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Mumbai, Dec 24: With the series already in their pocket, India will look to give some of the bench players a chance but there will be no let-up in the intensity as they eye a complete whitewash against Sri Lanka in the third and final T20I here on Sunday, which will also push the hosts up to No. 2 in the ICC Rankings for T20Is. For the islanders, it has been a forgetful year and the two recent

Jaipur, Dec 24: Indian boxing's poster boy Vijender Singh now has his eyes trained on the Commonwealth and World Championship title, the hunger for success not quite satiated by his 10th straight win on the pro circuit. The 32-year-old Vijender last night floored West African Boxing Union Middleweight champion Ernest Amuzu with an unanimous verdict to retain his WBO Oriental and Asia Pacific Super

Mumbai, Dec 24: Chairman of selectors MSK Prasad has made it clear that Mahendra Singh Dhoni is set to continue till the 2019 World Cup as some of the younger keepers, who have been tried, are not even close to the former Indian captain's level. Prasad's views make it clear that Delhi captain Rishabh Pant has now fallen off the radar quite sharply with the second keeper in limited overs being 32

Jaipur, Dec 24: Vijender Singh belatedly went into the offensive to defend his WBOOriental and Asia Pacific Super middleweight titles with an unanimous verdict over African champion Ernest Amuzu on Saturday, continuing his unbeaten run in the pro circuit. With this victory, Vijender has now won 10 pro bouts on the trot. The 32-year-old Olympic bronze medallist has so far enjoyed a great run in the

New Delhi, Dec 23: Former India wicketkeeper Saba Karim was today appointed as General Manager (Cricket Operations) of the BCCI. The appointment was on expected lines as Karim's name was doing the rounds for quite sometime. The other big name in the fray was former pacer Venkatesh Prasad. Karim will assume office from January 1 and he will report to CEO Rahul Johri. He will assist Johri in meeting

Indore Dec 23: Rohit Sharma bludgeoned the Sri Lankan attack with a record-equalling 35-ball century and powered India to a series-sealing 88-run win in the second Twenty20 International here on Friday. Rohit equalled South African David Miller's record en route his blistering knock of 118 that propelled India to a colossal 260 for five after being invited to bat. The hosts then shot the Lankans

Melbourne, Dec 23: Spin legend Shane Warne has rated Steve Smith as a better Test batsman than India captain Virat Kohli, saying when it comes to five day game the Australia skipper "is the man". Warne has listed his top 11 batsmen from those he has either seen or played with or against. On the list, Smith shares the 10th spot along with Kohli, though Warne feels the Australian just outsmarted his

Indore, Dec 23: It's not brute power but sublime timing with which Rohit Sharma produces the big knocks and the Indian opener says it is the ability to play according to the field that is key to his batting. "I definitely don't have so much power. I rely a lot on timing the ball more than anything else. I know what my strengths are as well as my weaknesses. I try to play to the field as much as I

Chennai, Dec 23: The Chennai Super Kings are all set to retain their core group including skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja for the upcoming 11th edition of IPL. However senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin's chances of being picked through 'Right To Match' card looks bleak. "We have not yet submitted our retention list but it goes without saying that Dhoni and Raina

Dec 22: Germany, Brazil and Portugal retained the top three places in the latest FIFA rankings released Thursday. There was little movement in the FIFA charts with Argentina and Belgium completing the top five and 2018 World Cup hosts Russia placed 64th. FIFA rankings as of December 22: 1. Germany 2. Brazil 3. Portugal 4. Argentina 5. Belgium 6. Spain 7. Poland 8. Switzerland 9. France 10. Chile