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Sept 30: Stopping a resurgent Australia would not be easy but a confident India would look to end the series on a high when they face each other in the fifth and final ODI match at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur on Sunday. The series already secured, India got the opportunity to test their bench strength in the fourth ODI but the team fell short by 21 runs, halting its nine-match

New Delhi, Sept 30: A talented cricketer can only realise his full potential when he has the full backing of the team management and that's why Irfan Pathan has lauded India captain Virat Kohli for believing in Hardik Pandya's all-round abilities. Pandya, who started playing for India last year, has raised expectations just like his senior Baroda teammate Pathan did nearly 14 years ago, when he

Bengaluru, Sept 29: While Kohli expressed his pleasure accepted legend Sunil Gavaskar's compliment that the current Indian skipper would go down as "one of India's greatest cricket captains.", Kohli stated the jounre to being great in long. "It feels good to get appreciation; it is a decent compliment. But it is a long way to go," Kohli said, after Australia outclassed India in the fourth ODI

Moscow, Sept 28: Romelu Lukaku struck twice to lead Manchester United to an emphatic 4-1 away win over CSKA Moscow in Champions League Group A on Wednesday. The Belgian striker headed home after four minutes and tapped in just before the interval for his 10th goal of the season to put the English Premier League side 3-0 ahead at halftime. Lukaku took advantage of CSKA's porous defence, tapping in

London, Sept 27: England all-rounder Ben Stokes was arrested early on Monday after an incident in Bristol and will miss the fourth one-day international against West Indies, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said. "He was held overnight and released under investigation, without charge, late on Monday and will not join the team in London," the ECB said in a statement. Opener Alex Hales, who

New Delhi, Sept 27: Legendary athlete Milkha Singh on Tuesday unveiled his wax figure, which will be installed at Madame Tussauds in Delhi on December 1, and said it will inspire generations after he is gone. The statue, sculpted in a spectacular sprint pose chosen from his victorious win at the 1958 Commonwealth Games, will be displayed at the sports zone. “It is a big thing. Milkha Singh may

• Each team can name six substitutes (previously it was four) in Test cricket. • There are no changes to the permitted width and length of a cricket bat, but the thickness of the edge can be no more than 40mm, and the thickness of the bat must not exceed 67mm at any point. Umpires will have a gauge to check that bats meet the new regulations. • The ICC has okayed the use of bails tethered to the

New Delhi, Sept 26: An ecstatic Sachin Tendulkar lauded Team India’s dominant series with over Australia after Virat Kohli and Co. secured a 5-wicket win over Steve Smith’s men at Indore’s Holkar stadium on Sunday. The match saw Hardik Pandya hit a crucial half-century to lead India to a series-clinching triumph over Australia, with two games to spare. Pandya's 72-ball 78 helped the hosts chase

New Delhi, Sept 26: Olympic silver medallist shuttler P.V. Sindhu has been recommended for the prestigious Padma Bhushan, country’s third highest civilian award, by the Sports Ministry here on Monday. “Yes, we have recommended Sindhu for Padma Bhushan,” a Sports Ministry official said. A two-time bronze medallist at World Championship, Sindhu has been simply unstoppable ever since becoming the

Indore, Sept 25: All-rounder Hardik Pandya rose to the occasion yet again with a fluent 78-run knock as India registered a comfortable five-wicket win over Australia in the third ODI to grab the number one spot, here today. Chasing 294 for a win, India overhauled the target with 13 balls to spare in front of a packed Holkar stadium to take a series-clinching 3-0 lead. Openers Rohit Sharma (71) and