Tennis Esplanade 14-16 Nov 2008

The Star OnlineThursday September 11, 2008THE Penang Esplanade will be turned into a world-class outdoor tennis court when it plays host to the ‘Kings of Tennis’ tournament this November.The three-day event,...

i35: Dignitas win!

Dignitas win the CoD4 i35 tournament. I recap on how the match went, as well as spending a few momoents with Wombat after the game. Dignitas have won the Call of Duty 4 i35 Tournament in extremely convincing fashion. They were told they had to play Vacant, a map that they...

Creedence gives special performance at resort south of Los Barriles Mexico

There's great expectation in the area of Cabo, Creedence will give a special performance  today at a prestigious resort in Los Barriles, Baja California Sur, the presence of our President in town has...

Michael Phelps High on $5,000 Pot!

Michael Phelps raked in some serious money on the Phelt over the weekend in Las Vegas. He was spotted at the Bellagio and Caesar's Palace playing poker cash games and winning pots worth over $5k and $6k. He also made...

Australian Open to increase prize money

Australian open managing council today decided to increase the prize money to A$22 million from A$20.6million. " Prize money for both the men's and women's singles champions at next year's Australian Open has been...

Paes-Dlouhy enter finals of AIG Open

"Top seeds Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy edged towards back-to-back titles as they advanced to the finals of the AIG Open in Tokyo on Saturday. They had earlier won the Thailand Open a few days ago. The Indo-Czech pair beat USA’s Robert Kendrick and Finn Jarkko Nieminen...

Australia A thump India A in final

"India A’s batting line-up failed miserably as the hosts crashed to a humiliating 156-run defeat against Australia A in the final of the triangular cricket tournament here on Friday. Much was expected from the Indian team, after its three consecutive wins in the league...

Champions League venues announced

"The inaugural Champions League Twenty20 will be played in three venues, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai, which will host the cricket extravaganza to be held from December 3-10, 2008, it was announced on Thursday. At a media event in Mumbai, Lalit Modi, Chairman, Champions...

2010 Women's Rugby World Cup To Be Held in England

England will host the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup. The tournament, which will be held in London, will feature 12 of the top women's sides from around the world. The last Women's Rugby World Cup was held in Edmonton,...

Celtic Nations To Hold New Football Tournament

The football associations for Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales have agreed to participate in a new Four Nations Tournament starting in 2011. The opening tournament will feature six matches. Whichever team is at top of the standing will be declared the winner....

Saina knocked out of Japan Super Series

"After the high of last week’s Chinese Taipei Open triumph, ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal hit a low as she crashed out of the Japan Super series Badminton tournament with a straight-game defeat in the first...

Anand out of contention at Bilbao Grand Slam

"World Champion Viswanathan Anand bowed out of contention for a top finish in the Bilbao Grand Slam final chess tournament after losing from a better position against Levon Aronian of Armenia in the eighth round. After suffering his second loss in the tournament, Anand’s...

BCCI objections put Champions Trophy in doubt, again

"The ICC on Thursday admitted that some cricket boards, especially the BCCI and Cricket Australia have objected to the staging of the postponed Champions Trophy in October next year but said Pakistan still retained the right to host the prestigious tournament. India had...

ICL rubbishes ‘World Cup’ claims

"The Indian Cricket League (ICL) rubbished reports that it was planning to stage a Twenty20 ‘World Cup’ type of tournament and was trying to sign up cricketers from England, South Africa, Pakistan, New Zealand and India. “The reports are not true. We have no such plans...

Vengsarkar hails Dhoni

"Chairman of selectors and former Indian skipper Dilip Vengsarkar has praised One-Day captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s contributions in their first ever ODI series win in Sri Lanka. “The Indian skipper not only handled the team well but also showed how top class spinners...

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