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Pallekele, Aug 28: Opener Rohit Sharma`s brilliant unbeaten ton helped India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets to seal the five match One-Day International series 3-0 here on Sunday. Apart from Rohit (124 not out), former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (67 not out) played a perfect support role at the other end after India`s top order got exposed with the scoreboard reading 61/4 in 15.1 overs. The duo

Sri Lanka captain Chamara Kapugedera won the toss and opted to bat in the third ODI against India here today. India made no changes in the team that won the last match here. Pallekele, Aug 27: For Sri Lanka, Lahiru Thirimanne and Dinesh Chandimal came in for suspended Upul Tharanga and injured Danushka Gunathilaka. The Teams: India: Virat Kohli (c), Lokesh Rahul, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wk), Rohit

Las Vegas, Aug 27: Floyd Mayweather outclassed Conor McGregor with a 10th-round stoppage here to win their money- spinning superfight and clinch his 50th straight victory. Former welterweight boxing champion Mayweather, who had emerged from a two-year retirement to take on the Irish mixed martial arts star, took his time to get going before dominating from the fourth round. The end came with a

Glasgow, Aug 27: India had a mixed day at the World Badminton Championships, with 2016 Olympic silver medallist P.V. Sindhu entering the final, while Saina Nehwal lost in the women`s singles semi-finals here on Saturday. Fourth seed Sindhu crushed Chinese ninth seed Chen Yufei of China 21-13, 21-10 in 48 minutes in a superlative display to set-up a title clash against Japanese seventh seed Nozomi

Glasgow, Aug 26: "I should not have gone to Rio" Olympics, said Saina Nehwal, almost a year after the champion shuttler's early exit proved to be one of the biggest upsets for the Indian contingent at the Games. The 27-year-old Saina's second round defeat to unheralded Ukrainian Marija Ulitina was the lowest point for India in Rio, having entered the Games as the previous edition's bronze

Mumbai, Aug 25: Despite being held to a 1-1 draw by St. Kitts & Nevis at the Mumbai Football Arena last night, India triumphed the Tri-Nation Football Series 2017 with one win and a draw in the tournament. St. Kitts & Nevis finished second with two consecutive draws. Jackichand Singh started on a promising note and looked to be the major threat to the visitors, who poked a dangerous pass in the

Johannesburg, Aug 24: South Africa’s big-hitting batsman AB de Villiers on Wednesday stepped down as captain of the Proteas ODI team with immediate effect, but stated that he will continue to play all three formats. De Villiers, who last played a Test match in January 2016, had earlier set his sights on the ICC World Cup 2019. Leading South Africa in the ICC Champions Trophy two months back, the

Bengaluru, Aug 24: Virender Sehwag, Chris Gayle, Shahid Afridi and Kumar Sangakkara will be part of the T10 league, named Ten Cricket League, in the UAE. Teams playing in the league are - Team Punjabis, Team Pakhtoons, Team Maratha, Team Banglas, Team Lankans, Team Sindhis and Team Keralites, among others. Afridi will lead Team Pakhtoons. Habib Khan, owner of Pakhtoons commented, "I am excited to

Glasgow, Aug 23: Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the women's singles competition after defeating Korea's Kim Hyo Min in the second round of the World Championship here today. Sindhu, who twice won bronze medals at the 2013 and 2014 editions, notched up a 21-16 21-14 win over Kim in a 49-minute match, to extend her head-to-head record against the Korean to 4

Barcelona, Aug 23: FC Barcelona are seeking at least 8.5 million euros ($10 million) from Neymar for breach of contract, the club said on Tuesday as the bitter fallout rumbles on from his world record 222-million-euro move to Paris Saint-Germain. "In this lawsuit, the club demands the amount already paid as a bonus for the renewal of his contract for breach of contract, 8.5 million euros in