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London, October 24: Gearing up for what promises to be a high-voltage tour of India, England wicket-keeper Matt Prior said beating Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men in their own backyard is a bigger task than clinching an away Ashes against Australia. "Absolutely, may be even bigger," Prior said when asked whether beating India in India was as big as or bigger than the Ashes. "The records are there, we

New Delhi, October 24: Call it the Saina effect. Badminton is all set to take a superfast shuttle to new heights with the launch of the Indian Badminton League (IBL), a million-dollar event which could change of the face of the sport worldwide. The IBL, based on a franchise model and tentatively scheduled to be held from January 20 to February 11 next year, would have $1 million (approx Rs 5.5

Coming into Champions League T20 as the defending champions, Mumbai Indian might be leaving South Africa without a single win under their belt but for Dwayne Smith the experience has been fulfilling personally as he got a chance to open the batting with Sachin Tendulkar. "At MI you open the batting with Sachin Tendulkar. From the time I was young, I've always admired him as a batsman and to open

Chennai Super Kings ended their Champions League Twenty20 campaign on a high as they clinched comfortable four-wicket victory over Yorkshire at Kingsmead in Durban on Monday. Subramaniam Badrinath (47 off 45 balls) and MS Dhoni (31 off 23 balls) helped Chennai achieved the 141-run target in 19 overs. Chennai finished at third place in their group with eight points. Both Chennai and fellow IPL side

Geneva, October 22: Cycling's governing body agreed on Monday to strip Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles and ban him for life, following a report from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that accused him of leading a massive doping program on his teams. UCI President Pat McQuaid announced that the federation accepted the USADA's report on Armstrong and would not appeal to the Court of

The Pakistan Cricket Board has postponed a tour to Zimbabwe in December in anticipation of a bilateral one-day series against India. A senior official of the board told Reuters that under the future tour programme of the International Cricket Council, Pakistan were due to visit Zimbabwe for a test and one-day series in December. "But since it is too close to the series against India we have

Driving down the Greater Noida Expressway, the only indication of the Airtel Indian Grand Prix about to take place in the vicinity is a weather-beaten board that reads: '2011 Formula One Grand Prix'! The second edition of the Indian GP is all set to be flagged off in less than a week's time, but the build-up to the much-awaited event has been quite quiet, to say the least. The F1 juggernaut will

Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir admitted that it was indeed "very disappointing" not to have qualified for the semi-finals of the Champions League Twenty20. "It is very disappointing not to have qualified for the semi-finals but this is not the end of the world. We will definitely come back stronger in the next edition of Indian Premier League," Gambhir said at the post-match

Cape Town, October 22: Ajit Agarkar`s all-round display backed by a composed half century from Virender Sehwag helped Delhi Daredevils beat Perth Scorchers by three wickets and move a step closer to a semifinal berth in the Champions League Twenty20 here on Sunday. After Delhi`s pace duo of Morne Morkel and man of the match Agarkar restricted Scorchers to 121 for five in 20 overs, the Daredevils

Denmark, October 22: Olympic bronze-medallist shuttler Saina Nehwal fought through a troubling knee to clinch her fourth title of the year by lifting the Denmark Open Super Series Premier trophy with a dominating win in the final on Sunday. The 22-year-old Saina, who was competing in her first tournament after the London Games, won 21-17 21-8 in 35 minutes to notch up her second Super Series