http://www.indiantvtoday.com About what's on your idiot box Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:46:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/sachin-tendulkars-aura-as-a-batsman-will-not-diminish-if-he-does-not-score/2012/02/07/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/sachin-tendulkars-aura-as-a-batsman-will-not-diminish-if-he-does-not-score/2012/02/07/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:19:22 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=15964 Sachin Tendulkar’s aura as a batsman will not diminish even if he does not score his much awaited 100th international century, Australian great Steve Waugh has said.”I think it`s a huge statistic and India is obsessed by stats. The whole country wants him to get his one hundredth 100 so maybe that`s where the real [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/sachin-tendulkars-aura-as-a-batsman-will-not-diminish-if-he-does-not-score/2012/02/07/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/yuvraj-will-be-back-with-a-bang-he-will-fight-back-cancer/2012/02/07/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/yuvraj-will-be-back-with-a-bang-he-will-fight-back-cancer/2012/02/07/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:33:48 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=15963 Just a few weeks after winning the World Cup, its man of the tournament – Yuvraj Singh – was diagnosed with ‘lung cancer’.”He was coughing and vomiting all through the tournament. But we thought it was just the stress, and his desire to excel on the biggest stage… so we ignored it,” his mother Shabnam [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/yuvraj-will-be-back-with-a-bang-he-will-fight-back-cancer/2012/02/07/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/australian-open-womens-singles-results-sharapova-edges-kvitova-for-final-spot/2012/01/26/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/australian-open-womens-singles-results-sharapova-edges-kvitova-for-final-spot/2012/01/26/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:43:37 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=15791 Australian Open women’s singles semi-final results from Melbourne on Thursday (prefix denotes seeding, * new result). * 4-Maria Sharapova (Russia) beat 2-Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) 6-2 3-6 6-4 3-Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) beat 11-Kim Clijsters (Belgium) 6-4 1-6 6-3 The world number four had just saved two break points and been taken to deuce four times [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/australian-open-womens-singles-results-sharapova-edges-kvitova-for-final-spot/2012/01/26/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/ex-tennis-star-marat-safin-elected-to-russian-parliament/2011/12/11/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/ex-tennis-star-marat-safin-elected-to-russian-parliament/2011/12/11/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 08:45:35 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=15258 Former World Number One and tennis star Marat Safin has been elected to the 450-seat-strong Duma, or the Russian Federal Parliament. Speaking after his election, Safin said he had thought long and hard about what to do with his life after his sporting career. “I could go and make commercials left and right and pretend [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/ex-tennis-star-marat-safin-elected-to-russian-parliament/2011/12/11/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/roger-federer-into-paris-masters-final/2011/11/12/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/roger-federer-into-paris-masters-final/2011/11/12/#comments Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:17:50 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=14893 Roger Federer defeated Tomas Berdych 6-4, 6-3 here today to reach the final of the Paris Masters for the first time in his career. The 30-year-old Swiss holder of 16 Grand Slam titles will play on Sunday the winner of the other semi-final which sees 2008 winner Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France take on giant American [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/roger-federer-into-paris-masters-final/2011/11/12/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/dhoni-reaches-third-spot-in-icc-ranking/2011/10/28/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/dhoni-reaches-third-spot-in-icc-ranking/2011/10/28/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 05:55:29 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=14190 Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, named the player of the series following India`s 5-0 whitewash over England in the ODI tournament, jumped two places to reach the third spot in the latest ICC rankings on Wednesday. Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin also broke into the top 20 for the first time after claiming 10 wickets in the series. [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/dhoni-reaches-third-spot-in-icc-ranking/2011/10/28/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/who-are-you-ganguly-asked-at-eden-gardens/2011/10/27/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/who-are-you-ganguly-asked-at-eden-gardens/2011/10/27/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 05:55:21 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=14184 Even in his worst nightmares, Sourav Ganguly would not have seen it coming. It was possibly for the first time in his long cricketing career that the former Indian captain and local boy was stopped from going to the Eden Gardens ground as he did not carry an identity card. Ganguly, who was doing his [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/who-are-you-ganguly-asked-at-eden-gardens/2011/10/27/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/sania-and-vesnina-in-french-open-doubles-final/2011/06/03/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/sania-and-vesnina-in-french-open-doubles-final/2011/06/03/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 