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New Delhi, Sept 16: Keen to be seen as a socially responsible youth icon, Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli has stopped endorsing soft drink maker Pepsi and fairness products because of their association with junk food and racism. The 28-year-old swashbuckler is among the most sought after for endorsements but Kohli has decided that he would lend his name only to brands which he himself uses and

New Delhi, Sept 16: Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu defeated China's He Bingjiao 21-10 17-21 21-16 in a match that lasted an hour and six minutes. and progressed to the finals of women's singles at the USD 600,000 Korea Open Super Series, on Saturday. Sindhu, who had won the silver at the World Championship last month, will face world champion Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in the final on Sunday

New Delhi, Sep 15: Virender Sehwag today said he missed out on becoming the Indian cricket team's chief coach for the lack of patronage from the powers that be in the BCCI and will not apply for the position again. Sehwag lost out to Ravi Shastri, who was touted as the choice of skipper Virat Kohli -- an appointment that was not unanimous with former India captain Sourav Ganguly, a member of the

Seoul, Sept 15: Rio Olympic Silver-medallist PV Sindhu came out with yet another powerful performance as she defeated Minatsu Mitani of Japan on Friday to progress to the semi-finals of the ongoing Korea Super Series. The fifth-seeded Indian shuttler defeated Mitani 21-19, 16-21, 21-10 in a gruelling last-eight clash that lasted for more than an hour. Sindhu faced a tough challenge from her

Sept 15: Australia skipper Steve Smith is anxious to halt the acrimony that marked Test matches against India this year when the two powerhouses start a one-day international series on Sunday. Smith had a much-publicised war of words with India counterpart Virat Kohli when Australia lost the Test series 1-2 in March. The combative Australian skipper said ahead of the first one-day clash in Chennai

New Delhi, Sep 14: India opener Shikhar Dhawan has been released from the team for the first three ODIs against Australia to attend to his wife, who is unwell. "Team India opener Mr Shikhar Dhawan has requested to be released from the team for the first three ODIs of the Paytm Australia tour of India, 2017 to attend to his wife, who is unwell," a BCCI release stated. The Senior Selection Committee

New Delhi, Sept 14: Languid strokeplay might make his batting look easy but Indian batsman Rohit Sharma says making an international comeback after a six-month injury-forced layoff is easier said than done. Rohit was out of competitive cricket for six months (from October 2016 to April 2017) after a major hamstring injury. But since his comeback in ODIs during the Champions Trophy, he has scored

Lima, Sept 14: The International Olympic Committee named Paris and Los Angeles as hosts for the 2024 and 2028 Olympics on Wednesday, crowning two cities at the same time in a historic first for the embattled sports body. Loud applause rang out at the Lima Convention Centre shortly after the IOC membership voted to approve a deal hashed out in July which arranged for Paris to be given 2024 and Los

Madrid, Sept 14: Cristiano Ronaldo wasted no time in showing Real Madrid what they have been missing during his five-game domestic suspension, by scoring twice as the holders began their Champions League defence with a routine 3-0 win over APOEL Nicosia on Wednesday. Ronaldo, banned for pushing a referee after being sent off in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup, opened the scoring after just

New Delhi, Sept 13: No World XI squad could be completed without Indian players, who presently are among the best players in the world. Such was the opinion of former ICC preseident Ehsan Mani who admitted being disappointed on not seeing Indian players taking part in the ongoing T20 series in Pakistan. In an interview with Indian Express, Ehsan said that he understands that the Men in Blue are