Indian Women made to feel at home in Bahrain
By Debayan Mukherjee

MANAMA: Seldom in sport do you see a relatively unknown visiting team sharing a considerable chunk of the fanfare with the hosts.

In Bahrain at the Elite Grande Hotel in Manama, the Indian Senior Women’s National Team got such a rare opportunity although being a fairly alien nation to their opponents over two International Friendlies ahead of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers in Palestine from May 21.

Heads turned when National Coach Anadi Barua ... Read More

Indian Women’s Team arrive in Bahrain for Friendlies
By Debayan Mukherjee

MANAMA: The Indian Women’s Senior National Team reached Manama, Capital of Bahrain late on Sunday night for their two Friendlies against Bahrain on May 14 (Tuesday) and May 16 (Thursday) respectively.

India play the AFC Women’s Asian Cup (Qualifiers) in Palestine in a week’s time from May 21.

The SAFF Cup Champions open their account against Myanmar (May 21) followed by Chinese Taipei (May 23) and finally Palestine (May 25). India have been drawn in ... Read More

Djokovic crumbles to defeat against Berdych in Rome
May 17

REUTERS - Czech Tomas Berdych tasted only his second victory in 15 clashes with Novak Djokovic to reach the semi-finals of the Rome Masters on Friday, coming from nowhere to stun the world number one 2-6 7-5 6-4 at the Foro Italico.

Djokovic looked poised for a routine victory with some majestic tennis putting him 6-2 5-2 ahead but Berdych's power game suddenly caught fire to leave the Serb reeling.

"It was a very weird match," ... Read More

Ankeet Chavan breaks down, accepts spot-fixing charge
IANS

NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals cricketer Ankeet Chavan was the first to break down under interrogation by Delhi Police and has accepted his role in the spot-fixing scandal that rocked the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday.

Spot-fixing in IPL: Full Coverage

"One of the cricketers, Ankeet Chavan, has accepted that he made a mistake," a Delhi police official said.

Chavan's other two Rajasthan Royals teammates Sreesanth and Ajit Chandila, however, have not yet accepted the charges. The ... Read More

Sreesanth confesses to spot-fixing charge
IANS

New Delhi: Indian cricketer and Rajasthan Royals player S. Sreesanth Friday confessed to spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL), police said.

"Sreesanth has confessed to spot-fixing. He was teary eyed during interrogation," a Delhi Police official told IANS.

Rajasthan Royals cricketer Ankeet Chavan was the first to accept his role in spot-fixing during questioned by Delhi Police while the third player, Ajit Chandila, has not yet accepted the charges.

The three were sent to a five-day police ... Read More

India do a double over Bahrain
By Debayan Mukherjee

India Women 2 (Prameshwori Devi – 56th , Kamala Devi – 71st)

beat

Bahrain Women 0

RIFFA: India rode two exquisite strikes from Prameshwori Devi and Kamala Devi in the second half to register their second consecutive win against Bahrain over two International Friendlies played at the National Football Stadium in Riffa.

While Prameshwori slotted home a fine left-footer that crashed into the top left corner from an acute angle off a Sasmita Malik corner, Kamala ... Read More

It will take two months to lift ban on India: Sports minister
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) India's sports minister Jitendra Singh Thursday said a roadmap has been finalised with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and it will take another one or two months to get the ban lifted from India.

Addressing the media, immediately after landing here from Lausanne, where he met the IOC along with a delegation from the suspended Indian Olympic Association (IOA), Jitendra said the whole process could take around 60 days.

"The IOC has ... Read More

India win first Friendly against Bahrain 2-1
By Debayan Mukherjee

India Women 2 (Pinky Magar – 8th , Kamala Devi – 36th)

beat Bahrain Women 1 (Reem Yusuf – 42nd)

RIFFA: The Indian Women’s Senior National Team started their quest to qualify for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup next year in style by getting the better of Bahrain in their own backyard here at the National Football Stadium on Tuesday (May 14, 2013).

The match – first of the two Friendlies against the same opponent – ... Read More

Sreesanth, Chandila, Chavan detained by police; suspended by BCCI
Three Rajasthan Royals players - Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila - have been suspended by the BCCI after being taken by police for questioning over their alleged involvement in corruption in the IPL. The franchise issued a statement saying that they had been "taken by surprise" by the development.

A case has been registered at the Marine Drive police station in Mumbai under sections 420, which deals with cheating, and 120 (b), which deals with ... Read More

Bahrain a good preparation ahead of AFC Cup Qualifiers: Barua
By Debayan Mukherjee

RIFFA: Fast cars, sky scrapers, snazzy locales, The Bahrain Grand Prix, its jaw-dropping International Circuit in Sakhir…and football!

Truly, the Kingdom of Bahrain has been in the thick of things of late as far as the beautiful game is concerned.

Both on and off the field.

From Shaikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa being elected as the new Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President to the Bahrain Women’s Senior National Team locking horns with the Indian ... Read More

Chennai move top after clinical victory
Even before the match began, Chennai Super Kings got the news that they had qualified for the playoffs. Their next target was a spot in the top two, especially after they found out last season how difficult it is to win the title after finishing No. 3 or 4. Qualifying either first or second allows them the luxury of an opening defeat in the playoffs, while ending on third or fourth will leave teams needing ... Read More

AIFF receives three bid documents for new I-League Clubs
AIFF Media Team

JSW, a Consortium from Kerala and Mumbai Tigers submitted their bid documents to register themselves as prospective I-League Clubs for the 2013-14 edition of the I-League. The three Clubs submitted their documents at the Football House, Dwarka on Wednesday (May 15, 2013).

JSW will play their Home-matches in Bangalore while Mumbai Tigers would be based in Mumbai. The Consortium from Kerala will have their base in Kochi.

The submitted bids would now be placed before ... Read More

Knight Riders continue fight for survival
after missing an run-out chance in the last over,
It's hard for the average fan to find much significance in this game, but Kolkata Knight Riders would disagree. Their chances of progressing to the playoffs are mighty slim at the moment, but it's still mathematically possible. And they have been keeping that flickering hope alive by winning their previous two matches, while others have done their bit for them, too - Mumbai Indians came from ... Read More