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Mumbai, Aug 17: Opening in shorter formats proved to be a boon for Rohit Sharma, who said that he will not mind taking a shot at it in Test matches too, if the team management ever considers that as an option in near future. The 31-year-old has scored 1479 runs at shade under 40 per innings in 25 Tests with three hundreds and nine half centuries but is currently out of favour as far as longest

Nottingham, Aug 17: He might be recovering from a back injury, but Virat Kohli could become more dangerous as a player when the India skipper turns up for his team in the third cricket Test starting here on Saturday, feels England coach Trevor Bayliss. Kohli did not take the field on the fourth day of the second Test because of a back injury. However, he batted in the second innings even though he

New Delhi, Aug 16: India's sporting fraternity, led by Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, today joined the nation in mourning the demise of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. His death was announced by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) hospital where he was admitted on June 11 with a variety of ailments. "#AtalBihariVajpayee

Aug 16: Their careers got a new lease of life under his managership and no wonder Mohammed Azharuddin and Anil Kumble mourned the loss of a "father figure" in Ajit Wadekar, while Sachin Tendulkar described the former India captain as a big "influence". Wadekar, 77, passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday after prolonged illness. The cricketing world was in mourning, especially those who lives were

Talinn, Aug 16: Saul Niguez and Koke scored in extra time as Atletico Madrid fought back to beat city rivals Real Madrid 4-2 and win the UEFA Super Cup in Tallinn on Wednesday, as Julen Lopetegui got off to a losing start with the European champions. Real had earlier looked set to win the trophy in their first competitive game since the departures of Cristiano Ronaldo and coach Zinedine Zidane

London, Aug 16: Former Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara feels it is unfair to label India as over-dependent on Virat Kohli and attributes the team's debacle in the first two Tests against England to lack of preparation. England won the first two of the five Tests in Birmingham and Lord's, with a worrying point about India's batting being that Kohli was the only batsman to impress. "It is almost

Mumbai, Aug 16: Former cricket captain Ajit Wadekar, who led India to their first overseas wins in England and West Indies, passed away today after prolonged illness. He was 77 and is survived by his wife Rekha, two sons and a daughter. He breathed his last at the Jaslok Hospital in South Mumbai. The aggressive batsman was a trailblazer in Indian cricket despite a mere 37 Test appearances, leading

London, Aug 15: England cricketer Ben Stokes was cleared of affray on Tuesday over a fight outside a nightclub last year which prosecutors said had left two men unconscious. The England Cricket Board said Stokes would now join the England squad for the third Test against India which starts on Saturday, and would at some point face a disciplinary process. Stokes, 27, was accused of knocking out

New Delhi, Aug 15: All the 380 matches of Spain's top-flight football league will be broadcast live for free on Facebook in a landmark deal, it was announced on Tuesday. In a first-of-a-kind agreement, LaLiga and Facebook announced that the hugely popular social media platform will become the official home for all the LaLiga Santander matches in the Indian subcontinent. The three-season deal

London, Aug 14: Embattled India captain Virat Kohli called on the fans to back his team following consecutive losses to England in the ongoing Test series, hoping that they "never give up" on the side. "Sometimes we win and other times we learn. You never give up on us and we promise to never give up on you either. Onwards and upwards," read a message on Virat Kohli's official facebook page. The