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Cuttack: Former fast bowler of India Debashish Mohanty today approached the Crime Branch of Odisha alleging abusive trolling against him and relatives on internet. Mohanty, who represented India in two Test matches and nearly 50 one day internationals in the late 1990s, lodged a complaint with the cyber cell of the Crime Branch seeking immediate action […]

New Delhi: In a big relief to former cricketer and Punjab Tourism Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, the Supreme Court on Tuesday acquitted him from culpable homicide charges in a 30-year-old road rage case for which he was awarded three-year jail term. A bench of Justice J. Chelameswar and Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul acquitted Sidhu of […]

Kolkata: Promising Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman — Fizz to friends — never lets success get to his head and says rather modestly that he would be happy to be remembered as a “good human being” if he does not make it to cricketing folklore, little realising he may have already reached there. The shy, 21-year-old […]

Chandigarh: Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday took charge as Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Tourism and Cultural Affairs in the new Congress government in Punjab. He said he will continue to be part of the very popular ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’. Sidhu was accompanied by his wife and former Chief Parliamentary Secretary Navjot Kaur, Jalandhar […]

New York: India cricket captain Virat Kohli is among the world’s highest-paid athletes, according to a Forbes’ compilation topped by American boxing champion Floyd Mayweather. Kohli, the only sportsperson from India to be featured in the list, is ranked 83rd with earnings of USD 24 million. Surprisingly, the ‘World’s Highest-Paid Athletes 2018’ compilation is an […]

New Delhi: Former Indian cricketer Maninder Singh and his estranged wife today told the Delhi High Court that they have decided to amicably settle their 16-year-long marital disputes, with him agreeing to pay her an amount of Rs 1.75 crore. The submission was made before a bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Deepa Sharma which […]

Ahmedabad: The body of Indian cricketer Jasprit Bumrah’s grandfather was found on Sunday in the Sabarmati river, two days after he had gone missing, in what police suspect is a case of suicide. Santok Singh Bumrah’s body was fished out from the rive on Sunday morning, Dharmendra Singh Solanki, Police Station Officer of the Sabarmati […]

Mumbai: A cricketer-cum-coach from Bhandup was attacked with choppers near a petrol pump shortly before midnight, police said here on Friday. Rakesh Panvar was with his girlfriend when three unknown persons pounced on them near Mahavir Petrol Pump in north-east Mumbai. According to a police official, bleeding profusely and seriously injured Panvar was rushed to […]

Meerut: Anil Kumar, the father-in-law of former Indian cricketer Praveen Kumar, accidentally fell from his three-storey residence in Meerut and later succumbed to his injuries. The incident took place in Sheikhpura on Sunday. An ex-serviceman, Anil Kumar, was found lying on the ground by the neighbours, who then informed the family. The victim was rushed […]

Kendrapara: An 18-year-old cricketer collapsed and died of a possible cardiac arrest during a local cricket match at a college ground in Kendrapara district on Monday, police said. The deceased has been identified as Satyajit Pradhan, a plus-two student of Derabish college near here, they said. Pradhan was at the non-striker end and was running […]