SPORTS NEWS (POSTED ON 31 OCT)
FOOTBALL :-
- Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti lauded Gareth Bale's contribution after the Welshman scored twice and made two more goals as Real thrashed Sevilla 7-3 on Wednesday.
- Tottenham survive Hull scare, Manchester City beat Newcastle in league cup.
- Cesc Fabregas has said he is enjoying his more significant role in the Barcelona side as they look to continue their storming start to the campaign with a win over Espanyol by 3-0 in the Catalan derby on Friday.
- Wenger's side suffered a second successive home defeat as the Blues cruised into the last eight thanks to goals from Cesar Azpilicueta and Juan Mata.
- Blues confident of winning against gunners in their upcoming match in the premier league.
- Stanislas Wawrinka closer to Eurostar ticket after Nicolas Almagro win.
- The Swiss number two solidified his seventh place ranking as Stanislas Wawrinka took another step towards the World Tour Finals on Thursday when he defeated his 12th seed Spanish opponent Nicolas Almagro by 6-3,6-2 reach the quarter-finals of the Paris Masters.
- World number seven Tomas Berdych will lead defending champions the Czech Republic in the Davis Cup final against Serbia in Belgrade on November 15-17.
- Czech republic confident of winning the Davis cup under Tomas Berdych.
- Yuki Bhambri recovered well from a poor start to beat New Zealand's Michael Venus in a three-setter and advance to the singles quarter-finals of the ATP Challenger event in Traralgon, Australia.
- The eighth seed Indian overcame the challenge of the Kiwi player 1-6 6-3 7-6(4) in the second round match of the USD 50,000 hard court tournament.
- Shivnarine Chanderpaul makes our job easier, says Darren Bravo.
- Chris Gayle fails, Shivnarine Chanderpaul shines for West Indies vs Uttar Pradesh in warm-up.
- International Cricket Council rejects PCB concerns on Faf du Plessis' ball-tampering punishment.
- India crushes Australia as India levels series 2-2 against India.
- Virat Kohli's ton helps India chase down 351 against India.
- India creates history by chasing down 3 consecutive big targets in a series.
- Abdul Qadir to contest Pakistan Cricket Board elections for chairman's post.
- South Africa beats Pakistan by 1 run.
- Wayne Parnell awarded as the man of the match as South Africa stuns Pakistan.
SPORTS NEWS (POSTED ON 30 OCT)
FOOTBALL :-
- Chelsea knock Arsenal out of League Cup, Manchester United thrash Norwich.
- Spaniards Juan Mata and Cesar Azpilicueta scored as Jose Mourinho once again saw his side emerge triumphant after a 2-0 victory over his old sparring partner Arsene Wenger.
- Diego Costa opts for Spain over Brazil.
- Much-changed Barcelona still too good for Celta Vigo as Barcelona defeats Celta Vigo by 3-0.
- FIFA president Sepp Blatter recently joked about Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo's style of play and was asked to apologize to Ronaldo.
NEWS :
French number one Jo-Wilfried Tsonga saw his hopes of reaching the season-ending World Tour Finals disappear on Tuesday after being eliminated from the Paris Masters by Japan's Kei Nishikori.
The former Australian Open finalist wasted two match points before double faulting in the final set tie-break to gift world number 18 Nishikori a place in the last-16.
Despite serving 18 aces, a lethargic Tsonga let the second round match slip from his grasp losing 6-1, 6-7 (4/7), 6-7 (7/9).
"I could have beaten many players today, and I believe he played a very solid match," said Tsonga who admitted he wasn't fully fit.
"I believe he managed well, because I could have won that match. He was very solid, especially during the important moments of the match.
"Normally I shouldn't even be here. We even wondered if we would totally stop or if we would continue the season, and I decided to continue the season.
"I'm not in the Masters, but we decided to go to the end."
It was due reward for the top ranked Asian player who refused to throw in the towel despite being overwhelmed in the opening frame.
The 23-year-old, who earlier this year became the first Japanese player to reach the fourth round of the French Open since 1938, now faces his third successive Frenchman in Richard Gasquet for a place in the quarter-finals.
