Hamilton, Feb. 3: New Zealand drew first blood in their series with Bangladesh by thrashing them by 10 wickets in the one-off Twenty20 in Hamilton.

New Delhi, Feb. 3: National sport or national shame? If one thought that K.P.S. Gill ruled Indian hockey with an iron fist, the current administration — the sports ministry and the Sports Authority of India — went a step further on the day.

New Delhi, Feb. 3: Defensive stalwart Gourmangi Singh and five other Churchill Brothers players will join national team camps late as the Goan club look to become the first Indian team to qualify for the lucrative AFC Champions League when they take on UAE club Al Wahda in a play-off at Abu Dhabi on Saturday.

Dhaka, Feb. 3: Indian shooters pocketed five gold out of the six on offer on Wednesday besides adding three silver and one bronze to continue their dominance in the 11th South Asian Games.

Bengaluru, Feb. 3: On May 12 1986, when the 13-year-old Leander Paes set foot on the tennis court, he never imagined he would go on to play in 21 Grand Slam finals or win 11 of them.

Chirag United 2

LAJONG FC 0

Viva Kerala 1

Mysore, Feb. 3: C.D. Monnappa-trained Danger Diabolic holds an edge over others in the Tranquility Cup (Division-I), the feature event of the races to be held here on Thursday.

Bengaluru, Feb. 3: Edmondo, Red Renegade and Originality impressed when the following horses were exercised on the trial track here on Wednesday.

Bengaluru, Feb. 3: Following are the acceptances for the races to be held here on Friday.

Chennai, Feb. 3: Bagde Of Gold is fancied to win the Bangalore Turf Club Trophy, the feature event of the races to be held here on Thursday.