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Cuttack: Right-hand middle order batsman Biplab Samantray will lead Odisha in the upcoming domestic one-dayers for the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Samantray will have Duleep Trophy-triumphant East Zone skipper Natraj Behera as his deputy, while Subhrajit Sahoo will be the wicketkeeper. The 15-member Odisha squad, with coach Debasis Mohanty and and support staff, will leave for […]

Bhubaneswar: Jeroen Hertzberger scored a hat-trick to help last edition silver medallist Netherlands spank a hapless Malaysia 7-0 in a lopsided opening Pool D encounter at the ongoing men’s hockey World Cup here on Saturday. Asian Games silver medallist Malaysia, coached by legendary Dutchman Roelant Oltmans, were expected to produce a fight but the world […]

Bhubaneswar: Four-time champions Pakistan produced a lion-hearted performance before going down 0-1 to Olympic bronze medallist Germany in their opening Pool D match of the men’s hockey World Cup here on Sunday. It is a creditable result for Pakistan considering the fact that the nation did not have a great build up to the tournament. […]

New Delhi: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has appreciated Indian Olympic Association`s (IOA) concern for the victims of 1984 Bhopal Tragedy but maintained that Dow Chemicals had no ownership stakes in Union Carbide till 2000. IOC also said that its relationship with Dow Chemicals is well over 30 years and "we were aware of the […]

New Delhi: Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh today revealed that the malignant lung tumour, for which he is undergoing chemotherapy in the Unites States, is "almost out of his system" after the first cycle of treatment. "Got very good news from dr lawrence today! The tumor is almost way out of the system Aftr reading my […]

Sydney: Sri Lanka`s sprightly cricketers will look to end their winless streak when they take on an Australia sans talismanic skipper Michael Clarke in the tri-series one-dayer here tomorrow. Lying at the bottom of the points table, the closest Sri Lanka got to a win in the series was the nerve-wracking tie against India.

New Delhi: A sixth world title added to her cabinet, ace Indian boxer M C Mary Kom Wednesday said she is now aiming for a gold in the Olympics. The 36-year-old claimed her sixth gold at the world event, making her the most successful boxer in the tournament’s history with an overall tally of seven […]

New Delhi: Committee of Administrators (CoA) member and former India captain Diana Edulji on Monday defended the exclusion of Mithali Raj from the women’s World T20 semifinal, saying the team management’s decision cannot be questioned. Mithali’s omission from the playing eleven against England triggered a controversy and it intensified after India were handed an eight-wicket […]

North Sound (Antigua): The decision to drop a player of Mithali Raj’s calibre backfired during India’s humiliating semi-final loss to England in the World T20 but skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said that she has “no regrets” as it was decision taken keeping team’s interests in mind. Indian batting collapsed as they managed only 112 with eight […]

New Delhi: Despite receiving a shot in the arm from the Delhi High Court, which recently paved the way for Indian players` participation in the World Series Hockey, the FIH today said that the upcoming cash-rich league remains an "unsanctioned" event for the world body. The Delhi High Court on Monday cleared the way for […]

Adelaide: Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene today called upon his teammates to show more focus and be ruthless in finishing off games, after their tri-series match against India resulted in a tie here. "We are not finishing games off. The way we are making mistakes, I want boys to bring more focus and be ruthless […]

Adelaide: Despite steering India to a last-ball tie in the triangular series match against Sri Lanka, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today took the blame upon himself saying it was his running out of a well-set Gautam Gambhir that cost his side a win. Needing 237 for victory, India were coasting along at 174 for four […]

Adelaide: India paid the price for leaving too much for the end as their triangular series match against Sri Lanka ended in a nerve-wrecking tie tuesday despite captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni`s last-ditch charge to overhaul the target. India did well to restrict Sri Lanka to 236 for nine but their tense run chase got difficult […]

New Delhi: The national tennis federation on Wednesday removed Chairman SP Misra and Davis Cup coach Zeeshan Ali from the senior national selection committee and replaced them with Ankita Bhambri and Vishal Uppal. Former Davis Cupper Rohit Rajpal, who was already a member, has been elevated as Chairman. The decision was taken by the AITA […]

Chennai: India will be aiming to complete a clean sweep when they take on a battered West Indies in the third T20 International here Sunday even while looking to test the bench strength. For the cricket loving fans in Chennai, they will certainly miss their ‘favourite son’ Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who is not a part […]