Gasquet needed five match points earlier to beat Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 7-5, 6-7 (6/8), 6-3 in the second round and that along with the elimination of Tsonga gave him a double boost in his bid to qualify for the World Tour finals in London.
The right-hander from Beziers forced a crucial break in the deciding set to go 4-3 up and this time he kept his nerve after blowing two match points in the second set.
"I felt bad after the second set," admitted Gasquet.
"I had two match points and I was close to winning the match. It could have turned around in his favour. I was lucky." he added.
The win for Gasquet, who is clinging to the eighth and final place for London which is available as Andy Murray is injured, means Tsonga is now out of the picture while Canadian Milos Raonic can still oust the Frenchman with a strong run this week.
In the final match of the day, world number two Novak Djokovic was taken to a tie-break in the first set before beating French qualifier Pierre-Hugues Hubert, ranked 189 in the world, 7-6 (7/3), 6-3.
The Serbian six-time Grand Slam winner, who kept alive his hopes of reclaiming the number one spot from Rafael Nadal, now plays either American John Isner or Poland's Michal Przysiezny for a spot in the last-eight.
Earlier Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov continued his rich vein of form as he marched into the second round with a three-set win over French veteran Michael Llodra.
The lanky 22-year-old lost the opening set in a tie-break before taking control and setting up a meeting against Italian 16th seed Fabio Fognini with a 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-3.
Llodra's compatriot Nicolas Mahut fared better as he fired down eight aces to overwhelm Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov 7-6 (8/6), 6-1.
Mahut, who played the longest match in history against Isner at Wimbledon in 2010, broke the spirit of his opponent in the crucial opening set tie-break.
He faces 15th seeded compatriot Gilles Simon in an all-French second round tie, a player he met recently.
"Well, we played each other three weeks ago and I lost in straight sets," said Mahut.
"But I'm going to use that match to do the same thing tomorrow (Wednesday), I hope I can win that match tomorrow." added Mahut.
Spaniard Marcel Granollers will face compatriot Nadal on Wednesday after he breezed past Russian Dmitry Tursunov 6-4, 6-4.
The former Australian Open finalist wasted two match points before double faulting in the final set tie-break to gift world number 18 Nishikori a place in the last-16.
Despite serving 18 aces, a lethargic Tsonga let the second round match slip from his grasp losing 6-1, 6-7 (4/7), 6-7 (7/9).
"I could have beaten many players today, and I believe he played a very solid match," said Tsonga who admitted he wasn't fully fit.
"I believe he managed well, because I could have won that match. He was very solid, especially during the important moments of the match.
"Normally I shouldn't even be here. We even wondered if we would totally stop or if we would continue the season, and I decided to continue the season.
"I'm not in the Masters, but we decided to go to the end."
It was due reward for the top ranked Asian player who refused to throw in the towel despite being overwhelmed in the opening frame.
The 23-year-old, who earlier this year became the first Japanese player to reach the fourth round of the French Open since 1938, now faces his third successive Frenchman in Richard Gasquet for a place in the quarter-finals.
Gasquet needed five match points earlier to beat Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 7-5, 6-7 (6/8), 6-3 in the second round and that along with the elimination of Tsonga gave him a double boost in his bid to qualify for the World Tour finals in London.
The right-hander from Beziers forced a crucial break in the deciding set to go 4-3 up and this time he kept his nerve after blowing two match points in the second set.
"I felt bad after the second set," admitted Gasquet.
"I had two match points and I was close to winning the match. It could have turned around in his favour. I was lucky." he added.
The win for Gasquet, who is clinging to the eighth and final place for London which is available as Andy Murray is injured, means Tsonga is now out of the picture while Canadian Milos Raonic can still oust the Frenchman with a strong run this week.
In the final match of the day, world number two Novak Djokovic was taken to a tie-break in the first set before beating French qualifier Pierre-Hugues Hubert, ranked 189 in the world, 7-6 (7/3), 6-3.
The Serbian six-time Grand Slam winner, who kept alive his hopes of reclaiming the number one spot from Rafael Nadal, now plays either American John Isner or Poland's Michal Przysiezny for a spot in the last-eight.
Earlier Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov continued his rich vein of form as he marched into the second round with a three-set win over French veteran Michael Llodra.
