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June 10, 2016 7:18 AM

Tamil Nadu teen IM Visakh becomes first Indian to win Mayor's chess

Tamil Nadu teenager and International Master NR Visakh created history yesterday by becoming the first Indian to clinch the Mumbai Mayor's International Open Chess Tournament and lead a top-three sweep in Mumbai. The 17-year-old International Master drew his final round match with fellow-In...

June 10, 2016 7:14 AM

Dharamsala, Ranchi among six venues to host Test match for first time

Six new Test centres will be hosting five-day matches for the first time during a busy home season for the Indian cricket team, which will be starting with the New Zealand series in September.In a statement, BCCI Secretary Ajay Shirke said that Rajkot, Vizag, Pune, Dharamsala, Ranchi and Indore, wer...

June 9, 2016 9:53 PM

Dharamsala, Ranchi among six venues to host Test match for first time

Six new Test centres will be hosting five-day matches for the first time during a busy home season for the Indian cricket team, which will be starting with the New Zealand series in September.BCCI Secretary Ajay Shirke informed in a statement that Rajkot, Vizag, Pune, Dharamsala, Ranchi and Indore, ...

June 9, 2016 6:51 PM

Indian Hockey team to take on Germany tomorrow in London

The Indian Hockey team will take on Olympic gold-medallists Germany in their opening match of the Champions Trophy hockey tournament in London tomorrow. Custodian PR Sreejesh will captain the squad in the competition as Sardar Singh has been rested. The other four participating teams in the tourname...

June 9, 2016 6:49 PM

Australian Open: Saina, Srikanth reach quarterfinals of Singles events <br/>

Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and K Srikanth have reached the quarterfinals of the Singles events at the Australian Open Super Series badminton tournament. In Sydney today, London Olympics bronze-medallist, Saina outclassed Malaysia&apos;s Jin Wei Goh 21-12, 21-14 in a 37-minute clash. She will ...

June 9, 2016 5:08 PM

Indian cricket team arrives in Zimbabwe for short series<br/>

A 16-member Indian cricket team, led by captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, has arrived in Harare for a short limited-overs series. The team which left Mumbai on Tuesday, will be playing three ODIs and as many T20 Internationals against Zimbabwe between June 11 and 22. All the matches are scheduled to be ...

June 9, 2016 1:43 PM

Nowhere near Sachin Tendulakr's all-time record for Test runs: Alastair Cook

England captain Alastair Cook has said that India&apos;s batting great Sachin Tendulkar&apos;s all-time record for Test runs has yet to come into his sights. However, he had surpassed one mark set by the Little Master. Cook became the 12th player in history to score 10,000 Test runs during E...

June 9, 2016 11:24 AM

Nike to continue sponsoring Maria Sharapova despite two-year doping ban

The sports firm Nike is to continue its sponsorship of Maria Sharapova, despite her being banned for two years for failing a drugs test. The racket manufacturer Head also said it would stand by her, arguing that the International Tennis Federation had made the decision based on a flawed process. The...

June 9, 2016 11:24 AM

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The sports firm Nike is to continue its sponsorship of Maria Sharapova, despite her being banned for two years for failing a drugs test. The racket manufacturer Head also said it would stand by her, arguing that the International Tennis Federation had made the decision based on a flawed process. The...

June 9, 2016 6:57 AM

Maria Sharapova receives two-year ban for failing drug test

Maria Sharapova has been banned for two years by the International Tennis Federation for using a prohibited drug. The Russian tennis sensation was provisionally banned in March after testing positive for meldonium at Australian Open in January this year. The heart disease drug, which 29-year-old Sha...

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