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Glasgow, Jul 24: India has hit the headlines for reasons other than sporting in the just-begun Commonwealth Games here after it came to light that the country's flag was shown upside down in the official song for the 11-day event. The official song titled "Let the Games Begin" is also the Glasgow Children's 2014 Anthem for UNICEF. The song features the flags of all the participating countries but

Jul 24: Appalled by reports that Sikh players from India were asked to remove their turbans at an international basketball match, top US lawmakers have launched a campaign asking FIBA to review the discriminatory policy. "We are concerned about recent reports indicating that Sikhs are not able to participate in International Basketball Federation (FIBA) games while wearing a turban, which is

New Delhi, Jul 23: Sachin Tendulkar today said that he didn't find it disrespectful that Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova didn't know who he was as she did not follow cricket. "Sharapova's comments were not disrespectful. She doesn't follow cricket," a gentleman-like Sachin said in an exclusive interview. Tendulkar fans reacted angrily on social media when Sharapova admitted during a post match

Lord's, Jul 22: The horizontal bat shot against the rising ball is the most unpredictable stroke in cricket. The batsmen are never in control of it. To negotiate it safely, you either sway out of the way or duck underneath. In the Lord’s Test, the England batsmen seemed to have forgotten this important lesson and paid the price. It proved to be India’s surprise weapon when the going got tough on

London, Jul 21: India clinched their first Test win at the historic Lord's in nearly three decades as they rode on Ishant Sharma's inspired spell of fast bowling to demolish England by 95 runs and take a 1-0 lead in the five match series here today. The lanky speedster, whose consistency has always been under the scanner, delivered when it mattered most, as he grabbed a career-best 7 for 74 to

London, Jul 20: The controversy over the "poor" pitch in Trent Bridge is yet to settle down but that has not stopped a new controversy from brewing in the India-England second Test after the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) was forced to tender an apology for the manner in which one of its groundstaff swept the pitch. It started after Kevin Pietersen, who was watching the game on television on

London, Jul 20: It would be such a shame if the Anderson-Jadeja fracas becomes the central theme of the ongoing series between India and England rather than the cricket which on the evidence of play seen so far in the series has been enthralling. There has been much speculation whether the matter could not have been amicably resolved, with some mutual back-slapping over a beer at the end of the

London, Jul 19: Medium pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar said he learnt from the mistakes that English bowlers committed on the opening day to perform well in the ongoing second cricket Test here. "We learnt from the English bowling on day one and we saw that they bowled too short at times. So we watched and learnt what lengths to bowl and adjusted out bowling accordingly," Kumar said after the second day's

Jul 19: The World Cup may be over for Germany and Argentina, but players on both teams are putting their cash winnings to good use by donating them to worthy causes. According to the UK-based Express, 25-year-old German football star Mesut Ozil has donated his World Cup prize money – totaling more than $400,000 for winning the tournament – to various charity projects in Brazil. The hefty sum is

New Delhi, Jul 18: India's hopes of fetching five badminton medals at the Commonwealth Games suffered a massive jolt today as ace shuttler and defending champion Saina Nehwal pulled out of the Glasgow event after failing to recover from leg blisters sustained during the Australian Open Super Series triumph last month. "It is an extremely difficult decision but an important one," a heartbroken