The lanky 22-year-old lost the opening set in a tie-break before taking control and setting up a meeting against Italian 16th seed Fabio Fognini with a 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-3.
Llodra's compatriot Nicolas Mahut fared better as he fired down eight aces to overwhelm Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov 7-6 (8/6), 6-1.
Mahut, who played the longest match in history against Isner at Wimbledon in 2010, broke the spirit of his opponent in the crucial opening set tie-break.
He faces 15th seeded compatriot Gilles Simon in an all-French second round tie, a player he met recently.
"Well, we played each other three weeks ago and I lost in straight sets," said Mahut.
"But I'm going to use that match to do the same thing tomorrow (Wednesday), I hope I can win that match tomorrow." added Mahut.
Spaniard Marcel Granollers will face compatriot Nadal on Wednesday after he breezed past Russian Dmitry Tursunov 6-4, 6-4.
CRICKET :-
- Alastair Cook wants 'big runs' from low-scoring England.
- Confident West Indies high on spirit, says coach Ottis Gibson.
- Michael Clarke backs George Bailey for Ashes spot.
- We would focus on entire team, not only on Sachin Tendulkar, says Darren Sammy.
- Watson's ton troubles India as they set off to chase a target of 351.
SPORTS NEWS (POSTED ON 29 OCT)
FOOTBALL :-
- Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Franck Ribery and 23 other candidates head for Ballon d'Or nominees.
- Lionel Messi, winner of the last four Ballon d'Or awards in voting by coaches, team captains and media, was injured late in the season and could not prevent Barcelona from being beaten by Bayern in the Champions League semifinals.
- FC Barcelona coach Tata Martino insisted Monday that Leo Messi is not suffering from any physical problems despite his surprisingly downbeat performance in Saturday evening's 2-1 win over Real Madrid.
- Barcelona coach delighted with Lionel Messi.
- David Beckham and son involved in car crash.Beckham's car, worth in excess of USD 60,000, suffered major damage in the accident.
- Gunners confident of winning English Premier League this time.
- Roma continue rampage as Seria A leaders create a all time record by winning all the 9 matches from the start of the season.
TENNIS :-
- Yuki Bhambri enters quarters, Divij-Raja bow out in ATP Challengers in Australia.
- Yuki Bhambri advanced to the singles quarterfinals of the ATP Challenger
event in Taralgon, Australia after his opponent Brendon Moore retired
in second set of the first round match.
Yuki had won the first set 6-2 and was leading the second 1-0 when the Australian qualifier conceded the match after 42 minutes due to shin pain in both the legs.
The Indian next faces Kiwi Michael Venus, who defeated Australia's Dane Propoggia 6-3 6-3 in his first round match.
Earlier, Yuki had lost in the doubles first round with American partner Mitchell Krueger. They lost 4-6 4-6 to local pair of Maverick Banes and Gavin Van Peperzeel.
Meanwhile, in the Eckental Challenger tournament in Germany, top seeded Indian pair of Divij Sharan and Purav Raja made a shock first round exit.
The Indians lost a hard-fought first round match 7-5 5-7 3-10 to local wild cards Robin Kern and Maximillan Marterer in one hour and 24 minutes.
In the Charlottesville event in the USA, both Somdev Devvarman and Saketh Myneni will open their campaigns tomorrow.
Second seed Somdev is up against Samuel Groth of Australia while Myneni faces top seed and world number 84 American Tim Smyczek in his first round match.
Somdev will also compete in the doubles event with compatriot Sanam Singh. They will take on American wild cards Mitchell Frank and Mac Styslinger. - Croatia's Marin Cilic marked his return from suspension with a hard fought three set victory over Dutchman Igor Sijsling at the Paris Masters on Monday.
CRICKET :-
- South Africa skipper AB de Villiers eyes winning ODI start against Pakistan.
- The Proteas are missing both star batsman Hashim Amla and spearhead Dale Steyn for the first two matches of the five match one-day series. But AB de Villiers insists his team is brimming with confidence, especially after they managed to square the Test series 1-1.
- India are under no pressure, says Ravichandran Ashwin.
- Ashes: England skipper Alastair Cook sits out of practice game.Cook, who averaged 127 during his last Ashes series in Australia, is expected to be fit for the first test beginning November 21 in Brisbane.
