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Bengaluru, Jan 28: The Cheteshwar Pujara juggernaut continued to roll and the 'Run Machine' steered Saurashtra to the Ranji Trophy finals with a five-wicket victory over Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy semi-finals here Monday. Saurashtra will now meet defending champions Vidarbha in the final of the national championship to be played from February 3-7 in Jaipur. This is the third time that

Mount Maunganui, Jan 28: India beat New Zealand by seven wickets in the third one-day international in Mount Maunganui on Monday to take the series with two games to spare. Rohit Sharma (62) and Virat Kohli (60) put on 113 for the second wicket as India reached their 244-run target with 42 balls left. New Zealand were all out for 243 in the 49th over with Ross Taylor making 93 and Tom Latham 51

London, Jan 28: Jason Holder has become the first West Indian since cricket great Garfield Sobers to be named as the world's leading all-rounder following his superb display against England in Barbados. West Indies captain Holder struck a commanding 202 not out and also took two useful first-innings wickets on his Kensington Oval home ground in Bridgetown, Barbados to help his side complete a

Jakarta, Jan 27: Two-time Commonwealth Games champion Saina Nehwal stormed into the finals of the Indonesia Masters with a win over sixth seed He Bingjiao on Saturday. Eighth seed Saina, who had reached the finals at the last edition, defeated her Chinese opponent 18-21, 21-12, 21-18 in their maiden meeting. The Indian shuttler raced to an early 11-7 lead in the opening game but Bingjiao made a

Dubai, Jan 27: Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed has been suspended for four matches for breaching the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Anti-Racism Code. Sarfaraz had made racial remarks against South African pacer Andile Phehlukwayo during the second ODI against South Africa in Durban on Tuesday. The wicket-keeper batsman was picked up by the stump mic saying, “Hey black [man], where is your

Murcia, Jan 27: Indian women's hockey team put up a spirited fight before losing 2-3 to Spain in their opening match against hosts Spain here. Udita (12th minute) and Gurjit Kaur (48th) scored for India, while Maria Tost (23rd), Lola Reira (39th) and Begona Garcia (40th) sounded the board for Spain on Saturday. India used strong attacking strategy to begin the first quarter on a positive note. The

New Delhi, Jan 26: Gautam Gambhir the "human being" aspires to surpass the cricketer, Sunil Chhetri wants to be "hungrier" whenever when he dons the national colours while Bajrang sought blessings from one and all with an aim to scale greater heights after being nominated for Padma Shri awards. The two-time World champion cricketer, national football captain and reigning Asian Games champion

Mount Maunganui, Jan 26: Wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav tormented New Zealand again as India coasted to a 90-run victory in the second one-day international at Bay Oval in Mt. Maunganui on Saturday to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. The left-arm spinner, who had four victims in the eight-wicket victory in the first match in Napier, claimed 4-45 as New Zealand were dismissed for 234 in 40.2

Jan 25: Committee of Administrators of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has lifted the suspension on Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul. Both were suspended from the Indian team for their controversial remarks on women on a TV show. BCCI has also confirmed that Pandya will join the Indian team for the New Zealand series while Rahul will join the India ‘A’ Squad that is currently playing a

Jan 25: Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed on Friday met Andile Phehlukwayo and apologised for hurling allegedly racist slurs at the South African all-rounder during the second ODI. Sarfaraz was caught making racist comments by the stump mic in the 37th over of South Africa's run chase on Tuesday. South Africa eventually won the match by five wickets. "Abey kaale, teri ammi aaj kahaan baitheen hain