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Gurgaon, Mar 23: Dronacharya awardee and national-level Kabaddi coach Sunil Dabas on Friday fainted and fell down from the dais, apparently after hearing a remark on her attire by a Congress MLA. Dabas, currently the Head of Physical Education department at Dronacharya Government College here, was told by the Congress legislator from Badshahpur, Rao Dharam Pal, that she should wear a "good dress"

New Delhi, Mar 23(Agencies): India found themselves in a spot of bother as they lost wickets at regular intervals on the second day of the fourth Test against Australia at Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi. Australian pacer James Pattinson added India's woes as he scalped MS Dhoni to leave tottering at 210/6. Nathan Lyon was on a roll as he picked up four wickets to lead Australia's fightback

New Delhi, Mar 22: Winning has looked a thing of the past for this touring Australian side. Once the attitude defined their cricket apart from the baggy green, something which skipper Michael Clarke was meticulously trained with. Now the leader of an emerging side, he is streets away from reinstating the habit but is ever hopeful and positive like his captains. Perhaps, that is why despite a 0-3

New Delhi, Mar 21: Standing on the cusp of history, an upbeat India will go for the kill against a beleaguered Australia as they aim for an unprecedented 4-0 clean sweep by inflicting another defeat on the visitors in the fourth and final cricket Test starting here tomorrow. Although the Indian team under Mohammed Azharuddin enjoyed a clean sweep against Graham Gooch's England back in 1993 but it

New Delhi, Mar 21: Mahendra Singh Dhoni still feels shy to speak to his idol Sachin Tendulkar off the field but says his honest opinions on a cricket field about team strategy, including occasional differences of opinions with the veteran, might have landed him the India captaincy in 2007. Dhoni said he used to have on-field discussions with Tendulkar on team strategy and would not mind

New Delhi, Mar 20: Frustrated over not getting salary for last 10 months, Kingfisher Airlines employees today asked the government to prosecute promoter Vijay Mallya and threatened to disrupt IPL matches. "If Gopal Kanda, promoter of MDLR airlines, can be prosecuted for suicide of an employee why can't the government prosecute Vijay Mallya for suicide of the family member of his employees," said

New Delhi, Mar 20: Suresh Raina will replace Shikhar Dhawan, who has been ruled out of the fourth and last Test against Australia, scheduled to held at his home ground Ferozshah Kotla here from March 22-26, owing to a fracture in his left hand. He will be out of action for six weeks. The All-India Senior Selection Committee initially added Gautam Gambhir and Raina to the squad for the fourth Test

New Delhi, Mar 19: Australian coach Mickey Arthur has conceded that he put his "neck on the line" when four players, including vice-captain Shane Watson, were axed for not completing a presentation during the ongoing Test series against India. Vice-captain Shane Watson, pacers James Pattinson and Mitchell Johnson and batsman Usman Khawaja were left out from the third Test in Mohali, which India

Mar 19: Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly today said that the current Australian side is the worst-ever to tour India. “They don’t have the batsmen to play spinners and spinners to take wickets here. I don’t want to rate the side but having seen the Aussies since 1996, I think this team is the worst-performing on Indian soil,” Ganguly told a regional news channel here today. Reacting to India’s

Mohali, Mar 18: India's spinners once again worked their magic as they set the hosts on course to achieving their best-ever series win over Australia, who were left trying to salvage a draw in the third cricket Test here today. Resuming on 75 for three, the Australians were bundled out for 223 in their second innings, setting India an achievable target of 133 to win in a minimum of 27 overs on the