- Strong Australia A team ready to face England.The likes of Usman Khawaja and Shaun Marsh are looking to haunt England to make strong claims for a place in the national side.
- New Zealand to seek revenge in Bangladesh ODIs.New Zealand were stunned in 2010 when they went down 4-0 to a young Bangladeshi side, a drubbing that sparked repercussions back home with several team officials forced to quit.
F1 RACING :-
- Street children in Kolkata shock and inspire Lewis Hamilton.
- Lewis Hamilton visited a brick kiln where he was stunned by the abject poverty but was also impressed by how the children still had so much life and energy.
- Vettel on 322 points after Indian Grand Prix with Alonso and Raikkonen with 207 and 183 points respectively.
- Alonso thinks Ferrari must have a better car to beat Red bull.
- Vettel says there is still a lot of best to come.
SPORTS NEWS (POSTED ON 28 OCT)
FOOTBALL:-
- Chelsea's Jose Mourinho fumes over Arsenal fixture schedule.
- Jose Mourinho says Arsenal have been given an unfair advantage because they played at Crystal Palace on Saturday lunchtime, giving them extra time to recover before the London derby.
- Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho indebted to Torres determination.
- Andre Villas-Boas hits out at negative Spurs fans.
- Spurs hard work costs them a win against Hull city by 1-0 in English Premier League.
- Fernando Torres scores late to give Chelsea win over Manchester City by 2-1 in the 90th minute.
- Torres is back in his form as he scores 3 goals in 2 matches and impresses Chelsea's manager Jose Mourinho.
- 10-man Roma beat Udinese 1-0 to set recordin Seria A.
- Bradley helps Roma to stay clear by 5 points of Napoli and Juventus.
TENNIS :-
- Leander Paes, Rohan Bopanna enter Paris Masters pre-quarters.
- Rohan Bopanna and his French partner Roger-Vasselin Edouard have been seeded fifth, Leander Paes and his Canadian partner Daniel Nestor are seeded seventh.
- Serena Williams successfully defended her WTA Championships title by beating Li Na, 2-6, 6-3, 6-0, to finish 2013 with a 78th victory against just four losses, and 11th title of the year.
- Age no barrier as Li Na hits new heights.
- At the age of 31, Li Na has not only become the first Asian to reach world number three but her game is evolving cleverly enough to hope for further triumphs in 2014.
- Mikhail Youzhny upsets David Ferrer to take Valencia title home by 6-3,7-5.Ferrer was aiming for his fourth title in his home region, but was far from his stubborn best as Youzhny's power and depth of ground strokes proved too much for the number one seed.
- Roger Federer loses in final as Juan Martin del Potro retains Basel title by 7-6 (7/3), 2-6, 6-4.
- The Swiss third seed Roger Federer had the chance to clinch his spot in the World Tour Finals starting in eight days in London but will now have to wait until play next week as the ATP regular season closes at the Paris Masters.
- India retain No. 1 spot in ICC ODI rankings.
- If India win the final two ODIs vs Australia, they will finish on 123 ratings points while Australia will slide to 114 ratings points -- only three ahead of second-placed England and third ranked Sri Lanka.
- Australian captain Michael Clarke is in line to make his comeback from injury to lead New South Wales in their Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania this week, team officials said on Monday.
- Kevin Pietersen catches up with England for the Ashes tour.
- The England team arrived in Australia early on Friday morning but Pietersen was granted a short compassionate leave to remain in England after the death of a friend.
- Jesse Ryder celebrates comeback with a ton.
- Jesse Ryder scored 117 off 164 balls playing for Otago away to his former side Wellington in a provincial championship match.
- Ashes in Australia, England in Australia but Australia in India,surprises both teams.
- India bullish on F1 return to India.
- Sebastian Vettel's celebrations cost Red Bull 25,000 euros.
- Sebastian Vettel took the chequered flag in first position and instead of returning to the pit lane, went to the main straight to entertain the grandstand crowd with his tyre-smoking, donut display after the race.
- Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel cruised into his history books by winning his fourth concecutive formula one title as he conqured the Indian Grand Prix for a third time in a row.
