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Govt suspends paralympic chief Rajesh To...

Govt suspends paralympic chief Rajesh Tomar over poor facilities

New Delhi: The Paralympic Committee of India on Tuesday suspended its president Rajesh Tomar after an outcry about a lack of toilets, showers and beds for athletes at a national meeting last month. Some 600 disabled athletes who took part in the national paralympic championships outside New Delhi... read more »

Rohit Sharma is third cricketer to score ODI double century
India, Pakistan may play bilateral serie...

India, Pakistan may play bilateral series in December

KOLKATA: India and Pakistan are set to resume bilateral cricketing ties in December, Pakistan high commissioner to India Abdul Basit confirmed on Tuesday. While India and Pakistan have played in various ICC tournaments, including the recent league match at the ongoing World Cup, the last bilateral... read more »

ICC Cricket World Cup: South Africa crus...

ICC Cricket World Cup: South Africa crush listless Sri Lanka by 9 wickets t...

Leg-spinner Tahir (4-26) looked like a man possessed while Duminy (3-29) bagged the second hat-trick of this edition — after England’s Steven Finn — as South Africa sent the Lankans packing for 133 in 37.2 overs in the first quarter-final of this edition. South Africa, who are... read more »

World Cup 2015: Wind will play a huge ro...

World Cup 2015: Wind will play a huge role at MCG

MELBOURNE: The Indian team was scheduled to arrive at 2 pm for practice at the Melbourne Cricket Ground but delayed its arrival by more than an hour. By 3.30, when they checked in, the already gloomy weather had turned a tad gloomier and the breeze had turned into wind before losing direction. The... read more »

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Left-arm spinner Akshar Patel added to India’s ODI, Twenty2...

Left-arm spinner Akshar Patel was on Tuesday named in the Indian squad for the remaining two one-dayers against the West Indies and was also picked in the 14-strong team announced for the one-off... read more »

Who BCCI pays more than Dhoni? Gavaskar and Shastr...

If you thought current cricketers earned more than former cricketers in India, think again. It’s not Mahendra Singh Dhoni or Virat Kohli to... read more »

Kevin Pietersen-ECB controversy: Alastair Cook backs An...

Good cricket will silence hostile crowds, says Alastair Cook

  Alastair Cook, the England captain has backed former coach, Andy Flower against the criticism made by his former teammate, Kevin Pietersen in his... read more »

India may have picked Ishant but they should play Umesh...

Here we go again. Ishant Sharma and his Herculean hair are back in the India one-day thanks to an injury to Mohit Sharma. Ishant hasn’t played an ODI since... read more »

Dhoni sole Indian on Forbes’ most valuable athlete bran...

India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the sole Indian sportsman to figure on Forbes’ list of the world’s most valuable athlete brands, a list that... read more »

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Villas-Boas on brink of losing Tottenham job after Man City humbling

I`ll battle on to get it right at Spurs, s Villas-Boasays

London – Chastened Andre Villas-Boas remains convinced he has a team capable of securing a Champions League place and said he would keep fighting after Tottenham Hotspur were thrashed 5-0 at... read more »

Nasri claims neither Real nor Barca would 'fancy' facing Man City in CL

Nasri claims neither Real nor Barca would ‘f...

Sydney – Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri has insisted that even Real Madrid and Barcelona would want to avoid a clash with Manuel... read more »

Wenger to sign `new` contract keeping him at Arsenal un...

Wenger to sign `new` contract keeping him at Arsenal until 2017

London – Arsene Wenger is set to sign a new Arsenal contract next month keeping him at the club until 2017, according to reports. According to the... read more »

West Brom sack head coach Clarke after fourth straight ...

West Brom sack head coach Clarke after fourth straight PL loss

London – Steve Clarke has been sacked as head coach of West Bromwich Albion following a fourth straight Premier League loss, according to... read more »

Rodriguez’s equaliser earns Southampton 1-1 draw ...

Rodriguez's equaliser earns Southampton 1-1 draw against Newcastle

Johannesburg – Jay Rodriguez scored his sixth goal of the season to secure a 1-1 draw for Southampton with in-form Newcastle in their Premier League... read more »

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Making heavy weather of a small chase

New Zealand narrowly avoided a major misstep, edging Scotland by three wickets in a low-scoring match on Tuesday to stay unbeaten after two games in Pool A. Chasing Scotland’s modest... read more »

ICC World Cup: Swiss tennis ace Roger Federer turns India fan

The Swiss great, a winner of 17 Grand Slam titles, was pictured on his Facebook page admiring an Indian team shirt, which he had unwrapped from a gift box. “Dressing up for a... read more »

Slinger Malinga fit for Sri Lanka’s World Cup opening match

Express pace bowler Lasith Malinga is fit for Sri Lanka’s opening World Cup clash against New Zealand at the Hagley Oval on Saturday, captain Angelo Mathews said. Malinga had ankle... read more »

National Games: Mahitha, Rameshwori steal the show

Mahitha Mohan of Kerala won her third gold medal while veteran Rameshwori Devi of Manipur proved that she was not a spent force, on the penultimate day of the cycling competitions of the... read more »

Won’t have sledging war with Warner, says Anderson

England pace spearhead James Anderson says the team has no intention of provoking a sledging war with firebrand Australian opener David Warner in Saturday’s high-profile cricket World Cup opener... read more »