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Former India captain Sourav Ganguly was today appointed the president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), ending the suspense on who will take over the state cricket body following the death of Jagmohan Dalmiya. The announcement of Ganguly was made by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in presence of senior CAB officials and […]
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Jagmohan Dalmiya, who was admitted to hospital few days back after he complained of chest pain, passed away at a city hospital this evening following a massive cardiac arrest. The 75-year-old Dalmiya was admitted to the city’s B M Birla Hospital on Thursday night after which […]
In the absence of regulars, India have concluded their campaign with a solitary bronze medal in the men’s compound team event at the Archery World Cup Stage 4 here. The Indian trio of Sarvesh Pareek, Sandeep Kumar and Isaiah Rajender Sanam, who were seeded sixth, beat a higher ranked Venezuela 231-222 in a one-sided bronze […]
If at an age of 42 Leander Paes is thriving and still winning the Grand Slam trophies it because he has “guts” to go after his targets. Paes combined with Swiss great Martina Hingis to win a record ninth Mixed Doubles Grand Slam title as they beat American combo of Sam Querrey and Bethanie Mattek-Sands […]
Yuvraj Singh has been one of the most loved cricketers of all time. Many a times, Yuvi has dated several actresses and this time too he didn’t break the monotony. Well, there are rumours and reports that Singh is dating British model-turned actor Hazel Keech. Reports say the two are dating and have been recently […]
Cricketer Suresh Raina is all set to sing for actor Zeishan Quadri’s directorial debut “Meeruthiya Gangsters”. Zeishan, who co-wrote the script of “Gangs of Wasseypur” besides starring in the film, encouraged Raina to lend his voice for the film. “Yes I will be in Mumbai to record the song. I love old Hindi songs and […]
India today clinched their first Test series victory on Sri Lankan soil in 22 years with an emphatic 117-run win over the hosts in the third and final cricket Test despite a valiant century by rival skipper Angelo Mathews. After setting a daunting victory target of 386, India managed to dismiss the Sri Lankans for […]
Skipper Virat Kohli and opener KL Rahul rescued India to 97 for two at lunch after Sri Lanka struck early blows on the opening day of second cricket Test here today. Electing to bat at the P Sara Oval, Kohli (48 not out) and Rahul (39 not out) shared unmbeaten 85 runs for the third […]
In Ahmedabad, Cricket ground Sardar Patel Stadium located at Sabarmati, Motera will undergo renovation. Soon renovation work of Motera Stadium will be commenced and the stadium that was built in 1983 will go under complete refurbishment. Gujarat Cricket Association’s decision to demolish and rebuild the iconic Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium at Motera. Also, Gujarat High […]
Saina Nehwal’s quest to become the first Indian world champion in badminton ended in heartbreak as she lost in straight games to title holder Carolina Marin in the summit showdown of the mega-event here today. The world number two Indian went down 16-21 19-21 to her numero uno nemesis from Spain in a match which […]