- FIA reprimands Sebastian Vettel, fines Red Bull for doughnut celebration.
- Fernando Alonso promises better fight next season.
- Alonso was the only man who could have taken the championship fight to Abu Dhabi but the Spaniard failed to win a single point by finishing 11th.
SPORTS NEWS (POSTED ON 27 OCT)
FOOTBALL :-
- Barcelona stuns Madrid in El Clasico by 2-1
- Neymar and Sanchez deliver El Clasico to Barcelona.
- Norwich City held 0-0 by Cardiff in Premier League after a tough fight.
- Luis Suarez bags scores a hatrick as Liverpool routs West Bromwich Albion by 4-1.
- Javier Hernandez rescues Manchester United by scoring the winning goal against Stoke City in the 80th minute.
- Chelsea player Romelu Lukaku strikes to help Everton defeat Aston Villa 2-0 as Everton marches into third position of the table.
- Mikel Arteta scored and was then sent off as Arsenal edged Crystal Palace 2-0 at Selhurst Park on Saturday to establish a five-point lead at the Premier League summit.
TENNIS :-
- The world No.1 overcame physical difficulties, emotional distress as well as a stubborn opponent in Jelena Jankovic before reaching the final of the WTA Championships with a 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 win.
- Li Na becomes the first Chinese player to reach the title match, after the former French Open champion defeated Petra Kvitova, 6-4, 6-2.
- Roger Federer fought past Canada's Vasek Pospisil, taking nearly three hours on Saturday to earn a 6-3, 6-7 (3/7), 7-5 victory which put him into the final at his home Swiss Indoors.
- The five-time champion will bid for a sixth trophy on Sunday when he faces holder and top seed Juan Martin del Potro, who overcame a nose bleed and a stubborn Edouard Roger-Vasselin, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.
- World no.1 Serena Williams looks to win her WTA championship title in style.
- India to open 2014 ICC World Twenty20 campaign against Pakistan.
- India placed in the Group 2 alongside Pakistan, West Indies, Australia for the upcoming 2014 ICC World Twenty20 cup.
- Waqar Younis says legalizing ball tampering impossible.
- Younis was the first player to get a suspension from one ODI for ball tampering during 2000. He took 373 wickets in 87 test matches and another 416 in 262 one-day internationals before retiring in 2003.
- Since South Africa's 2-0 loss to Sri Lanka in 2006, South Africa have travelled to India (twice), United Arab Emirates to play Pakistan (twice), England (twice), Australia (twice) and once to New Zealand, Pakistan, Bangladesh and the West Indies, not losing a series.
- South Africa entitled with the name 'King of the road'.
- 'Kings of the road' South Africa deserve respect says Graeme Smith.
- Three-day warm-up of West Indies shifted to Kolkata from Cuttack due to heavy rains.
F1 RACING :-
- Vettel looks forward to win Indian Grand Prix.
- Vettel to start first in the Indian Grand Prix.
- The two Mercedes' Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton will start 2nd and 3rd while Red Bull's Mark Webber starts fourth on the grid.
- Vettel who is on 297 points looks keen to clear 300 points.
- Sebastian Vettel roars in the 3rd Indian Grand Prix, becomes youngest to win four straight world drivers' championships
- Pole-sitter Vettel pitted early to change his soft tyres but then roared through the field to win 30 seconds ahead of Mercedes's Nico Rosberg, with Lotus driver Romain Grosjean third.
SPORTS NEWS (POSTED ON 26 OCT)
FOOTBALL :-
- I'm no bloodsucking parasite : FIFA president Sepp Blatter.
- David Beckham says Alex Fergie's strength revived his career.
- Alex Ferguson could return to management,says Arsene Wenger.
- Barcelona and Madrid look forward for their upcoming El clasico.
- Real Madrid ready to see 'real Gareth Bale', says Carlo Ancelotti.
- Neymar and Bale gear up to make debut in the El clasico.
- Rooney is back in form, says Alex Ferguson.
TENNIS :-
- David Ferrer sends Jerzy Janowicz to home by 6-4,4-6,6-0 as he makes it into Valencia Open semifinals for four consecutive years.
- Li Na swept past the ailing world no.2 Victoria Azarenka 6-2, 6-1 to earn a place in the semifinals of the WTA Championships.
