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Hyderabad, Apr 8: In a game which went down to the wire, and into the Super Over, the first in the sixth edition of the league, Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by five runs in the T20 league at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal. In the Super Over, Cameron White and Thisara Perera took 20 runs off Vinay Kumar with White hitting two sixes. In reply, Chris Gayle and

Chennai, Apr 7: When three top line bowlers strike in their opening over, and two others in their second in this blink-and-you-miss format, one can safely assume that the combined effort, more often than not, will hand their team the winning advantage. It certainly appeared so for two-time champion Chennai in their opening match at Chepauk on Saturday, until West Indian Kieron Pollardturned it

New Delhi, Apr 6: Senior cricketers Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh were omitted while Jammu and Kashmir all-rounder Parveez Rasool was today named in India's 30-member probables list for the ICC Champions Trophy to be held in England in June this year. Apart from the struggling Sehwag and Harbhajan, paceman Zaheer Khan, batsman Cheteswar Pujara and spinner Pragyan Ojha were also left out from

Hyderabad, April 6: Tearaway pacer Dale Steyn grabbed three wickets in a sensational over as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Pune Warriors by 22 runs in a low-scoring IPL match here on Friday. Playing in their first match of the IPL under a new name, the Sunrisers defended a small total of 126 for six with their bowlers producing a disciplined show to bundle out the Warriors for 104 in 18.5 overs at

New Delhi, Apr 5: Batting great Rahul Dravid received India's third highest civilian honour, the Padma Bhushan, from President Pranab Mukherjee during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan's Darbar Hall Friday. Former boxer Ngangom Dingko Singh and rower Bajrang Lal Takhar received the country's fourth highest civilian honour, the Padma Shri. "It was a great feeling. Surprisingly, it worked out all

New Delhi, Apr 5: Rahi Sarnobat scripted history on Friday by becoming the first Indian pistol shooter to clinch a gold medal in the ISSF World Cup when she pipped local hope Kyeongae Kim 8-6 in the final of the 25m sports pistol event in Changwon, Korea. Rahi joined the elite club of rifle shooters -- Anjali Bhagwat, Gagan Narang, Sanjeev Rajput, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Ronjan Sodhi and

Bangalore, Apr 5: Harbhajan Singh grinned broadly as Chris Gayle lay on the ground writhing in pain. The two had collided after the Mumbai Indians spinner had tried to field on his follow-through but only managed to bring the big Jamaican down. Gayle went down clutching his left leg and Harbhajan, unaware of the seriousness of the injury, could only see the lighter side of the incident. But Gayle

Bangalore: Apr 4: He might be revered by billions of fans but Sachin Tendulkar insists he is “not god of cricket” as many would like to call him as he does “make mistakes” unlike the almighty. “I am not God of cricket. I make mistakes, God doesn’t,” Tendulkar said at a promotional event on Wednesday. The 39-year-old cricketer, who has almost all the batting records that are there to be taken under

New Delhi, Apr 4: Olympic bronze medallist boxer Vijender Singh’s samples were collected by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) on Wednesday, apparently for the purpose of testing him for his alleged drug use. Vijender was alleged to have taken heroin 12 times, according to the Punjab Police. The boxer’s samples were taken this morning in the capital, sources confirmed. The 27-year-old boxer

Wellington, Apr 3: New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder has returned home from hospital almost a week after he was assaulted by a group of men outside a bar which left the cricketer with critical head injuries. "He was discharged earlier this afternoon and flew back to Wellington this evening," Ryder's manager Aaron Klee said. "He's at home now and resting - he's really exhausted, but happy to be home