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MOHALI – India clinched the Test series against a spirited Australia with their biggest-ever margin after recording a nerve-wracking six-wicket victory in the third cricket Test to take a 3-0 lead in the four-match series in Mohali on March 18. Never in their 81-year-old Test history, have India won...

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NEW DELHI – The simmering political tensions between India and Pakistan has prompted the Indian government to call off the upcoming home-and-away bilateral hockey series between the two countries. The Pakistan hockey team was scheduled to tour India in mid-April for five Test matches, followed by a return visit...

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GREATER NOIDA – Rahil Gangjee and Abhijit Chadha’s consistency ensured India’s presence in the top-10 but for the second successive day a Thai, Chapchai Nirat, figured among the leaders even as some prominent names missed the cut at the $2.3 million Avantha Masters golf tournament here on March 15....

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NEW DELHI – It’s not called Incredible India without a reason. Rightly so, as the golfing world has witnessed many incredible results and breakthrough performances from Indian golf stars. Through the likes of Jeev Milkha Singh, Jyoti Randhawa, Shiv Kapur, Arjun Atwal, Gaganjeet Bhullar and Anirban Lahiri, these household...

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NEW DELHI – Akshayraj Kore became the latest Indian chess player to achieve the Grandmaster title after he came up with a career-best rating performance to win the ‘A’ category of Cannes Festival that concluded in the French city famous for its film carnival. It turned out to be...

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BIRMINGHAM – Saina Nehwal’s dream of winning her maiden All England Championship went up in smoke as the Indian suffered a straight-game defeat to world number eight Intanon Ratchanok of Thailand in the semifinals of the women’s singles competition here on Mar 9. The world number three Indian went...

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NEW DELHI – It was rated as a contest between David and Goliath and it turned to be one as favourites India demolished minnows Fiji 16-0 in their opening match of the men’s Hockey World League Round 2 at the floodlit Major Dhyan Chand Stadium here on Feb 18....

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  NEW DELHI/MUMBAI – The Indian Enforcement Directorate (ED) has slapped a penalty notice of approximately Rs 1,000 million against IPL team Rajasthan Royals for allegedly violating forex laws in its business operations. The agency, which issued the penalty notice after a two years of investigations under the Foreign...

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  NEW DELHI – Indian wrestling fraternity Feb. 12 expressed shock and surprise at the IOC’s move to drop the sport from the 2020 Olympic program, with London medal winners fearing the decision could halt the rising profile of the game in the country. In a sudden development, the...

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MUMBAI – Adding another feather to his crowded cap, Sachin Tendulkar Feb. 8 equaled Sunil Gavaskar’s record of most first-class hundreds by cracking a superb unbeaten century against Rest of India on day three of the Irani Cup here. Coming into the match one short of Gavaskar in the...

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