kallis hit tons as South Africa take 233-run lead vs NZ

Graeme Smith made 115 and Jacques Kallis an unbeaten 107 in a 200-run partnership that wrested control of the first Test from New Zealand today. South Africa were 268-3 at stumps on the third day with a lead of 233 runs.

Mithali, Jhulan lose top spots in ICC ODI rankings

India's Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami have lost their number one positions in the ICC Women's ODI Player Rankings for batters and bowlers, respectively.

Brazil and FIFA put spat behind, get to work

With two years to go until the World Cup and just more than a year before the Confederations Cup, infrastructure work remains a concern and there are problems with stadium construction in some cities.

New Zealand's Ryder puts cricket on hold for personal issues

The hard-hitting top-order batsman missed last month's third one-day international against South Africa, along with fast bowler Doug Bracewell, for breaching New Zealand team protocols by drinking alcohol while injured.

Clarke ruled out of ODI series in Caribbean

Australia skipper Michael Clarke has been ruled out of the five-match limited-overs series in the West Indies later this month, but selectors are hopeful he'll recover from a left hamstring injury in time to play in the test series in the Caribbean.

Defoe brace takes Spurs to FA Cup quarters

The England striker grabbed goals in either half of the fifth-round replay, equalizing in the 26th minute with a left-foot strike from outside the box before completing the scoring with another fierce shot in the 75th.

Council of Europe election probe idea has 'inaccuracies': FIFA

The Council of Europe said earlier that FIFA should investigate whether "the successful candidate" had exploited his position to obtain "unfair advantages" during last year's election.

City fine Balotelli for discipline breach

Balotelli broke a curfew on Friday morning, the day before City played a league game against Bolton Wanderers in which the Italian striker scored a goal.

Barcelona's appeal over Pique red card rejected

The Spanish football federation (RFEF) have rejected an appeal from Barcelona and given defender Gerard Pique a one-match ban for his red card in last weekend's 3-1 La Liga win over Sporting Gijon.

Families of Munich dead want IOC to remember 1972 tragedy

Forty years after 11 Israelis were killed by Palestinian gunmen at the 1972 Munich Games, the families of the dead are urging the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to organise an official commemoration.

Martin's three-wicket burst reduces SA to 191-7 on Day 1

South Africa was 191 for seven at stumps on a day shortened to 59 overs, but the Proteas' grip on the match had been loosened if not broken by Martin's three-wicket burst spanning two overs immediately after tea.

Thorpe says he expects to fail in Olympic bid

Ian Thorpe, winner of five Olympic gold medals, doesn't like his chances of making it six after a less than impressive return from a five-year retirement.

Clarke, Pattinson to miss third final against Lanka

Pattinson has strained a buttock muscle while Clarke has injured his left hamstring.

Windies recall Bravo for ODIs against Australia

Ravi Rampaul, Lendl Simmons and Adrian Barath were all overlooked because of injuries and fast bowler Fidel Edwards was not included because the selectors wanted to save him for the tests and Twenty20s.

Jayawardene fined 10% match fee

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has been fined 10 percent of his match fee for arguing with the umpires during the second final of the best-of-the-three finals of tri-series against Australia.

Karthikeyan gets first feel of HRT F112

Indian driver Narain Karthikeyan completed the first laps aboard the new HRT F112 at the Barcelona circuit ahead of its Formula 1 debut in Australia in less than two weeks.

Bhupathi and I are still adjusting: Bopanna

Doubles specialist Rohan Bopanna today said it would take some more time for him and senior partner Mahesh Bhupathi to get adjusted to each other before they strike a right chord on ATP circuit.

Bangladesh recall Mortaza, drop Iqbal from Asia Cup squad

Former captain Mashrafe bin Moratza has been recalled to the 14-man Bangladesh squad for the Asia Cup cricket tournament to be held in Dhaka from 11-22 March.

Chelsea's Ramires signs new five-year contract

Ramires, who originally signed a four-year deal when he joined from Benfica in August 2010, made his 50th Premier League appearance in the 1-0 defeat at West Bromwich Albion at the weekend.

WI cricket board pay tribute to Runako Morton

Morton's death was also mourned by past and present West Indian players, who expressed their condolences through social media sites.

Deccan Chargers include five uncapped players for IPL 5

Deccan Chargers have added five names— Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, Atchuta Rao, Syed Ahmed Quadri, Veer Pratap Singh and Sneha Kishore — to their list of players for the fifth season of Indian Premier League.