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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

Mumbai, November 1: A day after the Home Ministry cleared Pakistan cricket team's upcoming tour of India, the BCCI on Thursday announced the schedule of the limited-over series that begins with a Twenty20 international on December 25 in Bangalore. The Pakistan team will touch down at Bangalore on December 22 and will kick-off their campaign against the hosts with a T20 international at the city's

Mumbai, November 1: Comeback man Yuvraj Singh excelled with his maiden five-wicket haul in first class cricket as England's warm-up game against India 'A' ended in a tame draw at the Brabourne Stadium today. The 30-year-old Yuvraj grabbed five for 94, improving upon his previous best of three for 25, as India A dismissed the visitors for 426 in their first innings but not before conceding a 57-run

New Delhi, November 1: Yuvraj Singh's brilliant form in domestic matches has made him a serious contender for a slot in the Test team but Indian captain MS Dhoni is still not sure whether the talented left-hander is ready to face the vigours of five-day cricket. "It is very difficult for me to comment on his fitness sitting over here. We have to understand that five-day format has its own

Skipper Alastair Cook compiled a patient and unbeaten century to lead England fightback as the visitors reached 286 for four in reply to India A's 369 on day two of their three-day warm up game, here today. The left-handed opener struck 112, embellished with 13 fours, and shared a 153-run stand with Samit Patel (82) for the unfinished fifth wicket to help side recover from 133 for four at the

Guangzhou, October 31: The Indian women's cricket team lifted the inaugural Asian Cricket Council's Twenty20 Asia Cup after beating arch-rivals Pakistan by 18 runs in a low-scoring final on Wednesday. India's decision to bat first seemed to have backfired when the team folded for 81 but the bowlers did a splendid job to dismiss Pakistan to 63 in 19.1 overs. What was particularly impressive about

Chennai, October 31: It’s the kind of stuff dreams are made of: an Indian finishing on the podium, and that too in front of home fans at the Buddh International Circuit (BIC). Aditya Patel lived this dream, not once but twice, while becoming the first Indian to climb on the podium at BIC. Driving in the fifth and penultimate round of the JK Racing Asia series, a support race for the Indian Grand

India’s cricket board said on Tuesday it has secured government clearance to host Pakistan for a short tour later this year. The Board of Control for Cricket in India has invited Pakistan to play three One Day Internationals and two Twenty20 matches in December-January, the first bilateral contests between the arch-rivals in five years. “We have discussed all security aspects [and] the tour is on

Batting great Sunil Gavaskar says England's "final frontier" could prove to be just a small hurdle as they bid for a first Test series win against "vulnerable" India in almost three decades. Gavaskar said the home side were going into the four-Test series against the world's number two team with a "wobbly" batting line-up and a weak-looking pace attack, with spin being the lone encouraging factor

London, October 30: West Indian batting legend Vivian Richards reckons Kevin Pietersen is cricket's answer to Muhammad Ali, and believes the English batsman has got the "X-factor" to respond to his critics in the upcoming four-Test series in India. Richards, who won seven Tests in India with the great West Indies teams of the 1970s and 80s, finds a similarity between Pietersen and the world's