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New Delhi, September 16: Even before the jubilation of the Davis Cup triumph had died down, the shock ban on Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna by the All India Tennis Association (AITA) shocked the tennis fraternity late on Saturday.The AITA will stick to the young Indian side and will not include Bhupathi and Bopanna in the Davis Cup squad until the country moves up from the Asia/Oceania Group

India's Virat Kohli was on Saturday rewarded for his dream run in the last 12 months as he was named the ODI Cricketer of the Year, while Kumar Sangakkara walked away with three honours, including the Cricketer of the Year, in the ICC annual awardsfunction.The Sri Lankan veteran was also named the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year, besides winning the People's Choice Award. During the period under

Colombo, September 15: Irfan Pathan scalped five wickets as India warmed up for the World Twenty20 with a comfortable 26-run victory over hosts Sri Lanka in their first practice match on Saturday. India scored 146/5, riding on captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's unbeaten 55 and then Pathan took centre stage with an impressive 5/25 to skittle out the Islanders for 120 in 19.3 overs at the P Sara Oval

The Deccan dream has come crashing down. The Indian cricket board, which had tried to find a financial solution to keep the debt-ridden IPL franchise alive, decided in an emergency governing council meeting on Friday to terminate the Deccan Chargers team. Sources said the board will float a tender for a new IPL team that could be based out of Hyderabad. The decision would be formally announced on

Her exploits against Chinese shuttlers have earned Saina Nehwal the nickname of 'Dragon Slayer'. On Friday, another shuttler from Saina's own city joined in the act. For some time now, Pusarla Venkata Sindhu has been talked about as Saina's successor. On Friday, as thousands of Chinese fans watched in stunned silence, the 17-year-old took a giant leap towards confirming that status with an

In order to bring 'good luck' to Team India in the upcoming World T20 Championship in Sri Lanka, the Indian cricket board ( BCCI) has asked its players to wear the same jersey that they were wearing during the triumphant 50-over 2011 World Cup. "This was not something the players had offered to wear. It's completely BCCI's decision to ask the players to wear the jersey which they had used during

Rahul Dravid and Ashwini Ponnappa were declared Best Sportspersons at the Sports Writers’ Association of Bangalore’s (SWAB) awards function at the KSBA hall here on Wednesday. The two were among a host of active and retired athletes and administrators feted for their achievements by the organization. Dravid was presented his award by chief guest and long-time India teammate V.V.S. Laxman, both of

Legendary Pakistan captain Imran Khan has advised India's batting great Sachin Tendulkar not be at the mercy of the selectors and asked him to quit international cricket on a high. Calls for 39-year-old Tendulkar's retirement from international cricket got stronger after the batting maestro was bowled thrice in a row during the recently concluded Test series against New Zealand. Imran said if he

“I have been greatly moved by the kind of sportsman spirit Saina Nehwal has shown by giving me Rs2 lakh from her own pocket. Only a true sportsman can feel for another sportsperson.” Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda, India’s lone medallist at the recent Paralympics Games in London, choked as he struggled to find words to express his gratitude to India’s badminton ace on his arrival at the Indira

Chennai, September 12: India faltered towards the end of their chase to lose the second and final Twenty20 International against New Zealand by a run here Tuesday. The match, however, saw a successful comeback for Yuvraj Singh. India failed to come up with finishing touches after sitting pretty at 129 for three and needing 39 off the last 30 balls. It seemed skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (22 not