Ganguly to host quiz show on small screen Kolkata: Former cricketer Sourav Ganguly is all set to begin a new innings as compere of a Bengali TV reality show in June. Ganguly, India's cricket captain who retired from the game late last year, has already inked a deal with popular Bengali TV channel Zee Bangla, according to a report in the Ananda Bazar Patrika.
"Yes, I have agreed to this proposal. I only know I have to conduct a quiz show," Ganguly said in the report.
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Prakash in second round of New Delhi Challenger
New Delhi: Prakash Amritraj battled past Korean Jae Sung An to move into the second round of $50,000 New Delhi Challenger on a rain-hit day at DLTA complex in the Capital on Tuesday. Second-seeded Prakash met a stiff resistance from An before winning 7-6 6-4....
Dubai: Riding on their match-winning performances in the second Test against Sri Lanka, Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh climbed up in the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings. Se...
Mahendra Singh Dhoni conferred with Khel Ratna New Delhi: India's one-day and Twenty20 skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Monday conferred with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, making him only the second cricketer after Sachin Tendulkar ...
Anand wins Mainz chess title for record 11th time Mainz (Germany): Viswanathan Anand showed that he is in perfect shape to defend his world title as he outplayed young Magnus Carlsen in the final of the 13th Grenkeleasing Rapid World Championship in Mainz.
World champion in classical chess and considered the world's best in rapid and blitz, too, Anand, who topped the league stage, won the first two games of the four-game final to move into a driver's seat. A draw in the third meant he had sealed the title with one game to spare. The fourth game was a formality with a 11-move draw.
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