KSFA announces U21 squad
By Subhajyoti Banerjee, Bangalore, Feb 9 : The Karnataka State Football Association has announced their squad for the M. Dutta Roy Trophy, the 19th U-21 National Football Championship.

Prakash crashes out of Bergamo Challenger's first round
Bergamo (Italy), Feb 9 : US-based Indian Prakash Amritraj crashed out of the first round of the 425,000 euros Challenger tennis here.

Security exercises for Commonwealth Games kick off Wednesday
By Sahil Makkar, New Delhi, Feb 9 : Dry runs to check the level of security preparedness, emergency response, behaviour and coordination among various agencies ahead of the New Delhi Commonwealth Games will kick off at a shooting competition at the Dr Karni Singh shooting range in south-east Delhi Wednesday.

Kalmadi to be handed over South Asian Games flag in Dhaka
New Delhi, Feb : As India gears up for this year's Commonwealth Games, the country has also acquired the hosting rights of the 2012 South Asian Games, with CWG Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi to receive the handing over flag during the closing ceremony of the multi-sport event in Dhaka, today.

Churchill Alemao invites Scolari to visit Goa
Panaji, Feb 9 : Ace footballers Churchill Brothers' supremo, Churchill Alemao, has invited Luis Felipe Scolari, the world's highest-paid football coach with an earning of 13 million euros for his 18-month contract with Uzbekistan's Bunyodkor, to India.

Vetern Midfielder Somesh dies of cardiac arrest
Bangalore, Feb 9 : Former national football player Megharaj Somesh died of heart attack at a private hospital here today.

Hockey India forms committee to look into graded payments
New Delhi, Feb 8: Acceeding to the Indian team's demand of graded payments for players, Hockey India has formed a committee comprising former players to look into the issue.

Bhullar set his sights on Avantha Masters this week
New Delhi, Feb 8 : Gaganjeet Bhullar is all set to match strides with the best in the business after making the best possible start to the new season as he mounts a challenge at the Avantha Masters Golf this week.

India to host England women's team
New Delhi, Feb 8 : The Indian women's team will play five ODIs and three Twenty20s against England starting February 19 at Bangalore.

PU judokas claim four gold medals
Chandigarh, Feb 8 : Hosts Panjab University were holding the spotlight by winning four gold out of six decided so far in the All India Inter University Judo Championship for Women being organised by Panjab University at Panjab University Gymnasium Hall here today.

Viva Kerala beat Air India
Kannur, Feb 8 : Viva Kerala beat Air India, Mumbai by a solitary goal in the third 'E K Nayanar Gold Cup International Football Tournament' here today.

Somdev jumps 21 places in ATP rankings
New Delhi, Feb 8 : India's Somdev Devvarman jumped 21 places to be at 141st position in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings released Monday.

Gold for Indian boxers, women's football and men spikers
Dhaka, Feb 8 : Indian boxers, and women's soccer and men's volleyball teams won gold medals in the ongoing 11th South Asian Games here Monday.

Brilliant Bhullar sets his sights on Avantha Masters
New Delhi, Feb 8 : Young Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar is all set to match strides with the best in world golf after making an excellent start to the new season.

India beat Pak, bag SAG volleyball gold
Dhaka, Feb 8 : India defended their volleyball gold medal by defeating Pakistan in the final by 3-1(23-25, 25-23, 25-14, 25-16) in the South Asian Games at the Mirpur Shaheed Sohrawardy Indoor Stadium here.

India win gold at SAG volleyball match
Dhaka, Feb 8 : India successfully defended their gold medal by defeating Pakistan in the final volleyball match by 3-1(23-25, 25-23, 25-14, 25-16) in the South Asian Games (SAG) held at the Mirpur Shaheed Sohrawardy Indoor Stadium, Bangladesh.

India enters World Schools Debating Championship
Chennai, Feb 8 : Five students from recognized schools in Chennai will represent India for the third time in the World Schools Debating Championships (WSDC) to be held in Qatar from February 8 - 18, 2010.

Kolkata team selected for Jaago Re Soccer finals
Kolkata , Feb 8 : The two-day zonal tournament of Tata Tea Jaago Re Soccer Stars, an initiative from Tata Tea in association with Arsenal FC of UK to search for the 16 Soccer Stars of India, held at Howrah Municipal Stadium, ended after a tough competition among the teams from various schools across Kolkata.

Dhampur Sugar Mills win bridge championship
New Delhi, Feb 8: Dhampur Sugar Mills won the 2nd Mohanlal Bhartia Memorial Bridge Championship played here over the weekend.

Soccer: Under-23 probables camp on
By Amod Kulkarni, Pune, Feb 8: The India Under-23 national team football Camp is being held in Pune at the Bharati Vidyapeeth complex.

Australia announce squad for hockey World Cup
Melbourne, Feb 8: Champions Trophy winners Australia announced an 18-member squad for the hockey World Cup beginning in New Delhi Feb 28.

Ashwin Sundar tops again in MRF Challenge series
Chennai, Feb 7 : Ashwin Sundar continued to dominate the showpiece Formula 1600 category by winning the weekend's first race and finishing third in the next for which the organisers employed the reverse grid to infuse an element of competition in the MRF Challenge series here Sunday.

Jeev finishes 15th, Jimenez beats Westwood to title
Dubai, Feb 7 : Three bogeys and just one birdie saw Jeev Milkha Singh's hopes of a top-10 finish at the Dubai Desert Classic end prematurely Sunday.

