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Mysore, July 16: The Mysore zoo, which recently suffered loss of three African Hunting Cheetahs in less than a month, had reasons to cheer as cricketer Rahul Dravid adopted two African Hunting cheetahs - Brinda and Tejas during his visit here on Sunday. Authorities at the Sri Chamarajendra Zoolgical Gardens were all excited as Dravid arrived to inaugurate the Youth Club activities. Little did they

New Delhi, July 16: Beijing Olympic bronze medallist Sushil Kumar will be India's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony of the London Games, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) announced on Sunday. Sushil, one of the stars of India's history-making Olympics four years ago, will lead the strong Indian contingent that will hope to better the three-medal haul of Beijing. The 66-kg wrestler, who

England strengthened its position as the top Test team after the annual update took place on Saturday as it leapt to 122 ratings points. However South Africa can still claim the number one position when they clash in the series starting July 19 according to an ICC media release. South Africa are currently third but if they win the series against England they will be at the top of the table in the

“It’s a new responsibility for me and I hope to discharge my duties effectively. I will join hands with the traffic police in any initiative they come up with,” Dravid said. Addressing a large gathering at a function to distribute prizes for winners of road safety campaign here on Saturday, Dravid said the huge number of vehicles in the City was leading to traffic chaos. ‘Follow rules’ Appealing

Pakistan express fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar on Saturday paid tribute to pace rival Brett Lee who has announced his retirement from international cricket, saying the Australian was a fierce competitor. The 35-year-old Lee said on Friday he was quitting, ending a glorious career that was marred by injury problems. Lee sent down the second-fastest delivery on record at 99.9 miles per hour (160.8 kph)

During the IPL auctions, fans get the impression that players make easy money by playing in this tournaments for just few weeks. However, the reality is quite different. Apart from Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, most of the franchises have earned negative reputations as far as the payments of the players are concerned in recent times. Until Thursday, it was thought that only Royal

Not many people would endorse the view that 31-year-old Mohammed Kaif can make a comeback in international cricket but former India captain Anil Kumble feels that the Uttar Pradesh batsman can prove to be a handful in the longer format. "I still believe he can add a lot of value to the Test team, especially with Rahul having retired and a few other seniors not far away from retirement," Kumble

New Delhi, July 13: Sacked CWG Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi, accused in a games-related graft case, was today allowed by a Delhi court to go to London for the 2012 Olympics. Special CBI judge Talwant Singh allowed Kalmadi's plea to visit London from July 26 to August 13, while ordering him to furnish a bond of Rs 10 lakh and a surety of the same amount. The court also made it clear

Mumbai, July 13: Mumbai police on Thursday arrested Prakash Chandani, a small-time Bollywood producer allegedly involved in cricket betting, after he landed at Ahmedabad International Airport from Dubai. According to police, Chandani, who had co-produced "Gali Gali Chor Hai", is involved in betting, and used the ill-gotten money for the film. The Crime Branch had busted a major cricket betting

Australia's veteran paceman Brett Lee has announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket. "It's official, I have retired from international cricket! Thanks for all your love and support. It's been an amazing 13 years," Lee said in his twitter account on Friday. Though the Cricket Australia (CA) was keen for the 35-year-old speedster to continue until the upcoming World Twenty20