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Bengaluru, Dec 17: Tennis ace Rohan Bopanna caged himself in support of a campaign against cock fights on Tuesday. The campaign, organised by the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), India, called for a ban on sports that harm animals. Speaking to mediapersons, Bopanna said: “I have read a lot about cock fights, buffalo races and other such fights involving birds and animals, though I

Dec 16: Indian squash never had it better than 2014 as a bagful of firsts, highlighted by a gold each in the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, marked a highly successful year for the racquet sport. While the big three -- Dipika Pallikal, Joshana Chinappa and Saurav Ghosal -- were always expected to do the bulk of the job, it was pleasing to see Harinder Pal Sandhu emerge from their shadows. The

Dec 16: Australia can be confident about seeing the national cricket team in Steven Smith's hands. It is a great shame that Michael Clarke's body has not held up well this summer, and ideally it would have been nice to see Steven have another 12 months or so before taking on the job. But as the next long-term captain in the selectors' eyes, these next three Tests against India will do him a world

Bhubaneswar, Dec 15: Olympic champions Germany clinched the Hero Champions Trophy title with a convincing 2-0 win over Pakistan in the summit clash, snapping their five-year old jinx in the elite eight-nation event at the packed Kalinga Stadium, here Sunday. Germany last won the Champions Trophy in 2007 edition in Kuala Lumpur and came close to the title two years later in Melbourne but ended

Bhubaneswar, Dec 15: Two Pakistani field hockey players were suspended and one was reprimanded for making obscene gestures after their team's semi-final win over hosts India in the Champions Trophy semi-final, the sport's governing body said on Sunday. Muhammad Tousiq and reserve goalkeeper Ali Amjad were handed a one-match ban that sidelined them from the final of the eight-nation tournament

Bhubaneswar, Dec 14: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) today suspended two Pakistani players Amjad Ali and Mohammad Tousiq from playing in the Champions Trophy final after they were found guilty of making obscene gestures towards spectators following their semi-final win against India. Hockey India's imminent threat of boycotting all FIH events scheduled to be held in India during the next

Bhubaneswar, Dec 14: Taking strong exception to FIH's "weak" censure to Pakistani players for their obscene behaviour after beating India in the Champions Trophy semifinal, Hockey India today decided that it would not host any event sanctioned by the world body until strong punishment is handed out to the offenders. The Pakistani players made obscene gestures towards Indian fans and media after

Bhubaneswar, Dec 14: Pakistani players shamelessly hurled obscene gestures towards Indian fans and media after their win over India but no action will be taken against them as their coach Shahnaz Sheikh has apologised to the FIH for the incident. Soon after their 4-3 win, Pakistani players went into a frenzy mode and started celebrating their victory in a wild fashion. They started dancing in

Adelaide, Dec 13: Spinner Nathan Lyon took seven second-innings wickets and 12 for the match as Australia pulled off a stunning 48-run win over India on Saturday in the first test at the Adelaide Oval. India looked set to achieve a record run chase after stand-in captain Virat Kohli (141) and opener Murali Vijay (99) led India through a second session without loss. But Australia took eight wickets

Adelaide, Dec 13: India reached 105 for two at lunch chasing a victory target of 364 on the fifth and final day of the first cricket Test against Australia, here today. Australia declared on their overnight score of 290 for five with an overall lead of 363 runs. At lunch, opener Murali Vijay was batting on 47 off 121 balls with three fours and a six while skipper Virat Kohli is unbeaten on 25 off