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Eagles stay in hunt for playoffs

“Massive wicket!” screamed the big screen, and it indeed was, for Rajasthan Royals’ allrounder Shane Watson had just been dismissed by Sunrisers Hyderabad allrounder Thisara Perera in a chase of 137.

Fixing casts shadow over crucial tie

The cricket world was rocked yet again by allegations of money influencing cricket matches, this time when three Rajasthan Royals players — Ajit Chandila, S.

Burning brighter than ever

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Though the Indian badminton scene might have missed bagging Deepika Padukone by a whisker, it can boast of Jwala Gutta, who is not only one of the best in the country on the court, but her glam quotient will have many silver screen hopefuls shuttling for cover.

Playing to win, Saina style

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“It was mummy, who, despite her temper, was instrumental in making think like a champion,” said Hyderabad’s jewel in the crown, Saina Nehwal, during the launch of her autobiography, Playing to win, in

Home boy Pragyan Ojha happy with effort

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On a rain-curtailed day, the Indian spinners basked the most in the limelight, taking six New Zealand wickets for 94 runs.

Hyderabad’s very own left-arm spinner, Pragyan Ojha, played a major role in

Home boy Ojha happy with effort

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On a rain-curtailed day, the Indian spinners basked the most in the limelight, taking six New Zealand wickets for 94 runs. Hyderabad left-arm spinner, Pragyan Ojha, played a major role in the demolition, scalping 3/44 in the first innings and 1/13 in the second.

Jeetan Patel lashes out at under-cooked pitch

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Friday was a bitter-sweet day for New Zealand. While their bowling performed much better than they had yesterday, their batsmen collapsed in a heap to leave the team in plenty of trouble at the end of

Huge honour to dismiss Sachin Tendulkar: Boult

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Sachin Tendulkar making the walk back to the pavilion after losing his middle stump — it was a scene that would remain seared on young Trent Boult?s mind forever.

The 23-year-old, with a magnificen

Ashwini on award high

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She first burst into the limelight when she and her partner Jwala Gutta won the badminton women’s doubles gold at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi in 2010. That was the first time in history an Ind

My life is complete: Gopichand

Saina Nehwal poses with the Olympic bronze medal beside her coach P. Gopichand and P. Kashyap—AFP

Pullela Gopichand is a happy, content man. Through Saina Nehwal, he had fulfilled his dream of winning an Olympic medal for India, something he could not do as a player.

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.