World’s highest ever cricket match to be played on Mt Kilimanjaro
London – A team of 30 plus people will be playing cricket at the top of Mt Kilimanjaro as part of a fundraiser to be held this month. This would be the first time ever in the history of cricket when the sport will be played at the highest level. Makhaya Ntini is taking part, as... read more »
One-day series: Australia call up Phil Hughes to replace Michael Clarke in ...
Clarke was ruled out of the series, which starts on October 7, with a ‘significant’ hamstring injury which forced him to miss most of their recent tour of Zimbabwe. Left-hander Hughes was overlooked for the original squad despite scoring two half centuries against South Africa in the... read more »
Boxer Manoj Kumar to finally get Arjuna Award
NEW DELHI: Forced to take the legal route after being denied the honour initially, Indian boxer Manoj Kumar will be bestowed the Arjuna Award as the sports ministry has finally accepted his nomination. Manoj, a 2010 Commonwealth Games gold-medallist, told that he was informed of the... read more »
Real Madrid begin title defence in style
Spanish football club Real Madrid started its Champions League title defence with a comfortable 5-1 win over Swiss club Basel while Atletico Madrid slipped to a surprise 2-3 defeat to Olympiakos. Real Madrid’s big victory Tuesday night lifted the confidence of coach Carlo Ancelotti and the... read more »
