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Srinagar, Sep 5: Cricketer Gautam Gambhir today pledged to support the education of five-year-old Zohra, who lost her father, ASI Abdul Rashid, in a militant attack in Kashmir's Anantnag district last month. Gambhir said he would help the young child realise her dreams and support her education for life. "Zohra,I can't put u (you) 2 (to) sleep wid (with) a lullaby but I'll help u (you) 2 (to) wake

New Delhi, Sept 5: Three years after parting ways, Saina Nehwal has once again resumed her partnership with long-time mentor and former coach Pullela Gopichand and would be starting her training at his academy in Hyderabad after recovering from a thigh strain. The London Olympics bronze medallist, who had suffered a slight thigh strain en route to winning a bronze at the recently-concluded World

Sept 4: Star India edged out Sony Pictures to secure the Indian Premier League's media rights with a bid of Rs 16,347.50 crore on Monday. The bidding for various media rights of the cash-rich league was held in Mumbai for a five-year period from 2018-2022. The rights on offer were Indian sub-continental TV rights, which is the most coveted along with emerging Indian sub-continent digital rights

Dubai, Sep 4: Virat Kohli has kept his stranglehold on the top spot in the ICC ODI batsman rankings and has also equalled Sachin Tendulkar's record of highest rating points pocketed by an Indian. India pacer Jasprit Bumrah has made handsome gains in the bowlers' rankings, jumping as many as 27 places to be fourth behind Mitchell Starc, Imran Tahir and leader Josh Hazlewood. The latest rankings

Colombo, Sept 4: India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in the fifth and final ODI to win the series 5-0 in Colombo on Sunday. Captain Virat Kohli led from the front, scoring an unbeaten century—his 30th— to take India to victory in the 47th over. Brief scores: Sri Lanka: 238 all out in 49.4 overs (Lahiru Thirimanne 67, Angelo Mathews 55; Bhuvneshwar Kumar 5/42). India: 239 for 4 in 46.3 overs (Virat

Colombo, Sep 3: Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat in the fifth and final match of the ODI series against India at the R. Premdasa Stadium here on Sunday. The hosts, who have already lost the series 0-4, will be playing for pride and bring some cheers on the faces of their fans. On the other hand, Virat Kohli's men, who are brimming with confidence after their stellar performance in the

Mumbai, Sept 3: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Rahul Johri says the revenue generation from the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) media rights auction could be “historic”, considering the huge interest shown by various stakeholders. “Monday’s auction could produce historic numbers. While I am not in a position to predict numbers, our primary focus

Sept 3: On Saturday, Roelant Oltmans' reign as head coach of India's national men's hockey team came to an end after Hockey India sacked him for inconsistent performances and a lack of trust over his long term objectives. Oltmans' journey with Indian hockey started in 2013 when he came in as the high performance director, and later became the national team's head coach in 2015 after Paul van Ass

New York, Sep 2: Maria Sharapova rolled into the last 16 at the US Open by overpowering US teen Sofia Kenin while a wide-open side of the men's draw lost 2014 champion Marin Cilic. Former world number one Sharapova, the 2006 US Open winner in her first Grand Slam since serving a 15-month doping ban, downed the 139th-ranked wildcard 7-5, 6-2 and moved into a fourth-round clash with Latvian 16th

Dubai, Sep 1: Sri Lanka has failed to seal a direct qualification place in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 in the ongoing ODI series against India after not being able to win two matches. The 1996 World champions needed two wins in the five- match series to secure a place in the ICC's pinnacle 50-over event, which will take place from May 30 to July 15 in the United Kingdom. The top seven ODI sides