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Dhoni to lead Rising Pune Supergiants in IPL
Kolkata, Jan 18: The Pune franchise of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be named Rising Pune Supergiants (RPSG) with India's limited overs skipper M.S. Dhoni captaining the side, its owner announced on Monday.
The franchise is owned…
BCCI issues life ban on Ajit Chandila, Five-year ban for Hiken Shah
Mumbai, Jan 18: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday slapped a life ban on Ajit Chandila, while Hiken Shah has been banned for five years on charges of spot-fixing and corruption in the Indian Premier League (IPL).…
Tennis embroiled in new match-fixing scandal as Australian Open begins
Melbourne, Jan 18: An exhaustive investigation into tennis match fixing by two prominent media organisations has revealed evidence that 16 professional players have been caught up in the scandal.
The findings of the investigation, by…
Australia beat India in 3rd ODI to clinch Series
Melbourne, Jan 18: Australia dominated with both bat and ball to defeat India by three wickets in the third One-Day International (ODI) at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here on Sunday.
Pacer John Hastings returned figures of 4/58 as…
Hingis joins Sania as World No.1
Melbourne, Jan 16: More than 15 years after she reigned supreme at the top of the women's doubles rankings, Swiss tennis great Martina Hingis has reclaimed the world no.1 rank. The 35-year-old has joined doubles partner Sania Mirza as…
Spanish Juan Ramon Lopez Caro is new Oman Football Team head Coach
Muscat, Jan 16: The Oman Football Association has announced the appointment of Spanish Juan Ramon Lopez Caro as the new head coach of the national team for a year.
Caro, who previously coached Real Madrid and Saudi Arabia, on Friday…
Pakistan pacer Amir Booed on International return
Auckland, Jan 16: Mohammad Amir's return to international cricket after a five-year gap was not a happy one as the controversial Pakistan pacer was booed by the crowd during the first Twenty20 International (T20I) against New Zealand here…
Bopanna-Mergea lose Sydney International Final
Sydney, Jan 16: Indo-Romanian tennis pair of Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea lost the men's doubles final of the Sydney International at the NSW Tennis Centre here on Saturday.
The fourth seeds went down to the British-Brazilian pairing…
Sania-Martina wins Sydney International, Bopanna in Final
Sydney, Jan 16: At one stage almost set to lose the final, Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis came up with a stupendous performance to earn a fantastic come-from-behind victory and clinch the Sydney International women's doubles title at the…
Kalinga Lancers confident of turning new leaf in HIL
New Delhi, Jan 16: Kalinga Lancers, under the mentorship of new coach Mark Hager, are keen to turn a new leaf and hope to start off with a win in the opening game of the fourth edition of the Hockey India League (HIL) on Monday.
The team…