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Melbourne, October 16: Star all-rounder Shane Watson has been told to early return early from the Champions League Twenty20 by Cricket Australia and skipper Michael Clarke has backed the decision, saying it is in the national team's best interest. Watson, playing for Sydney Sixers in the event, has been told by Cricket Australia to come home early to take a break before the Test series against

New Delhi, October 16: Australian Prime Minister Julian Gillard has announced that Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar will be conferred with the membership of the Order of Australia. The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry to recognise Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service. Sachin will be awarded an (AM), which is one of the six grades in the Order of

Former Pakistani allrounder Azhar Mahmood restricted Kolkata Knight Riders with an intelligent spell of bowling that saw him mixing pace very well. Mahmood picked up three important wickets as KKR, coasting at 72 for one in just eight overs were held to just 137/6 in 20 overs in their Champions League T20 match against the Auckland Aces. Mahmood took two wickets in just his first over to peg the

Comeback man Yuvraj Singh hits double century to take North Zone to 451 runs vs Central Zone in the semi-final of the Duleep Trophy. Yuvraj slammed 208 runs before Central Zone bowler Murali Kartik took a return catch to dismiss him. He scored at an impressive rate of 86.00. He took 241 deliveries and hit 33 fours and three sixes. On Sunday, Yuvraj made a brilliant comeback into first-class arena

Sydney Sixers relied on a superb all-round show from Moises Henriques and a couple of stunning catches as they thumped Chennai Super Kings by 14 runs in their opening Champions League Twenty20 match here today. Henriques smashed five fours and three sixes towards the close of Sydney Sixers` innings for his 23-ball unbeaten 49 to take his side to 185 for five after being sent into bat in the Group

New Delhi, October 15: It's been a while since the capital got a glimpse of Sania Mirza (now Mrs Shoaib Malik). The tennis player turned up looking fashionable and rather natty in shades and a sharp formal outfit at the Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship 2012, an annual tennis tournament by DCM Shriram Consolidated Limited (DSCL), at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association (DLTA) complex on

Hyderabad, October 14: Yuvraj Singh made a brilliant comeback into first—class arena as he smashed an unbeaten century for North Zone against Central on the first day of a semi—final match in the Duleep Trophy here. At stumps, North were in commanding position having scored 346 for 4, riding on Yuvraj’s superb unbeaten 133 while skipper Shikhar Dhawan also made his presence felt with an innings of

Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek won the ATP Shanghai Masters, their third tour-level title of the season, after defeating Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna 6-7(7) 6-3 10-5, here today. The fourth seeded Indo-Czech pair saved four of the five break points and broke their sevent seed opponents twice to pocket the match and the trophy in one hour and 36 minutes. It was a kind of a grudge match for

The BCCI has floated a tender, inviting bidders for a new IPL team following the termination of the Deccan Chargers franchise. Leading Indian newspapers on Sunday carried an advertisement from the BCCI which read, "Under this invitation to tender, the winning bidder will be granted the right to own and operate a new team which will compete in the IPL in each year from and including 2013 onwards

The Indian Open, to be held at the pristine Karnataka Golf Association course later this week, has attracted some of the best golfers from world over apart from the emerging Indian youngsters, proving the point that golf is the fastest growing sport in the country, writes Vedam Jaishankar If you lived in Bangalore, Delhi NCR or Chandigarh you could be excused if you thought golf was the fastest