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New Delhi, Aug 14: Trap-shooter and former World No 1 Ronjan Sodhi was recommended for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award on Tuesday. Sodhi, a two-time World Champion on the trot, became the seventh shooter and third consecutive one to be awarded the Khel Ratna. Before him, Abhinav Bindra (2001-02), Anjali Bhagwat (2002-03), Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (2004-05), Manavjit Singh Sandhu

New Delhi, Aug 13: Shikhar Dhawan isn't wasting any more time. His fantastic form since breaking into the Indian team in March continued in Pretoria on Monday, with the 248 against South Africa 'A' making him the second-highest scorer in List A cricket and adding another significant feather in the Delhi batsman's cap. According to people close to him, the 27-year-old opener owes his confidence to

Pretoria, Aug 12: India's new batting sensation Shikhar Dhawan on Monday gave yet another exhibition of stunning strokeplay by smashing a blistering 248 off 150 balls against South Africa 'A', missing out on a world record feat by just 20 runs. 27-year-old Dhawan, who clobbered 30 boundaries and seven sixes in his superlative knock, became the second highest individual scorer in the history of

Bangalore, Aug 12: Rahul Dravid and G R Vishwanath are among the 12 Karnataka players picked by former Indian wicketkeeper Syed Kirmani in his personal list of the state's greatest ever in Test cricket. In his team, fast bowlers Javagal Srinath and Venkatesh Prasad would not find themselves playing in tandem in a match, but both have been included in the 12-member list. "I wouldn't dream of not

Montreal, Aug 12: Rafa Nadal thumped Canada's Milos Raonic 6-2 6-2 in the final of the men's Rogers Cup on Sunday to capture his eighth ATP title this season and boost his confidence ahead of the U.S. Open, starting later this month. Playing in his first tournament since his shock opening-round loss at Wimbledon, Nadal showed he was back to near his best and his ailing body was ready for the

Moscow, Aug 12: Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt lifted track and field out of the doping doldrums as he reclaimed his world 100m title in emphatic style on Sunday. Bolt clocked a season's best 9.77 seconds in heavy rain at the Luzhniki Stadium, with American Justin Gatlin claiming silver in 9.85sec and Nesta Carter, also of Jamaica, taking bronze in 9.95sec. Athletics' credibility had again been

Panaji, Aug 11: Former Indian captain Rahul Dravid today said that cricket's influence in his life was such that the game made him a better person. "One and half years after my retirement I have realised that cricket has made me a better human. I learnt from successes and failures," Dravid said, speaking at convocation ceremony of BITS-Pilani Goa campus today, in the presence of Dr Kumar Mangalam

Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni would be seen promoting his second love, soccer, on STAR Sports after being roped in as the brand ambassador of the upcoming Barclays English Premier League in India. “A keen soccer enthusiast and a Manchester United fan, MS Dhoni will invite all sports fans to ‘Join the Game’ in a clutter breaking integrated marketing campaign which will be launched

Guangzhou (China), Aug 10: India's rising shuttler P V Sindhu today settled for a bronze medal at the World Championships after suffering a straight-game defeat against world number three Ratchanok Inthanon in the semifinals of the prestigious event here. World number 12 Sindhu, playing in her maiden World Championships, had notched up stunning victories against two Chinese players in the run-up

Mumbai, Aug 10: Although P V Sindhu became the first Indian woman player to win an individual medal at the World Badminton Championship Friday, on Twitter it was Saina Nehwal who reigned. After Sindhu's record Saina was trending on Twitter. Sindhu and Saina were playing to qualify in the semi-finals of the World Badminton Championships held in Guangzhou, China, in separate matches. Sindhu went on