Blogs Posts in Sports category; 41 blog posts

Former hockey players demand resignation of PHF president

Scores of former Olympians and national hockey players came together to slam Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali, President of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) and demanded his resignation for failing to improve the state of the game in the coun [...]

Posted On : Sep, 20 2008 | Comments : 0

Ponting 'comfortable' touring India

Ricky Ponting says Australia's players will be kept abreast of the security situation in India "daily, if not hourly" as they prepare to depart for their Test tour on Sunday. The trip is expected to go ahead as planned despite las [...]

Posted On : Sep, 18 2008 | Comments : 0

ESPN-STAR Sports bag telecast rights of Champions League

ESPN-STAR Sports has won the exclusive Global Commercial Rights to telecast the Twenty20 Champions League matches for 10 years starting from the event's inaugural edition scheduled to be held from December 3-10. The channel bagged the righ [...]

Posted On : Sep, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

Sport quotes of the week

Ana states the obvious, The Don gets the accolades, Deans is feeling optimstic, some Olympic reactions and what Greg Bird allegedly said to his flatmate. "You don't have to speak English to play golf," - Argentine golfer Angel Ca [...]

Posted On : Aug, 29 2008 | Comments : 0

Taormina on new ground for women

When Sheila Taormina was first approached about trying modern pentathlon and becoming the first woman in the 112-year history of the Olympics to compete in three different sports, she said she thought, “That'd be kind of neat.” [...]

Posted On : Aug, 21 2008 | Comments : 0

NBC's not ready for prime time in Olympic realm

The 3-Dot televisions never rest. It's an ongoing cycle of NBC, USA, MSNBC, the Giants, the A's (by request only) and "SportsCenter." Everything's taped; virtually nothing is live. Never has the fast-forward key been so vital, the [...]

Posted On : Aug, 16 2008 | Comments : 0

Sport at a crossroads?

what NASCAR officials proclaim to be the fastest-growing sport in terms of fan popularity really is in a tailspin due to a sagging economy, hotels around the Wyoming Valley aren’t bracing for a crash. In fact, area hotel execut [...]

Posted On : Aug, 01 2008 | Comments : 0

Will humorless Pat Riley really pass on Michael Beasley?

The people’s choice, his peer’s pick - who knows, maybe even the Heat’s No. 1 selection on Thursday night - entered a Manhattan ballroom Wednesday afternoon, straight from the campus in Manhattan, Kan., whispering to himse [...]

Posted On : Jun, 26 2008 | Comments : 0

Hamilton feeling heat of F1 fight

Lewis Hamilton says he is struggling to deal with the pressure of bidding to win the Formula One title. The McLaren driver's remarks come after he was hit with a 10-place grid penalty for crashing into title rival Kimi Raikkonen in the [...]

Posted On : Jun, 18 2008 | Comments : 0

French Open Roland Garros 2008 Women's Second Round Bettings...

Much like the men, the women have also fallen behind on their 2008 French Open Roland Garros schedule, due to incrementing precipitation in the City of Light’s forecast. At this point, some matches have already moved on to the third r [...]

Posted On : May, 29 2008 | Comments : 0

Home security

Paul Pierce might have best described the Celtics' second-round playoff series against the Cavaliers by saying it was like a roller coaster. more stories like thisAnd if everything goes right for the Celtics tomorrow night, they will compl [...]

Posted On : May, 15 2008 | Comments : 0

Rested Sharapova ready for clay challenge

Maria Sharapova will switch her focus to the clay season as she makes her return to the court this week after a fortnight's break enforced by injury and fatigue. The Russian will make her debut appearance at the Bausch & Lomb Champions [...]

Posted On : Apr, 08 2008 | Comments : 0

Teen Fashion 2008

With globalization catching up at a rapid speed in India, can global fashion be far behind! The modern Indian teen is aware of the latest in fashion and knows what’s hot and what’s not. If you thought girls were the only ones wh [...]