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New Delhi, Oct 8: He has been the finest ambassador for India in the traditional form of the game and Rahul Dravid, after calling time on his cricket career, remained true to his first love -- Test cricket. "It was (emotional) in some ways. It's when you give up Test cricket, that's when you feel emotional," Dravid said when asked whether he felt emotional turning up for Rajasthan Royals against

New Delhi, Oct 7: The Supreme Court today rejected BCCI's suggestion for setting up a special committee to probe the IPL spot-fixing scandal and proposed a three-member panel headed by former Punjab and Haryana Chief Justice Mukul Mudgal to examine the issue. A bench of Justices A K Patnaik and J S Kehar also proposed the names of senior advocate and Additional Solicitor General N Nagehswar Rao

New Delhi, Oct 7: Harbhajan Singh emerged the unlikely hero for Mumbai Indians on Sunday. The off-spinner, who was having a miserable run in the tournament, struck thrice in an over, and spurred his team to Champions League Twenty20 title at the Feroz Shah Kotla on Sunday, giving a fitting farewell to Sachin Tendulkar. Royals were aggressively pursuing Mumbai’s 202/6 in 20 overs but Harbhajan

Bangalore, Oct 6: Ace doubles shuttler Jwala Gutta’s unsavoury conduct during the inaugural Indian Badminton League may earn her a life ban from the Badminton Association of India (BAI). Hyderabad’s Jwala, the icon player for Krrish Delhi Smashers at the IBL, allegedly attempted to stop her team-mates from playing against Banga Beats, since the Bangalore side had replaced their foreign player Hu

Doha, Oct 5: An impressive second half helped Qatar script a 2-0 win over India in their Group A encounter of the AFC U-19 Championship here at the Al Arabi Stadium. Akram Hassan scored from the spot in the 60th minute Friday after the hosts enjoyed a good spell of 15 minutes at the beginning of the second spell where they won four corners in quick succession. Substitute Abdullah doubled the lead

Jaipur, Oct 5: Ajinkya Rahane hit a resolute fifty and spinner Pravin Tambe scalped three crucial wickets as Rajasthan Royals notched up a 14-run victory over Chennai Super Kings to advance to the finals of the Champions League Twenty20 here today. Rajasthan posted a competitive 159 for eight, courtesy a 56-ball 70-run innings by opener Rahane, after they were sent into bat by Chennai skipper

Shimoga, Oct 4: Overnight batsmen Vasudevan Jagadeesh and Abhishek Nayar missed out on centuries as India A trailed West Indies A by 137 runs in their first innings at lunch on the third day of the second unofficial Test here today. When umpires called for the end of the first session, India's score read 269 for five with Mohammad Kaif and Uday Kaul batting on 24 and 13, respectively. West Indies

Jaipur, Oct 4: There is little to separate the teams as Rajasthan Royals, who have turned the Sawai Mansingh Stadium into a fortress with a 12-match winning streak, lock horns with the ever-formidable Chennai Super Kings in the first semifinal of the Champions League Twenty20 here on Friday. Royals breezed into the last-four stage of the tournament with an unbeaten four-match streak while the

Mumbai, Oct 3: Rubbishing reports that Sachin Tendulkar has been asked by the BCCI to retire after his 200th Test, the Board's Secretary Sanjay Patel today said it was the senior batsman's prerogative to decide on his future. "That is is absolutely absurd and rubbish. Let me tell you, it will be the prerogative of Mr Sachin Tendulkar. Board has not talked or asked him to resign (retire) and the

New Delhi, Oct 3: Trinidad and Tobago rained on Chennai Super Kings’s parade with a commanding eight-wicket victory to waltz into the semifinals of Champions League Twenty20 with flair at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium on Wednesday. The Caribbean side needed a win or had to keep the margin of loss within five runs to pip the Titans for a place in the last four. They executed it to perfection, in