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Dec 13: Explosive Carribean Chris Gayle smashed 18 sixes in the title clash of Bangladesh Premier League on Tuesday. In the process, he broke close to half a dozen batting records. Known for his unconventionally aggressive batting style, Gayle - a member of Rangpur Riders in BPL - hit 146 off 69 balls with a record number of 18 sixes. The previous record for the maximum number of sixes in a T20

Dubai, Dec 12: Top shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth would be aiming for a great finale to what has been a good year for Indian badminton when they take the court at the USD one million Dubai Super Series Final starting on Wednesday. Only the very best participate in this prestigious tournament with only the top eight in the respective men's and women's singles rankings earning the right to

Vijaywada, Dec 12: The seasoned Gautam Gambhir struck a fine 95 and powered Delhi to the semi-finals of the Ranji Trophy following a seven-wicket victory over Madhya Pradesh here today. Delhi will take on Bengal in their semi-final. Chasing 217 for an outright win, Delhi relied on Gambhir's 129-ball 95, which was laced with nine boundaries and a six. Even as the bowlers failed to dismiss him

Dec 11: The BCCI on Monday agreed to host Afghanistan country's maiden Test match but chose to cold-shoulder a cricket-starved Pakistan in its latest Future Tours Programme (FTP). Afghanistan, a team that has made rapid strides in international cricket despite the constant troubles back home, will play its first ever Test against India in 2019-2020, the final schedule for which will be worked out

Bhubaneswar, Dec 11: World champions Australia defeated Olympic champions Argentina 2-1 in a hard-fought summit clash to defend the Hockey World League (HWL) Final crown at the Kalinga Stadium. It was a fitting end to the eight-nation tournament which witnessed a keen battle between worlds best two teams. Eventually, the experience of handling pressure in big tournaments came in handy for the

Bhubaneswar, Dec 11: India reclaimed the bronze medal at the Hockey World League (HWL) Final after eking out a close 2-1 win over a depleted but spirited Germany in the third-fourth place classification match here today (Sunday). It was always going to be a David vs Goliath task for Germany as they were already a depleted side before the start of the match having lost five players to illness and

New Delhi, Dec 11: India cricket captain Virat Kohli is set to marry long-time girlfriend and actor Anushka Sharma in a much-anticipated wedding in Italy this week, according to media reports on Sunday. Rumours started swirling when Kohli pulled out of India's limited-overs matches against Sri Lanka and Anushka also ducked out of her busy acting schedule in December. TV channels have gone into

Ahmedabad, Dec 10: The body of Indian cricketer Jasprit Bumrah's grandfather was today found in the Sabarmati river here, 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 river this morning, Dharmendra Singh Solanki, Police Station Officer of the Sabarmati Riverfront (East) police station, told PTI. The police

Dharamsala, Dec 10: Mahendra Singh Dhoni blasted 65 off 87 balls to single-handedly take India to 112 all out after the hosts suffered a dramatic batting collapse against Sri Lanka in the opening one-dayer of the three-match series here today. Put into bat, Indian batsmen looked clueless as the pace troika of Suranga Lakmal (4/13), Nuwan Pradeep (2/37) and Angelo Mathews (1/8) stifled the hosts

Dharamsala, Dec 10: Sri Lanka skipper Thisara Perera won the toss and chose to bowl first in the opening one-day international against India in Dharamsala on Sunday. The visitors, who lost the three-Test series 1-0 last week, are looking for a winning start in the first of the three ODI games. "It looks like a good batting track. We want to chase. We want to do well," said Perera, who replaced