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“It’s a new responsibility for me and I hope to discharge my duties effectively. I will join hands with the traffic police in any initiative they come up with,” Dravid said. Addressing a large gathering at a function to distribute prizes for winners of road safety campaign here on Saturday, Dravid said the huge number of vehicles in the City was leading to traffic chaos. ‘Follow rules’ Appealing

Pakistan express fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar on Saturday paid tribute to pace rival Brett Lee who has announced his retirement from international cricket, saying the Australian was a fierce competitor. The 35-year-old Lee said on Friday he was quitting, ending a glorious career that was marred by injury problems. Lee sent down the second-fastest delivery on record at 99.9 miles per hour (160.8 kph)

During the IPL auctions, fans get the impression that players make easy money by playing in this tournaments for just few weeks. However, the reality is quite different. Apart from Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, most of the franchises have earned negative reputations as far as the payments of the players are concerned in recent times. Until Thursday, it was thought that only Royal

Not many people would endorse the view that 31-year-old Mohammed Kaif can make a comeback in international cricket but former India captain Anil Kumble feels that the Uttar Pradesh batsman can prove to be a handful in the longer format. "I still believe he can add a lot of value to the Test team, especially with Rahul having retired and a few other seniors not far away from retirement," Kumble

New Delhi, July 13: Sacked CWG Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi, accused in a games-related graft case, was today allowed by a Delhi court to go to London for the 2012 Olympics. Special CBI judge Talwant Singh allowed Kalmadi's plea to visit London from July 26 to August 13, while ordering him to furnish a bond of Rs 10 lakh and a surety of the same amount. The court also made it clear

Mumbai, July 13: Mumbai police on Thursday arrested Prakash Chandani, a small-time Bollywood producer allegedly involved in cricket betting, after he landed at Ahmedabad International Airport from Dubai. According to police, Chandani, who had co-produced "Gali Gali Chor Hai", is involved in betting, and used the ill-gotten money for the film. The Crime Branch had busted a major cricket betting

Australia's veteran paceman Brett Lee has announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket. "It's official, I have retired from international cricket! Thanks for all your love and support. It's been an amazing 13 years," Lee said in his twitter account on Friday. Though the Cricket Australia (CA) was keen for the 35-year-old speedster to continue until the upcoming World Twenty20

The medical report of Asian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik hints that she is a rare case of “male pseudohermaphroditism”, according to the police. The doctor who conducted tests on Pinki said, “Male pseudohermaphroditism refers to individuals whose gonads are testes but whose secondary sexual characteristics or external genitalia resemble those of a female”. “Male pseudohermaphrodites are

New Delhi, July 12: Almost everyone in this world feel that 'red is the colour of love' but if you are a certain Yuvraj Singh, then you have more reasons to believe that even 'shades of grey' can have a soothing feeling than colour red. Even a year back, Yuvraj would have told you that he loved everything red but not anymore for the man who has successfully battled against a rare germ cell cancer

Dubai, July 12: Michelle Wie will be back for the forthcoming Omega Dubai Ladies Masters, to be held again at the Emirates Golf Club in December. Wie will be making her fourth appearance on the trot in the season-ending Ladies European Tour event where her best finish is second to fellow LPGA star Kim In-kyung of South Korea on her debut in 2009. The 22-year-old Hawaiian, who has juggled a career