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London, Aug 22: Shane Watson's magnificent 176 put Australia in command at 307 for four on the first day of the fifth and final Ashes Test against England at The Oval on Wednesday. The powerful right-hander started out all guns blazing and, after being struck on the head by a Stuart Broad bouncer, he dug in to post his highest Test score and share a fourth-wicket partnership of 145 with Steve

Bangalore, Aug 21: The Karnataka high court on Tuesday ordered issuance of an emergent notice to cricketer and Team India vice-captain Virat Kohli in response to an appeal filed by Nike India. Justice Huluvadi G Ramesh also ordered status quo for four weeks with regard to an endorsement contract between Nike and Kohli. Nike challenged the August 16 order of a city civil court refusing an ex-parte

Mumbai, Aug 21: World number one Lee Chong Wei, who interacted with senior India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar after his singles match in the Indian badminton League, said he has never seen a cricket match in his life and wants to witness the game one day. "I just spoke to him (Tendulkar) socially. This is the first time I met him. I am very happy because he came to watch my match and hopefully one

Mumbai, Aug 21: After cheering for her Hyderabad Hotshots teammate Ajay Jayaram using hand-clappers till the second 90-second interval of the first game of the evening’s opening match, Saina Nehwal left her chair in the team’s dug-out to warm up for her match against Juliane Schenk. At the end of her match, an hour-and-a-half later, hundreds of hands clapped for her as she gave Hyderabad Hotshots

New Delhi, Aug 20: Indian skipper MS Dhoni is a busy man for most of the year. His fitness methods, he says, help him endure the hectic grind of the international cricket calendar. These days, he is going easy on his body, recovering from the rigours of the last season, and playing a lot of badminton to hone his reflexes. He is also keenly observing how his young team is shaping up ahead of the

Lucknow, Aug 19: P Kashyap played through pain as he led Banga Beats to a comprehensive 4-1 win over Awadhe Warriors despite an injured ankle but P V Sindhu failed to pull it off for the home side in their Indian Badminton League clash here. Mathias Boe and Kido Markis’ 21-14 21-19 win over Carston Mogensen and Akshay Dewalkar in men’s doubles was the lone highlight of the evening for the home

A triple strike for the lightening bolt as Usain Bolt took his Moscow World Athletics Championships gold medal tally to three on Sunday. Bolt lead the Jamaican 4X100m team as they won the gold medal in the race with the United States claiming silver and Britain taking bronze. The 26-year-old was joined by 100m bronze medalist Nesta Carter, Kemar Bailey-Cole and Nickel Ashmeade as they won the

Bangalore, Aug 18: Senior Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar feels selectors should focus on the players' ability to handle pressure instead of only considering their statistics while picking the national team. "Selection is not about looking at the scorebook. A selector can pick up players who have scored heavily but that does not work out. I have seen players who are exceptionally good at the

Nanjing (China), Aug 18: M Kavita Devi and T Lalchhanhima opened India’s medal account in the 2nd Asian Youth Games with a bronze medal each in girls’ judo and boys’ weightlifting respectively on the first day of the competition here on Saturday. Kavita, participating in the multi-sporting event as an Independent Olympic Athlete following India’s ban from International Olympic Committee, beat

Cincinnati, Aug 17: Rohan Bopanna and Edouard Roger-Vasselin knocked out Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek to advance to the semifinals of the ATP Cincinnati Masters, here. Eighth seeded Indo-French team eked out a 6-3 6-7(3) 10-8 win over the fourth seeded Indo-Czech combination. Bopanna is now seeking his second consecutive Cincinnati final when he and Roger-Vasselin face the Spanish duo of Marcel