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Hyderabad, April 6: Tearaway pacer Dale Steyn grabbed three wickets in a sensational over as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Pune Warriors by 22 runs in a low-scoring IPL match here on Friday. Playing in their first match of the IPL under a new name, the Sunrisers defended a small total of 126 for six with their bowlers producing a disciplined show to bundle out the Warriors for 104 in 18.5 overs at

New Delhi, Apr 5: Batting great Rahul Dravid received India's third highest civilian honour, the Padma Bhushan, from President Pranab Mukherjee during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan's Darbar Hall Friday. Former boxer Ngangom Dingko Singh and rower Bajrang Lal Takhar received the country's fourth highest civilian honour, the Padma Shri. "It was a great feeling. Surprisingly, it worked out all

New Delhi, Apr 5: Rahi Sarnobat scripted history on Friday by becoming the first Indian pistol shooter to clinch a gold medal in the ISSF World Cup when she pipped local hope Kyeongae Kim 8-6 in the final of the 25m sports pistol event in Changwon, Korea. Rahi joined the elite club of rifle shooters -- Anjali Bhagwat, Gagan Narang, Sanjeev Rajput, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Ronjan Sodhi and

Bangalore, Apr 5: Harbhajan Singh grinned broadly as Chris Gayle lay on the ground writhing in pain. The two had collided after the Mumbai Indians spinner had tried to field on his follow-through but only managed to bring the big Jamaican down. Gayle went down clutching his left leg and Harbhajan, unaware of the seriousness of the injury, could only see the lighter side of the incident. But Gayle

Bangalore: Apr 4: He might be revered by billions of fans but Sachin Tendulkar insists he is “not god of cricket” as many would like to call him as he does “make mistakes” unlike the almighty. “I am not God of cricket. I make mistakes, God doesn’t,” Tendulkar said at a promotional event on Wednesday. The 39-year-old cricketer, who has almost all the batting records that are there to be taken under

New Delhi, Apr 4: Olympic bronze medallist boxer Vijender Singh’s samples were collected by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) on Wednesday, apparently for the purpose of testing him for his alleged drug use. Vijender was alleged to have taken heroin 12 times, according to the Punjab Police. The boxer’s samples were taken this morning in the capital, sources confirmed. The 27-year-old boxer

Wellington, Apr 3: New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder has returned home from hospital almost a week after he was assaulted by a group of men outside a bar which left the cricketer with critical head injuries. "He was discharged earlier this afternoon and flew back to Wellington this evening," Ryder's manager Aaron Klee said. "He's at home now and resting - he's really exhausted, but happy to be home

Sydney, Apr 3: Cricket Australia today unveiled a list of 20 contracted players for the new season amid reports that star bowler Mitchell Starc is celebrating a million dollar pay-day. With the retirements of former skipper Ricky Ponting and stalwart Mike Hussey, funds were freed up for a changing of the guard in the lucrative 2013-14 roster. Sydney's Daily Telegraph said Starc was the big winner

Hyderabad, Mar 3: Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojhabecame the third quickest Indian to reach 100 wickets when he scalped Australian James Pattinson in the first innings of the fourth Test at Delhi recently. The 26-year-old, who has 102 Test wickets from just 22 Tests, is also the joint highest wicket-taker in Tests from Hyderabad, equaling off-spinner Shivlal Yadav's mark. Ojha, who is in Bangalore

New Delhi, April 2: Notwithstanding a hefty penalty imposed on it by the Competition Commission of India for abusing its “dominant” position to promote its commercial interests in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has seemingly continued with its monopolistic financial practices. On the eve of the IPL VI season, the BCCI, in a fresh note addressed to