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New Delhi, Dec 12: Former India pace bowler S. Sreesanth tied the knot with a girl from the Jaipur royal family at the famed Guruvayoor Sree Krishna temple in Kerala on Thursday morning. Sreesanth started his new innings in his tumultuous life on Thursday morning as he ties knot with the Jaipur princess Bhuveneshwari aka Nayan from the royal Shikhavat family. The marriage took place at Guruvayoor

Centurion, Dec 12: Quinton de Kock notched up his third successive hundred while his captain A B de Villiers also struck a century as South Africa wriggled out of a tight spot to post an imposing 301 for 8 in their third and final cricket one-dayer against India here today. Opening batsman de Kock smashed nine fours and two sixes for his 101 off 120 balls to become the third South African and

Wellington, Dec 11: Manager of the West Indies cricket team Richie Richardson says the regional side has lost its warrior spirit and the desire to be the best in the world. "As soon as you get on the [bus] you need to be ready. The opposition needs to know you're serious and ready for business," CMC quoted Richardson saying in an interview with New Zealand website, stuff.co.nz. "You put on your

New Delhi, Dec 8: Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan on Saturday said recently-retired Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar was lucky to have never faced the ferocious West Indies pace attack of '70 and '80s. While delivering a lecture on leadership at an All India Management Association function here, Imran said facing the likes of Andy Roberts, Michael Holding, Joel Garner, Malcolm Marshall and

Johannesburg, Dec 6: A livid Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni squarely blamed his bowlers for the crushing loss in the opening ODI against South Africa, saying that their bad performance left the batsmen under pressure. The Indian bowlers were hammered by South Africa, who posted 358/4 before dismissing the visitors for 217 in 41 overs on Thursday. "Overall I think it was a bad

New Delhi, Dec 6: In a landmark development for Indian football, the country was today awarded the right to host the 2017 Under-17 FIFA World Cup by the world governing body of the game in its executive committee meeting in Brazil. India was chosen as the host country for the mega event by the FIFA executive committee in its meeting at Salvador de Bahia in Brazil. South Africa, Ireland and

Karachi, Dec 5: As the ugly face of match-fixing has re-surfaced, former Pakistan Test pacer Sarfraz Nawaz today demanded an inquiry into the national team's recent defeats against minnows Zimbabwe and South Africa. Nawaz also demanded that Pakistan's former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar be investigated by anti-corruption unit for his recent comments about some unnamed Pakistani players with reference

Johannesburg, Dec 5: South African cricket captain AB de Villiers on Wednesday reminded India of its poor track record in South Africa as the three-match series starts on Thursday with the first ODI at the Wanderers here. De Villiers is very much aware of India's poor record in South Africa. The Indians have won only five of the 25 matches they have played against the home team in their own

Islamabad, Dec 4: The Pakistani Taliban has said it will target journalists and media organisations for "fabricating" the statement of its spokesperson asking news outlets not to pay tribute to cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on his retirement. The shura council of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, headed by its new chief Mullah Fazlullah, decided to attack the journalists and media organisations which

Hoshiarpur, Dec 4: Indian men registered their second win of the 2013 Kabaddi World Cup as they breezed past Spain in their group match while women's team defeated Kenya in an easy encounter here on Tuesday. India beat Spain 55-27 in their Pool A match at the Lajwanti Stadium. The Indian women overwhelmed Kenya 56-21 to bag their second win in as many matches. The men's team will now take on Kenya