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Pune, Apr 21: Bengaluru FC will take on Pune FC in a key I-League clash here on Tuesday where a slip-up could really dent the defending champions’ title hopes. Sitting fourth in the table on 22 points after 13 games, holders BFC are six points behind leaders Mohun Bagan with seven games. On the other hand, third-placed Pune (23), who have played a game extra, would also be looking for nothing less

Bengaluru, Apr 21: Karnataka’s Archana Kamath clinched the gold in the Cadet girls doubles section at the French Junior & Cadet Open Tournament, which concluded on Sunday at Metz. Archana partnered Anezka Ilcikova of Czech Republic and the duo beat the third-seeded pair of Lucie Gauthier and Leili Mostafavi of France 10-12, 7-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-5 in the final to win the yellow metal. The State

Apr 20: RCB captain Virat Kohli, during an interview with The Telegraph, got candid about out his love life and showered praises on his lady love, actress Anushka Sharma. The cricketer, who seems to be completely bowled over by the actress, stated that Anushka has brought stability to his life. Describing their relationship as 'pure', Kohli said that trust is the foundation of their love and they

Bengaluru, Apr 20: In a bizzare incident, Mumbai Indians all-rounder Kieron Pollard on Sunday put on a sellotape on his mouth after the umpires rapped him for his onfield altercation with fellow West Indian and Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman Chris Gayle during an IPL match in Bangaluru. Pollard had an argument with Gayle just at the start of the third over during RCB's mammoth chase of a 210

Barcelona, Apr 19: Lionel Messi scored the 400th goal of his Barcelona career as the Catalans beat Champions League-chasing Valencia 2-0 to move five points clear of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga. Luis Suarez got Barca off to a flying start as he slotted home the opener after just 54 seconds from Messi's through ball yesterday. However, it was Valencia who enjoyed the majority of the chances

Dhaka, Apr 18: Bangladesh outplayed Pakistan by 79 runs in the first one-day international in Dhaka on Friday, in only their second win over their rivals in 48 games across all three formats. Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim set up the rare win with impressive centuries as the hosts piled up 329 for six after electing to take first strike at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium. Fast bowler Taskin Ahmed and

Bengaluru, Apr 17: It won't be easy to hold her recently-acquired number one position in the world rankings but ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal says she is confident of a long reign at the top and is prepared to put in the extra effort for it. "It will be tough maintaining the number one ranking, but people should respect that I have been the first one to reach number one slot," Saina told PTI in

New Delhi, Apr 17: Sania Mirza is expecting. Well, hold on, that's what his hubby Shoaib Malik has hinted towards. After showering her beloved with praises for achieving World No. 1 ranking, Shoaib took it to twitter to get indulged in a crazy Q&A round. While the twitteratis asked the man several significant questions, Shoaib to went eays to answer most of them. And most of the queries as

New Delhi, Apr 16: Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal today regained the number one position in international rankings after China's Li Xuerui dropped a couple of rungs to third in the latest list issued today. Saina, the first Indian woman shuttler to be world number one after her India Open Grand Prix Gold triumph earlier this month, had dropped to the second place following her semifinal finish

New Delhi, Apr 16: Having mentored many pacers in India, Sultan of Swing Wasim Akram feels fast bowling is becoming an integral part of Indian cricket with youngsters finding their heroes in the likes of Mohammad Shami and Umesh Yadav. Appointed as the bowling consultant of Kolkata Knight Riders in 2010, Akram coached many Indian pacers like Ashoke Dinda, Ishant Sharma and more recently Yadav to