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Sania Mirza gets Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, 17 Others Arjuna Awards
India's ace Tennis player Sania Mirza has received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2015, while 17 others were given the Arjuna Awards. Sania recently became the first Indian woman to achieve the World No.1 spot in Doubles. She also won…
Galle Test: Sri Lanka bowled out for 367 in Second Innings
Galle, Aug 14: Hosts Sri Lanka took a 175-run lead after being bowled out for 367 in their second innings on third day of the first Test match against India at the Galle International Stadium here on Friday.
Resuming at the overnight…
India A beat Australia A by 4 Wickets, clinch Tri-Series
Chennai, Aug 14: A brilliant and unbeaten half century from Gurkeerat Singh supported by a steady knock from Sanju Samson (24 not out) ensured India A beat Australia A by four wickets in the final to clinch the 50-over tri-series that also…
Galle Test: Sri Lanka take 71-run lead at Tea on 3rd Day
Galle, Aug 14: Sri Lanka reached 263 for six to take a 71-run lead in their second innings against India at tea on the third day of the first Test here on Friday.
Dinesh Chandimal was unbeaten on a run-a-ball 98 as the hosts added 155…
India beat Spain 4-2 in 3rd Match, win Hockey Series 2-1
Ramandeep Singh's twin goals in the 50th minute, helped India beat Spain 4-2 in their den at Terrassa and win the series 2-1. Earlier, India had defeated France 2-0 Im the previous series on their European tour.
In the first match, Spain…
Galle Test: India take 192-run lead against Sri Lanka
Galle, Aug 13: Opener Shikhar Dhawan (134) and skipper Virat Kohli (103) struck fluent centuries to help India take a healthy 192-run first innings lead as Sri Lankan bowlers struck late to bowl out the visitors for 375 on Day 2 of the…
Olympic 400m Champ Kirani James to lead Grenada at Worlds
St. George's (Grenada), Aug 13: Olympic 400 metres champion Kirani James will lead a three-member Grenada team, announced by the Grenada Athletics Association, for the World Athletics Championships to be held in Beijing between August 22 to…
Test Series: Sri Lanka opt to bat against India in First Test
Galle, Aug 12: Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews won the toss and decided to bat against India in the first match of the three-Test series at the Galle International Cricket Stadium here in Sri Lanka on Wednesday.
The teams:
India:…
2005 Ashes-winning England Side better than 2015’s: Pietersen
London, Aug 11: Exiled England batsman Kevin Pietersen has hailed his side’s Ashes win against win against Australia as "brilliant", but not as good as the one he won the coveted series with in 2005 which had stronger batting and bowling,…
Paes-Murray advance to 2nd Round of Canada Open
Montreal, Aug 11: The new tennis combination of Leander Paes and Andy Murray took less than an hour to advance to the second round of men's doubles in the $3.5 million Canada Open here.
Paes and Murray defeated the South African-French…