NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Vikas Krishan Yadav would baulk at the idea of paying to watch someone box like himself in the ring but the chess-playing Indian remains committed to his tried and tested “boring” technique to win an Olympic medal.

The 20-year-old lightweight is one of the four Indians to qualify for this year’s London Games, where each of them will be hoping to add to the country’s lone Olympic boxing medal, Vijender Singh’s bronze at Beijing four years ago.

NEW DELHI, April 4 (Reuters) – Vikas Krishan Yadav would
baulk at the idea of paying to watch someone box like himself in
the ring but the chess-playing Indian remains committed to his
tried and tested “boring” technique to win an Olympic medal.

The 20-year-old lightweight is one of the four Indians to
qualify for this year’s London Games, where each of them will be
hoping to add to the country’s lone Olympic boxing medal,
Vijender Singh’s bronze at Beijing four years ago.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Uncertainty over the inaugural edition of India’s Premier League Soccer (PLS) increased on Saturday when organisers disputed a claim from the All India Football Federation (AIFF) that the competition had been cancelled.

The six-team league, featuring a host of international players in the twilight of their careers, was launched with the hope of replicating the success of the Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament.

NEW DELHI, March 31 (Reuters) – Uncertainty over the
inaugural edition of India’s Premier League Soccer (PLS)
increased on Saturday when organisers disputed a claim from the
All India Football Federation (AIFF) that the competition had
been cancelled.

The six-team league, featuring a host of international
players in the twilight of their careers, was launched with the
hope of replicating the success of the Indian Premier League
Twenty20 cricket tournament.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Paul Di Resta believes Force India could match Sergio Perez’s surprising Malaysian Grand Prix podium if circumstances go their way this season.

Perez finished second for Sauber at rain-lashed Sepang on Sunday to become the first Mexican driver in 41 years on the Formula One podium. He could have won had he not run wide with five laps to go while chasing Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso.

NEW DELHI, March 27 (Reuters) – Paul Di Resta believes Force
India could match Sergio Perez’s surprising Malaysian Grand Prix
podium if circumstances go their way this season.

Perez finished second for Sauber at rain-lashed Sepang on
Sunday to become the first Mexican driver in 41 years on the
Formula One podium. He could have won had he not run wide with
five laps to go while chasing Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso.

NEW DELHI, March 27 (Reuters) – Paul Di Resta believes Force
India could match Sergio Perez’s surprising Malaysian Grand Prix
podium if circumstances go their way this season.

Perez finished second for Sauber at rain-lashed Sepang on
Sunday to become the first Mexican driver in 41 years on the
Formula One podium. He could have won had he not run wide with
five laps to go while chasing Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso.

NEW DELHI, March 21 (Reuters) – An Indian player died after
collapsing on the pitch during a district-level league match,
the All India Football Federation (AIFF) said on Tuesday.

Local media reported 27-year-old Bangalore Mars striker D
Venkatesh collapsed following a cardiac arrest at the Bangalore
Football Stadium.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A mythical statistic attributes one third of India’s road accidents to drivers craning their neck out to catch a glimpse of Sachin Tendulkar reaching a century on a television set in a roadside shop.

Roads in India should be marginally safer for the pedestrians after the man from Mumbai finally got his long-awaited 100th international century against Bangladesh in an Asia Cup match on Friday.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A mythical statistic attributes one third of India’s road accidents to drivers craning their neck out to catch a glimpse of Sachin Tendulkar reaching a century on a television set in a roadside shop.

Roads in India should be marginally safer for the pedestrians now that the man from Mumbai has got his 100th international century.