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Mumbai, Sept 3: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Rahul Johri says the revenue generation from the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) media rights auction could be “historic”, considering the huge interest shown by various stakeholders. “Monday’s auction could produce historic numbers. While I am not in a position to predict numbers, our primary focus

Sept 3: On Saturday, Roelant Oltmans' reign as head coach of India's national men's hockey team came to an end after Hockey India sacked him for inconsistent performances and a lack of trust over his long term objectives. Oltmans' journey with Indian hockey started in 2013 when he came in as the high performance director, and later became the national team's head coach in 2015 after Paul van Ass

New York, Sep 2: Maria Sharapova rolled into the last 16 at the US Open by overpowering US teen Sofia Kenin while a wide-open side of the men's draw lost 2014 champion Marin Cilic. Former world number one Sharapova, the 2006 US Open winner in her first Grand Slam since serving a 15-month doping ban, downed the 139th-ranked wildcard 7-5, 6-2 and moved into a fourth-round clash with Latvian 16th

Dubai, Sep 1: Sri Lanka has failed to seal a direct qualification place in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 in the ongoing ODI series against India after not being able to win two matches. The 1996 World champions needed two wins in the five- match series to secure a place in the ICC's pinnacle 50-over event, which will take place from May 30 to July 15 in the United Kingdom. The top seven ODI sides

Hyderabad, Sept 1: In a shocking incident, Indian cricketer Ambati Rayudu was on Wednesday caught on camera assaulting a senior citizen in Hyderabad. In a video uploaded by ANI, the 31-year-old can be seen stepping out of his car and manhandling an elderly man, who is said to have accused him of rash driving. The out of favour Indian batsman was looking to pick up a fight when onlookers intervened

New Delhi, Sept 1: On Mahendra Singh Dhoni's landmark 300th ODI match, a rampant Indian team overwhelmed hosts Sri Lanka to extend the lead in the five-match series to 4-0 on Thursday. Batting first at the Colombo's historic R. Premadasa Stadium, India rode on Kohli and Rohit Sharma's hundreds to post a record 375 for 5. Then dismissed Lanka for a paltry 207 to inflict Lasith Malinga's side a

Colombo, Aug 31: India skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the fourth cricket One-day International, here today. With the series already in pocket, India have made three changes to their playing XI. Young pacer Shardul Thakur will make his debut, taking place of Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Manish Pandey and Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav have also been drafted into the side in

New Delhi, Aug 31: Impressed by Badminton Association of India (BAI) president Himanta Biswa Sarma's initiative to create a pool of players for the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, star shuttler Pusarla Venkata Sindhu said the country has immense talent and the day is not far when another Sindhu or Saina Nehwal will emerge. Sindhu, who recently bettered her bronze medal performances at the

Aug 31: Former world number one Maria Sharapova battled back on Wednesday to reach the third round of the US Open while next-generation rising stars Alexander Zverev and Nick Kyrgios crashed out. Sharapova, who downed second-ranked Simona Halep in her first Grand Slam match after a 15-month doping ban, defeated Hungary's 59th-ranked Timea Babos 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 6-1 at Arthur Ashe Stadium. "I felt

Colombo, Aug 30: The Sanath Jayasuriya-led Sri Lankan cricket selection panel has stepped down in the wake of the country’s horrible performance against India. Sri Lanka suffered an embarrassing 3-0 defeat in the Test series and have already lost the five-match ODI series against Virat Kohli’s Indian cricket team. Sri Lanka Cricket vice-president Mohan de Silva has confirmed that Sanath Jayasuriya