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Derby, Jul 21: Harmanpreet Kaur produced one of greatest ever ODI knocks in women's cricket as India stormed into the ICC World Cup final, demolishing Australia by 36 runs in the semi-final, here on Thursday. It is only the second time that India have entered the summit clash of the global event, having lost to Australia in the final of the 2005 edition. Skipper Mithali Raj and senior pacer Jhulan

New Delhi, Jul 20: In a major embarrassment for Manpreet Kaur, the Indian shot putter tested positive for banned substances for the second time in a couple of days. As a result, the 21-year-old has been banned from taking part at next month’s World Athletics Championships in London. This shocker has come just three months after Manpreet bagging a gold medal at the Asian Grand Prix China which even

Jul 20: Odds are stacked heavily against them but a confident India will aim to turn the tables when they take on six-time champions Australia in the second semi-final of the ICC Women's World Cup on Thursday. India have a poor record against Australia, having lost 34 out of 42 games the two teams have played so far. But come on Thursday, the Mithali Raj-led Indian team will be aiming to end the

New Delhi, Jul 19: India head coach Ravi Shastri now wants batting great Sachin Tendulkar to work with the national team as a consultant, provided it is not a case of conflict of interest. Shastri expressed the desire to have Tendulkar on board during yesterday's meeting with the BCCI special committee comprising acting president CK Khanna, CEO Rahul Johri, acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary and

Nagpur, Jul 19: Unidentified thieves broke into the house of cricketer Umesh Yadav here and decamped with Rs 45,000 in cash and two mobile phones, the police said on Tuesday. The incident took place on Monday between 7 pm to 9 pm when the Yadav family was not in the house, they said. The stolen phone belonged to Yadav’s mother and the cash was picked up from his wife’s purse, according to ANI

New Delhi, Jul 18: Love is in the air for Irfan Pathan these days. Last week, the left-handed bowler was seen singing romantic songs dedicated to his wife Safa Baig. On Sunday, he uploaded a selfie for the first time with her from his official Facebook account with the caption, “This girl is trouble ?? #love #wifey” It did prove trouble for Pathan as he was soon ridiculed for not only uploading

Jadavpur, Jul 18: Three people have been arrested after cricketer Mohammed Shami complained against them in Jadavpur for manhandling his apartment's caretaker followed by an altercation. Shami's car was blocked by a motorcyclist, following which they entered into an altercation. However, the cricketer tried to make peace and left for his home. Later, the man, along with others, reached Shami's

New Delhi, Jul 17: Indian left-hander Shikhar Dhawan, who has been on a run-scoring spree in limited-overs cricket since his comeback into the Indian team, has replaced injured opening batsman Murali Vijay for India's tour to Sri Lanka. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed the news through its official Twitter account. "UPDATE: @SDhawan25 to replace injured Murali Vijay for

Wimbledon, Jul 17: Roger Federer, as ruthless as he had to be – and as lovely to watch as ever – took only an hour and 41 minutes to win his eighth Wimbledon title, 14 years after his first, and left his wounded opponent, Marin Cilic, in a bedazzled heap on Centre Court. “It’s magical,” Federer said courtside. “I can’t believe it yet. It’s too much. I kept on believing and dreaming and here I am

New Delhi, Jul 16: Newly chosen India's head coach, Ravi Shastri is likely to be paid around 7 crores as per latest reports, fate of which will be decided by a four-member panel comprising BCCI acting president CK Khanna, CEO Rahul Johri, Committee of Administrators (CoA) member Diana Edulji and acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary. The latest reports doing rounds reveal that Shastri might get