05:05:07 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=13333 (PTI) Sania Mirza stormed into her first Grand Slam doubles final as she and her Russian partner Elena Vesnina defeated American duo of Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond in a thrilling three-setter in the semifinals of the French Open here today.Seeded seventh in the tournament, Sania and Vesnina beat their fourth seeded opponents 6-3, 2-6, [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/sania-and-vesnina-in-french-open-doubles-final/2011/06/03/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/gambhir-yuvraj-out-tendulkar-rested-for-windies-tour/2011/05/27/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/gambhir-yuvraj-out-tendulkar-rested-for-windies-tour/2011/05/27/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 15:50:51 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=13184 PTI Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh were left out of India’s entire tour of the West Indies as the national selectors announced the 16-member squad for the Test series next month. Tamil Nadu opener Abhinav Mukund was the lone new face in the squad announced by the BCCI secretary N Srinivasan after a [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/gambhir-yuvraj-out-tendulkar-rested-for-windies-tour/2011/05/27/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/world-no-1-wozniacki-crashes-out-of-french-open/2011/05/27/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/world-no-1-wozniacki-crashes-out-of-french-open/2011/05/27/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 15:04:28 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=13164 World No1, Caroline Wozniacki, crashed out in the third round with a 6-1, 6-3 defeat by the 28th seed, Daniela Hantuchova. The second seed, Kim Clijsters, has already been eliminated after throwing away a winning position against the little-known Dutchwoman Arantxa Rus, while last year’s beaten finalist, Samantha Stosur, was also a third-round victim. The match [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/world-no-1-wozniacki-crashes-out-of-french-open/2011/05/27/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/canadas-virtue-and-moir-lead-after-short-dance-at-world-championships/2011/04/30/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/canadas-virtue-and-moir-lead-after-short-dance-at-world-championships/2011/04/30/#comments Sat, 30 Apr 2011 05:54:20 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=12738 Olympic champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir posted a new short dance record score as they opened their bid to defend their ice dancing title at the world figure skating championships here on Friday.Their world record score was no surprise as the mark is less than a year old — the International Skating Union did [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/canadas-virtue-and-moir-lead-after-short-dance-at-world-championships/2011/04/30/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/indian-cricket-team-captain-m-s-dhoni-ideal-icon/2011/04/13/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/indian-cricket-team-captain-m-s-dhoni-ideal-icon/2011/04/13/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 06:04:15 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=12402 Mahendra Singh Dhoni, nick name Mahi, Also abbreviated as MS Dhoni, Captain Dhoni has traveled a great journey  being the boy from Ranchi to the Captain Cool of the India Cricket Team. Apart from the Indian captain he is also the wicketkeeper. Mahi born on July 7, 1981 in Lavali Village Almora, Uttarakhand is an Indian cricketer [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/indian-cricket-team-captain-m-s-dhoni-ideal-icon/2011/04/13/feed/ 3 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/india-wins-against-australia-world-cup-quarterfinal-motera/2011/03/24/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/india-wins-against-australia-world-cup-quarterfinal-motera/2011/03/24/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:39:22 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=12018 INDIA WINS Australian captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and opted to bat first in the crucial quarterfinal match against India being played here today at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera. India received a huge boost ahead of the game with Virender Sehwag being ruled fit after missing the game against West Indies with [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/india-wins-against-australia-world-cup-quarterfinal-motera/2011/03/24/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/11587/2011/02/26/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/11587/2011/02/26/#comments Sat, 26 Feb 2011 12:32:21 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/11587/2011/02/26/ Match Date Teams Venue 1 19 Feb India vs Bangladesh Dhaka 2 20 Feb New Zealand vs Kenya Chennai 3 20 Feb Sri Lanka vs Canada Hambantota 4 21 Feb Australia vs Zimbabwe Ahmedabad 5 22 Feb England vs Netherlands Nagpur 6 23 Feb Pakistan vs Kenya Hambantota 7 24 Feb South Africa vs West [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/11587/2011/02/26/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/ana-ivanovic-parts-ways-with-grafs-former-coach/2010/11/01/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/ana-ivanovic-parts-ways-with-grafs-former-coach/2010/11/01/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:13:32 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=10026 Ana Ivanovic has parted ways with Steffi Graf’s former coach Heinz Gunthardt after enduring a topsy-turvy season. The 2008 French Open champion’s ranking plummeted to 65th in July this year after hooking up with Gunthardt in February but appeared to turn a corner when she ended a two-year title drought by capturing the Linz Open trophy [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/ana-ivanovic-parts-ways-with-grafs-former-coach/2010/11/01/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/tendulkar-gets-peoples-choice-award-in-asian-awards-in-uk/2010/10/27/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/tendulkar-gets-peoples-choice-award-in-asian-awards-in-uk/2010/10/27/#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:57:36 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=9916 Awards and accolades continue to follow Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar who added the ‘Lebara People’s Choice’ honour at the inaugural Asian Awards to his trophy cabinet. Presenting the award to the iconic batsman, Ratheesan Yoganathan, CEO Lebara, said, “Tendulkar is one of the greatest cricketers of all time. Sachin is a hero and a [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/tendulkar-gets-peoples-choice-award-in-asian-awards-in-uk/2010/10/27/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/sharapova-gets-engaged-to-lakers-guard-vujacic/2010/10/27/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/sharapova-gets-engaged-to-lakers-guard-vujacic/2010/10/27/#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2010 07:58:30 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=9808 The most eligible bachelorette in tennis is off the market.Three-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova got engaged to her boyfriend, Los Angeles Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic, after he proposed on Tuesday night at his Manhattan Beach, Calif. home.Sharapova and Vujacic first went public with their relationship last November when they were seen cuddling at a [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/sharapova-gets-engaged-to-lakers-guard-vujacic/2010/10/27/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/ana-ivanovics-winning-run-ends-in-defeat-by-goerges-in-luxembourg/2010/10/24/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/ana-ivanovics-winning-run-ends-in-defeat-by-goerges-in-luxembourg/2010/10/24/#comments Sun, 24 Oct 2010 08:30:54 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=9816 Ana Ivanovic’s recent run of good results came to an end on Friday with a 6-3, 6-1 defeat by Julia Goerges in the Luxembourg Open quarter-finals.Ana Ivanovic race is constantly up and down, with periods longer however. 2008 French Open champion suffered another setback reactivation losing in the quarterfinals of the Open BGL BNP Paribas [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/ana-ivanovics-winning-run-ends-in-defeat-by-goerges-in-luxembourg/2010/10/24/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/u-s-open-news/2010/09/05/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/u-s-open-news/2010/09/05/#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:01:58 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=9557 •Roger Federer moved on with a routine 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 victory against Paul-Henri Mathieu. In fact, afterward Federer was more interested in talking about Rafael Nadal’s pursuit of the career Grand Slam than his own victory. “Clearly, he has a chance because he’s young enough,” Federer said. •Novak Djokovic reached the U.S. Open’s fourth round [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/u-s-open-news/2010/09/05/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/common-wealth-games-theme-song-listen-here/2010/08/28/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/common-wealth-games-theme-song-listen-here/2010/08/28/#comments Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:19:05 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=9445 A Theme Song for Common Wealth Games 2010 was unveiled by Oscar Winner Music Director AR Rahman. The lyric of the song follows ‘Jiyo, Utho, Badho, Jeetho..’. Even though various corruption charges was flayed against the hosting of CWG 2010 finally everything is expected to calm down for a reason. The song was unveiled / [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/common-wealth-games-theme-song-listen-here/2010/08/28/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/elin-woods-slaps-divorce-to-tiger-woods-receive-record-750-million-settlement/2010/08/25/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/elin-woods-slaps-divorce-to-tiger-woods-receive-record-750-million-settlement/2010/08/25/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:30:19 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=9369 Tiger Woods-Elin Nordegren divorce is final,Everything’s signed.Tiger Woods and his wife officially divorced Monday, nine months after his middle-of-the-night car crash outside his home set off shocking revelations that golf’s biggest star had been cheating on his wife. The divorce was filed in Bay County Circuit Court in the Florida Panhandle. The couple had married in [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/elin-woods-slaps-divorce-to-tiger-woods-receive-record-750-million-settlement/2010/08/25/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/tennis-players-say-theyll-play-in-davis-cup-cwg/2010/08/22/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/tennis-players-say-theyll-play-in-davis-cup-cwg/2010/08/22/#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2010 12:42:54 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=9338 New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) Ending the stalemate over a payment dispute, India’s revolting tennis players today said they will represent the country in the upcoming Davis Cup tie and Commonwealth Games after being given an assurance by the Sports Ministry. The star quartet of Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi, Somdev Devvarman and Rohan Bopanna had [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/tennis-players-say-theyll-play-in-davis-cup-cwg/2010/08/22/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/injured-rice-pulls-out-of-commonwealth-games/2010/08/21/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/injured-rice-pulls-out-of-commonwealth-games/2010/08/21/#comments Sat, 21 Aug 2010 12:09:42 