Top stars Saina Nehwal and Lee Chong Wei were the costliest buys, fetching the maximum prize of $100,000, while Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth were bought for a whopping $95,000 and $80,000 respectively at the rechristened Premier Badminton League (PBL) players’ auction here on Monday. World No. 2 Saina and former World No. 1 Lee Chong Wei were […]
» Read moreAmidst celebrations of a clinical series victory over South Africa, the no. 1 Test side, Indian cricketers dedicated their win to the victims of the floods-ravaged city of Chennai. Over 200 people have lost their lives and the city of Chennai has been left paralyzed by the floods resulting from heavy downpours in the past few weeks. “I would like […]
» Read morePune and Rajkot today became the new franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL), replacing the suspended teams of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals for a period of two years. The Pune franchise was bought by Kolkata-based business tycoon Sanjiv Goenka’s company New Rising, while the Rajkot bid was won by Intex Mobiles. While Goenka will shell out Rs […]
» Read moreAfter several twists, postponements, court cases and even a change of name, the badminton league is set for take off as 48 players will go under the hammer for the Premier Badminton League (PBL) in New Delhi on Monday. Interestingly, the auction for Saina Nehwal and Chong Wei was over on Sunday night itself. Sources said that five teams barring […]
» Read moreGary Kirsten’s two-year stint as the head coach of the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Delhi Daredevils came to an end on Monday (December 7) after the team’s management announced the termination of their contract with the former India coach. Kirsten, who took over as coach of the GMR-owned franchise ahead of the 2014 season as the team sought to […]
» Read moreRoger Federer is expected to play mixed doubles with fellow Swiss national Martina Hingis at the 2016 Olympic games in Rio, Le Matin Dimanche newspaper reported, revealing what the paper called a “Dream Team”. There had been widespread speculation that the two Swiss stars would team up. Hingis had reportedly made the offer to play with Federer and was waiting for […]
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