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Galle, Jul 28: India lost first innings centurions Cheteshwar Pujara and Shikhar Dhawan cheaply before rain forced an early tea break, leaving India at 56 for two and 365 runs ahead of Sri Lanka on day three of the first Test here. Before the break, Sri Lanka were bowled out for 291 runs in their first innings after resuming the day at 154 for five. Besides Pujara (15), the other first innings

Hyderabad, Jul 28: Olympics badminton silver medallist P.V. Sindhu was on Thursday appointed a Deputy Collector by the Andhra Pradesh government. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu handed over the appointment letter to her at the state secretariat in the presence of her parents. Speaking on the occasion, the shuttler said she was happy to receive the appointment letter. She, however, said

New Delhi, Jul 27: Sports Minister Vijay Goel today felicitated the Indian women's cricket team for its spectacular performance in the ICC World Cup, saying this will inspire the country's youth to take up sports as a career option. India lost to hosts England by nine runs in the final of the mega-event at the Lord's after a campaign that forced the entire country to follow and support the women

Galle, Jul 26: Opener Shikhar Dhawan registered his highest Test score and shared a huge 253-run stand with Cheteshwar Pujara to guide India to commanding position at tea on the opening day of the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka, here today. Dhawan (190), who was dropped on 31, missed his maiden double century by just 10 runs as India comfortably piled up the runs in 55 overs. Dhawan played a

New Delhi, Jul 26: Ace tennis player Sania Mirza recently lauded the Indian Women's cricket team and its skipper Mithali Raj for their excellent performance in ICC Women's World Cup. Terming Mithali an 'incredible ambassador,' the 30-year-old said, "Mithali (Raj) has been performing amazingly for many years; she is an incredible ambassador for the game of cricket." Adding, "I really hope this

Galle, Jul 25: He has been asked this question a number of times and Virat Kohli today just put a full-stop to the queries regarding the appointment of Ravi Shastri post Anil Kumble's acrimonious departure. Asked about how the team is coping with all controversies surrounding the appointment of coach, Kohli said: "It (the coach issue) is something that we are not focussing on at all now. We (him

Jul 25: India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who will be playing his 50th Test in the opening match against Sri Lanka at Galle said that the team is well past that moment when the difference of opinion emerged between captain Virat Kohli and former coach Anil Kumble. Ashwin also reckoned that Ravi Shastri will have a positive influence and the team is looking forward to working together with

New Delhi, Jul 24: After Indian team's 9-run defeat against England at the ICC Women's World Cup final, Indian cricket commentator Sanjay Manjrekar criticised Mithali Raj and a few other players, inviting trouble from Twitterati. Indian eves, on Sunday, looked on course to clinch their maiden title before hosts England made a stunning comeback and won the ICC Women's World Cup final by 9 runs

London, Jul 24: India captain Mithali Raj admitted wilting under pressure in a tense run chase against England in the World Cup final but said they will walk out as a proud bunch. "Yes, I'm proud of the team. It wasn't easy for England but credit to them for keeping their nerves. There was a time where the match was in the balance, but we panicked and that led to our defeat," Raj said after the

Bengaluru, Jul 23: It was a case of so near yet so far for India as they went down to England by a narrow margin of 9 runs in the Women’s World Cup final at Lord’s in London on Sunday. India, eyeing their maiden World Cup trophy, had done all the good work and looked like scripting history. But in a thrilling finish, England held their nerves and turned the tables on India to bag their fourth