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Kolkata, Sep 2: Sachin Tendulkar is all set to play his 200th Test match on home soil with the BCCI trying to squeeze in a series against the West Indies ahead of the year-end tour of South Africa. The decision to invite West Indies for two Tests and five one-dayers was taken at the working committee meeting here today. "We have sent a proposal to the West Indies Cricket Board in this regard. We

New York, Sep 1: It was a bad for Indians at US Open as players, including Somdev Devvarman, Mahesh Bhupathi, Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza lost their matches here on Friday. With this series of defeats faced by all the Indians in their respective matches, Bhupathi, Mirza and Bopanna are now out of the mixed doubles event, while Somdev was ousted from the singles. Somdev Devvarman lost his second

Kolkata, Aug 31: The Supreme Court might have refused to grant him relief but a defiant N Srinivasan is expected to attempt a comeback as BCCI President after being forced to step aside, when the Board officials gather for the final Working Committee meeting before next month's AGM, here tomorrow. Srinivasan was dealt a major setback when the Supreme Court deferred the hearing on his petition

New Delhi, Aug 30: After preferring his domestic side Kandurata over IPL franchisee Sunrisers Hyderabad for the Champions League Twenty20, senior batsman Kumar Sangakkara has lashed out at the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) officials for questioning his loyalty to the country. Sangakkara said he himself wanted to play for Kandurata after their qualification but his IPL team had initially refused to

New York, Aug 30: Indian stars Sania Mirza and Leander Paes made winning starts in their respective doubles events even as another veteran Mahesh Bhupathi bowed out with a first-round loss at the US Open here. Sania and her Chinese partner cruised into the second round of the women's doubles event after they easily saw off the challenge of German Annika Beck and Puerto Rican Monica Puig in

Monte Carlo, Aug 30: Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery won the UEFA Best Player in Europe award for 2012/13 ahead of the usual contenders Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. It was recognition for his part in Bayern's Champions League, Bundesliga and German Cup treble. The Frenchman was the first player from a club other than Barcelona or Real Madrid to make the final three since the award was

Chennai, Aug 28: Virender Sehwag may be down but is keen to ensure he's not out. The destructive opener has been out of the Indian team for more than four months now but with a busy season on the horizon, he landed in the city on Tuesday for a stint at the MRF Pace foundation. With an eye on India's tour to pace-friendly South Africa at the end of this year, Sehwag will be looking to sharpen up

London, Aug 27: In a distasteful postscript to their Ashes triumph, three top English cricketers were at the centre of a huge controversy following reports that they allegedly urinated on the pitch at The Oval here, hours after the fifth and final Test ended on Sunday. The allegations, which originated from Australian journalists who were at the press box, involved Stuart Broad, Kevin Pietersen

New Delhi, Aug 26: Parliament today congratulated Indian women's team for winning gold medal at the Archery World Cup and India Under-23 Cricket team for winning Asian Cricket Council Emerging Teams Cup in Singapore. "On behalf of the House and on my own behalf, I congratulate the Indian Women's recurve team for winning the gold medal at the World Cup Archery (State IV) held in Poland and the

London, Aug 26: England and Australia drew the fifth Test as the Ashes series ended in a dramatic draw on the final day at The Oval today. England, set a target of 227 to win after Australia captain Michael Clarke's bold declaration, needed 21 more to win off 24 balls with five wickets left when the umpires decided the light, even with the floodlights on, was too dark to continue and ended the