- Top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina used his dominating serve to beat Paul-Henri Mathieu of France 6-4, 6-4 in the Swiss Indoors quarterfinals on Friday.
- In Saturday's semifinals, del Potro will play doubles specialist Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France, who beat Daniel Brands of Germany 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.
- A five time champion Roger Federer showed his lethal best when it mattered most as he beat Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 6-3, 7-6 (7/2) to reach the Swiss Indoors semi-finals
CRICKET :-
- Pune Warrior India has disappointment all over as they get axed from IPL due to payment default to BCCI.
- Alastair Cook challenges his pace understudies to earn Ashes call-up
- South Africa beats Pakistan by an innings and 92 runs.
- Ravi Bopara under ICC scanner for match-fixing in Bangladesh Premier League.
- South Africa were fined 5 runs and the ball to be changed immediately for ball-tampering by Faf du Plessis of South Africa.
- Faf du Plessis fined 50 percent match fee for ball-tampering against Pakistan.
- Fifth India vs Australia ODI abandoned due to heavy rains.
- Rains causes great pain to team India as India under pressure to retain their No.1 ODI spot.
F1 RACING :-
- Dominant Sebastian Vettel cruises to Indian Grand Prix Pole.
- Red Bull's runaway championship leader timed 1min 24.119sec in his first lap of the final qualifying shoot-out, 0.75 ahead of Nico Rosberg with Lewis Hamilton third and Mark Webber fourth.
- Promoters of Indian Grand Prix confident of Grand prix race returning to India in 2015.
- Vettel shows his power as he white washes all the other racers in the practice session of the Indian Grand Prix.
SPORTS NEWS (POSTED ON 25 OCT)
FOOTBALL :-- Arsenal, Chelsea record wins, Manchester United settle for a draw
- Jack Wilshere warns Arsenal will show no mercy at Crystal Palace.
- Gunners, currently two points clear of second placed Chelsea, have a golden opportunity to erase the bitter memory of their first loss since the opening day of the season when they travel to face crisis club Palace at Selhurst Park.
- Tottenham Hotspur beat Sheriff Tiraspol in Europa League.
- The north London club Spurs have the maximum nine points from three games in Group K and lead the section by five points from Anzhi Makhachkala, the Russians who beat Tromso 1-0.
- Evra attacked four high-profile pundits, including France's World Cup-winning left-back Bixente Lizarazu, former Marseille coach Rolland Courbis and ex-Paris Saint-Germain player and coach Luis Fernandez in an interview.
- Patrice Evra avoids ban after verbal tirade.
- Ronaldo, Ibrahimovic inspire Madrid for their upcoming match.
- PSG routs Anderlecht by 5-0 in the Champions League.
- Manchester City got their Champions League bid back on track on Wednesday, coming from behind to beat CSKA Moscow 2-1 in testing conditions in the Russian capital. Sergio Aguero scored twice.
- 47th ranked Marin Cilic's doping ban cut from nine months to four.
- Juan Martin del Potro beats Marcos Baghdatis by 6-1,6-2 to enter Swiss Indoors quarter-finals.
- Del Potro, who won 6-1, 6-2, will next face Paul-Henri Mathieu after the French player beat compatriot Michael Llodra 6-4, 6-3.
- World no.3 David Ferrer emerged victorious against Julien Benneteau by 6-2,6-1 as he cruises into Valencia Open quarters.
- John Isner was dumped out by Jeremy Chardy 7-6 (9/7), 6-3 at the Valencia Open.
- Serena Williams sweeps into the WTA Championships semifinals by brushing aside 2011. winner Petra Kvitova 6-2 6-3 on thursday to complete a clean sweep of her group matches.
- South Africa penalised for ball-tampering against Pakistan in Dubai Test.
- Bring back Sehwag, Zaheer for Tests immediately, says Ganguly.
- Mitchell Johnson is a huge weapon, provides X-factor to bowling, says Shane Watson.
- Upcoming ODI unofficially called off, Odissa Cricket Association promises to refund money. Specially minted coin for Sachin Tendulkar's upcoming 200th Test against West Indies.
- Second Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand ends in draw due to overnight showers and continuous drizzle.
