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Southampton, Jul 27: A livid India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni today lambasted the ICC decision to impose a fine on Ravindra Jadeja, saying many a thing were neglected in the case and his players cannot ignore if abuse is hurled on them. Jadeja was fined 50 percent of his match fee after being found guilty of playing against spirit of the game. "To me, personally, it is a very hurtful decision. A

Bangalore 27: Around this time last year, Bangalore shooter Prakash Nanjappa’s life took an unfortunate turn. Inching towards his peak in a career that blossomed belatedly, he suffered a huge blow after a paralytic attack at the World Cup in Granada, Spain. Diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy, a rare condition that affects one of the facial nerves, Prakash was left cursing his luck. Just over two months

New Delhi, Jul 26: With an aim to increase India's medal tally in 2016 and 2020 Olympics, the sports ministry has decided to start a "Target Mission Olympic Podium Scheme" and an elite athletes identification committee, which will include sporting greats Rahul Dravid and Abhinav Bindra among others. The scheme will be promoted by National Sports Development fund and will support India's best medal

Glasgow, Jul 26: Star marksman Abhinav Bindra stole the limelight by clinching a gold medal while unheralded teenager Malaika Goel bagged a silver as shooters added two more medals to India's kitty on the second day of competitions in the 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Friday (July 25). The 31yearold Bindra kept his nerve to take the honour in his favourite 10 m air rifle event with a final

London, Jul 26: Allrounder Ravindra Jadeja has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee by the ICC for his involvement in an incident with England paceman James Anderson during the first Test in Nottingham. "India's Ravindra Jadeja has been found guilty of a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Code for Players and Player Support Personnel for his involvement in an incident with James Anderson during

Glasgow, Jul 25: Sukhen Dey and K Sanjita Chanu stole the limelight by clinching a gold each in weightlifting, as India launched their campaign in the 20th Commonwealth Games with a flourish, winning seven medals in all on the opening day of the competitions here. Judokas Navjot Chana and Shushila Likmabam had to be contend with a silver medal each after they failed to clear the final hurdle in

Glasgow, Jul 25: India ran away with opening day honours in the weightlifting competition of the 20th Commonwealth Games with Sukhen Dey and K Sanjita Chanu winning the gold medal in their respective events here. The Indian team bagged four out of six medals on offer on day one of the competition yesterday. Sanjita and Saikhom Mirabai Chanu opened India's campaign on a flying note by winning a

Glasgow, Jul 24: India has hit the headlines for reasons other than sporting in the just-begun Commonwealth Games here after it came to light that the country's flag was shown upside down in the official song for the 11-day event. The official song titled "Let the Games Begin" is also the Glasgow Children's 2014 Anthem for UNICEF. The song features the flags of all the participating countries but

Jul 24: Appalled by reports that Sikh players from India were asked to remove their turbans at an international basketball match, top US lawmakers have launched a campaign asking FIBA to review the discriminatory policy. "We are concerned about recent reports indicating that Sikhs are not able to participate in International Basketball Federation (FIBA) games while wearing a turban, which is

New Delhi, Jul 23: Sachin Tendulkar today said that he didn't find it disrespectful that Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova didn't know who he was as she did not follow cricket. "Sharapova's comments were not disrespectful. She doesn't follow cricket," a gentleman-like Sachin said in an exclusive interview. Tendulkar fans reacted angrily on social media when Sharapova admitted during a post match