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Pune, Apr 29: Rohit Sharma led from front as Mumbai Indians chased down a tricky target against Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Saturday at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, in Pune. Mumbai who were lying at the eighth place in the eight-team points table before the match against CSK won by eight wickets to keep their campaign alive in the T20 league. Chasing a

New Delhi, Apr 28: After clinching a thrilling victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League (IPL) clash, Delhi Daredevils skipper Shreyas Iyer has revealed that it was not his decision to drop former skipper Gautam Gambhir from the Playing XI. Iyer took over the reins of the captaincy after Gambhir stepped down from his position following Delhi's disastrous start to the

Wuhan, Apr 28: Ace Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and HS Prannoy will look to book their place in the finals of the Badminton Asia Championships when they play their respective last-four clashes here on Saturday. Yesterday, London Olympic bronze-medallist showcased a rich vein of form as she thrashed unseeded Korean Lee Jang Mi 21-15, 21-13 in a one-sided quarter-final clash of the women's singles

Kathmandu, Apr 28: India has won the South Asian Under-12 Qualifying Tennis Tournament and defeated host Nepal in the finals in Lalitpur on Friday. Indian girls defeated host Nepal by 2-0 in the final in Lalitpur today. In the first match India's Durganshi easily defeated Aaza Regmi of Nepal in the straight sets by 6-0, 6-0. "It was a great experience to watch these kids play and there is so much

New Delhi, Apr 27: Chris Gayle has proved to be quite a bargain buy for Kings XI Punjab in the ongoing Indian Premier League but co-owner Ness Wadia revealed that the team almost lost the destructive opener at the auction, thinking it had run out of cash. Gayle had unexpectedly gone unsold twice before KXIP bought him for his base price of Rs 2 crore. Wadia explained how the franchise got lucky

Hyderabad, Apr 27: IPL 2018: Riding on wonder spinner Rashid Khan’s brilliant effort, Sunrisers Hyderabad produced an inspired bowling display to eke out a fighting 13-run win over in-form Kings XI Punjab in a low-scoring IPL match here today. Rashid (3/19)) turned out to be the star for Sunrisers once again as he along with Shakib (2/18) turned the tables around for the hosts in the middle overs

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed the schedule of the 2019 World Cup 2019 in England. The showpiece ODI tournament will begin May 30 with the hosts England taking on South Africa, and it will end with the final on July 14. India, who won the World Cup in 1983 and 2011, will open their campaign on June 5 against South Africa at the Hampshire Bowl in Southampton. The two-time

Kolkata, Apr 26: The BCCI has recommended former India captain Rahul Dravid for the prestigious Dronacharya award and once again nominated Virat Kohli for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna honour. Legendary opener Sunil Gavaskar's name has been recommended for Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award. CoA chief Vinod Rai confirmed Dravid's nomination for the Dronacharya award. "Yes, we have sent a number

Bengaluru, Apr 26: Chennai Super Kings beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by five wickets in the Indian Premier League here tonight. Batting first, RCB scored 205 for eight in the allotted 20 overs, and CSK chased down the target of 206 with two balls to spare. Brief scores: Royal Challengers Bangalore: 205/8 in 20 overs (AB de Villiers 68, QUinton de Kock 53) Chennai Super Kings: 207/5 in 19.2

New Delhi, Apr 25: Gautam Gambhir on Wednesday stepped down as IPL laggards Delhi Daredevils captain, saying he just could not handle the pressure of the job. Shreyas Iyer replaced him in the position but Gambhir will continue to be a part of the team that has lost four of its five matches so far and is placed at the bottom of the table at the eighth position. "Maybe I was too desperate to turn