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=9287 In yet another setback to the controversy-ridden Commonwealth Games, Australia’s triple Olympic gold medallist swimmer Stephanie Rice has pulled out of October 3-14 mega event in Delhi due to a shoulder injury.The 22-year-old swimmer, who is struggling with a problem in her right shoulder since March, also has been ruled out of the ongoing Pan [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/injured-rice-pulls-out-of-commonwealth-games/2010/08/21/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/sharapova-named-worlds-highest-paid-female-athlete/2010/08/21/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/sharapova-named-worlds-highest-paid-female-athlete/2010/08/21/#comments Sat, 21 Aug 2010 02:34:40 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=9293 Maria Sharapova was named the world’s highest-paid female athlete by Forbes magazine.Sharapova pulled in $24.5 million over the past year, including $1 million earned from prize money and the rest derived from endorsements and appearance fees, Forbes said.Sharapova, 23, became an overnight tennis sensation at the age of 17 when she won Wimbledon in 2004, [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/sharapova-named-worlds-highest-paid-female-athlete/2010/08/21/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/india-doesnt-look-like-a-number-one-team-waugh/2010/07/29/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/india-doesnt-look-like-a-number-one-team-waugh/2010/07/29/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:11:43 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=8992 New Delhi, July 28 (PTI) India is currently struggling against Sri Lanka and does not look like they are the number one Test team in the world, reckons former Australian skipper Steve Waugh. “India are predominantly a batting side but their bowling is not strong enough. Of course they have a few injuries with Zaheer [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/india-doesnt-look-like-a-number-one-team-waugh/2010/07/29/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/ms-dhoni-worlds-top-earning-cricketer-signs-rs-200-crore-deal-youth-icon/2010/07/15/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/ms-dhoni-worlds-top-earning-cricketer-signs-rs-200-crore-deal-youth-icon/2010/07/15/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:46:25 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=8862 Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s monetary worth has got a huge boost. The Indian cricket captain has signed a deal worth Rs 200 crore with a talent management company. Rhiti Sports Management and Mindscapes One will now be in charge of managing all the endorsements of Dhoni. Dhoni has entered into a two-year deal with Rhiti Sports [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/ms-dhoni-worlds-top-earning-cricketer-signs-rs-200-crore-deal-youth-icon/2010/07/15/feed/ 9 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/bollywood-cheers-saina-nehwals-victory/2010/06/27/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/bollywood-cheers-saina-nehwals-victory/2010/06/27/#comments Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:52:05 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=8569 Bollywood stars tweeted praise as Saina Nehwal completed a stupendous hat-trick of badminton titles and made the world take notice of her.Jubiliant at Saina’s exploits at the Indonesian Open Super Series, the Bollywood brigade took to microblogging site Twitter to shower praise on the 20-year-old sports sensation.Anupam Kher congratulated Saina by writing: ‘Saina is the [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/bollywood-cheers-saina-nehwals-victory/2010/06/27/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/bolt-to-miss-commonwealth-games-says-coach/2010/06/25/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/bolt-to-miss-commonwealth-games-says-coach/2010/06/25/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 05:50:23 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=8465 Jamaican triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt will not compete in the New Delhi Commonwealth Games from Oct 3-14 because they are too late in the year, coach Glen Mills told Reuters on Saturday.”It was not part of our schedule,” Mills said via telephone from Jamaica.Mills said Bolt had known for several months that he would [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/bolt-to-miss-commonwealth-games-says-coach/2010/06/25/feed/ 1 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/ipl-awards-2010-stars-off-the-field/2010/04/26/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/ipl-awards-2010-stars-off-the-field/2010/04/26/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:30:27 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=7883 The IPL Awards Night which was held on April 23rd in Grand Hyatt Hotel, Mumbai to honor the best performers of the IPL.It was a relief to see cricketers wearing dappers suits. The players walked happily and waved their hands to the shutter bugs. The Bollywood personality added the glamour to the event.Shilpa Shetty Kundra [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/ipl-awards-2010-stars-off-the-field/2010/04/26/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/poulter-westwood-in-masters-lead-woods-2-back/2010/04/10/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/poulter-westwood-in-masters-lead-woods-2-back/2010/04/10/#comments Sat, 10 Apr 2010 09:10:23 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=7620 ptinews Augusta (Georgia), Apr 10 (AP) England’s Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter handled a tougher Augusta National to share the Masters lead as both chase their first major championship and attempt to hold off Tiger Woods. Poulter, who once boasted that it would be just him and Woods when he reached his potential, made his [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/poulter-westwood-in-masters-lead-woods-2-back/2010/04/10/feed/ 0