Padmini Rout maintains joint lead in world junior girls
Pune: Woman Grandmaster Padmini Rout played out a hard-fought draw with Russian girl Daria Pustovoitova to remain in joint lead after the end of seventh round of World junior girls’ chess championship on Sunday. It was a pretty tense game which was fought till the last nail and past the half... read more »
Star Sports bags 8-year rights deal with ICC
Less than a year after parting ways with ESPN-dubbed the Worldwide Leader in Sports-Star Sports strengthened their standing as the leader of world sports coverage in India on Sunday after retaining the broadcast rights for all ICC events over the next eight years. While the exact value of the... read more »
Who BCCI pays more than Dhoni? Gavaskar and Shastri
If you thought current cricketers earned more than former cricketers in India, think again. It’s not Mahendra Singh Dhoni or Virat Kohli to whom the BCCI pays the most annually. The biggest pay cheques from India’s cricket body goes to former players Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri... read more »
Kevin Pietersen-ECB controversy: Alastair Cook backs Andy Flower
Alastair Cook, the England captain has backed former coach, Andy Flower against the criticism made by his former teammate, Kevin Pietersen in his recently released autobiography, ‘KP: The Autobiography’. Pietersen alleged that Flower created a sense of fear in the dressing room while he... read more »
