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Jaipur, Sep 21: Desperate to exorcise the ghosts of the spot-fixing scandal, Rajasthan Royals will look to start afresh as they face the daunting prospect of running into IPL-6 winners Mumbai Indians in the inaugural group stage match of the Champions League T20 here on Saturday. The fact that the tournament will be the last in the shorter formats for veteran Sachin Tendulkar, who will be pitted

Bangalore, Sep 21: Having made a statement with the bat in the just-concluded India 'A' series here, Yuvraj Singh today said that he hoped to get picked in the ODI team. "I had a fantastic tournament here (Bangalore). Hopefully it will change things for me," he told reporters at the launch of cancer detection month by 'YouWeCan' and Indian Cancer Society here. "I am not here to talk about my

Kolkata: Sept 20: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly and tennis ace Leander Paes will be conferred Lifetime Achievement Awards, while successful football coach Subhas Bhowmick will be given 'Guru Ratna' by the state goverment at a function here on September 28. Reacting to the news, Ganguly said: "I really feel proud to hear this. It's a massive achievement." Excited to meet Paes who recently won

London, Sep 19: Wayne Rooney spoke of his pride after becoming only the fourth player to score 200 goals for Manchester United. The 27-year-old striker reached the milestone in United's 4-2 win over Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League on Tuesday, when he scored twice and also laid on a goal for Antonio Valencia. Rooney joins Bobby Charlton (249), Denis Law (237) and Jack Rowley (211) in

New Delhi, Sep 18: The Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) today denied reports that chief selector Sandeep Patil has told veteran batsman Sachin Tendulkar to consider his future after playing his 200th Test during the two-match series against the West Indies in November. "There is no truth in the report. We have spoken to both Tendulkar and Patil, no such conversation ever took place," senior Board

Budapest, Sep 18: India's impressive show at the World Wrestling Championships continued as Bajrang bagged a bronze medal in the 60kg freestyle category with an overwhelming 9-2 win over Mangolia's Nyam-Ochir Enkhsaikhan, here on Tuesday. Amit Kumar had won a silver yesterday and it is first time that India have won two medals in the men's events at the World Championships level. It was Nyam-Ochir

Karachi, Sep 17: Pakistan's former captain Salim Malik, who is serving a life ban for match-fixing, has come out of hibernation to slam the current national team by comparing it to the Indian side of the '90s which, according to him, "didn't play as a unit". Malik, who has rarely made any media appearances or statements since the Justice Qayyum inquiry commission recommended a life ban on him in

Bhubaneswar, Sep 16: Out-of-favour India opener Virender Sehwag feels that team's success is "more important" than individual feats of players. Sehwag, who is desperately eyeing a comeback in the national side, said he is more happy when he is able to contribute to the team's cause. "For me the success of the team is always important then individual performances of players," Sehwag said at the

Bangalore, Sep 16: Yuvraj makes a big statement with a murderous 89-ball 123 to lead India 'A' to a 77-run win over West Indies 'A'; Pathan smashes 70 off 32. Yuvraj Singh, quite clearly, wants to get back into the Indian team. On Sunday, he a made his intentions clear with a brutal knock. The southpaw’s 123 and his 125-run stand with Yusuf Pathan no less than savage during his unbeaten 70 off 32

The full text of the letter Sreesanth submitted to the BCCI's disciplinary committee before the hearing on Friday. In it, he insists he is innocent and says his confession to the Delhi Police was under duress. He questions the BCCI probe led by Ravi Sawani - based on which he was subsequently banned - and asks for his suspension from cricket to be lifted Honoured Sirs, I am beholden to the BCCI