Dhoni retires from Test cricket

Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday retired from Test cricket with immediate effect, citing strain of playing all formats, after his team lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to Australia. “One of India’s greatest Test Captains under whose leadership India became the No. 1 team in...

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Ankita wins maiden ITF singles title

Continuing her steady progress in the WTA circuit, India’s Ankita Raina overwhelmed British teenager Katy Dunne in straight sets in a one-sided final to lift her maiden $25,000 ITF singles title at the Deccan Gymkhana in Pune on Saturday. The 21-year-old Ahmedabad-born player, who trains in this...

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Abhijeet Gupta best Indian in Al Ain Classic

Riding on three back-to-back victories, Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta emerged as the best performing Indian as he finished seventh in the Al Ain Classic International chess tournament that concluded here. Gupta, who started the tournament as the defending champion, lost his fifth and sixth round games...

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Ashwin confident of overhauling Australia's score

Disappointed they might be after conceding “too many runs” to the Australians, but Indian off-spinner R Ashwin on Saturday said the tourists will pile up their own share on Sunday in the ongoing third cricket Test as the wicket has become flat now. India had pushed Australia on the backfoot on Friday...

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Smith holds the centrestage with a big ton

Even the rhythmic beating of the drums by a section of the Indian supporters failed to inspire them on Saturday. For most part, the Indian pacemen were flat, directionless and bereft of ideas at the MCG here on the second day of the third Test. The attack wilting under the sun — the Aussie tail...

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Sri Lanka bat first in 6th ODI

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat in the sixth ODI against England in Pallekele on Saturday. Sri Lanka are currently leading the series 3-2 while England will be aiming to come back on level terms after their moral boosting win at the same venue on Thursday. England made no changes to the...

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Sri Lanka bat first in dead rubber

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat in the seventh and final one-day international against England at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Tuesday. Sri Lanka have already sealed the series 4-2, and both sides will be giving an opportunity to those members who have not had a good run yet. Kumar...

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