I-L: Pune FC to face Salgaocar FC
Pune, Apr 3 (IBNS) Pune FC will be keen to move up in the table when they face Salgaocar FC in a crucial I-League Round-24 encounter at the Shree Shivchhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune on Friday.
Chess: Debashis, Anurag share lead
Kolkata, Apr 2 (IBNS): On the penultimate day of 52nd State Chess (Senior) Championship, which is being played at Kalatan Community Centre, Gangulybagan, promised for an exciting finish on Thursday as Debashis Mukherjee, who took a big step towards the title by beating Kunal Chattejee in the early round (7th) of the day, remained at the top with 7 points after 8th round along with Anurag Jaiswal.
T20: Jharkhand, Assam register wins
Kolkata, Apr 2 (IBNS) Assam and Jharkhand registered first wins in the Syed Mustaq Ali T20 cricket for east zone defeating Odisha and Tripura played here on Wednesday.
World Twenty20: ICC announces umpire appointments for semi-finals
Dhaka, Apr 2 (IBNS): The ICC on Wednesday announced details of the umpire and match referee appointments for the semi-finals of the ICC World Twenty20 Bangladesh 2014, which will take place at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) on Thursday and Friday with the women's semi-finals to be followed by the men's semi-finals.
Need to break into top-six in Asia: Prabhakaran
New Delhi, Apr 2 (IBNS) FIFA’s Regional Development Officer for South and Central Asia Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran stressed that Women’s Football in India is heading in the “right direction†and that “India needs to break into the top-six in Asia.â€
Mumbai, Apr 2 (IBNS) With two weeks to go to the start of the Pepsi IPL 2014, a lot of excitement is anticipated, with the first leg of the tournament to be played in the United Arab Emirates.
Prabhodhini becomes No 1 T20I bowler
Dubai, Apr 2 (IBNS) Sri Lanka’s Udeshika Prabhodhani has jumped five places to take over as the number-one ranked bowler for the first-time ever in the latest Reliance ICC Women's Player Rankings for T20I Bowlers.
Chess: 5-way lead after 6th Round
Kolkata, Apr 1 (IBNS) : On day-three of 52nd State Chess Championship, now going on at Kalatan Community Centre, Gangulybagan, battle for the title has entered into interesting stage on Wednesday with Debashis and Rupankar splitting point in the sixth round.
World T20: WI beat Pak to reach semis
Mirpur, Apr 1 (IBNS): Darren Sammy's men put up a spirited performance as West Indies thrashed Pakistan by 84 runs to book a seat in the semi-finals of the World T20 here on Tuesday.
AFC: Pune FC go down to Tampines Rovers
Pune, Apr 1 (IBNS): Missed chances throughout the match hit Pune FC hard as they went down 2-5 to Tampines Rovers in an AFC Cup Round-4 encounter at the Shree Shivchhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune on Tuesday.
Bengal and Odihsa win in T20 campaign
Kolkata, Apr 1 (IBNS) Bengal and Odisha began their east zone's campaign for Syed Mustaq Ali T20 cricket with flying colours defeating Assam and Tripura by 44 runs and six wickets respectively here on Tuesday.
Coimbatore to host golf tournament
Coimbatore, Apr 1 (IBNS) The Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) has announced the PGTI Players Championship at Coimbatore Golf Club which will be held from April 2 - 5, 2014.
WT20: Australia register consolation victory
Mirpur, Apr 1 (IBNS): Bangladesh's poor show in the World T20 continued while Australia posted a consolation win as they beat the hosts by seven wickets here on Tuesday.
Dilshan fined for breaching ICC Code
Chittagong, Apr 1 (IBNS) Sri Lanka all-rounder Tillakaratne Dilshan has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during his side’s final Group 1 match against New Zealand at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (ZACS) in Chittagong on Monday.
O Maria! The Global trendsetter
New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS) She is a trendsetter; she is Maria Rebello, the first Woman Referee across the Globe to officiate in a Country’s Premier League match. As if Officiating the Pune FC vs Shillong Lajong match wasn’t enough, Maria got another posting as the Fourth Official for the crucial Bengaluru FC vs Pune FC match. In a freewheeling interview withwww.the-aiff.com, Maria spoke about her feat, emotions, challenges, Captaining India, the road ahead and much more.