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Virat Kohli and company grab record 11th straight Test series win at home

Virat Kohli and company grab record 11th straight Test series win at home
India were tied at 10 for the most number of consecutive series wins at home along with Australia, who achieved the feat twice. Indian cricket team players celebrate their victory during the day 4 of second India-South Africa cricket test match at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Photo: PTI India beat South Africa by an innings and 137 runs in the second Test here on Sunday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.... 

Bumrah, Rahane tame West Indies as India win 1st test by 318 runs

Bumrah, Rahane tame West Indies as India win 1st test by 318 runs
Bumrah became the fastest bowler to take 50 wickets. India inflicted a humiliating 318-run defeat on the West Indies in the first Test as Jasprit Bumrah dismantled the hosts with a five wicket haul after Ajinkya Rahane found his first century in two years, here on Sunday. West Indies were chasing a stiff 419-run target but Indian pacers, led by Bumrah demolished the hosts, who were all out for just 100 in 26.5 overs in the final session of the fourth... 

China Open: PV Sindhu ecstatic after fulfilling long-time dream of winning a Super Series title

China Open: PV Sindhu ecstatic after fulfilling long-time dream of winning a Super Series title
New Delhi: Ecstatic after clinching her maiden Super Series premier title at China Open on Sunday, Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu said she was left speechless with emotions as she has finally realised a long-time dream. PV Sindhu celebrates with her trophy after winning the China Open. The 21-year-old Sindhu registered a hard-fought 21-11, 17-21, 21-11 victory over China’s Sun Yu to clinch the China Open, just months after becoming the... 

Paris Masters: Andy Murray celebrates ascension to No 1 rank by beating John Isner in final

Paris Masters: Andy Murray celebrates ascension to No 1 rank by beating John Isner in final
Paris: Andy Murray celebrated his impending rise to the world number one ranking with a 6-3 6-7(4) 6-4 victory against John Isner to claim his maiden Paris Masters title and his eighth tournament win of the season on Sunday. Andy Murray poses with the trophy after winning the Paris Masters. The Briton, who will take over from Novak Djokovic at the top of the ATP rankings on Monday, survived a barrage of aces against the towering American to win his... 

AFC Cup: Johor Darul Ta’zim coach slams refeering ahead of clash with Bengaluru FC

AFC Cup: Johor Darul Ta’zim coach slams refeering ahead of clash with Bengaluru FC
Bengaluru: Critising the level of refeering in the AFC Cup tournament, Malaysian side Johor Darul Ta’zim’s (JDT) head coach Mario Gomez on Tuesday said he has never seen such worse match officials in his career. Representational photo. “I have been working for 40 years in football and I have never seen referees like this in my life. I want to talk now before the game,” he told reporters before their late evening practice session... 

India vs New Zealand: Virat Kohli awarded ICC Test Championship mace after rout of Kiwis

India vs New Zealand: Virat Kohli awarded ICC Test Championship mace after rout of Kiwis
Indore: India captain Virat Kohli was on Tuesday presented with the ICC Test Championship mace for leading his team to the top of the Test rankings. Indian players pose with the ICC Test Championship mace at Indore’s Holkar Stadium. The mace was presented by former India captain and ICC Hall of Famer Sunil Gavaskar at a ceremony following the conclusion of the third and final Test against New Zealand in Indore after the home team completed... 

Virat Kohli A Good Captain Across All Formats, Feels MS Dhoni

Virat Kohli A Good Captain Across All Formats, Feels MS Dhoni
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, showering praise on India’s Test captain, said Virat Kohli is always pushing the envelope and that is what makes him special MS Dhoni feels Virat Kohli has groomed himself looking at all the challenges that he had to face. New Delhi: India’s limited overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni feels his heir apparent Virat Kohli will make a good captain in all three formats. Dhoni, showering praise on India’s Test captain,... 

Rio Olympics 2016: PV Sindhu’s silver worth its weight in gold for Indian sport

Rio Olympics 2016: PV Sindhu’s silver worth its weight in gold for Indian sport
It was truly a golden moment in the annals of Indian badminton, a moment that made the heart of every sports lover in the country swell with pride and admiration. PV Sindhu of India poses with the silver medal in badminton. When, at the end of a titanic, 83-minute cut-and-thrust battle, the narrowly vanquished Pusarla Venkata Sindhu crossed the court to lift to her feet a tearful world, European — and now, Olympic — champion Carolina Marin, and... 

India vs West Indies: Bhuvneshwar Kumar surprised by five-wicket haul

India vs West Indies: Bhuvneshwar Kumar surprised by five-wicket haul
Gros Islet: Indian medium pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar has said that he did not expect a handsome return on Day four of the third Test, even as his 5 for 33 broke the back of West Indies’ innings and bowled them out for 225 runs. India’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar congratulated by teammates after a wicket. At stumps, the visitors were leading by overall 285 runs with a day to play. “The biggest point was that the ball was swinging and when that... 

Rio Olympics 2016: Narsingh Yadav leaves for Brazil; NADA decides against further tests

Rio Olympics 2016: Narsingh Yadav leaves for Brazil; NADA decides against further tests
Wrestler Narsingh Yadav, cleared to participate in the Rio Olympics by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), has finally flown out to Brazil, five days after the quadrennial event began on Saturday, but well ahead of the wrestling bouts, which have been scheduled for 19 August. File image of wrestler Narsingh Yadav. Having acquitted him last week, the WFI and NADA decided that the 27-year-old wrestler... 
 
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