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Paris, Jul 26: Scientists today said Usain Bolt performed a feat of biomechanics when he ran 100m in a record 9.58sec at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin. Crossing the line in a time that is still a world record meant Bolt had to muster "truly extraordinary" power and energy to overcome exceptional drag, they said. Taking into account the altitude of the Berlin track, the temperature at the

Islamabad, Jul 26: Pakistan has reportedly an opportunity to move to the second place in the ICC Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) Rankings table if they win both the matches against West Indies, which is currently placed second in the ranking table, in the upcoming Twenty20 series. According to the Daily Times, however, if West Indies win both the matches it could gain five ratings points to finish

Harare, Jul 25: Virat Kohli cracked a scintillating century as India thrashed minnows Zimbabwe by six wickets in the first cricket one-dayer to take a 1-0 lead in the five match series here on Wednesday. Chasing a modest victory target of 228, India rode on captain Kohli's 115 as they overhauled the target with 31 balls to spare in what turned out to be a lop-sided contest at the Harare Sports

Jul 24: The upcoming five-game ODI series against India at home presents Zimbabwe with a stiff challenge, considering that they have won just five matches against any team aside from Bangladesh and Associate members in the last five years. Since July 2008, Zimbabwe have won just five ODI series - two each against Bangladesh and Kenya and one over Ireland. In that time, they have played 80 ODIs -

New Delhi, Jul 23: The winners of IPL 6 Mumbai Indians will take on Rajasthan Royals, who finished third in the cash-rich tournament, in the inaugural group stage match of the Champions League Twenty20 to be played on September 21 at Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur.The CLT20 final will be played on October 6 at the Ferozeshah Kotla Ground in Delhi, which hosted the first qualifier and the

New Delhi, Jul 23: Saina Nehwal is the top female sportsperson of the country. If you wonder how much that translates into real money terms, think $120,000. Who got whom in IBL auction For that is the amount Hyderabad Hostshots shelled out for her at the inaugural Indian Badminton League auction in the Capital on Monday. It translates into about Rs 71 lakh, not too much if you consider that some

Kolkata, Jul 22: Powered by Deepika Kumari’s gold and bronze medal performances on the concluding day, India finished fourth in the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Medellin, Colombia. Deepika shot four perfect 10s in windy conditions to lead India to a 201-186 thrashing of China for the team gold medal on Sunday. Later, Deepika paired up with Atanu Das to win the mixed team bronze with an 18-point

Melbourne, Jul 22: Spin legend Shane Warne today retired from the Big Bash Twenty20 League, citing business, family and commentary commitments across two continents, thereby bringing an end to his competitive cricket career. "I think the time is right for me to hang up my Big Bash boots - juggling business, family and commentary commitments across two continents is not easy," Warne said. "I've

Kolkata, Jul 21: Legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev on Saturday credited Ravindra Jadeja for the recent success of the Indian cricket team and termed the Saurashtra player the "most valued cricketer" presently. "Since he (Jadeja) came in, it made so much difference to the team. He is the most valued cricketer at the moment," Kapil said. Kapil said Jadeja was a great asset to the team with his

Kolkata, Jul 20: India finally came good assuring themselves at least a silver medal at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 being held in Medellin, Colombia. According to information received here, the women's recurve team of Deepika Kumari, Laishram Bombayla Devi and Rimil Biruly, seeded No 2, lived up to their billing as they ousted the US opponents to make the final yesterday. In the battle of