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Brisbane, Nov 20: Michael Clarke is giving nothing away on the eve of the Ashes. Not his starting XI, not comparisons between this and the previous series, not praise nor predictions, not even observations on England. Outwardly, the captaincy style harks back to another era, back in the mid-1980s when Australia was struggling in the international arena. And with good reason -- England is in

Muzaffarpur (Bihar), Nov 19: A case was today filed in a local court here challenging the selection of Sachin Tendulkar for Bharat Ratna and charging the Prime Minister and Union Home Minister with hurting peoples' sentiments. The iconic cricketer too has been named as an accused in the case filed under Indian Penal Code Sections 420 (offences relating to cheating and dishonesty) 419 (punishment

Dubai, Nov 19: England have a chance of displacing India from their current second position in the ICC Test Team Rankings table if they can win the upcoming Ashes series against Australia 4-0 or better. The Ashes series will offer England an opportunity to reclaim the number two spot that they held till India moved ahead of them last week following a 2-0 series win over the West Indies. While

Jammu, Nov 19: Jammu and Kashmir Sports and Youth Minister Taj Mohi-ud-Din today kicked off a signature campaign hailing the contribution of legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar who retired on Saturday. Taj, who was the first to put his signatures for the campaign organised by a private radio chain, complimented Tendulkar for the history of sorts he created during his 24-year career in

Austin, Nov 18: World champion Sebastian Vettel won a record eighth successive race when he triumphed in United States Grand Prix. The German Red Bull driver beat Michael Schumacher's previous record of seven wins in a row in the same season set in 2004. France's Romain Grosjean, in a Lotus, was second with Red Bull's Mark Webber taking third. Vettel's win was not only his eighth in a row, but

New Delhi, Nov 18: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today wrote to cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and acclaimed scientist CNR Rao, congratulating them on being chosen for Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award in the country. In a letter to Tendulkar, Dr Singh described him as a "true ambassador" of India in the world of sports. "In conferring this award on you, the nation has honoured a living legend

Monaco, Nov 17: Jamaica's World Champion female sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is threatening to boycott competing in her effort to get more attention for the athletes on the island. Fraser-Pryce believes that Jamaican athletes should continue to pressure the authorities to draw attention to their concerns. "If there are certain things that are not up to standard, then that's the thing we have

Mumbai, Nov 17: West Indies off-spinners Marlon Samuels and Shane Shillingford have been reported for suspected illegal bowling actions during the second Test in Mumbai. “Samuels and Shillingford were reported at the end of the second day’s play on Friday by on-field umpires Richard Kettleborough and Nigel Llong, TV Umpire Vineet Kulkarni and Andy Pycroft of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match

Chennai, Nov 17: Having suffered back-to-back defeats in the World Chess Championship, defending champion Viswanathan Anand was today left a bit nervy if the press conference after the sixth game is anything to go by. Replying to a question about what he planned to do in current situation after two losses, Anand said he would want to the best in the coming games. However when the defending champ

New Delhi, Nov 16: Sachin Tendulkar got a fitting farewell in his last Test as India crushed the West Indies by an innings and 126 runs at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. Mohammed Shami registered victory by shattering the stumps of Shannon Gabriel. Tendulkar has now won each of his last competitive cricket match be it ODI, T20, Ranji, IPL or CLT20. The West Indies lost their ninth