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New Delhi, Sep 4: As speculation is rife that Sachin Tendulkar may quit the game after playing his 200th Test, the senior India batsman today said he was in no rush to announce his retirement from international cricket. "I don't think at this stage I need to do that," said Tendulkar when asked about his retirement. "Where is the rush," he further added in an interview to Zee News today. "I have

Hyderabad, Sep 3: Former India coach Gary Kirsten was today appointed chief coach of the Delhi Daredevils for the seventh season of the Indian Premier League. The 45-year-old South African, who guided the national team to World Cup triumph in 2011 apart from taking the Test side to the No.1 spot, has been roped in to turn the fortunes of one of the most popular franchises in the IPL after their

New Delhi, Sep 3: The BCCI in all likelihood will impose a life ban on former IPL commissioner and its vice-president Lalit Modi at a Special General Meeting (SGM) to be convened in Chennai on September 25. A senior BCCI official today informed that the contents of the exhaustive report filed by disciplinary committee comprising of Jyotiraditya Scindia and Arun Jaitley was discussed at the Working

Kolkata, Sep 2: Sachin Tendulkar is all set to play his 200th Test match on home soil with the BCCI trying to squeeze in a series against the West Indies ahead of the year-end tour of South Africa. The decision to invite West Indies for two Tests and five one-dayers was taken at the working committee meeting here today. "We have sent a proposal to the West Indies Cricket Board in this regard. We

New York, Sep 1: It was a bad for Indians at US Open as players, including Somdev Devvarman, Mahesh Bhupathi, Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza lost their matches here on Friday. With this series of defeats faced by all the Indians in their respective matches, Bhupathi, Mirza and Bopanna are now out of the mixed doubles event, while Somdev was ousted from the singles. Somdev Devvarman lost his second

Kolkata, Aug 31: The Supreme Court might have refused to grant him relief but a defiant N Srinivasan is expected to attempt a comeback as BCCI President after being forced to step aside, when the Board officials gather for the final Working Committee meeting before next month's AGM, here tomorrow. Srinivasan was dealt a major setback when the Supreme Court deferred the hearing on his petition

New Delhi, Aug 30: After preferring his domestic side Kandurata over IPL franchisee Sunrisers Hyderabad for the Champions League Twenty20, senior batsman Kumar Sangakkara has lashed out at the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) officials for questioning his loyalty to the country. Sangakkara said he himself wanted to play for Kandurata after their qualification but his IPL team had initially refused to

New York, Aug 30: Indian stars Sania Mirza and Leander Paes made winning starts in their respective doubles events even as another veteran Mahesh Bhupathi bowed out with a first-round loss at the US Open here. Sania and her Chinese partner cruised into the second round of the women's doubles event after they easily saw off the challenge of German Annika Beck and Puerto Rican Monica Puig in

Monte Carlo, Aug 30: Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery won the UEFA Best Player in Europe award for 2012/13 ahead of the usual contenders Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. It was recognition for his part in Bayern's Champions League, Bundesliga and German Cup treble. The Frenchman was the first player from a club other than Barcelona or Real Madrid to make the final three since the award was

Chennai, Aug 28: Virender Sehwag may be down but is keen to ensure he's not out. The destructive opener has been out of the Indian team for more than four months now but with a busy season on the horizon, he landed in the city on Tuesday for a stint at the MRF Pace foundation. With an eye on India's tour to pace-friendly South Africa at the end of this year, Sehwag will be looking to sharpen up