Indian hockey coach Harendra Singh is welcoming the IOA’s decision to hire a foreign coach for the men’s team.
Harendra, who last week, was nominated the interim coach after first-choice MK Kaushik was unavailable, told Mobile ESPN: “I am ok with anything that will give good results for Indian hockey,” adding, “if we can appoint a [...]

Phil Mickelson and other stars who have talked of possibly joining the European Tour may be forced into a rethink.
It was decided on Tuesday night to up the minimum number of events required for membership from 11 to 12 - and to stipulate that at least two of them must be played in continental Europe.
The [...]

MS Dhoni has denied claims India will look to settle any perceived grudges against Australia in their Test series.
Much hype surrounds the four-Test series after the two nations were involved in a tetchy ‘Bollyline Series‘ in Australia earlier this year.
That controversy-plagued series was highlighted by the Indians’ threat to leave the tour early after a [...]

Australian skipper Ricky Ponting today vowed to make life difficult for Sachin Tendulkar in the upcoming Test series.
The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is likely to see the Indian replace West Indian batting great Brian Lara as the highest run accumulator in cricket’s longer version.
Ponting and his teammates had no doubt whatsoever that it is just a [...]

World’s leading Test wicket-taker Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka will play for Bengal in India’s premier first-class domestic competition this season, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has signed up the off-spinner for the Ranji Trophy matches in the 2008-09 season beginning in November, the Kolkata-based Telegraph newspaper said.
“The Lankan board [...]

India’s ODI skipper MS Singh Dhoni cautioned his teammates against taking a new-look Australia lightly in the Test series.
Dhoni said that even without stalwarts like Glenn McGrath and Adam Gilchrist, the world champions remain the best.
“It’s not about whether you have an experienced player or not. It’s about guys who will go out in the [...]

Sergio Garcia charged into a three-shot lead after the third round of the Tour Championship on Saturday.
Villegas compiled five birdies in six holes from the eighth on his way to a closing four-under-par 66 at East Lake.
Garcia’s closing 71 left both players on seven under par, one stroke ahead of American duo Phil Mickelson (69) [...]

Portuguese legend Eusebio is certain Cristiano Ronaldo will scoop the FIFA world player of the year prize in December.
The 23-year-old has only just returned from ankle surgery but already he has shot to the top of United’s goalscoring charts, netting against Middlesbrough before taking advantage of Rob Styles’ generosity by converting the Red Devils’ controversial [...]

Felipe Massa admitted the pit-lane drama which cost him at Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix was a bitter pill to swallow.
The Ferrari driver had started the race - the first in Formula One history held at night - on pole and well set to overtake McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton at the top of the driver standings.
However, [...]

Former Aussie wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist has been appointed captain of the Deccan Chargers, replacing India’s VVS Laxman.
Former India player Robin Singh, who was coach of the Deccan Chargers also made way for another former Australian southpaw, Darren Lehmann.
Gilchrist, who in any case led the Hyderabad team for most of the first season of the IPL [...]