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Colombo, Aug 7: India spinner Ravindra Jadeja was on Sunday suspended for the third Test against Sri Lanka as his accumulated demerit points reached six within a 24-month period following his latest breach of the ICC Code of Conduct. Jadeja threw ball at opener Dimuth Karunaratne off his own bowling when the batsman was inside the crease and the unpired ruled it "dangerous". The latest breach

Colombo, Aug 6: India buried Sri Lanka under a mountain of runs as they cantered to a comprehensive innings and 53-run victory in the second Test, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series here today. The hosts, who put up their best batting show in the series so far were all-out for 386 in the second innings despite twin centuries from opener Dimuth Karunaratne (141) and No 3

Mumbai, Aug 6: Boxer, Vijender Singh has offered to return his WBO Oriental Super Middleweight title to Chinese Zulpikar Maimaitiali in lieu of peace at the Indo-China border. Vijender, a double champion in pro boxing, has urged India and China to maintain peace at the border. The 31-year-old Olympic bronze medallist grew in stature last night by not just outslugging Maimaitiali in a close bout to

Colombo, Aug 5: Ravindra Jadeja today became the second fastest Indian to reach 150 Test wickets, behind teammate Ravichandran Ashwin, when he bowled Dhananjay de Silva during the second Test against Sri Lanka here. Jadeja achieved the feat while bowling in Sri Lanka's first innings on day three of the second Test. Ashwin had reached the milestone in 29 Tests while Jadeja managed it in 32 games

New Delhi, Aug 5: Venting his anger at missing out on the Arjuna award yet again, Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna today lambasted AITA for not nominating him within the deadline but the Federation said there was no point sending his application since he did not meet the requisite criteria. The deadline to send applications expired on April 28 but the All India Tennis Association (AITA) made up

Paris, Aug 5: Brazilian superstar Neymar said he came to Paris Saint-Germain from Spanish giants Barcelona for a "bigger challenge" in his first public comments since arriving in the French capital today. The 25-year-old, who signed the biggest transfer deal in world history to join PSG from Barcelona for 222 million euros ($264m), said it had been a tough call. "It was one of the toughest

Colombo, Aug 5: India virtually batted Sri Lanka out of the second Test by crossing the 600-run mark for the second game in a row, setting themselves up for another big win on a pitch that is offering plenty to the spinners. India, resuming the day at 344 for three, went on to declare at 622 for nine post tea, thanks to half centuries from Ravichandran Ashwin (54 off 92), Wriddhiman Saha (67 off

Colombo, Aug 4: Wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha struck a patient half-century while Ravindra Jadeja remained unbeaten on 70 as India declared their innings after scoring 622 for the loss of nine wickets on Day Two of the second Test against Sri Lanka on Friday. India, who started the day on 344-3, stuttered after losing their middle order to Sri Lankan spinners but Saha hung on to thwart the

Rohtak, Aug 4: A 20-year-old international hockey player from Haryana allegedly committed suicide on Wednesday night by coming in front of a train at Rewari Railway Station. The deceased, Jyoti Gupta, was a resident of Sonepat district. Her body was found from the tracks by locals, who informed the cops. Gupta, a forward hockey player, had represented the country in the Asian Games and

New Delhi, Aug 3: Devendra Jhajharia today became the first paralympian to be recommended for India's highest sporting honour -- the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna -- along with celebrated former hockey captain Sardar Singh. Javelin thrower Jhajharia, the first Indian to win two Paralympic gold medals, was the first choice of the awards selection committee headed by Justice (Retd) C K Thakkar. The