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Kolkata, May 10: Batting for the resumption of Indo-Pak cricketing ties, PCB chief Shaharyar Khan today said that Pakistan are ready to host a series in the UAE in December. The series, which will involve three Tests, five ODIs and two T20s, is part of the MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) signed between the two boards in 2014 and Shaharyar is keen to abide by it. "We resume the India-Pak series

Madrid, May 10: Barcelona was one victory away from clinching the Spanish league title after Real Madrid fell four points adrift on Saturday, when Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty in a 2-2 home draw to Valencia. Barcelona cruised to a 2-0 win over Real Sociedad at Camp Nou to put the pressure on Madrid with only two more rounds to play. Madrid appeared set to keep pace after Gareth Bale and

Bhubaneswar, May 10: India finally stamped their dominance against Japan, winning the fourth and the final match 4-0 and claiming the hockey Test series 3-0 at the Kalinga Stadium here on Saturday. Young striker Akashdeep Singh (27th and 53rd minutes), drag-flicker V.R. Raghunath (26th minute) and Dharamvir Singh scored the goals for India. Japan too had their chances but they floundered. Halfway

Dhaka, May 9: Pakistan finally ended the victory drought on its Bangladesh tour, winning the second and final test by a massive 328 runs Saturday to take the series 1-0. The test was Pakistan’s last chance to salvage a miserable tour after being swept in the one-day internationals, losing the Twenty20, and conceding a draw in the first test in Khulna. Leg-spinner Yasir Shah returned figures of 4

New Delhi, May 9: Thanking the government for lending a helping hand to the country's top sportspersons, India's champion shuttler Saina Nehwal hopes the establishment will now put its weight behind upcoming talents striving to make a mark globally. Asked if the government can try helping those who are beginning to shine, apart form the elite athletes, the world number 2 shuttler Saina, who was

New Delhi, May 8: Indian ODI skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Thursday received a notice from Jharkhand State Housing Board for being wrongly allotted land. Dhoni was allotted land by the government in the Harmu Housing Colony. He was then given another vacant plot next to the already allotted land. The 34-year-old was previously in the news in this land allotment case, but it is the first time he

New Delhi, May 8: Kolkata Knight Riders spinner Sunil Narine was on Thursday cleared to bowl his off-spinners by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after undergoing a successful correction of his bowling action. He was, however, cautioned by the board to be careful and not deviate from his remodelled action. The right-arm spinner was banned from bowling off-spinners in the ongoing

Barcelona, May 7: Two late moments of Lionel Messi magic and a goal from Neymar helped Barcelona break the resistance of Bayern Munich in a pulsating 3-0 victory in their Champions League semifinal first leg at the Nou Camp on Wednesday. After Barca had been frustrated by the brilliance of Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer for most of the match, Messi fired home after 77 minutes and then doubled the

Bhubaneswar, May 6: After a drab draw in the opener, India dispatched Japan 2-0 in the second game of the four match hockey Test series on Tuesday. Yuvraj Walmiki and Dharamvir Singh scored for the home team. The match had a cracking start where both teams came out attacking. While Japan were looking for a calculative move to enter into the Indian side with their long passes, the hosts were ready

Sydney, May 5: The fallout from the "Fight of the Century" became murkier on Monday with possible lawsuits in the works and Manny Pacquiao likely to face disciplinary action for failing to disclose a pre-bout shoulder injury. Filipino Pacquiao lost on a unanimous decision to undefeated American Floyd Mayweather Jr in a heavily hyped welterweight showdown in Las Vegas on Saturday that is expected