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Visakhapatnam, Dec 18: Shikhar Dhawan struck a sublime hundred in the nick of time as India delivered yet again in a series decider to beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the third ODI and record their eighth successive win in a bilateral contest. India raced to the 216-run target in 32.1 overs with Dhawan (100 n.o. off 85) completing his 12th ODI ton in what turned out to be the penultimate over

Dubai, Dec 16 : Olympic silver-medallist P V Sindhu stood a step away from clinching her maiden Dubai Super Series Finals title after defeating Chen Yufei of China in straight games in the women's singles semifinals here on Saturday. The 22-year-old Indian dished out a controlled game of badminton to outclass the Glasgow World Championship bronze medallist 21-15, 21-18 in a match that lasted a

Perth, Dec 16: Under pressure, undervalued and ultimately underestimated, recalled all-rounder Mitchell Marsh scored his maiden test century at the WACA on Saturday to complete a rare family set of Ashes tons. Clubbing 29 fours in an unbeaten knock of 181, the 26-year-old combined with his captain Steve Smith (229 not out) in a 301-run partnership to give Australia a 146-run lead over England at

Visakhapatnam, Dec 16: An imposing line-up and an impeccable record in this port city make India the clear favourites as they seek to clinch another series win against Sri Lanka in the third and final One-day International on Sunday. India have not lost a series at home since the defeat to South Africa in October 2015. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, are seeking to win their first ever bilateral

Dubai, Dec 16: Already assured of a semifinal spot, Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu continued her rampaging run with a straight-game demolition of World No. 2 Japanese Akane Yamaguchi at the USD one million Dubai Super Series Final here today. World No. 3 Sindhu thrashed Yamaguchi 21-9 21-13 in just 36 minutes to top group A in women's singles at the Sheikh Hamdan Indoor Stadium here. This was

Rajkot, Dec 16: Out of favour in T20 cricket, Ravindra Jadejashowed glimpses of his utility in the shortest format as he hit six sixes in an over during a recent Inter-District T20 tournament match organised by Saurashtra Cricket Association. Jadeja scored 154 off only 69 balls for Jamnagar against Amreli as his side posted 239 for 6 in 20 overs at the SCA Stadium. The feat was achieved in the

Dec 15: Shahid Afridi removed Rilee Rossouw, Dwayne Bravo and Virender Sehwag to claim his hat-trick. Shahid Afridi bowling to Virender Sehwag seemed the most unlikely of scenarios after both players took international retirement. However, the match-up became a reality when Sehwag-led Maratha Arabians took on Afridi’s Pakhtoons on the opening night of the new T10 League tournament in Sharjah

New Delhi, Dec 15: Indian cricketer Ajinkya Rahane's father, Madhukar Baburao Rahane, was arrested on Friday in Kolhapur after his car hit a woman, who succumbed to her injuries in one of the local hospitals. The 67-year-old woman, who was identified as Ashatai Kamble, met the accident on the national highway near Kagal bus station. It is, however, unclear as to who was driving the vehicle

Kolkata, Dec 15: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly today said day-night Test cricket is inevitable as the longer version of the game is fighting for survival because of poor turnouts. Ganguly's comment came after some reports stated that concerned with poor ticket sales especially during the India- Sri Lanka series opener last month at Eden Gardens, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB)

Mohali, Dec 13: India crushed Sri Lanka by 141 runs in the second one-dayer to level the three-match series 1-1, here today. Skipper Rohit Sharma blasted an unbeaten 208 to anchor the Indian innings, while Shreyas Iyer (88 off 70 balls) and Shikhar Dhawan (68) were the other contributors. Angelo Mathews top-scored for Sri Lanka, while leg- spinner Yuzvendra (3/60). was the pick of the bowlers for