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Nagpur, Jul 19: Unidentified thieves broke into the house of cricketer Umesh Yadav here and decamped with Rs 45,000 in cash and two mobile phones, the police said on Tuesday. The incident took place on Monday between 7 pm to 9 pm when the Yadav family was not in the house, they said. The stolen phone belonged to Yadav’s mother and the cash was picked up from his wife’s purse, according to ANI

New Delhi, Jul 18: Love is in the air for Irfan Pathan these days. Last week, the left-handed bowler was seen singing romantic songs dedicated to his wife Safa Baig. On Sunday, he uploaded a selfie for the first time with her from his official Facebook account with the caption, “This girl is trouble ?? #love #wifey” It did prove trouble for Pathan as he was soon ridiculed for not only uploading

Jadavpur, Jul 18: Three people have been arrested after cricketer Mohammed Shami complained against them in Jadavpur for manhandling his apartment's caretaker followed by an altercation. Shami's car was blocked by a motorcyclist, following which they entered into an altercation. However, the cricketer tried to make peace and left for his home. Later, the man, along with others, reached Shami's

New Delhi, Jul 17: Indian left-hander Shikhar Dhawan, who has been on a run-scoring spree in limited-overs cricket since his comeback into the Indian team, has replaced injured opening batsman Murali Vijay for India's tour to Sri Lanka. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed the news through its official Twitter account. "UPDATE: @SDhawan25 to replace injured Murali Vijay for

Wimbledon, Jul 17: Roger Federer, as ruthless as he had to be – and as lovely to watch as ever – took only an hour and 41 minutes to win his eighth Wimbledon title, 14 years after his first, and left his wounded opponent, Marin Cilic, in a bedazzled heap on Centre Court. “It’s magical,” Federer said courtside. “I can’t believe it yet. It’s too much. I kept on believing and dreaming and here I am

New Delhi, Jul 16: Newly chosen India's head coach, Ravi Shastri is likely to be paid around 7 crores as per latest reports, fate of which will be decided by a four-member panel comprising BCCI acting president CK Khanna, CEO Rahul Johri, Committee of Administrators (CoA) member Diana Edulji and acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary. The latest reports doing rounds reveal that Shastri might get

Derby, Jul 16: Skipper Mithali Raj slammed a century before left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad returned with a five-wicket haul as India crushed New Zealand by 186 runs to storm into the semifinals of the ICC Women's World Cup here today. Put into bat, India recovered from an early wobble to score a challenging 265/7 in their final league match, riding on a 132-run stand between Mithali (109)

New Delhi, Jul 15: The Committee of Administrators (CoA) today said the Indian cricket team’s support staff will be recruited after consultation with head coach Ravi Shastri by July 22, effectively putting on hold Zaheer Khan and Rahul Dravid’s appointments. In a meeting attended by CoA members Vinod Rai, Diana Edulji and BCCI CEO Rahul Johri, the CoA approved the appointment of Shastri. However

London, Jul 15: Javelin thrower Sundar Singh Gurjar gave India its first medal at the 2017 IPC Para Athletics Championships here. In the absence of Paralympic gold medallist Devendra Jhajharia, Sundar, who had been disqualified from his event in Rio 2016 due to technical reasons, found redemption and took home the gold medal and the tag of world champion with a personal best throw of 60.36m

New Delhi, Jul 15: In a shocking development, former Sri Lankan great Arjuna Ranatunga has alleged that the 2011 World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka was fixed. According to a report in Sri Lanka`s English newspaper Daily Mirror, Ranatunga, while reacting to former skipper Kumar Sangakkara`s comments on whose behest the 2009 tour of Pakistan was arranged, said: "Sangakkara wants an inquiry