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Hope NBA draft helps cricket-mad India t...

Hope NBA draft helps cricket-mad India take to basketball: Satnam

After becoming the first Indian-born player to be picked in the NBA, Satnam Singh Bhamara hopes his selection in the US-based league will kickstart a basketball boom in cricket-obsessed India. The 19-year-old centre admitted he was incredibly nervous in the run up to the NBA Draft, which saw him... read more »

Copa America: Peru in semis with Guerrer...

Copa America: Peru in semis with Guerrero treble, Bolivia ousted

A hat trick from Brazilian-based striker Paolo Guerrero’s helped Peru cruise past Bolivia 3-1 on Thursday, setting up a Copa America semi-final clash against fierce rivals Chile. Flamengo forward Guerrero, who has spent the past three years in Brazil after spells in Germany with Bayern Munich... read more »

Hockey World League: India women to face...

Hockey World League: India women to face Australia in a must win game

Before entering the quarter final of the Hockey World League Semi-Final 2015, the India Women Hockey Team are looking forward to take on the Australian eves tomorrow. With both the sides showcasing much agility packed with on-field skills, India and Australia will be seen contesting a very crucial... read more »

Team for Zimbabwe tour to be chosen on M...

Team for Zimbabwe tour to be chosen on Monday

Even though the scheduled tour of the Indian team to Zimbabwe next month is yet to be officially confirmed, the national selectors have been told by the BCCI to pick the team in Delhi on June 29. However, no information over the availability, or otherwise, of the top players has reached the... read more »

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I will dedicate an Indian Premier League innings to my newborn so...

Yusuf Pathan is overjoyed after his wife Afreen, a Mumbai-based physiotherapist, delivered a baby boy in Baroda yesterday. The big-hitting Kolkata Knight Riders’ all-rounder, who was away in... read more »

Do not compare ISL with IPL: Sourav Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly, one of the co-owners of the Kolkata stated that the Indian Super League (ISL) mustn’t be compared to cricket’s successful Indian... read more »

Kolkata Knight Riders can create magic, says Mike Horn

New Delhi: Renowned adventurer and explorer Mike Horn shared his life experiences with the Kolkata Knight Riders as part of their build-up for the upcoming... read more »

Having Sachin Tendulkar around will be great: Mumbai In...

Abu Dhabi: Mumbai Indians coach John Wright said the batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar’s presence as an ‘icon’ will be a great boost for the... read more »

Court to rule on April 16 on BCCI demand for return of ...

Cricket Association of Bihar (CAB) Secretary Aditya Verma on Friday said the court will give its views on issues related to an appeal made by the Board of... read more »

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