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Odense, Oct 23: Beats Korean veteran Lee Hyun II 21-10 21-5 in a match that lasted just 25 minutes Kidambi Srikanth clinched his third Super Series Premier title with a dominating straight-game victory over Korean veteran Lee Hyun II in a lopsided final of the USD 750,000 Denmark Open here on Sunday. Playing an opponent 12 years his senior, Srikanth asserted his dominance with a 21-10 21-5 win

Mumbai, Oct 23: India captain Virat Kohli admitted that they were at least 30 runs short but at the same time praised the application of the New Zealand batsmen especially Tom Latham. Kohli's 31st hundred in his 200th ODI was overshadowed as New Zealand chased down a target of 281 in 49 overs with Latham scoring an unbeaten 103 and Ross Taylor contributing 95. "We thought 275 (280) was a good

Dhaka, Oct 23: India on Sunday ended their 10-year wait for continental triumph when they beat a gutsy Malaysia 2-1 in a nail-biting final to clinch their third Asia Cup hockey title. India, which won the Asia Cup last time in 2007 in Chennai, scored from field efforts through Ramandeep Singh (3rd minute) and Lalit Upadhyay (29th) to dash Malaysian hopes. Malaysia were in summit clash for the

Oct 22: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has found itself in an embarrassing position over its plans to seek compensation from the BCCI for not honouring the MOU signed between the two countries to play six bilateral series between 2015 and 2023. Former chairman Shaharyar Khan left the PCB in a awkward position when he told the media in Lahore this week that Pakistan had a weak case against the

Mumbai, Oct 22: Hardly challenged in a dominating run this season, India will once again start as the overwhelming favourites when they take on an inconsistent-but-gritty New Zealand in a three-match ODI series, starting here on Sunday. The Indians are on a high after comprehensively thrashing of world champions Australia earlier this month. And the Black Caps will have to come up with a really

Oct 22: India beat Pakistan 4-0 in their third Super 4s match to enter the final of the Asia Cup 2017. The Indians started off slowly as Pakistan enjoyed most of the possession in the first quarter along with a couple of penalty quarters. But the Indians defended well and did not let Pakistan take the early lead in spite of their poor show in the first 15 minutes of the match. The second quarter

New Delhi, Oct 21: Team India skipper Virat Kohli, on the eve of the 1st ODI against New Zealand, made it clear that in-form batsman Ajinkya Rahane is the team's third opener, effectively ruling him out of Sunday's series opener in Mumbai. Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma are India's regular openers. But in the absence of Dhawan, Rahane had opened the batting for India and hit four half-centuries

Mumbai, Oct 21: New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson today conceded that its a huge task to beat India in their own backyard. India will start overwhelming favourites when they take on an inconsistent New Zealand in a three-match ODI series, starting here tomorrow. "Indias record is very good at home. They are a very hard team to beat. We know that, at home in particular, they are the strongest

Karachi, Oct 21: In a shocking revelation, Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has disclosed that he turned down a lucrative offer from a bookmaker in Dubai during the ongoing ODI series against Sri Lanka and reported the matter to the anti-corruption and security unit officials. The incident has shaken the Pakistan team management and anti-corruption and security officials travelling with the team in

Dubai, Oct 21: After the Kerala High Court refused to lift the life ban imposed on him by the BCCI, former India pacer S Sreesanth has hinted that he he might play for another country. He said since BCCI has banned him from playing in India, he has the freedom to play cricket for any other country. "BCCI has imposed the ban, not ICC. If not India, I can play for any other country, because I am 34