Pankaj Advani swats away Paul Schopf
BANGALORE: With the airconditioning at the Sree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium working well, favourite Pankaj Advani, who struggled in the steamy conditions on the first two days, found some semblance of form as breaks flowed thick and fast from his cue in the Seaways IBSF World Snooker Championships... read more »
Dilip Vengsarkar received Col CK Nayudu Lifetime achievement award
Former Indian cricket captain Dilip Vengsarkar on 21 November 2014 received the prestigious BCCI-instituted Colonel C K Nayudu Lifetime achievement award. He was conferred with the award for his contribution to Indian cricket. The 58-year-old Vengsarkar who was a member of the Indian team that won... read more »
Ravi Shastri says, there’s no reason why India can’t perform in...
New Delhi: Team India’s director of cricket, Ravi Shastri gave pep talk in the hope of instilling confidence in the squad before leaving for the demanding tour of Australia on Friday. One of the thinking man and of course surely a old fox in the game of pep talk, Shastri said that the young... read more »
World Chess Championship: Carlsen unruffled as Anand plays safe
Viswanathan Anand is not prepared to play adventurous moves but even his calculated ‘safe’ approach is pushing him to the corner. Despite getting a slight advantage from white pieces in the Russian variation of Grunfeld defence, he didn’t stretch the position enough to induce... read more »
