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Tendulkar becomes most-capped Test player

COLOMBO: Milestone man Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday became the most-capped Test cricketer in the world after taking field for his 169th match, the third and final of the ongoing series against Sri Lanka.Leading Test appearances | In Pics: Sachin Tendulkar's double centuries The 37-year-old champion batsman, who holds almost every batting record, overtook ...

Sport ministry issues show cause notice to Hockey India and IHF

NEW DELHI: In a new twist to the drama surrounding the national game, sports ministry sought clarifications from both Hockey India and Indian Hockey Federation on how they propose to meet the governments' guidelines to run the sport in the country.The sports ministry on Monday issued show-cause notices to both ...

300 will come if it has to: Tendulkar

COLOMBO: Great disappointments are common for great achievers, but Sachin Tendulkar had prepared for the long haul.In Pics: Sachin Tendulkar's double centuries He had an ice bath after the third day's play, went to bed by 8.30, woke up very early on Thursday and got on with his stretching exercises. ...

Sachin Tendulkar slams fifth Test double hundred

Sachin slams fifth double century in Test cricketSee photoNEW DELHI: Milestone man Sachin Tendulkar re-wrote the record books on Thursday, hammering the fifth double Test century to add another feather to his well-adorned cap.Sachin’s Profile | Sachin Tendulkar closing in on 100 tons | In Pics: Sachin slams 5th double ...

Saina Nehwal to get Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

Saina Nehwal to get Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna AwardSee photoNEW DELHI: Ace Indian shuttler and world number two Saina Nehwal has been chosen for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award by the panel headed by sprinter queen P T Usha on Friday."I am ecstatic", Saina said, reacting to the surprised inclusion. ...

CA declines to make fresh nomination, to support Kiwi Isaac

MELBOURNE: Refusing to nominate a candidate other than rejected John Howard, Cricket Australia on Friday decided to support New Zealand Cricket Chairman Alan Isaac for the post of ICC vice president.An angry CA said it believed former Prime Minister Howard was the best candidate for them so instead of making ...

Sorry for skipping CWG: Bolt to India

JAIPUR: Usain Bolt on Thursday apologised to Indian fans for his decision to skip the forthcoming Commonwealth Games. In an exclusive interview to TOI, world's best sprinter, and perhaps the greatest ever, also hoped that he would one day be able to make up for it."Sorry that I can't make ...

BCCI accuses Modi of delaying tactics

MUMBAI: "These are all delaying tactics," said a senior BCCI official minutes after the disciplinary committee's second hearing in the Lalit Modi case concluded in New Delhi on Tuesday. The official was clearly at pains when he said: "They just want this to go on for as long as possible ...

Modi to be absent again in BCCI disciplinary meet

NEW DELHI: The BCCI's disciplinary committee meets on Tuesday to continue its probe into alleged financial irregularities by suspended IPL chief Lalit Modi, who would once again skip the proceedings. Modi will be represented by his lawyers who are seeking the recusal of Chirayu Amin and Arun Jaitley from the ...

Defiant Diego Maradona wants to keep coaching Argentina

BUENOS AIRES: Diego Maradona said he wanted to continue coaching Argentina's national soccer team but only if he could keep absolute control over the choice of his assistants.Maradona was due to meet the head of the Argentine Football Association (AFA), Julio Grondona, on Monday to determine whether he would stay ...

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