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  • Deccan beat KXIP by 82 runs; Rain stops play in Warriors-Daredevils clash

    Deccan Chargers beat Kings XI Punjab by 82 runs in their last Indian Premier League match in Dharamsala on Saturday. Brief Score: Deccan Chargers: 198 for 2 in 20 overs (Shikhar Dhawan 95 not out, D Ravi Teja 60; Paul Valthaty 1/24). Kings XI Punjab: 116 all out in 19 overs (Adam Gilchrist 51; Amit […]

    French Open: Nadal to face marathon man Isner in 1st round

    Defending French Open champions Rafael Nadal and Francesca Schiavone were given first-round matches in Friday’s draw against Americans who have won a combined two matches at Roland Garros. The top-ranked Nadal’s bid to equal Bjorn Borg’s record of six titles at the clay-court Grand Slam tournament will begin against John Isner, who is best known […]

    Kolkata bowlers set up easy win against Pune in IPL

    The Kolkata Knight Riders attack restricted Pune Warriors to a paltry 118 for seven to set up a seven-wicket win in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday. Kolkata vindicated captain Gautam Gambhir’s decision to bowl first as they made life miserable for the Pune batsmen on a slow wicket that offered prodigious turn for […]

    Rahi wins bronze in WC, qualifies for London Olympics

    Rahi Sarnobat on Thursday became the sixth Indian shooter to seal a berth in next year’s London Olympics after winning the bronze medal in the 25m women’s Sports Pistol event at the ongoing ISSF World Cup in Fort Benning, USA. By virtue of the bronze, the 21-year-old Kolhapur girl won a quota place for the […]

    Pune Warriors look to spoil Knight Riders party

    Already out of the IPL play-off race having suffered 8 defeats in 12 games, Pune Warriors would be looking to restore some pride and play party poopers when they take on Kolkata Knight Riders in Mumbai on Thursday. While the Warriors have blown away any chance of making it to the four-team play-offs in this […]

    Gilchrist smacks century in Punjab’s big win over RCB

    Adam Gilchrist (106) smashed a breath-taking century and shared a record 206-run partnership with Shaun Marsh as Kings XI Punjab overwhelmed Royal Challengers Bangalore by 111 runs to keep themselves in the reckoning for the play-offs in the Indian Premier League. The second-wicket partnership between Gilchirst and Marsh (79 not out) was the highest in […]

    Deccan ends Pune’s IPL qualifying hopes with 6-wicket win

    Deccan Chargers openers Sunny Sohal and Shikhar Dhawan put on a 67-run stand to lead their team to a six-wicket victory over Pune Warriors in a low-scoring IPL game on Monday. Sohal made 34 and Dhawan 28 as Deccan Chargers scored 138-4 in 19.2 overs in reply to Pune’s 136-9. Deccan, already out of contention […]

    Bopanna, Somdev improve career-best rankings

    Indian Davis Cupper Rohan Bopanna has achieved his carrer-best rank of 11 in the ATP doubles chart while Somdev Devvarman rose to number 66, his career best singles rank. Somdev had crashed out of Zagreb Open in the first round last week but still managed to go two places up and improve his career-best ranking. […]

    Olympic marathon champ Sammy Wanjiru dies

    Kenyan Olympic marathon champion Sammy Wanjiru died early Monday after jumping from a balcony, police said. John Mbijiwe, the police chief in Kenya’s Central Province, said initial information indicated 24-year-old Wanjiru died after jumping from a balcony at his Rift Valley home, but the death is subject to further investigation. In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, […]

    Unbeatable Djokovic stuns Nadal in Rome

    Novak Djokovic took his unbeaten start to 2011 to 37 matches as he stunned world number one Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-4 to win the Rome Masters on Sunday. Sunday was the fourth time in a row the Serbian has beaten Nadal in a Masters final this season and the second successive week he has done […]