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Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.4 : World tennis’s standalone women’s star Serena Willaims of the United States says Indian doubles specialist Sania Mirza has the ability to turn on the magic in the company of any partner.Serena, the winner of four Olympi…

Kingston, Aug 4 : Describing Mohammed Shami as an ‘important cog in our wheel’, India head coach Anil Kumble has expressed that he is pleased with the paceman’s progress since his Test return in the ongoing series against the West Indies.The 26-year-ol…

Kingston, Aug 4 : Heaping praise on Roston Chase’s industrious application on the final day, India head coach Anil Kumble has pointed out that the approach adopted by the West Indies rookie all-rounder kept the formidable tourists at bay and foiled the…

Basseterre, Aug 4 : The Guyana Amazon Warriors have secured a place in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) final with a dramatic win over the Jamaica Tallawahs in the first playoff match at Warner Park, St Kitts.Three wickets from Rayad Emrit and two fo…

Kingston, Aug 4 : West Indies captain Jason Holder has praised Roston Chase effusively, describing his junior colleague as a ‘fighter’ who guided the Caribbean side to a spirited draw against the Indian juggernaut on the final day of the second Test at…

Rio de Janerio, Aug 4 – Leading the Indian hockey team at the Olympics is a dream come true for captain P.R.Sreejesh, but as the skipper he is keen to pass around the leader’s arm-band among the seniors. “I never thought I will captain India at the Ol…

Kingston, Aug 4 : Roston Chase stole the limelight in the second Test, scoring a maiden century to help West Indies pull off a sensational draw against India on the final day at Sabina Park, Jamaica.Battling to avoid another ignominious innings defeat …

Rio de Janeiro, (Brazil) Aug 3 : Amid public criticism by the Indian hockey team coach Roelant Oltmans about the lack of facilities and risk of injuries to the players from extended use of bean bags for seating in the Olympic Games Village, the Indian …

London, Aug 3 : England all-rounder Ben Stokes has been ruled out of the ongoing Test series against Pakistan with a calf injury.The 25-year-old sustained the injury while bowling and limped off the field midway on the fourth day of the second Test at …

New Delhi, Aug 3 : With only a few days left for the 2016 summer Olympics to take off in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, it would be of interest to know the slew of initiatives undertaken by the Sports Authority of India and the Ministry of Sport…