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April 7, 2011 6:27 PM

Fourth edition of IPL begins tomorrow

The fourth edition of the Indian Premier League Twenty-20 cricket tournament begins tomorrow. In the opening fixture, Chennai Super Kings will take on Kolkata Knight Riders at the M A Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai. The match is scheduled to start at 8 P.M.This year's edition is spre...

April 7, 2011 6:16 PM

Fourth edition of IPL begins tomorrow

The fourth edition of the Indian Premier League Twenty-20 cricket tournament begins tomorrow. In the opening fixture, Chennai Super Kings will take on Kolkata Knight Riders at the M A Chidambaram Stadium, Chepaulk, Chennai. The match is scheduled to start at 8 P.M.This year's edition is spr...

April 7, 2011 6:16 PM

Sania, Vesnina enter quarter-finals of Family Circle Cup tennis

Sania Mirza and her Russian partner Elena Vesnina have entered the quarter-finals of the Women's Doubles in the Family Circle Cup tennis tournament. In the first round at Charleston, United States, the duo pulled off a big upset by ousting second seeds and strong contenders Liezel Huber and...

April 7, 2011 4:48 PM

Committee to examine suggestions on NSD Bill constituted

The Sports Ministry today constituted a committee under Justice (retd) Mukul Mudgal and comprising, among others, badminton legend Prakash Padukone to examine suggestions on the National Sports Development Bill. The committee will also make recommendations to fine-tune the draft.The ministry in a st...

April 7, 2011 10:05 AM

Tendulkar ideal candidate for Bharat Ratna: Dhoni

World Cup winning Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has joined the growing calls to award batting ace Sachin Tendulkar the Bharat Ratna. Dhoni said in Chennai on Wednesday that no cricketer deserves it more than him.Dhoni said Tendulkar is an ideal candidate. The Captain said the batting m...

April 7, 2011 8:38 AM

Arjun Halappa appointed Captain of Indian Hockey team

Veteran forward Arjun Halappa has been appointed captain of the Indian Hockey team for next month's Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament in Malaysia. The 30-year-old Halappa will replace Rajpal Singh, who led India in last year's World Cup, the Commonwealth Games and the Asian G...

April 6, 2011 9:51 PM

Tendulkar ideal candidate for Barat Ratna: Dhoni

World Cup winning Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has joined the growing calls to award batting ace Sachin Tendulkar the Bharat Ratna. Dhoni said in Chennai on Wednesday that no cricketer deserves it more than him.Dhoni said Tendulkar is an ideal candidate. The Captain said the batting m...

April 6, 2011 9:50 PM

Bhat reaches pre-quarterfinals of Australian Open Badminton

National champion Arvind Bhat has reached the pre-quarterfinals of the Australian Open badminton tournament. In Melbourne on Wednesday, he beat Iranian Kaveh Mehrabi in the second round 21-14 21-16. Arvind had defeated USA's Nicholas Jinadasa 21-19 21-5 in the first round. Arvind was the lo...

April 6, 2011 9:50 PM

Pak building new limited overs team

The Pakistan national selectors have shown their intent on building a new limited overs team by dropping senior players -- Kamran Akmal, Abdul Razzaq and Younis Khan -- for the forthcoming One-day series in the West Indies.Experienced pace bowler Umar Gul will also not be a part of the team for the ...

April 6, 2011 9:49 PM

Kerala introduces its IPL players

Kochi Tuskers Kerala, which is making its debut in the 2011 edition of the Indian Premier League, on Wednesday introduced its player and also launched its promotional logo for the Twenty20 tournament starting on Friday.The team is slated to meet Royal Challengers Bangalore in its opening match at th...

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