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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

Kolkata, Apr 1: Dogged by myriad controversies but glamorous nonetheless, the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League will kick off tomorrow with what promises to be a glitzy opening ceremony featuring Bollywood stars and international rapper Pitbull. Flying drummers, Chinese percussionists, fireworks, and some of the biggest film stars in the country, including Shah Rukh Khan and Katrina Kaif

Chandigarh, Apr 1: The Punjab police on Sunday, for the first time, confirmed that Olympic medallist boxer Vijender Singh consumed drugs at least 12 times along with his sparring partner Ram Singh, who had it five times. Vijender has so far been denying this allegation but the police said they have evidence to justify their charge that the boxer took drugs for the personal consumption from main

New Delhi, Mar 31: It was a different ball game altogether when the Indian cricketers took on movie stars at the floodlit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in a maiden charity football match. The cricketers emerged victorious by a scoreline of 4-3 on Saturday but they were given a run for their money by the All Star team led by Abhishek Bachchan. The funds raised from the match went to the Magic Bus

Miami, Mar 31: World No. 1 Serena Williams rallied to defeat world No. 2 Maria Sharapova 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 on Saturday in the WTA Miami final, winning the event for a record sixth time to claim her 48th career tour title. Williams, who had shared the all-time Miami women's title mark with Steffi Graf, won the last 10 games in adding to a trophy haul that included crowns in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007 and