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India's ace cueist Pankaj Advani stamped his authority on the Professional Snooker Circuit, defeating former world number one John Higgins of Scotland 4-1 on day two of the European Tour-2 Paul Hunter Classic here. The seven-time World champion, Advani reigned supreme on the green baize as he recorded one of his biggest victories on the Professional Circuit last night. In a clash of the champions

Gohana (Sonipat), August 27: Lauding Haryana government for supporting its sportspersons in the best possible way, Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal said on Sunday that India can win at least 25 to 30 medals by next Olympics if other states start following the Haryana sports model. Saina was speaking during a function organized to honour and reward the state's 19 Olympians, including the medal

Mumbai, August 26: The BCCI on Sunday announced a cash prize of Rs. 20 lakh each for members of the Indian team, which lifted its third Under-19 World Cup title in Townsville after defeating defending champions Australia. “Many congratulations to the Indian team for winning the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. We won the ‘senior’ World Cup last year, and now our boys have triumphed in the junior

Hyderabad, August 26: Ravichandran Ashwin produced a career-best 12-wicket match haul as a merciless India relied on the spinners to crush New Zealand by an innings and 115 runs to take a 1—0 lead in the two—match Test series in Hyderabad on Sunday. New Zealand batting collapsed yet again as they lost the last seven wickets for 26 runs to get bundled out for a meagre 164 in the second innings

New Delhi, August 26 : “I can feel the Cup in my hands” - this was Unmukt Chand’s BBM status a good 72 hours before he led India to their third Under-19 cricket World Cup trophy in Townsville, Australia on Sunday. Unmukt smashed an unbeaten 111 as India chased down a challenging 226 - run target against defending champions Australia in the final to win their third title. But much before he

Hyderabad, August 26: While the son was playing his bit in India’s memorable victory in the World Cup under-19 final against Australia ‘Down Under’, a delighted father is seen capturing the final images of those match-winning moments on his mobile with predictable joy. Well, this is the story of Aprajith Baba who scored 33 in the final on Sunday besides taking a wicket. And, soft-spoken, proud

Townsville (Australia), August 26: Unmukt Chand led from the front with a magnificent hundred as India Under-19 lifted their third World Cup title after beating formidable defending champions Australia by six wickets in the final on Sunday. Courtesy a magnificent unbeaten 111 by Unmukt and his unbroken partnership of 130 runs with wicketkeeper Smit Patel, India overhauled a competitive target of

New Delhi, August 26: Captain Unmukt Chand hit his fifth half-century to lead the Indian run chase against Australia in the Under-19 World Cup final at Tony Ireland Stadium in Townsville on Sunday. Gurinder Sandhu gave Australia the second breakthrough when he had Baba Aparajith caught by Ashton Turner in the covers. Aparajith hit 5 fours in his 38-ball 33 and added 75 runs with Chand for the

Townsville, August 26: India frittered away the early advantage, as defending champions Australia recovered from a shaky start to post a competitive 225 for 8 in the final of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup on Sunday. Electing to field after winning the toss amid overcast conditions, the Indians had the Aussies on the mat at 38 for 4 before host skipper William Bosisto (87 not out) rebuilt the

Hyderabad, August 25: MS Dhoni’s impassioned appeal for spinner-friendly pitches at home appears to have been granted. After overnight centurion Cheteshwar Pujara (159, 306b, 19x4, 1x6) and his companion Dhoni (73, 147b, 6x4, 1x6) guided India to the shores of safety in the first innings, the Indian spinners lit up a largely dreary day, extracting plenty of turn, a fair amount of bounce and a