Dipika Pallikal nominated in World Squash Awards
Ace Indian woman squash player Dipika Pallikal has been nominated in the ‘Young Player of the Year’ category of the fifth annual World Squash awards to be held in London on November 28.

Rajpal to lead India in Champions Challenge: sources
Rajpal Singh will lead India in the forthcoming Champions Challenge I hockey tournament to be held in Salta, Argentina from December 6-13, according to sources within the team.

Suchude through to Rhode Island Open quarters
Unseeded Indian Siddharth Suchude moved into the quarterfinals of the Rhode Island Open squash tournament in the US, beating Malaysia`s Muhd Asyraf Azan in a tough five-game affair.

Smooth sailing for Advani, Sethi, Merchant
Pankaj Advani and Geet Sethi hardly broke a sweat but compatriot Yasin Merchant had to toil for his win in the IBSF World Snooker Championship.

Sharath crashes out, Indian women disappoint in Asian TT
Olympian Achanta Sharath Kamal suffered a 0-4 thrashing at the hands of higher rated Japanese Mizutani Jun in the third round to bow out of the 19th Asian Table Tennis Championships.

Harinder stuns top seed to reach finals
Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu upstaged top seed Andrew Wagih Shoukry of Egypt to storm into the final of the Indian PSA Challenger Series.

FIH defends its decision to postpone HI polls
International Hockey Federation today defended extending the deadline for Hockey India`s elections but also asserted that India would be barred from next year`s World Cup if they fail to put in place a democratically elected body.

Sandeep fit to play in Champions Challenge and WC: Mattoo
Hockey India President A K Mattoo today cleared the air over Sandeep Singh`s participation in next month`s Chammpions Challenge tournament and 2010 World Cup.

Multi-stage CWG preparation plan to help paddlers:Coach
With a three-stage plan in place, Indian paddlers would be fully prepared for the Commonwealth Games in Delhi next year.

Commonwealth preparations in full swing: Gill
There was hard work ahead but preparations for the Commonwealth Games 2010 were in full swing, Sports Minister M.S. Gill said here on Friday.