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Kolkata, December 3: While visiting a hospital in Pakistan, batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar encountered a child whose name made the master tremble with fear. The kid’s name was Osama - the same as that of Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden. One would come across many such anecdotes about Tendulkar’s life in "The Peak" - a book by sports photo-journalist Suman Chattopadhyay which was launched by

New Delhi, December 3: The Pakistan Cricket Board has laid some strict guidelines for its players for the upcoming tour of India which includes restrictions on attending private dinner parties and not entertaining any friends at the team hotel. "There are certain security protocols that we have taken. The players won't entertain any requests from friends or fans to attend private dinner parties

Mumbai, December 3: Discarded India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was more in the news last season for the amount he fetched in the IPL auctions for season 5. Chennai Super Kings, owned by BCCI president N Srinivasan, bagged the Saurashtra cricketer for an astronomical $2 million (Rs 9.72 crore approx) after winning the tie-breaker that followed a theatrical bidding war with Deccan Chargers. On

Khulna: December 2: Anamul Haque and the spin twins, Abdur Razzak and Sohag Gazi, insipired Bangladesh to their biggest win in ODIs as the visitors were bowled out for 132 while chasing a 293. Razzak and Gazi did exceptionally well as the West Indian batting attack imploded rather unusually. In a steep chase, they failed to read the two spinners, who picked six wickets between them, and were

Melbourne, December 2: India recovered from conceding an early self-goal to prevail 4-2 over New Zealand and move to the top of Pool A in the Champions Trophy hockey tournament on Sunday. The victory gave India six points from two matches and also made them the only unbeaten team in their pool following England’s surprise 4-1 win over Olympic champions Germany earlier in the day. Goals from

Mumbai, December 2: With the arrival of the winter season in the country, comes the season of weddings. And the latest celebrity to have taken a marital plunge is Indian pacer Rudra Pratap Singh. Singh married his long time sweetheart Devanshi Popat in Ahmedabad on Friday. The ceremony was a hush-hush one but the reception is scheduled to take place in Lucknow 4 on December 4. Uttar Pradesh Chief

Carson, December 2: David Beckham bowed out of Major League Soccer on a winning note as L.A. Galaxy retained their title with a 3-1 victory over Houston Dynamo in the MLS Cup final on Saturday. L.A. had to come from behind after Calen Carr put Houston ahead a minute before the break but the Galaxy took control in the second half. Defender Omar Gonzalez headed in the equaliser on the hour before

Kolkata, December 2: After having single-handedly fought a 'pitched battle' with BCCI and CAB for five days, Eden Gardens curator Prabir Mukherjee 'retired hurt' on Saturday, but not before lashing out at skipper MS Dhoni's demand for a rank turner for the third Test between India and England starting here on Wednesday. Mukherjee, 83, reluctant to oblige Dhoni's 'unreasonable demand', complained

Former England cricket captain Andrew Flintoff climbed off the canvas to win a points decision over American Richard Dawson on his heavyweight boxing debut. The 34-year-old, who retired from cricket in September 2010, was floored by a short left early in the second. Flintoff was the busier fighter in four scrappy two-minute rounds though and ended 39-38 ahead on the scorecard. "You talk about the

Melbourne, December 1: India made a bright start to their campaign at the Champions Trophy hockey tournament with a come-from-behind 3-1 win over England in Pool A at the State Hockey Centre on Saturday. The new-look Indian team clinched a morale-boosting win through goals from opportunistic field goals from Danish Mujtaba (22nd minute) and Yuvraj Walmiki (38th) before Gurwinder Singh Chandi