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stage every third 50-over World Cup in the subcontinent. The ICC's media rights are scheduled to go up for grabs in the 2015-2023 period and bagging a lucrative deal may be difficult without assuring buyers marquee events like a World Cup in India, which generates a majority of the game's revenues. Four of the ICC's 10 Full Members are also from the subcontinent and sources say the world body is

Cricketer and newly elected Rajya Sabha MP Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday said no to staying in the bungalow allotted to him saying he did not want to waste tax payers' money. Sachin refused to take possession of 5, Tughlaq lane allotted to him in the capacity of being a Rajya Sabha MP. Speaking to CNN-IBN, Sachin explained why he decided against taking the bungalow opposite AICC General Secretary

To close the argument that won him his 12th Grand Slam title Mahesh Bhupathi stepped aside, then leaned into that trusted shot -- his double-fisted backhand -- and let it rip. After 73-minutes of action on an windy Parisian night, the all-Indian combine of Bhupathi and Sania Mirza clinched their second Grand Slam mixed doubles title as a team, beating the unseeded pairing of Klaudia Jans-Ignacik

Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has been offered a free five-bedroom house in the centre of New Delhi as a perk of his new post as a member of parliament, reports said on Friday. Tendulkar, already a multi-millionaire due to his sporting success and lucrative sponsorship deals, was sworn into the upper house earlier this week, claiming a seat reserved for distinguished figures in Indian

Sri Lanka have found Pakistan tough nuts to crack in the limited-overs format in recent times. That script held true in Thursday's first One-day International, too. Beyond the toss, very little went right for Sri Lanka, who slumped to a ninth defeat in their last 11 50-over games against their subcontinental neighbours. Having sweated under the covers for a majority of the last two days due to

India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza won their second Grand Slam mixed doubles title together, triumphing in the French Open here on Thursday with an excellent performance in the final. Bhupathi and Sania defeated Klaudia Jans-Ignacik of Poland and Santiago Gonzalez of Mexico 7-6 (3), 6-1 in one hour and 13 minutes, coming through a tough first set and then sailing through the second. The

Rahul Gandhi, the most famous resident of Tughlaq Lane in Delhi, has some serious competition. Sachin Tendulkar's arriving in the hood, most likely. Sources in the government confirm that the sports icon is likely to be allotted a house opposite Mr Gandhi's, who resides at 12, Tughlaq Lane. Mr Tendulkar, who was sworn in as a member of Parliament on Monday, will bring his famous self to No 5. Mr

When the Delhi Daredevils were knocked out of the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League, it came as no surprise that Eric Simons was the one answering the media's heated questions. Why was Morne Morkel left out? Where did Sunny Gupta come from? Not for the first time in his career Simons, as coach, was left carrying the can. When South Africa limped out of the 2003 World Cup following a

Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi earned themselves a shot at their second Grand Slam title together by breezing into their maiden French Open mixed doubles final, here today. The seventh seed Indian pair thrashed unseeded Kazak-Italian combination of Galina Voskoboeva and Daniele Bracciali 6-3 6-2 to record a facile victory in an hour and 10 minutes. It is for the third time that Sania and Bhupathi

The Indian hockey team, which took the bronze medal at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament in Malaysia, returned home on Monday night to a warm reception at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport here. Coach Michael Nobbs, who faces a ‘litmus test' in the July-August London Olympic Games, was cautious in his reaction about the team's mixed performance in Malaysia where it failed to