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Kuala Lumpur, Apr 4: Badminton player Saina Nehwal will lose her World No. 1 ranking after she lost to Olympic champion Li Xuerui in the semifinals at the $500,000 Malaysia Open Super Series Premier badminton tournament, here on Saturday. Nehwal squandered a one-game advantage as she lost 21-13, 17-21, 20-22 to World No.3 Li in a gruelling semifinal that lasted more than one hour at Putra Stadium

Dhaka, Apr 4: Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan believes his side should start as favourites in the ODI series against Pakistan later this month, and said it was their best chance to beat the side on home soil. Shakib, who left for Kolkata on Thursday, will be playing the first two games of Indian Premier League 2015 for his franchise Kolkata Knight Riders before returning home to play against

New Delhi, Apr 4: Star cricketer Suresh Raina tied the knot with fiancee Priyanka Chaudhary in a private ceremony at a posh Delhi hotel on Friday night. According to reports, Team India captain MS Dhoni and his wife, Sakshi, were present on the occasion. The left-handed batsman's teammate in Chennai Super Kings, Dwayne Bravo (West Indies), and coach Stephen Fleming were in attendance. ICC chairman

Patna, Apr 4: Exuding confidence that the BCCI will favourably consider proposal to grant affiliation to the Cricket Association of Bihar (CAB), its Secretary Aditya Verma said it is only a matter of time that cricketers of Bihar get to take part in Ranji Trophy and other tournaments. "We have taken up the issue of getting affiliation with BCCI bosses who have assured us that they will favourably

New Delhi, Apr 3: In a significant development, The union government and the national Olympic body have invited International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach for a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi later this month to discus the development of sports in the country and a likely bid for 2024 Olympic Games. Bach, who took over as IOC President in 2013, has been invited to visit India for

Kuala Lumpur, Apr 3: World No.1 Saina Nehwal reached the quarter-finals while men's singles shuttlers H.S. Prannoy and Parupalli Kashyap suffered crushing defeats in the second round of the $500,000 Malaysia Open Superseries Premier at the Putra Stadium here on Thursday. Olympic bronze medallist Saina registered a facile 21-13, 21-9 win in 30 minutes against Chinese qualifier Xue Yao in the second

New Delhi, Apr 2: The pre-wedding ceremonies of star India cricketer Suresh Raina were held in Delhi today, ahead of the 'big day' scheduled for Friday. Reports say 28-year-old Raina will be tying the knot with his fiancee Priyanka Chowdhary at a posh hotel here. Middle-order batsman Raina returned to the country with his India teammates after the semifinal loss to Australia in the World Cup last

Kolkata, Apr 1: The Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament, scheduled to start from April 8, underwent changes in the playing schedule on Tuesday keeping in mind the Kolkata civic polls on April 18. A Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) release said that the changes in match order were made after Kolkata Police made a request to alter the dates citing their inability to provide

Wellington, Mar 31: New Zealand left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori confirmed what many expected in announcing his retirement from international cricket upon the team's return from the World Cup on Tuesday. The 36-year-old former captain had been widely expected to retire from international cricket at the conclusion of New Zealand's involvement in the tournament. New Zealand were beaten by seven

Mar 31: Australian all-rounder Shane Watson on Monday said his unbeaten knock of 64 against Pakistan in the World Cup quarterfinal is the “most important innings” of his ODI career as he was plain “lucky” to survive the hostile spell from Wahab Riaz. Watson, who was not in the best of form going into the tournament, but ended up being a crucial cog in the wheel for Australia in the knockout stages