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Kimi Raikkonen won a thrilling Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for Lotus on Sunday with Fernando Alonso of Ferrari taking second and Sebastian Vettel a remarkable third after setting off from the back of the grid. Red Bull ace Vettel, seeking to become the youngest ever triple champion, now leads the drivers standings by 10 points from Alonso with only two races remaining. Raikkonen’s win was his first since

Mumbai, Nov 4: Yuvraj Singh is all set to regain his spot in the Indian Test squad when the new national selection panel, headed by Sandeep Patil, sits down tomorrow to pick the team for the series-opener against England at Ahmedabad from November 15-19. Though skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said that the left-handed batsman was the best judge of his fitness for the rigours of Test cricket after

Ghaziabad, November 4: Virender Sehwag on Saturday sustained an injury on the ring finger of his right hand during Delhi's Ranji Trophy game against Uttar Pradesh. The incident happened during the post lunch session when Mohammed Kaif, who was batting on 78 edged an Ishant Sharma delivery that flew to first slip where Sehwag was fielding. Delhi skipper dropped the chance and the ball raced to

Mumbai, November 4: Sachin Tendulkar's propensity to get out bowled too often in recent times may have generated debate, but batting legend Sunil Gavaskar feels Tendulkar is too good a batsman not to have overcome any technical shortcomings. "I think he has worked on it (the mode of dismissal). He is one of the most hardworking and studious guys you can come across. I think Sachin (Tendulkar)

New Delhi, November 3: India may issue 4,000-5,000 visas to Pakistani cricket fans for the India-Pakistan series beginning on December 25. Visitors may also be considered for multi-city visa under the new visa regime, getting a chance to visit all five venues through a single entry. Although the new visa regime between the countries, signed in September, is yet to be operationalised, efforts are

The usual cacophony that surrounds a cricket match where Sachin Tendulkar is playing, was missing at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday. Barring pockets filled with a few Tendulkar-enthusiasts who had gathered next to the dressing room to have a glimpse of the cricketer, the stadium was virtually empty when the senior batsman walked in to bat at No. 5 for Mumbai, in their 2012-13 Ranji Trophy opener

New Delhi, November 3: India has the most number of athletes on the list of offenders who were caught for doping under International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) rules. In the latest IAAF list of dope offenders updated till October 31, a whopping 40 Indian athletes figured in the list out of 204 dope offenders all over the world. Among the top Indians in the list were double Asian

He is glad that Indo-Pak bilateral cricket is finally set for revival come December, but former Pakistan captain Zaheer Abbas is not particularly pleased with the short duration of the series. While welcoming the BCCI announcement that it had got clearance to host Pakistan for a short one-day series from December 25, Zaheer said he hoped for a full series. "While it is a very good thing that

Mumbai, November 2: Sachin Tendulkar took a trip down memory lane and for a change, it was not cricket that he talked about. The veteran batsman, instead, spoke of his gastronomic experiences while travelling with the team all over the country and the world in his over two-decade career. And the interesting trivia included how he skipped lunch and polished off a large bowl of ice-cream before

Bangalore, November 2: Chitra Magimairaj claimed the title in the 35th edition of the Women’s billiards State-ranking championship at the Karnataka State Billiards Association hall on Thursday. The seasoned pro, who had eased past Umadevi Nagaraj 75-44, 75-49 in her semifinal encounter, posted a fairly straightforward 75-41, 77-22, 70-75, 76-70 win over youngster Varsha Sanjeev in the final to