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New Delhi, June 20: A defiant All India Tennis Association (AITA) stood by its decision to pair Leander Paes with Mahesh Bhupathi for the London Olympics, insisting that teaming the former with a junior player would be "most inappropriate". Responding to the Sports Ministry's queries on the controversy that flared up after Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna both refused to partner Paes citing their

London, June 19: Tom Maynard, the Surrey and England Lions batsman, has died aged 23. His body was found dead on the rails near Wimbledon Park tube station in south London around dawn on Monday morning; police say the incident is currently being treated as non-suspicious. It was reported that Maynard had been pulled over by police while "driving erratically," less than an hour before his death

London, June 19: West Indies star Chris Gayle has declared himself fit for Tuesday's second one-day international (ODI) against England at The Oval. But the tourists will be without Darren Bravo after the batsman was ruled out of the remainder of the tour with a groin injury. Gayle had been due to make his long awaited return to international cricket, after 15 months on the sidelines following a

Bangalore, June 19: Former India spinner Sunil Joshi has decided to retire from international and first-class cricket. "Joshi will announce his retirement from international and first-class cricket on June 21," Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) said in a press release. Born on June 6, 1970 in Gadag, Joshi is a slow left-arm spinner and a left-handed batsman. Joshi played Test as well as

New Delhi, June 18: Star footballer Didier Drogba, who played a key role in English Premier League side Chelsea's Champions League triumph last month, said he followed last year's cricket World Cup in India and feels that Mahendra Singh Dhoni is a good leader. "I know your (cricket) captain though I cannot pronounce his name. I followed the last (cricket) World Cup. The Indian team was the world

Jakarta, June 18: Raising hopes for a medal in next month's London Olympics, Indian badminton ace Saina Nehwal today won the Indonesia Open Super Series title after beating world number three Xuerui Li of China in a hard-fought summit clash here. The fifth-seeded Indian, who had won the Thailand Open last week, defeated Li 13-21 22-20 21-19 in an hour and four minutes to lift her third title of

New Delhi, June 17: Olympic-bound Indian badminton ace Saina Nehwal displayed nerves of steel to clinch her third Indonesia Open Super Series title after beating China's Xuerui Li in a see-saw summit clash in Jakarta on Sunday. The fifth seed, who had won the Thailand Open last week, defeated Li 13-21 22-20 21-19 in an hour and four minutes to lift her third title of the year. "It was a really

Warsaw: Veteran Greece captain Giorgos Karagounis halted Russia's Euro 2012 campaign in its tracks here on Saturday, as the underdogs unexpectedly beat the Group A early pacesetters 1-0 to reach the last eight instead. Matchcentre Seconds before the end of stoppage time in the first half, the 35-year-old midfielder latched onto a throw-in that Russian defender Sergei Ignashevich failed to deal

Former captain Anil Kumble on Saturday hailed Gautam Gambhir's success as a captain in the IPL and said it's good that Indian cricket has "somebody else" apart from Mahendra Singh Dhoni to lead from the front. Talking to reporters during a promotional programme here, Kumble, however, said that Dhoni was doing well as a Test captain save the eight defeats against England and Australia in the team's

Kiev: England survived a 10-minute meltdown to move closer to the Euro 2012 quarterfinals when substitute Theo Walcott scored one goal and set up another to earn a thrilling 3-2 win over Sweden who were eliminated from the tournament on Friday. Walcott levelled in the 64th minute with a fierce shot and he delivered a fine cross to Danny Welbeck 12 minutes from time for the striker to tuck the ball