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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

Delhi Daredevils produced a superb bowling show as they crushed Kolkata Knight riders by 52 runs in their opening Champions League Twenty20 match here today. Sent into bat, Daredevils posted a competitive 160 for eight and then restricted KKR to 108 for seven on a Centurion pitch which assisted pace bowling though it had uneven bounce at times. Pacers Umesh Yadav (2/13), Irfan Pathan (2/20), Morne

Former West Indies skipper Clive Lloyd tells Deba Prasad Dhar that Windies have six of the 15 best strikers in world cricket. It’s been a long title drought for the West Indies. What does winning the World T20 mean? Winning this tournament was a lift that the team needed. For all those people hoping that the West Indies cricket would rise again, let’s hope this is turning point. What were your

Former Pakistan captain Moin Khan has advised experienced all-rounder Shahid Afridi, who is struggling for form, to take a break from the game. Known as a supporter of Afridi, Moin said that he did not agree with suggestions that it was time for the flamboyant all-rounder to call it a day from international cricket. "I don't think he should retire. I sincerely believe he can still serve Pakistan

After their not so memorable outing in the just-concluded ICC World T20 in Sri Lanka, it will be a test of character for the Indian players in the Champions League Twenty20 which enters the business end on Saturday. There are four Indian Premier League teams in the fray in the cash-rich tournament, including defending champion Mumbai Indians (MI) and this season’s IPL winner Kolkata Knight Riders