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Delhi, Mar 21: Sympathy, however well-meaning, can at times add to misery -- something that Vijay Shankar is dealing with as he tries to move on from a "disheartening" off day that nearly cost India the Nidahas Trophy final against Bangladesh. While Dinesh Karthik became the toast of the nation with a last ball six in India's triumph over the South Asian rivals, the 27-year-old Shankar was

New Delhi, Mar 21: Amid the ongoing tiff with her cricketer husband Mohammed Shami, Hasin Jahan will meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on March 23. Jahan had earlier sought an appointment from the chief minister to meet her in person and listen to her side of the story in regards to her allegations against her husband. "I only appeal that you just keep your eye on my fight for truth

New Delhi Mar 21: India's heavy loss to Australia in the recent women's ODI Championship fixture has prompted the BCCI to expedite the process of strengthening the bench of the national team. After streamlining the domestic structure and introducing India 'A' tours, the selectors have been asked to handpick a pool of pacers, spinners and wicketkeepers and test them in a camp at the National

New Delhi, Mar 20: There is nothing to prove anymore but quite a bit left to achieve, says India's most decorated wrestler Sushil Kumar, who considers next month's Commonwealth Games the first step towards accomplishing his "unfulfilled" dream of a third Olympic medal. A two-time defending champion at the Commonwealth Games, the 34-year-old, who has an Olympic bronze and silver to his credit

New Delhi, Mar 20: The controversy surrounding cricketer Mohammad Shami took another turn on Monday as a Pakistani woman admitted to meeting him in Dubai. The woman, Alishba, refuted any monetary dealings with the India pacer as claimed by his wife. Alishba's name surfaced in the controversy after Shami's wife Hasin Jahan alleged that he may be having a relationship with the Pakistani woman. "Yes

After an uncharacteristically slow start to the season which provoked questions about his longevity, Cristiano Ronaldo has roared back to life with a torrent of goals and now has La Liga`s top scorer award in his sights. On a weekend to savour for strikers around Europe, Ronaldo followed the lead of Liverpool`s Mohamed Salah and Inter Milan`s Mauro Icardi by plundering four goals in his side`s

Lionel Messi delivered another masterful performance as Barcelona sailed past Athletic Bilbao 2-0 on Sunday to take an 11-point lead over nearest rivals Atletico Madrid in La Liga. After putting Chelsea to the sword in the Champions League midweek, Messi scored for the sixth game in a row against Athletic at the Camp Nou to propel Barca closer to the domestic title. "Every day he discovers

Indian Wells, Mar 19: Former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro stunned top-ranked Roger Federer 6-4, 6-7 (8/10), 7-6 (7/2) Sunday to win his first Indian Wells title and second consecutive ATP crown. The 29-year-old from Argentina handed Federer his first match defeat of 2018 and extended his own win streak to 11 matches, including a title run earlier this month at Acapulco. "I'm still

Vadodara, Mar 19: Indian women suffered their most embarrassing series defeats in recent times as Australia completed a 3-0 rout with a comprehensive 97-run drubbing of the hosts in the three-match ODI series. Wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy smashed her way to a brilliant 133 off 115 balls with the Southern Stars piling up a massive 332 for 7. In reply, India started off well riding on Jemimah Rodrigues

Dinesh Karthik smacked a six off the last ball to help India register a thrilling four-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the final of the Nidahas Trophy T20 Tri-Series at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday. It was a dramatic end to the chase as Karthik hit a flat six over extra cover with India needing five to win with one ball left India were in control as they reached 132/4 after 17