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Bangalore, Apr 10: Virat Kohli at his dangerous best is a sight for sore eyes and the meagre crowd that gathered at the M Chinnaswamy stadium on Tuesday got a first-hand view of it. Following the loss of the Jamaican marauder Chris Gayle in the seventh over, the crowd seemed to have lost hope of Royal Challengers Bangalore overhauling Sunrisers Hyderabad’s stiff 162-run target, but as it turned

Jaipur, Apr 9: Rajasthan Royals beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 19 runs in an Indian Premier League match here today. Batting first, Rajasthan Royals scored 144 for six with Brad Hodge remaining unbeaten on 46. In reply, KKR were all out for 125 in 19 overs. Eoin Morgan scored 51 while Siddharth Trivedi and Kevon Cooper took three wickets each. Brief Scores: Rajasthan Royals 144/6 (Brad Hodge 46 no

National Anti-Doping Agency is likely to release the report of boxer Vijender Singh's blood and urine samples latest by Friday. Vijender, who has been accused of consuming heroin, submitted his blood and urine samples last week to National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA). However, the blood and urine tests may not help ascertain if the boxer consumed heroin. The drug does not last for more than 12 hours

Hyderabad, Apr 8: In a game which went down to the wire, and into the Super Over, the first in the sixth edition of the league, Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by five runs in the T20 league at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal. In the Super Over, Cameron White and Thisara Perera took 20 runs off Vinay Kumar with White hitting two sixes. In reply, Chris Gayle and

Chennai, Apr 7: When three top line bowlers strike in their opening over, and two others in their second in this blink-and-you-miss format, one can safely assume that the combined effort, more often than not, will hand their team the winning advantage. It certainly appeared so for two-time champion Chennai in their opening match at Chepauk on Saturday, until West Indian Kieron Pollardturned it

New Delhi, Apr 6: Senior cricketers Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh were omitted while Jammu and Kashmir all-rounder Parveez Rasool was today named in India's 30-member probables list for the ICC Champions Trophy to be held in England in June this year. Apart from the struggling Sehwag and Harbhajan, paceman Zaheer Khan, batsman Cheteswar Pujara and spinner Pragyan Ojha were also left out from

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