Sunday, November 26, 2006

Tennis - Asian Hopman Cup

Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna powered electrifying wins to blank Chinese Taipei 3-0 and lift the inaugural Asian Hopman Cup.
Source : Indiatimes

Tennis - Hopamn Cup

Hopamn Cup Results: India bt Japan 3-0 (Sania Mirza bt Tomoko Yonemura 7-5, 6-2; Rohan Bopanna bt Yuichi Sugita 7-6 (7/2), 6-2; Sania Mirza/Rohan Bopanna bt Tomoko Yonemura/Yuichi Sugita 6-0, 6-1). Source : Indiatimes

Golf - Casio World Open

Jeev Milkha Singh capped a memorable year by claiming his maiden Japan Tour title when he beat New Zealand's David Smail by two shots in the final round of the Casio World Open in Kochi, Japan, on Sunday. Source Rediff

Golf - Casio World Open

Jeev Milkha Singh turned in a tidy back nine with three birdies and no bogeys for three-under 69 and was placed second after 36 holes in the second round of the 140 million Yen Casio World Open. Source : Hindu

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Boxing - 4th World Women's Boxing

Tuesday proved to be a bountiful day for India as seven of their boxers romped into the semifinals of the 4th World Women's Boxing Championship at the Talkatora Indoor Stadium. With eight of its members in the last four stage, the day's exploits made sure that the host contingent would end up with a handful of medals.
The happy procession was led by world champion MC Mary Kom who, fighting in front of empty galleries, galloped to a 19-4 win over Sri Lanka's Chandrika Guruge. Source : Times of India

 

Chess - Tal Memorial Blitz

Anand wins Tal Memorial Blitz title
NEW DELHI, Nov 20: Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand banked on his vast reservoir of experience in rapid chess to win the Mikhail Tal Memorial Blitz tournament in Moscow with a comprehensive two-point margin over his nearest rival Levon Aronian of Armenia. Source : Times of India
 

Boxing - 4th World Women Boxing Championship

Sarita, Aruna lead charge
India's medals tally in the 4th World Women Boxing Championship started to tick on Monday with Aruna Mishra's convincing 17-7 win over Yeliz Yehsil. Source Times of India

Monday, November 20, 2006

Boxing - Women’s World Boxing Championship

Two victories followed by two defeats. That's how Indian pugilists fared on the second day of the Women's World Boxing Championship on Sunday. It was Kalpana Choudhary who set out on a pursuit of victory in the 48kg category pre-quarterfinals and
N Usha of Andhra Pradesh continued India's victory trot in the 57kg per-quarterfinals against Sandra Bizier of Canada
Source : Hindustan Times

 

Golf - UBS Hongkong Open

India's Jyoti Randhawa and Jeev Milkha Singh have finished tied for third at the UBS Hong Kong Open with identical tournament totals of 12 under 268. Source NDTV

Saturday, November 18, 2006

Badminton - Indian International Badminton

Rising Indian star Saina Nehwal outclassed her Korean rival Jang Soo Young in straight games with a polished display and retained the women`s singles crown in the US dollar 10,000 Indian International Badminton tournament here on Friday.

But her compatriot Nikhil Kanetkar lost tamely to his higher ranked Korean opponent Lee Cheol Ho in the men`s title-clash at the suburban Goregaon Sports Club s courts here.
 

Badminton - Indian International Badminton

India's doubles combine of Sanave Thomas and Rupesh Kumar clinched the men's doubles crown after saving four match points against their Malaysian rivals Chan Peng Soon and Chang Mun Pin in the USD 10,000 Indian International Badminton tournament here on Friday. Source Zee News

Golf - UBS Hong Kong Open

Jyoti Randhawa and Jeev Milkha Singh continued their brilliant run as they ensured a strong Indian presence on the leaderboard at tied sixth place, three shots off the lead, at the midway stage of the $2 million UBS Hong Kong Open golf tournament. Source Indiatimes

Snooker - IBSF World Snooker Championships

Manan Chandra bowed out of the IBSF World Snooker Championships in Jordan after a narrow 7-8 loss to Daniel Ward of England in the men's semi-final. Source Indiatimes

Football - Asian Cup Group A Qualifier

Yemen came from behind to register a 2-1 victory over India in an Asian Cup Group A qualifier on Wednesday. Source NDTV

Monday, November 13, 2006

Golf - HSBC Champions

India's Jyoti Randhawa's lead on the first two days of the HSBC Champions tournament had raised hopes of fans back home but he eventually finished tied ninth on the fourth day.http://www.ndtv.com/sports/showsports.asp?sportname=Golf&slug=Randhawa+finishes+tied+ninth&id=31123

Tennis - SAIL Indo Pak Tennis Challenge

India staged a brilliant comeback to win the fourth and final tie against Pakistan and draw the inaugural SAIL Indo-Pak Tennis Challenge 2-2 on Sunday. http://sport.indiatimes.com/India_win_singles_rubbers_to_draw_Pak/articleshow/416403.cms

Tennis - ATP Masters Cup

Paes and Damm's campaign in the ATP Masters Cup started on a wrong note as they suffered an agonising loss in the opening group match. http://sport.indiatimes.com/Paes-Damm_lose_opening_match/articleshow/419811.cms

Saturday, November 11, 2006

Archery - Commonwealth Archery Championship

India emerged champions in the second Commonwealth Archery Championship here on Saturday bagging five gold, two silver and one bronze
http://sport.indiatimes.com/Cweatlh_archery_India_on_top/articleshow/411338.cms

Golf - HSBC Champions

Jyoti Randhawa lost his lead but stayed in touch with the leaders after the third round even as all four Indians moved inside top-20 to indicate the strength of the Indian challenge at the star-studded $5 million HSBC Champions golf tournament.
http://sport.indiatimes.com/Randhawa_slips_to_third_place/articleshow/407509.cms

Monday, November 06, 2006

Golf - Fukuoka

A dodgy wrist may have prevented Jeev Milkha Singh from earning a second successive title, but his second place finish at Fukuoka on the Japanese Tour helped him climb four places to 73rd in the latest world golf rankings.
http://sport.indiatimes.com/Jeev_Milkha_climbs_four_places_to_73rd/articleshow/344957.cms