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Bhubaneswar, Dec 11: World champions Australia defeated Olympic champions Argentina 2-1 in a hard-fought summit clash to defend the Hockey World League (HWL) Final crown at the Kalinga Stadium. It was a fitting end to the eight-nation tournament which witnessed a keen battle between worlds best two teams. Eventually, the experience of handling pressure in big tournaments came in handy for the

Bhubaneswar, Dec 11: India reclaimed the bronze medal at the Hockey World League (HWL) Final after eking out a close 2-1 win over a depleted but spirited Germany in the third-fourth place classification match here today (Sunday). It was always going to be a David vs Goliath task for Germany as they were already a depleted side before the start of the match having lost five players to illness and

New Delhi, Dec 11: India cricket captain Virat Kohli is set to marry long-time girlfriend and actor Anushka Sharma in a much-anticipated wedding in Italy this week, according to media reports on Sunday. Rumours started swirling when Kohli pulled out of India's limited-overs matches against Sri Lanka and Anushka also ducked out of her busy acting schedule in December. TV channels have gone into

Ahmedabad, Dec 10: The body of Indian cricketer Jasprit Bumrah's grandfather was today found in the Sabarmati river here, two days after he had gone missing, in what police suspect is a case of suicide. Santok Singh Bumrah's body was fished out from the river this morning, Dharmendra Singh Solanki, Police Station Officer of the Sabarmati Riverfront (East) police station, told PTI. The police

Dharamsala, Dec 10: Mahendra Singh Dhoni blasted 65 off 87 balls to single-handedly take India to 112 all out after the hosts suffered a dramatic batting collapse against Sri Lanka in the opening one-dayer of the three-match series here today. Put into bat, Indian batsmen looked clueless as the pace troika of Suranga Lakmal (4/13), Nuwan Pradeep (2/37) and Angelo Mathews (1/8) stifled the hosts

Dharamsala, Dec 10: Sri Lanka skipper Thisara Perera won the toss and chose to bowl first in the opening one-day international against India in Dharamsala on Sunday. The visitors, who lost the three-Test series 1-0 last week, are looking for a winning start in the first of the three ODI games. "It looks like a good batting track. We want to chase. We want to do well," said Perera, who replaced

Dharamsala, Dec 9: A horribly out-of-form Ajinkya Rahane will be aiming to get his mojo back as India, formidable even without regular skipper Virat Kohli, eye another 'Whitewash' against Sri Lanka in the three-match ODI series, starting tomorrow. From the polluted 'Gas Chamber' of National Capital, the action has now shifted to the most scenic cricket stadium in the country in the backdrop of the

Bhubaneswar, Dec 9: Rain spoiled India's party as they struggled in heavy pitch conditions to lose 0-1 to Olympic champions Argentina and crash out of title race in the Hockey World League (HWL) Final on Friday. The city crowd braved rain and windy conditions to pack the stadium and support the home team, but they had to return home disappointed as India were done in by waterlogged pitch

New Delhi, Dec 8: Medical experts are to examine whether India was right to hold a Test match against Sri Lanka during hazardous smog in New Delhi, the game`s world governing body said Friday. The controversy will also be discussed at an International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting in February. "The ICC has noted the conditions in which the Delhi Test was played and has already requested the issue

New Delhi, Dec 8: India began their 10th Asian Airgun Championships campaign on a positive note with a total of five medals and seven individual finalists across the three events held on the opening day of competitions at the Asaka Shooting Range in Wako City, Japan. Ravi Kumar won the individual bronze medal in the men's 10m Air Rifle event while Arjun Babuta won individual silver in the