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Nov 19: Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar has hit out at Gurunath Meiyyapan, son-in-law of ICC President N Srinivasan, over his involvement in betting and also questioned the Tamil Nadu strongman's silence in the whole spot-fixing and betting issue. "The full force of the law must come down on Meiyyapan," Gavaskar said while speaking to the India Today Group in Melbourne. Gavaskar said

Nov 19: India captain Virat Kohli, who recently blew a kiss to rumoured girlfriend Anushka Sharma during the third One-Day International (ODI) against Sri Lanka in Hyderabad, says that his on-field graphic avatar will also blow kisses if he performs well. Kohli on Monday launched a 3D animated character of himself, including a logo and a website. With these launches, Kohli became the first

New Delhi, Nov 18: India's chief hockey coach Terry Walsh quit from his position after his contractual talks with Hockey India and the Sports Authority of India (SAI) broke down but a fresh proposal is still being worked out for the Australian's consideration. Walsh, whose contract was to come to an end on Wednesday, had already submitted his resignation last month after his demands for a greater

Sochi, Nov 18: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand salvaged a draw after suffering for a long time in the seventh game of the world chess championship against Magnus Carlsen now underway here. Trying to recuperate from a double blunder in the previous sixth game of the 12-game match, Anand did not show any signs of fatigue and matched Carlsen move for move in what was considered a grudge

Lucknow, Nov 18: Indian batsman Suresh Raina on Monday joined the Hockey India League (HIL) franchise team, Uttar Pradesh Wizards, as its co-owner. The announcement of his association was made by Abhijit Sarkar of Uttar Pradesh Wizards in an event held at Sahara Shaher, in Lucknow in the presence of state cricket captain Raina. Born in Ghaziabad, Raina has represented Uttar Pradesh at all levels

Hyderabad, Nov 18: A day after his monumental China Open Superseries victory, Srikanth Kidambi has yet to let the enormity of his achievement sink in. More than the historic Superseries title, India’s first by a male shuttler, it was the manner in which he won it that makes it special. In an imperious display of badminton, Srikanth dismantled the legendary Lin Dan in straight games and deftly

Ranchi, Nov 17: Virat Kohli’s sensational unbeaten 139 guided India to a 5-0 series clean sweep against Sri Lanka with a three-wicket win in the fifth One-Day International (ODI) between India and England at Ranchi on Sunday. Kohli and Angelo Mathews dominated proceedings, as both men scored tons — a maiden ODI century for Mathews, and the 21st for Kohli — to become the only two men to cross 1,000

Fuzhou/China, Nov 16: Olympic bronze-medallist Saina Nehwal clinched the $700,000 China Open Super Series Premier tournament after beating young Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the summit clash at Fuzhou on Sunday. The World No. 5 Indian prevailed over the 17-year-old Akane 21-12 22-20 in the women's singles finals which lasted 42 minutes at the Haixia Olympic Sport Center. This is Saina's third title

Nellore, Nov 16: Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar Sunday morning began a visit to the village in Andhra Pradesh which he has decided to adopt. Soon after arrival in Puttamrajuvari Kandriga, the parliamentarian unveiled a pylon to adopt the village and launch various development works. Tendulkar was accorded a warm welcome by Nellore district collector N Srikanth, other officials and villagers as his

Faro, Nov 15: Cristiano Ronaldo became the European Championships' all-time top scorer as Portugal beat Armenia 1-0 to stay one point behind Group I leader Denmark in European Championship qualifying on Friday. Ronaldo scored the winner striking from close range following a goalmouth scramble in the 72nd minute. "We are in good shape at the moment in qualifying," Ronaldo said. "Denmark also won