The Board of Control for Cricket is heading for another legal battle with a rising internal faction as the latter has threatened to move to court if the Tamil Nadu strongman N. Srininvasan attended and reclaimed the position as the body’s president at Friday’s working committee meeting here.

All India Football Federation president Praful Patel expressed satisfaction over the progress made on the proposed IMG-Reliance tournament at an executive committee meeting here on Thursday.

In a first for them, India advanced to the semi-finals of the Junior Hockey World Cup in Monchengladbach, Germ-any, on Thursday. The Indians defeated Spain 4-2 in their quarter-final, thus becoming the first team from the competition to enter the last-four stage.

Prasanna Kumar-trained Archibaldo holds an edge over rest of the runners to win the Bangalore City Gold Cup, the feature event of the races to be held here on Friday.

Proof caught the eye when the horses were exercised at Malakpet Racecourse here on Thursday.

Jagdish Singh Dhariwal-trained Nickel Chrome was ably piloted by Pradeep Chouhan to bag the K.N. Chennabasappa Memorial Trophy, the feature event of the races held here on Thursday.

India open the defence of their 2011 World Cup title against traditional rivals Pakistan at Adelaide on February 15, a day after the tournament opens with co-hosts Australia and New Zealand playing their respective opponents on home turf, the International Cricket Council said on Tuesday.

Vijay Singh-trained Snowscape, who is working well, should claim the Citi Limits Cup 1400 metres, the main event of the Kolkata Monsoon season’s fourth day to be held here on Wednesday.

Vijays Pride and Vijays Champ pleased when the horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course here on Tuesday.

Teenage sprinter Dutee Chand made it to the 27-member Indian athletics team for next month’s second Asian Youth Games in Nanjing, China, while it was heartbreak for Delhi shot putter Shakti Solanki who was left out after he missed the selection trials.