Muniyappa, Atwal geared up for Avantha Masters
New Delhi, Feb 7 : India's Chinnswamy Muniyappa and compatriot Arjun Atwal are all geared up for a title assault on home soil at the inaugural 1.5 million euros Avantha Masters golf beginning February 11.

Hockey World Cup security dry run for CWG: Delhi Police
New Delhi, Feb 7: Delhi Police will take the security arrangements for the hockey World Cup here Feb 28-March 13 as the dry run for the Commonwealth Games to be held in October, sources said.

Deep Chand, Shukanya win Mawana Sugars marathon
New Delhi, Feb 7 : More than 5,000 people wore their running shoes on a warm Sunday for the Mawana Sugars Indian Open marathon here, with Deep Chand and Shukanya Mall winning the men's and women's sections respectively to each take home Rs.250,000 in prize money.

Abhinav Bindra wins silver in Inter-shoot championships
New Delhi, Feb 7: Abhinav Bindra finished with a silver medal in the last of the triple match series in the men's 10m air rifle at the 33rd Inter-Shoot championships in Hague, the Netherlands.

Brilliant Bhullar wins Asian Tour International
Bangkok, Feb 7 : Gaganjeet Bhullar gave Indian golf a great present right at the start of the year with a brilliant course record of eight-under 64 and winning the season-opening Asian Tour International by one shot Sunday at the Suwan Golf and Country Club.

Manipur champions in national Vovinam meet
New Delhi, Feb 7 : Manipur emerged winners in the national Vovinam championship held at Nanded, Maharashtra.

South Asian Games: India win two golds, one silver in shooting
Dhaka, Feb 7 : Indian shooters reigned supreme as they grabbed both the gold medals at stake Sunday in the shooting competition of the 11th South Asian Games.

'Elvino Memorial Footall Festival' to be held from Feb 28
Panaji, Feb 6 : The two-day 'Elvino Memorial Footall Festival', organised by Salcete Football Club, will be held at Nehru stadium Fatorda from February 28.

Punjabi Univ wins All India Inter-Varsity Handball
Patiala, Feb 6 : The host Punjabi University, Patiala, currently winners of MAKA Trophy, won the All India Inter-Varsity Handball Championship in both the men and women sections with aplomb here today at the Raja Bhalendra Singh Stadium before a fairly good crowd.

I am genuinely delighted to be named captain for WC: Rajpal
New Delhi, Feb 6 : Ace forward Rajpal Singh today said he is ''genuinely delighted'' to be named captain of the Indian Hockey team for the World Cup starting here from February 28.

Abhinav Bindra shoots 2nd Gold in InterShoot 2010
Chandigarh, Feb 6: Abhinav Bindra repeated his Golkd winning performance again today in the second match of the 33rd InterShoot in Hague (Netherlands).

Aswhin takes pole again, but up against strong challenge
Chennai, Feb 6: The return of another young talent Gaurav Gill to the Track in a competitive race after a gap of almost fours years will add extra attraction to the second round of the MRF Forumla 1600 CC Challenge 2010 at the Madras Motor Sports Club track at Irungattukottai near here tomorrow as he sets up a clash with first round leader Ashwin Sundar who had won both the races last week without any real challenge.

Hockey team divided over skipper's choice for World Cup
New Delhi, Feb 6 : The Indian hockey team for the World Cup was announced Monday with Rajpal Singh named as the captain, but it seems there is division in the team over the choice of captain.

Glitterati presence at Kohinoor Invitational golf
New Delhi, Feb 6: The team of Monika Jajoo, S.N. Shrivastava, Rajiv Kale and Satish Rao won the the Kohinoor Invitational Golf tournament at the DDA Qutab Golf Course here Saturday.

Hockey team for World Cup announced, Rajpal is captain
New Delhi, Feb 6 : Rajpal Singh has been named the captain of the Indian hockey team for its campaign in the World Cup starting here Feb 28.

Fed Cup: India promoted to Asia-Oceania Group I
New Delhi, Feb 6 : India returned to Group I with a 3-0 defeat of Kyrgyzstan in the Asia-Oceania promotional play-offs at National Tennis Centre in Kuala Lumpur Saturday.

Pakistan announce hockey World Cup squad
Karachi, Feb 6: Seasoned defender Zeeshan Ashraf will lead Pakistan in the 2010 men's Hockey World Cup to be held in New Delhi Feb 28-March 13.

Media should be more concerned about successful WC: Gill
New Delhi, Feb 6 : Brushing aside criticisms over the refusal of entry to media at the Major Dyanchand National Stadium earlier this week, Sports Minister M S Gill today said the press should rather be focussed on the ministry's commitment to organise a successful World Cup here, from February 28-March 13.

Golf has a bright future in India: Farooq Abdullah
New Delhi, Feb 6 : New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah today expressed hope that Golf in India has a very bright future and if golfers continue to play well then one day India would be on the top of the list.

Hockey coach Jose Brasa exudes confidence for World Cup
Pune, Feb 5 : As the Indian hockey team shift base from Pune to New delhi ahead of the World Cup, chief coach Jose Brasa has expressed confidence that the team can finish at a better position in the prestigious tournament, which gets underway at the Dhyan Chand National Stadium in the National Capital from February 28.

Avantha Masters signals growing strength of Indian golf
Gurgaon, Feb 5: The arrival of next week's 1.5 million euros Avantha Masters signals the emergence of Indian golf on the Asian platform.