2013 has been an outstanding year for India. They have won everything, not only virtually, but in reality too. The ODI series against England, the test series against Australia, both at home, the Champions Trophy in England, the tri-series in West Indies, the one day series against Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe, the one day series against Australia at home, and the test and one day series against West Indies also at home....
The draw for the pre-quarterfinals of the 2013/14 German Cup (DFB Pokal) was held yesterday, but there aren’t really any big highlights or top class derbies in this round. The draw was carried out in the ARD Sportschau. This time the draw was carried out by German national team coach Joachim Löw. Triple winners Bayern Munich travel to Bavarian Bundesliga rivals FC Augsburg, while 2012 champions Borussia Dortmund have been drawn to face the only remaining 3....
The awards promise to be a star-studded event once again – with dignitaries from the world of football as well as a number of high-profile celebrities and footballers. With an anticipated audience of over 500, this year’s event will be a fantastic opportunity to witness inspirational Asians in football, first hand. Last year’s event brought together representatives of clubs such as Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa, QPR, Wolves, Charlton, Liverpool and Blackburn, while this year the event is expecting many more organisations to get involved....
The rookie-sophomore games have a bit more suspense to them, in terms of player performance, than the All Star games. These players are largely unproven when you compare them to the All Stars. All rookies are on such a large stage for the first time, and are hungry to prove themselves. The sophomores are raring to establish their superiority and teach the young ones the pecking order. The All Star game has a touch of mellowness to it when compared to this one....
The Men’s and Women’s team events will start on the 20th and the medals will be decided on the 24th in the final clash. Whereas the individual events will commence from the 25th with the final results of the singles and doubles events unfolding on the 29th and 30th of September. Devvarman,Bopanna,Sanam Singh,Myneni and Bhambri will be a part of the Indian team that will take on Serbia in the upcoming Davis Cup play-off round from 12th-14th September, before the Asian Games kick off....
So let’s take a look at some of the best moments of those fights: Best shove Kevin Harvick on Brad Kesleowski. Harvick felt that Keselowski shouldn’t be turning away from Jeff Gordon after Keselowski and Gordon had contact going for the lead at Texas. So Harvick took matters into his own hands by shoving Keselowski toward Gordon, which then caused the crews to fight. Yeah, it was childish, but it still was the best shove of the season....
Need to know which team will score the first round upset? Look to the conference tournaments to find your likely candidates. MORE: Selection Sunday info | Tournament Week results | Seniors we’ll miss Getting to know the auto-bids: American Athletic Conference: Louisville Cardinals (29-5, 15-3) Rankings: 23 (RPI), 2 (KenPom), 108 (SoS) Likely Seed: 2 or 3 How They Got There: The Cardinals are the hottest team in the country....
It's the best result of the weekend. 2014 NFL COMBINE: WR results | QB results | TE Results | Manziel’s fast 40 Texas wide receiver Marquise Goodwin ran a 4.27 at the 2013 NFL Combine before being drafted by the Buffalo Bills with the 78th overall pick. The fastest official time at the NFL Combine since electronic timing was implemented in 1999 was run by Rondel Menendez of Eastern Kentucky....
Greg Bretz, who finished 12th at the 2010 Olympics, scored 91.40 on his first run. White came up a point shy of that on his second trip. The second-place finish won't hurt the two-time defending Olympic champion's chances of making the U.S. team. This is one of five qualifying events and the riders get points for their two best performances. Of more concern is White's ankle. At the end of the contest, he walked with a slight limp....
That's right, the Jamaican bobsled team is headed to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia. 2014 SOCHI OLYMPICS: U.S. Olympic TV schedule | Event schedule The team, made famous by the 1993 film "Cool Runnings" which detailed its appearance at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, last competed in the games in 2002. The two-man team of Winston Watts and Marvin Dixon, which qualified for the games over the weekend, will represent the country....
Teenager Jason Brown was second Sunday. The Americans will send two men to the Sochi Games, and while U.S. Figure Skating officials will look at past performances in picking the team, they are unlikely to deviate from the standings. Defending champion Max Aaron was third. Skating last, Abbott had a cushion of nearly 13 points on Aaron after the short program, and once he landed a quadruple toe loop to open the free skate, the Olympic berth was in his grasp....
MORE: Good call, bad calf, Packers win | Colts surprise Broncos | Cool Brady | Legion of Boom NFC CHAMPIONSHIP Green Bay Packers (13-4) at Seattle Seahawks (13-4) Sunday, 3 p.m. ET, FOX Weather: 49 degrees, light rain How they got here: Packers — Beat Cowboys 26-21 in divisional round. Seahawks — Beat Panthers 31-17 in divisional round. Coaches: Packers — Mike McCarthy (94-49; 7-5 in playoffs). Seahawks — Pete Carroll (83-61; 7-4 in playoffs)....
This year, the top quarterbacks going into the draft — Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota — come with their share of concerns. Although there also are a lot of talented edge pass rushers, history shows it’s a position that you completely can’t trust. MORE: Draft’s riskiest picks | Latest Mock Draft | Top 20 small-school sleepers Many teams will take calculated risks for the reward for huge upside on April 30....
It’s the world’s biggest pickup football game, and on Wednesday, amid plenty of pageantry, team captains Chris Carter and Michael Irvin took turns filling out their rosters from the pool of remaining players. Defensive tackles, guards, centers, fullbacks and special teamers were selected Tuesday. MORE: SN’s All-Pro team | Pro Bowl info: Date, time, TV The full rosters, listed in the overall order in which players were selected, followed by the Tuesday selections....
Right from the opening game, the Indian dominated proceedings, not allowing his Brazilian opponent to take any control of proceedings, and led 11-5 at the interval mark. Following the break, the Indina continued to run away with the game and eventually sealed the opening game 21-12. The Brazilian began the second game on a positive note, racing away to a 7-1 early lead and pegging Prannoy back significantly. After a slight break, Prannoy looked to come back into the match, by virue of a few smashes, winning 5 out of the next 6 points to reduce the deficit to 6-8....
Also read: India overpower Canada 1-0 in classification game It was a rematch of their Pool B fixture from the previous Sunday which had seen the Baggy Greens clinch a 4-0 triumph. Going up against an upbeat Irish side coming from yesterday’s nail-biter, the Indians had everything to play for as they took the field. The hunger was apparent as India took control in the very first quarter, darting forward at every opening in their bid to find a breakthrough....
The 2017 Hero Indian Open, which will mark the third occasion where the European Tour and Asian Tour will join hands to co-sanction the event since 2015, will see an astronomical rise in the prize money which is now almost six times the sum of US$300,000 which was the cse when Hero got on board of the Indian Open in 2005. Also Read: Inside Tiger Woods’ new TaylorMade multi-year equipment contract...
The New York Jets do not have a reliable quarterback or top receiver. The Buffalo Bills are in full rebuilding mode and the Miami Dolphins, New England’s biggest challengers, have plenty of question-marks about their offense heading into the season. Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill is done for the year with a knee injury. Miami signed Jay Cutler to replace Tannehill and he has looked good in limited preseason action. But that is just the preseason, so it remains to be seen if the turnover-prone Jay Cutler will rear his head when the games matter....
