VoteUpIndia

DOHA: Bahrain football coach Salman Sharida feels India are emerging as a good team but will need time to match the best in Asia. “India are a very good team. They played very well in the tournament. But they will take time to rise among the top countries in Asia. They need experience,” Sarida, who was earlier the... 

Records are broken wherever Rafael Nadal goes these days, and Melbourne will be no exception. It’s an all new year but the battlefield is the same as the quest for Grand Slam glory starts all over again at Melbourne Park. The opening Grand Slam tournament of the year is on the wish list of players for various reasons. Andy... 

Ross Taylor’s solid 78 helped New Zealand fight back after a shaky start in the second Test against Pakistan. Pakistan wicketkeeper Adnan Akmal took five catches, including Martin Guptill and Jesse Ryder off successive Tanvir Ahmed balls, to leave New Zealand 98-4. Taylor hit six fours and a six on his way to a 10th Test... 

Cricket South Africa chiefGerald Majola has revealed that another “big name” has evincedinterest in becoming the national team coach a few days aftercurrent India coach Gary Kirsten”s name did the rounds. Present coach Corrie van Zyl will step down in less thanthree months after the World Cup. Kirsten, a former... 

South African all-rounder Albie Morkel has thanked India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni for inquiring about him after he was excluded from the side for the five-match ODI series against the visitors. Dhoni inquired about Morkel, after the national selection panel led by former South Africa opener Andrew Hudson, gave the boot to... 

MELBOURNE: Big-hitting Robin Soderling’s aggression has taken him to the verge of two Grand Slam triumphs, but adopting the stereotypical “cool Swede” demeanour may be key to him going from champion-slayer to champion at the Australian Open. The baseline pounder with a thunderbolt serve revels in attack and... 

Dave Richardson, ICC general manager for cricket operations, feels that the Pakistan Cricket Board’s initiative to host the final of the country’s premier first class competition under lights will have a positive impact on the sport. Richardson said that the ICC, too, was working on several recommendations to make... 

John Wright, the New Zealand coach, has asked for more discipline from his misfiring batsmen ahead of the second and final Test against Pakistan which starts on Saturday. New Zealand had folded for 110 in the second innings of the first Test in Hamilton and lost by ten wickets. “We’ve got to try and get that top... 

Chris Woakes admits he wants to improve his batting skills – but not at the expense of his bowling. The Warwickshire seamer showed remarkable nerves to guide England to victory in the first Twenty20 International against Australia, hitting the winning run in a 15-ball cameo of 19. It was a sensational debut from the 21-year-old,... 

Thrashed in the first game in Durban, India would hope to put up a far more inspired display as they go into the second cricket one-dayer against South Africa here tomorrow with a few problems to sort out in both the bowling and batting departments. The Indians did well by drawing the Test series 1-1 and then winning the only...