The Oscars: Driven by cowardice?

The Academy got me, again.This year, Ikept tellingmyself, was different. This year was the year of the non-blockbuster, with the biggest film, Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain, grossing less than $90......

Malaysia Masters: Sindhu, Srikanth in quarters

P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth scored contrasting victories to enter the quarter-finals in the US $120,000 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament, in Penang, on Thursday. Twice......

IBL auction: Saina in Hyderabad, Lee Chong Wei goes to Mumbai

Star players Saina Nehwal and Lee Chong Wei fetched whopping prices of US $120,000 and 135,000 respectively, while unheralded Pradnya Gadre and K Maneesha received unexpected high bids in the......

Indian shuttlers have mixed day at Malaysia GP

It was a mixed day for Indian shuttlers at the Malaysia Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament, as R M V Gurusaidutt, K Srikanth and Sameer Verma won their respective first round matches while......

Sourabh storms into final, Diju-Jwala crashes out

Emerging Indian shuttler Sourabh Varma continued his dream run at the Syed Modi Memorial India Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament by stunning 16th seed Suppanyu Avihingsanon of Thailand, to......

Syed Modi Memorial: Sourabh moves to semis with impressive win

Indian shuttler Sourabh Varma continued his giant killing spree as he shocked seventh seed Yun Hu 23-21, 21-19 to breeze into the men's singles semi-finals of the Syed Modi Memorial India Open......