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New Delhi, Jul 4: Ravi Shastri on Monday formally applied for the position of Indian cricket team's head coach, making him a front-runner for the high-profile job. A senior BCCI official confirmed to news agency that Shastri has submitted his application ahead of the July 9 deadline. The interviews will be conducted the following day by the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) comprising Sourav

North Sound (Antigua), Jul 1: In recent times, inconsistency might have crept in to his batting but former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni believes that he is like a vintage wine that only gets better with the passing of time. His unbeaten 78 off 79 balls enabled India to post a winning score on a tough batting track against the West Indies in the third ODI at Antigua. With the Indian top three

Rosario (Argentina), Jul 1: Lionel Messi said "I do" to childhood sweetheart Antonella Roccuzzo in his Argentine hometown Rosario, where footballers and celebrities including pop singer Shakira had gathered for the "wedding of the century." Following the private ceremony the couple appeared happy and relaxed yesterday as they walked a red carpet before hundreds of media at a hotel and casino

North Sound (Antigua), Jul 1: Mahendra Singh Dhoni and the bowlers fashioned India's 93-run win over a lacklustre West Indies in the third ODI, giving the visitors an unassailable lead in the five-match series here. India overcame a bad start to post 251 for four on a slowish surface, largely due to the efforts of Dhoni (78 no off 79), Kedar Jadhav (40 no off 26) and Ajinkya Rahane (72 off 112)

Jun 30: Portugal's superstar captain Cristiano Ronaldo revealed on Thursday he will not play in the FIFA Confederations Cup third-place match this weekend so he can finally meet his newborn twins. Hours after Wednesday's 3-0 semi-final defeat to Chile in a penalty shoot-out in Kazan, Ronaldo said he had been given permission to miss Sunday's play-off in Moscow, against either Germany or Mexico

Taunton, Jun 30: Opener Smriti Mandhana made amends for missing out on a hundred against England with a scintillating unbeaten 106 guiding India to a comfortable seven -wicket victory against West Indies in the ICC Women's World Cup, here today. Chasing a modest target of 184, Indian eves won with as many as 45 balls to spare, courtesy another superlative performance from the left-handed opener

New Delhi, Jun 29: Riding on his back-to-back Super Series triumphs, India's ace shuttler Kidambi Srikanth broke back into the top-10 at eighth in the latest world rankings released today. The 24-year-old from Guntur, who clinched successive titles at Indonesian Open and Australian Open, now has 58,583 points in his kitty. He is the lone Indian shuttler to figure in the top-10 of men's singles

New Delhi, Jun 29: Bhumika Sharma who hails from Dehradun proved that Indian women are world beaters and that too even in the field of bodybuilding. Bhumika has just won the title of Miss World in this global bodybuilding competition that was held in Venice, Italy. The 21-year-old Dehradun girl grabbed all the limelight and became the talk of the town by winning the grand prize. She had received

New Delhi, Jun 29: The Indian Premier League is unarguably the most popular franchise-based cricket tournament in the world. Keeping the tournament's massive following across the globe in mind, Rajeev Shukla (chairman) has confrimed that BCCI are planning to organise a mini-version of the tournament, with UAE being considered as the most favoured destination. Speaking to Gulf News during the ICC

New Delhi, Jun 28: The exit of Anil Kumble as coach of the Indian cricket team has left the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in a tizzy. Five days after Kumble's resignation, Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) member Sourav Ganguly spelt out the criteria for appointing Kumble's successor. "One who can win cricket matches," said Dada when asked what kind of coach he is looking for. The