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London, May 31: Holders Arsenal won the FA Cup for a record 12th time on Saturday, outclassing Aston Villa 4-0 at Wembley with stunning goals from Theo Walcott and Alexis Sanchez setting up victory. Per Mertesacker and Olivier Giroud were also on target as the Londoners sealed their biggest winning margin in a final of the world`s oldest knockout competition. Arsene Wenger also became the most

New Delhi, May 30: The Sport Ministry today made it clear that it never ignored ace doubles shuttlers Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa for the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Scheme, saying the Identification Committee had considered their names during the meeting held last month. Jwala, a bronze medallist along with Ashwini in the 2011 World Championships, had slammed the ministry for ignoring her

New Delhi, May 29: Abhinav Bindra walked away with India’s fourth Olympic quota place in his first final of the year. After failing to make the cut in the previous two World Cups at Fort Benning and Changwon, luck smiled on the country’s only Olympic gold medallist. Bindra totalled 627.5 points to qualify sixth for the final on Thursday, and once he shot 122.4 in the final to finish sixth at the

Johannesberg, May 28: AB de Villiers has been granted paternity leave and will miss the two-test series in Bangladesh, Cricket South Africa (CSA) said on Wednesday. This means that De Villiers' incredible 98-test match streak will come to and end. The Proteas named four uncapped players in their test squad for the matches in July and August. Opener Reeza Hendricks, wicketkeeper Dane Vilas, spinner

New Delhi, May 28: Wonderkid spinner Musheer Khan on Saturday took nine wickets in an innings during Mumbai Cricket Association's (MCA) Summer Vacation Under-14 camp. The left-arm spinner registered this feat while playing for Dadar Union against Virar in a two-day match. The 9-year-old's 9-wicket haul included a hat-trick as well. The youngster was in fine form at the Young Mohammedan Sports Club

New York, May 28: The US Justice Department has charged 14 individuals - including two current FIFA vice presidents and seven other world football officials - with offences including racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracies. It also said in a release that the 47-count indictment, unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, is "not the final chapter" in the wide-ranging and

New Delhi, May 27: If performance is the only benchmark and age just a number, then there is no reason to ignore what Ashish Nehra did in IPL 2015 to deserve a place in India's tour of Bangladesh. Harbhajan Singh, 34, was rewarded with a Test comeback for his 18 wickets but the 36-year-old Ashish Nehra's 22 wickets for Chennai Super Kings were neither considered for Tests nor ODIs. If anything

Melbourne, May 27: Former Australia fast bowler Brett Lee on Tuesday said former India skipper Sourav Ganguly would do “a great job” if made India’s new head coach. Following Duncan Fletcher’s departure, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will announce its new coach and revamped support staff prior to the team departing for the tour of Bangladesh on June 7. “I think he would do a

Mumbai, May 26: Classy middle order batsman Ajinkya Rahane today won the CEAT Indian Cricketer of the Year award while former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara clinched the International Cricketer of the Year honour at a ceremony organised on May 25. Former India captain Kapil Dev, who led the country to the first of two World Cup titles in 1983, was conferred with the International Lifetime

London, May 26: England completed a remarkable win to beat New Zealand by 124 runs in the first Test at Lord`s on Monday. New Zealand, set 345 to win on the fifth and final day, were dismissed for 220 as England won the 100th Test between the two countries to go 1-0 up in this two-match series ahead of the second Test at Headingley on Friday. For England, without a permanent head coach following