Australia Test batsman Phillip Hughes passed away Phillip Hughes has died as a result of the injuries he sustained when struck by a bouncer on Tuesday, Cricket Australia has confirmed. He was 25. Team doctor Peter Brukner confirmed the news in a statement released on Thursday afternoon. “It is myContinue Reading
Australia retained the men’s hockey World Cup title by outplaying Olympic silver medallists The Netherlands 6-1 in the final at the Kyocera Stadium at The Hague, Netherlands. Before Australia clinched their second successive World Cup, Germany was the only nation to have won two consecutive times. Argentina defeated England 2-0Continue Reading
Indian girls beat England on penalties to win bronze at FIH Junior Hockey World Cup Indian girls beat England 3-2 (1-1) on penalties to get a well deserved bronze medal in the Junior Women’s hockey World Cup currently going on in Monchengladbach, Germany. Rani opened the scoring for India withContinue Reading
England win first Ashes Test England beat Australia by 14 runs in the first Ashes Test to take 1-0 lead England won a thrilling first Ashes Test by 14 runs at Trent Bridge on Sunday to go 1-0 up in their five-match series against Australia. The tourists were all butContinue Reading
Sebastian Vettel of Germany, the Red Bull driver became youngest triple champion in the history of Formula One on 25 November 2012 by finishing 6th behind Jenson Button in the Brazilian Grand Prix. Vettel, 25 got himself involved in opening lap collision and made very little damage to his RedContinue Reading
Indu’s triumph with a bronze at World Junior Championship, Pattava Special Committee recommended and submitted the report in favor of Hockey India managing the Game India beat New Zealand by 5 Wickets and won the Series 2-0 High jumper Girisha won silver at Paralympic 2012, LondonContinue Reading
Latest Current Affairs Jamaican Sprinter Usain Bolt won Gold in Men’s 100 Meter Race, set Olympic Record Securities and Exchange Board of India inaugurated their local office in Jaipur Bimal Gurung sworn in as the Head of Gorkhaland Territorial Administration KNR Constructions bagged on the Tollway Road Project Prime MinisterContinue Reading
Hosts Australia swept the 4-match Test series, 4-0, after defeating India by 298 runs in the fourth and final cricket test at Adelaide. This was India’s second consecutive series defeat on foreign soil. Facing a daunting victory target of 500, the touring Indian side resumed the final day today atContinue Reading
India retain SAFF football title NEW DELHI — Defending champions India retained the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) title with a 4-0 win over Afghanistan in the final in New Delhi on Sunday. The hosts were kept at bay for the first 45 minutes by a strong Afghan defence, butContinue Reading
Ace shooter Gagan Narang, who notched up four gold medals at last year’s Commonwealth Games, was conferred the country’s highest sporting honour — the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award — in a glittering ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan here. The 28-year-old rifle shooter, who was the first Indian marksman toContinue Reading
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