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Leg-spinner Mishra recalled to Indian Test squad
New Delhi, July 23:
Seasoned leg-spinner Amit Mishra on Thursday was recalled to the Indian cricket team for the three-Test away series against Sri Lanka next month.
The experienced 32-year-old tweaker replaced young leg-spinner…
Rahul guides India A to 221/6
Chennai, July 22:
Opening batsman Lokesh Rahul struck a brilliant 96 to guide India to 221/6 at stumps on Day 1 of the first four-day cricket match against Australia A at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here on Wednesday.
Opting to…
Maradona’s ex-wife denounces him for fraud
Buenos Aires, July 22:
Claudia Villafane, the ex-wife of Argentinean soccer legend Diego Maradona, late Tuesday denounced him for fraud in an Argentinean court, media reported on Wednesday.
Villafane, 52, appeared in front of a…
No one is bigger than cricket: Laxman on IPL controversy
Mumbai, July 22:
Former India batsman V.V.S Laxman on Wednesday termed the suspension of two Indian Premier League (IPL) teams Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) as unfortunate, but added nothing is bigger than cricket…
India hold Germany 4-4 in women’s U-21 hockey tournament
Breda (Netherlands), July 22:
After their 0-1 defeat against Netherlands, India came back strongly against Germany on Tuesday to draw 4-4 in the Volvo Invitational women's Under-21 hockey tournament.
The game displayed a set of…
Indian hockey juniors lose 1-3 against Belgium
Breda (The Netherlands), July 22:
India went down 1-3 against Belgium in a league match of the men's Volvo International Under-21 hockey tournament here on Tuesday.
After winning the first two matches against Germany and New Zealand,…
Duleep Trophy not scrapped, will resume from 2016-17 season: BCCI
Mumbai, July 21:
The Indian cricket board on Tuesday clarified that the prestigious Duleep Trophy has been shelved, and that the tournament remains an "integral part of the domestic calendar" and will be the curtain-raiser of the 2016-17…
F1 driver Bianchi’s funeral held in home city Nice
Nice, July 21:
French Formula One driver Jules Bianchi's funeral was held on Tuesday in his hometown here, while the sport's governing body FIA announced it was retiring his car number "17" from F1 in his honour.
Family, friends…
‘Messi is the Pele of this generation’
Rio de Janeiro, July 21:
Former Brazilian football player Juliano Belletti says his ex-Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi is the "Pele of this generation".
Messi returned to his best in the second half of the season to inspire the…
Zambian boxer Manyuchi retains WBC title
Lusaka, July 21:
Zambian boxer Charles Manyuchi has retained his World Boxing Council (WBC) international welterweight title after knocking out his Italian challenger Gianluca Frezza in the sixth round.
The Zimbabwean-born boxer…