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Bangalore, Aug 12: Rahul Dravid and G R Vishwanath are among the 12 Karnataka players picked by former Indian wicketkeeper Syed Kirmani in his personal list of the state's greatest ever in Test cricket. In his team, fast bowlers Javagal Srinath and Venkatesh Prasad would not find themselves playing in tandem in a match, but both have been included in the 12-member list. "I wouldn't dream of not

Montreal, Aug 12: Rafa Nadal thumped Canada's Milos Raonic 6-2 6-2 in the final of the men's Rogers Cup on Sunday to capture his eighth ATP title this season and boost his confidence ahead of the U.S. Open, starting later this month. Playing in his first tournament since his shock opening-round loss at Wimbledon, Nadal showed he was back to near his best and his ailing body was ready for the

Moscow, Aug 12: Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt lifted track and field out of the doping doldrums as he reclaimed his world 100m title in emphatic style on Sunday. Bolt clocked a season's best 9.77 seconds in heavy rain at the Luzhniki Stadium, with American Justin Gatlin claiming silver in 9.85sec and Nesta Carter, also of Jamaica, taking bronze in 9.95sec. Athletics' credibility had again been

Panaji, Aug 11: Former Indian captain Rahul Dravid today said that cricket's influence in his life was such that the game made him a better person. "One and half years after my retirement I have realised that cricket has made me a better human. I learnt from successes and failures," Dravid said, speaking at convocation ceremony of BITS-Pilani Goa campus today, in the presence of Dr Kumar Mangalam

Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni would be seen promoting his second love, soccer, on STAR Sports after being roped in as the brand ambassador of the upcoming Barclays English Premier League in India. “A keen soccer enthusiast and a Manchester United fan, MS Dhoni will invite all sports fans to ‘Join the Game’ in a clutter breaking integrated marketing campaign which will be launched

Guangzhou (China), Aug 10: India's rising shuttler P V Sindhu today settled for a bronze medal at the World Championships after suffering a straight-game defeat against world number three Ratchanok Inthanon in the semifinals of the prestigious event here. World number 12 Sindhu, playing in her maiden World Championships, had notched up stunning victories against two Chinese players in the run-up

Mumbai, Aug 10: Although P V Sindhu became the first Indian woman player to win an individual medal at the World Badminton Championship Friday, on Twitter it was Saina Nehwal who reigned. After Sindhu's record Saina was trending on Twitter. Sindhu and Saina were playing to qualify in the semi-finals of the World Badminton Championships held in Guangzhou, China, in separate matches. Sindhu went on

New Delhi, Aug 8: In a major upset at the Badminton World Championship, rising Indian shuttler PV Sindhu stunned world number 2 Wang Yihan of China in straight sets 21-18, 23-21 on Thursday and reached the quarters. Sindhu, ranked 12th, took 55 minutes to send her world number five and London Olympics silver medallist opponent packing by winning the third round match in straight games at the

New Delhi, Aug 8: The members of the National Cricket Academy sub-committee were in for a rude shock when it was intimated that the BCCI has lost a whopping Rs 50 crore on a dubious land deal and it is now mulling on initiating criminal proceedings against those involved in the mess. Such was the situation after the news was made official that the sub-committee couldn't discuss about filling up of

Bridgetown (Barbados), Aug 8: West Indies cricket legend Desmond Haynes has compared T20 star Kieron Pollard with Mahendra Singh Dhoni, saying the former's captaincy reminds him of India's World Cup-winning skipper. Haynes feels Pollard's reading of the game and calmness in tough situations is similar to Dhoni. "I was one of the men who supported the idea of Pollard being Barbados Tridents captain