- Rain pains India team as Australia leads by 2-1.
- Sebastian Vettel dominates second practice session of the Indian Grand Prix.
- Toro Rosso driver Jean-Eric Vergne visits Taj Mahal as soon as he arrives to India.
- Force India pay tribute to Sachin Tendulkar.
- Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen has been fined 400 euros as he crosses Indian pit lane speed limit by 3.4 kmph.
SPORTS NEWS (POSTED ON 24 OCT)
FOOTBALL :-- Both Barcelona and Real Madrid continue to operate with huge debts which could force changes.
- Though Man United overcame Real Sociedad in UCL Matchday 3, the win was far from convincing.
- Insatiable Ronaldo, and two contrasting refereeing decisions, prove decisive in Real's Juve win.
- Man United's veterans shone as they edged past Real Sociedad in their Champions League fixture.
- New Australia boss Ange Postecoglou faces a number of challenges in taking on the national team role.
- Spurs hell Bent on signing Villa striker.
- Nigel Clough appointed new manager of English lower division football club Sheffield United.
- Azarenka starts campaign with style by defeating Sara Errani by 7-6(4),6-2.
- Top ranked Serena Williams breezes past Angelique Kerber by 6-3,6-1 to open her bid for the WTA championship.
- Former WTA champion Kvitova beats Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4,6-4 at Istanbul.
- France's Edouard Roger-Vasselina stuns Stanislas by 6-4,6-3 at Swiss indoor tennis tournament.
- Victoria Azarenka calls for three-setters for men's tennis to ensure parity with women.
- Australian's George bailey hits 98 of 94 balls as it goes in vain
- India under pressure as match gets abandoned due to rain.
- Pak caught in South African's Tahir's web.
- South Africa stuns Africa by restricting them to 99/10.
- Sachin Tendulkar lone Indian warrior in Wisden world 11.
- Anderson puts Kiwi in control as New Zealand struggles to hit back.
- Mohammad Hafeez says he is unfazed by the growing competition following good show by youngsters.
- Pak hopes ICC will relax Aamer's ban.
- F1 to become bigger in India : Lewis Hamilton.
- Mclaren experiences a painful year.
- Mclaren looks to take measures in the upcoming races.
SPORTS NEWS (POSTED ON 23 OCT)
FOOTBALL :-- Juventus looking forward to face Real Madrid in the upcoming GROUP B CL match.
- The other CL matches are :-
- GROUP A
- BAYER LEVERKUSEN VS SHAKHTAR DONETSK
- MANCHESTER UNITED VS REAL SOCIEDAD
- GROUP B
- REAL MADRID VS JUVENTUS
- GALATASARAY VS FC COPENHAGEN
- GROUP C
- ANDERLECHT VS PARIS ST GERMAIN
- BENFICA VS OLYMPIAKOS PIRAEUS
- GROUP D
- CSKA MOSCOW CS MANCHESTER CITY
- BAYER MUNICH VS VIKTORIA PIZEN
- Bilbao halts newly promoted Villareal by 2-0 on Monday in La Liga.
- Fulham wins against Crystal Palace by 4-1 on Monday as they create history for scoring 4 goals for their team from 2004.
- Man City's Vincent Kompany ruled out of CL at CSKA Moscow after failing to recover from a thigh injury.
- Former Swiss world no.1 Roger Federer off to a flying start after defeating France's Adrian Mannarino by 6-4,6-2.
- Heather Watson has defeated Christina Mchale of the US by 2-6,7-5,6-4 to advance to the second round of ITF tournment in Poitiers on 22nd october.
- Serena Williams aims to end amazing year with victory at the WTA Championships in Istanbul.
- India readies itself to hit back at Australia on the upcoming match today.
- Ishant sharma will be back says Raina.
- Oz batsman may follow fellow Fawad Ahmed and refuse to wear a uniform with a beer brand logo on it.
- Pointing backs Hughes and Warner for the upcoming Ashes series against England next month.
- Force India looks to leap back in the upcoming races.
- Formula One's Tyre supplier Pirelli has chaos because of exploding tyres,degraded tyres and disintegrated tyres in Grand pix.
- F1 faces logistical headache as few other sports.
