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Cricket superstar Sachin Tendulkar has simple advice to offer India's medal hopefuls at the London Olympics - embrace pressure, don't fight it. The record-breaking batsman, who has himself shouldered the burden of expectations from cricket-crazy fans for more than two decades, said top sportspersons needed to get used to the pressure. "There is no doubt pressure will be your continuous companion,"

Gautam Gambhir's 11th one-day internationl century laid the foundation for India's five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the third one-day international on Saturday. Gambhir scored a compact 102 off 101 balls, his sixth ODI hundred against Sri Lanka, as India chased down the home team's total of 286-5 with two balls to spare. India lead 2-1 in the five-match series. Opener Gambhir was run out in

Mumbai: Ask Sachin Tendulkar about life after cricket, and you're unlikely to get too far. He indicates he will keep playing till he nears 45. When asked about his options after cricket, pat comes the 39-year-old's reply. "It'll be difficult to answer what I'll do 5-6 years from now." Quite clearly, for the man who has scored more runs than anybody else in international cricket, retirement is the

London: Roger Federer does not have a clue about the turmoil that rocked Indian tennis before the Olympics but the world number one is quite sure that Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna have a decent chance of winning a medal at the Games that start today. Bhupathi and Bopanna had a bitter feud with the All India Tennis Association after refusing to play with India's no. 1 doubles player Leander

London, July 27: Saudi Arabia has threatened to withdraw from the Olympics unless a female judo athlete was allowed to wear her headscarf in competition, The Telegraph reported Friday. The Saudis said the women could compete only if they were allowed to wear appropriate Muslim clothing. On Thursday night the International Judo Federation president Marius Vizer said Wujdan Shahrkhani could not

London, July 27: Roger Federer has backed Indian stars Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna to mount a strong challenge for his doubles gold medal at the London Olympics. Federer and Swiss team-mate Stanislas Wawrinka took gold at the 2008 Games in Beijing and will be among the favourites for the top prize in this year's event, which gets underway at Wimbledon on Saturday. But world number one

Ajax Amsterdam’s Nicolas Lodeiro played the perfect substitute when he struck a second half match-winner to help former two-time champions Uruguay get off with a 2-1 win over debutants UAE in the football competition of the 2012 London Olympics here on Thursday. Led by Liverpool striker Luis Suarez and the likes of Edinson Cavani of Napoli, Liverpool’s Sebastian Coates and Nicolas Lodeiro of

India's first couple of games against the hosts Sri Lanka have produced two results, which are poles apart. Where the first ODI at Hambantota was dominated by Indian batting, the second one at the same venue saw a sorry collapse as the World champions were bundled out for a meagre 133 inside 34 overs. Although MS Dhoni has gone on the record blaming the Hambantota pitch for the comprehensive loss

Manchester, July 26: “We have prepared the team for this competition and hopefully we are ready for tomorrow,” a confident UAE coach Mahdi Ali said at the official press conference at the Old Trafford on Thursday. “We will play our football and ensure we have some minor changes to handle a team like Uruguay. They have a good team and some experienced players [Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani], but

As D-Day draws near, two things are crystal clear as far as Indian tennis is concerned. Sania Mirza will take to the forehand court during the mixed doubles competition and let loose fiery cannon balls like the way only she can. And it is also clear that she will pair up with Leander Paes in the event. All eyes were on Sania and Leander as they got together on Wednesday for the first time since