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Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek won the ATP Shanghai Masters, their third tour-level title of the season, after defeating Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna 6-7(7) 6-3 10-5, here today. The fourth seeded Indo-Czech pair saved four of the five break points and broke their sevent seed opponents twice to pocket the match and the trophy in one hour and 36 minutes. It was a kind of a grudge match for

The BCCI has floated a tender, inviting bidders for a new IPL team following the termination of the Deccan Chargers franchise. Leading Indian newspapers on Sunday carried an advertisement from the BCCI which read, "Under this invitation to tender, the winning bidder will be granted the right to own and operate a new team which will compete in the IPL in each year from and including 2013 onwards

The Indian Open, to be held at the pristine Karnataka Golf Association course later this week, has attracted some of the best golfers from world over apart from the emerging Indian youngsters, proving the point that golf is the fastest growing sport in the country, writes Vedam Jaishankar If you lived in Bangalore, Delhi NCR or Chandigarh you could be excused if you thought golf was the fastest

Delhi Daredevils produced a superb bowling show as they crushed Kolkata Knight riders by 52 runs in their opening Champions League Twenty20 match here today. Sent into bat, Daredevils posted a competitive 160 for eight and then restricted KKR to 108 for seven on a Centurion pitch which assisted pace bowling though it had uneven bounce at times. Pacers Umesh Yadav (2/13), Irfan Pathan (2/20), Morne

Former West Indies skipper Clive Lloyd tells Deba Prasad Dhar that Windies have six of the 15 best strikers in world cricket. It’s been a long title drought for the West Indies. What does winning the World T20 mean? Winning this tournament was a lift that the team needed. For all those people hoping that the West Indies cricket would rise again, let’s hope this is turning point. What were your

Former Pakistan captain Moin Khan has advised experienced all-rounder Shahid Afridi, who is struggling for form, to take a break from the game. Known as a supporter of Afridi, Moin said that he did not agree with suggestions that it was time for the flamboyant all-rounder to call it a day from international cricket. "I don't think he should retire. I sincerely believe he can still serve Pakistan

After their not so memorable outing in the just-concluded ICC World T20 in Sri Lanka, it will be a test of character for the Indian players in the Champions League Twenty20 which enters the business end on Saturday. There are four Indian Premier League teams in the fray in the cash-rich tournament, including defending champion Mumbai Indians (MI) and this season’s IPL winner Kolkata Knight Riders

London Olympics silver medalist Sushil Kumar has rejected a whopping Rs. 50 lac offer to feature in an advertisement for a liquor brand. True to the tradition he has been brought up in, Sushil Kumar rejected the offer as he felt it would send a wrong message to the youth of the country. Direct liquor advertising is banned but surrogate ads, which promote liquor in the guise of other products are

IPL franchise, the Deccan Chargers team has been sold to Mumbai based real estate firm Kamala Landmarc by the Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited (DCHL), reports said on Friday. According to the reports, team owner, DCHL, decided to sell the franchise after the board of directors' meeting on Thursday. DCHL have written to National Stock Exchange of India Limited and Bombay Stock Exchange Limited

Yeongam, October 12: Indian-born Monisha Kaltenborn became Formula One's first female team principal on Thursday after taking the helm at Sauber from founder Peter Sauber with immediate effect. The Swiss-based team said in a statement at the Korean Grand Prix that 41-year-old Kaltenborn, who was previously chief executive, would take over Sauber's duties at race weekends. Sauber, who turns 69 on