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Mumbai, Nov 14: Amid ear-splitting chanting of his name and a guard of honour by the West Indian cricketers, Sachin Tendulkar today walked in to bat in his 200th and final Test leading to a phenomenal outpouring of emotions by the fans. With the Indian bowlers doing a remarkable job to bundle out the visiting West Indies team before the tea session for a paltry 182 and India losing the two openers

Mumbai, Nov 13: Without doubt the most enduring phenomenon in modern cricket and India's biggest sporting icon, Sachin Tendulkar is all set for an epic curtain call starting tomorrow when he steps on the field against the West Indies for his 200th and final Test where emotions will weigh heavy. For once, an individual would be the focus even though it is a clash of two teams and why not, given

New Delhi, Nov 13: Former India cricket captain Rahul Dravid on Tuesday, said that he was in favour of legalising betting in the country if such a step can help reduce corruption in sports. Asked if he was in favour of legalising betting in the country, Dravid said, "If it can help in reducing corruption, I am all for it." Dravid was speaking at a special session on 'Ethics and Integrity in Sports

Asansol (WB), Nov 12: Army shooter Devendra Singh won two gold medals at the 23rd All India G V Mavalankar shooting championship here today. The 25-year-old shooter from Services earned individual medals in 50-metre free pistol event of both senior and junior sections. While scoring 269 points, he created a new meet record in his junior men 50-metre free pistol event, surpassing 266-point mark

Mumbai, Nov 12: Retiring India batting great Sachin Tendulkar has always lived under stress and pressure to fulfil the dreams of a billion Indians and his 24-year long international career is ending on a happy note, Ajit Tendulkar, elder brother of the legendary batsman, said today. Sachin will be retiring after playing his 200th Test, starting on Thursday here, and Ajit said it would be a

Kolkata, Nov 12: West Indies batting great Brian Lara said Sachin Tendulkar is to cricket what Michael Jordan is to basketball and Muhammad Ali to boxing and suggested that the Indian batsman should try scoring 400 in his last Test match. Lara is the only batsman in the history of the game to have scored 400 runs in a Test innings. In a talk show with former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Sunday

Mumbai, Nov 11: Woman shooter Heena Sidhu created history by becoming the first pistol exponent from India to win a gold medal at the ISSF World Cup finals in Munich, Germany. Heena won the gold medal yesterday by beating double Olympic Champion Guo Wenjun from China, world champion Arunovic Zorana from Serbia and multiple Olympic medallist Olena Kostevych of Ukraine in a stiff competition. The

London, Nov 11: Legendary Australian spinner Shane Warne has paid rich tribute to Sachin Tendulkar terming him the “best batsman” of his generation and said that there won’t be another player like the retiring Indian great in years to come. “Sachin Tendulkar was the best batsman of my generation and it will be a privilege to be in Mumbai this week to commentate on the first two days of his final

Mumbai, Nov 10: The struggling West Indies cricket team has been dealt a couple of injury blows in its ongoing tour of India with pacer Kemar Roach ruled out of the remainder of the trip and all-rounder Kieron Pollard rendered unavailable for the ODI series. Roach has been ruled out of the second and final Test along with the one-dayers due to a shoulder injury, while Pollard has been rested from

Mumbai, Nov 10: Mumbai Cricket Association chief Sharad Pawar has revealed that it was Sachin Tendulkar who batted for Mahendra Singh Dhoni as captain of the Indian team after Rahul Dravid expressed his desire to give up captaincy in 2007. "Sachin loves to lend a helping hand to fellow players, especially the juniors, and believes in team spirit. Humility is his middle name. He gave up captaincy