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New Delhi, Mar 8: Indian pacer Mohammed Shami's central contract was today withheld by the BCCI after his wife accused him of domestic violence and adultery, charges that were denied by the cricketer. Shami's name was not there in the list of 26 contracted players released by the BCCI on Wednesday despite his starring role in India's only Test win in the recent tour of South Africa. The in-form

New Delhi, Mar 8: Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and senior off-spinner R Ashwin found themselves relegated from the top-paid bracket with the BCCI today introducing an A+ category in the central contracts for which only five players, including skipper Virat Kohli, were picked. The batting troika of Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Shikhar Dhawan along with pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit

New Delhi, Mar 7: The wife of Indian pacer Mohammed Shami has reportedly claimed that the sportsman is having an illicit affair. In a bid to expose the pacer's extra-marital affair, she posted several screenshots of Messenger and Whatsapp messages on her Facebook wall. Married to Shami since 2014, Hasin Jahan reportedly claimed that the bowler is having several extra-marital affairs simultaneously

Chennai, Mar 7: All-rounder Kedar Jadhav on Tuesday said he became a different player after Mahendra Singh Dhoni asked him to bowl in international cricket. The Maharashtra cricketer, who was picked by Chennai Super Kings in the recent IPL auction for Rs 7.8 crore, said , "I firmly believe that I became a different player after Dhoni bhai asked me to bowl in international cricket. I hadn't even

Dubai, Mar 6: India captain Virat Kohli and senior batsman Cheteshwar Pujara held their second and sixth positions respectively on the batsmen's list while off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin slipped a notch to be at sixth among bowlers in the latest ICC Test rankings. Australian speedster Mitchell Starc reached a career-best fifth position among bowlers after his 'Player-of-the-match' performance in

New Delhi, Mar 6: The sensational Manu Bhaker, all of 16, shot her way to a second successive gold medal in a mixed team event as India consolidated their position at the top in the ISSF World Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico. Partnering Om Prakash Mitharval, the Indian teenager clinched the 10m air pistol mixed team title, a day after she won the women's 10m air pistol individual gold on what is

Sydney, Mar 6: Australian legend Shane Warne said players should stop "whinging" about sledging after an ugly row between David Warner and South Africa's Quinton de Kock clouded the first Test in Durban. CCTV footage showed Warner apparently turning on De Kock as the players walked up a narrow staircase leading to the dressing rooms during the tea break on Sunday. Vice-captain Warner had to be

Mumbai, Mar 5: India's 2011 World Cup-winning skipper, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, has become a brand ambassador of gaming platform Dream11. "The fact that every Dream11 user actually aspires to employ the same kind of thinking prowess that has made MS Dhoni such a master of the game (cricket) truly makes him a unique fit for the Dream11 brand," a media release said. The former India Test skipper, who

New Delhi, Mar 5: India's 16-year-old 10m air pistol shooter Manu Bhaker won gold at the ISSF shooting World Cup in Guadalajara. The shooter, in December, had proved herself winning 9 gold medals at the national competition, stamping her authority in the final with a score 572 out of 600. In the final of the World Cup, Manu was in tough competition with her compatriot Yashaswini Singh Deswal but

Mumbai, Mar 4: Wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik was today appointed captain of Kolkata Knight Riders and Robin Uthappa his deputy for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Karthik said he would like to emulate current India skipper Virat Kohli and lead from the front. "Virat is a captain who leads by his action. He is somebody who shows with his performance and that is something that