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New Delhi, Jun 9: Touching a new high, India's tennis ace Sania Mirza today became world number six in doubles, her career-best ranking, as the new chart was released following the conclusion of the French Open. Courtesy a quarterfinals appearance at the Roland Garros, Sania earned 430 ranking points along with partner Cara Black to jump eight places in the ranking charts. Sania and Cara had lost

New Delhi, Jun 9: The seventh edition of IPL may have ended without major controversies but those with an urge to know more about how the league spread its wings over the last seven years can get hold of a new book that has hit the market recently. Journalist Alam Srinivas` book, `Cricket Czars: Two men who changed gentleman`s game`, chronicles events over the last seven years about how Lalit Modi

Paris, Jun 8: The Russian, 27, beat Romania's Simona Halep 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 in just over three hours at Roland Garros. "I didn't grow up on clay; didn't play on it," she said. "I just took it upon myself to make myself better on it. "There is no one else that was going to do that for me. I had to do the work and I worked to get to this position." Sharapova won Wimbledon aged 17 and within four

Jun 7: India pacer Mohammed Shami has tied the knot with Kolkata-based model Haseen Jahan. A wedding reception was organised in a five-star hotel on Delhi road in Muradabad. According to reports, Shami and Haseen got married a month ago in Kolkata during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2014, and the function held on Friday was for close friends and relatives to wish the newly-wed couple in person

Mumbai, Jun 6: Depression and mental health issues have cut short the career of one more cricketer. Left-handed opening batsman Luke Pomersbach of Australia, only 29, chose to quit playing on Thursday to deal with his illness. Pomersbach, who played one Twenty20 International for Australia in 2007-08, was an explosive batsman, more suited for the limited-overs format. Originally from Western

Rio De Janeiro, Jun 6: With a week to go before the World Cup kicks off, Brazilian authorities are bracing for waves of public protests over the cost of staging the event. Caught out by the scale of demonstrations which accompanied last year's Confederations Cup dress rehearsal event, authorities have made detailed plans to counter anything from street protests to full-blown terrorist attacks. "We

London, Jun 5: The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has reportedly cleared the Sri Lankan squad of going against the sprit of cricket over England's Jos Buttler's controversial 'Mankad' dismissal by the visitors in the final ODI of the five match series. Although skipper Angelo Mathews' actions in upholding the appeal has drawn criticism from around the game, there is no question over how Sri Lanka

Dubai, Jun 5: The Indian cricket team dropped a rung to third but Virat Kohli continued to top the batting chart in the latest ICC one-day rankings announced on Wednesday. India lost their second position to Sri Lanka, while Australia maintained their place at the top of the heap. Sri Lanka's 3-2 series win over England helped them gain one ratings point to move up to 112, the same ratings points

New Delhi, Jun 4: The latest edition of the annual CEAT Cricket Awards was a star-studded affair that witnessed star Indian cricketers Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin being awarded for their commendable performances through the 2013-14 season. While Kohli won the CEAT International Cricketer of the Year award, off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, the fastest player from the country to pick 100

New Delhi, Jun 3: Selection snubs despite good performances have left him feeling hurt but veteran Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh says being ignored repeatedly has not dampened his spirits and he would continue to try for a comeback in the national team. Harbhajan finished this edition of IPL with 14 wickets from 14 games with an impressive economy rate of 6.47 (only third to Sunil Narine and