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Chennai, Dec 31: Chess ace Viswanathan Anand termed losing just one game at the World Blitz Championship in Riyadh as a huge achievement after capturing the title at the World Rapid event. "It is a fantastic feeling to finish on the podium in the Rapid and Blitz. Because they are both very different formats. Losing just one game is a huge achievement in such an event," he told PTI after his third

Sydney, Dec 31: Ashton Agar said on Sunday that he was ready for another crack at England after being called into Australia's squad as the second spinning option for this week's final Ashes Test in Sydney. Whether Agar plays alongside first-choice spinner Nathan Lyon depends on the state of the Sydney Cricket Ground pitch, which in the past has earned a reputation as a turning wicket. Agar shot to

New Delhi, Dec 30: Olympian Sakshi Malik on Saturday qualified for the 2018 Commonwealth Games (CWG) in the 62kg weight category. The CWG are scheduled to be held in Gold Coast, Australia between April 4 and 15, 2018. The selection trial for the Indian women wrestling team for participation in the 2018 Senior Asian Wrestling Championship, Kyrgyzstan and 2018 Commonwealth Games was held in STC

Steve Smith scored his 23rd Test century to bat out a draw for Australia in the fourth Ashes Test and deny England their first win of the series in Melbourne on Saturday. The Australia skipper stonewalled the English bowling attack to remain unconquered on 102 for his third century of the series when the Test was called a draw late on the final day. Smith joined the legendary Don Bradman as the

New Delhi, Dec 30: The Emirates Airline on Friday rejected Indian batsman Shikhar Dhawan's allegations of "unprofessional" behaviour and said that it acted according to South African laws. Earlier in the day, Indian opener Dhawan accused the Emirates Airline of "unprofessional" behaviour and alleged that the Airline stopped his family from boarding the connecting flight from Dubai en route Cape

New Delhi, Dec 30: Delhi police today registered a case against two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar and his supporters after a complaint was filed by Navin Rana, brother of Parveen, who was allegedly beaten up by them. The incident occurred after one of the trial bouts, in which Sushil defeated Parveen, for next year's Commonwealth Games. An FIR against Sushil was lodged under sections 323 and

New Delhi, Dec 29: Shikhar Dhawan had to go through an ordeal when his wife and kids were stopped at Dubai airport from boarding a connecting flight to Cape Town, which hosts India's opening Test against South Africa on January 5. Apparently, Dhawan's family was asked to show birth certificates and some other documents as identification proofs, which they weren't carrying. Dhawan vented out his

Chennai, Dec 29: Relieved after claiming his first rapid world title since 2003, Indian chess ace Viswanathan Anand said he entered the tournament in a “pessimistic” frame of mind but managed to surprise himself and the world with an unbeaten campaign. The 48-year-old, who had been drawing flak from critics for a string of sub-par performances in the recent past, hit back in style, by winning the

Dec 29: Alastair Cook broke yet another record as the Englishman's score of 244 not out became the highest score ever by a batsman carrying his bat in Test history. Cook broke New Zealand's Glenn Turner's (223 not) record set in 1972 against the West Indies in Kingston. Cook's marathon innings helped the English take a 164-run first innings lead after the visitors were all out on their overnight

New Delhi, Dec 28: Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu is eyeing the world no 1 position next season but said she will not lose her sleep over rankings as consistent performances will automatically earn her the numero uno spot. Sindhu had achieved a career-best ranking of world no 2 for about two months in the later half of the season. "I want to see myself as world no 1 in the upcoming season. I