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Mumbai, Jun 11: Manoj Tiwary and Robin Uthappa were today named captains of India A squads to tour Australia next month. The selection committee rewarded players for their performances in domestic circuit and also the Indian Premier League. Youngsters like Manan Vohra, Sanju Samson and Akshar Patel are part of the squad. Manoj will lead India A in four-day matches will Robin is the skipper for one

Mumbai, Jun 11: Vithal Patil, former Mumbai fast bowler, and a stalwart at the Dadar Union Sporting Club, passed away in Mumbai due to old age. Patil was 86. Despite getting only two matches for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy Patil gained eminence in the once prestigious HD Kanga League club tournament, which used to be played in the monsoons. Patil, who would be nicknamed "Marshall", joined Dadar

New Delhi, Jun 10: Conceding that India has been left far behind in world football, national team captain Sunil Chhetri today said that the country should not think of qualifying for the FIFA World Cup in the near future, and instead should aim to be in the top 10 in Asia. With the FIFA World Cup just a few days away, Chhetri was asked when would India qualify for that showpiece football event and

New Delhi, Jun 9: Touching a new high, India's tennis ace Sania Mirza today became world number six in doubles, her career-best ranking, as the new chart was released following the conclusion of the French Open. Courtesy a quarterfinals appearance at the Roland Garros, Sania earned 430 ranking points along with partner Cara Black to jump eight places in the ranking charts. Sania and Cara had lost

New Delhi, Jun 9: The seventh edition of IPL may have ended without major controversies but those with an urge to know more about how the league spread its wings over the last seven years can get hold of a new book that has hit the market recently. Journalist Alam Srinivas` book, `Cricket Czars: Two men who changed gentleman`s game`, chronicles events over the last seven years about how Lalit Modi

Paris, Jun 8: The Russian, 27, beat Romania's Simona Halep 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 in just over three hours at Roland Garros. "I didn't grow up on clay; didn't play on it," she said. "I just took it upon myself to make myself better on it. "There is no one else that was going to do that for me. I had to do the work and I worked to get to this position." Sharapova won Wimbledon aged 17 and within four

Jun 7: India pacer Mohammed Shami has tied the knot with Kolkata-based model Haseen Jahan. A wedding reception was organised in a five-star hotel on Delhi road in Muradabad. According to reports, Shami and Haseen got married a month ago in Kolkata during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2014, and the function held on Friday was for close friends and relatives to wish the newly-wed couple in person

Mumbai, Jun 6: Depression and mental health issues have cut short the career of one more cricketer. Left-handed opening batsman Luke Pomersbach of Australia, only 29, chose to quit playing on Thursday to deal with his illness. Pomersbach, who played one Twenty20 International for Australia in 2007-08, was an explosive batsman, more suited for the limited-overs format. Originally from Western

Rio De Janeiro, Jun 6: With a week to go before the World Cup kicks off, Brazilian authorities are bracing for waves of public protests over the cost of staging the event. Caught out by the scale of demonstrations which accompanied last year's Confederations Cup dress rehearsal event, authorities have made detailed plans to counter anything from street protests to full-blown terrorist attacks. "We

London, Jun 5: The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has reportedly cleared the Sri Lankan squad of going against the sprit of cricket over England's Jos Buttler's controversial 'Mankad' dismissal by the visitors in the final ODI of the five match series. Although skipper Angelo Mathews' actions in upholding the appeal has drawn criticism from around the game, there is no question over how Sri Lanka