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Prakash Padukone, Rohan Bopanna support PV Sindhu; slam negative media coverage

The badminton stars took to social media and raised concerns over negative comments and unfair criticism for Sindhu.

Aug 8, 2018

Anushka 'in place of Dhawan' at Lord's? Fans slam BCCI for 'Team India' photo at HC in London

India cricket team members and support staff were accompanied by Bollywood actor and captain Virat Kohli's wife, Anushka Sharma. Quite a few fans are fuming at a photograph from the visit that was uploaded on social media by the BCCI.

Aug 8, 2018

India's bowling coach drops big hint about team combination for Lord's Test

Bharath Arun spoke about the form of Umesh Yadav and about playing six specialist batsmen if the conditions are not ripe for bowlers at Lord's.

Aug 8, 2018

Lord's Test: Batting woes persist for India; does the onus lie on bowlers to help team beat England?

Playing a single three-day warm-up match was always going to be a risk in such tough conditions. The fact that the Indian team had asked for a day to be slashed only adds insult to the injury.

Aug 7, 2018

Karunanidhi was 'a patron of sport': Viswanathan Anand leads condolences as Dravidian leader dies at 94

DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi breathed his last aged 94 on Tuesday evening at a private hospital in Chennai. Prominent sports stars took to Twitter to express condolences.

Aug 7, 2018

Rogers Cup tennis live streaming: Watch Novak Djokovic vs Hyeon Chung on TV, online

Fresh from Wimbledon success, Djokovic will be eager to avenge his Australian Open defeat against Chung in Tuesday's first-round match. Here's how you can watch the match live.

Aug 7, 2018

Cricket needs Dhonis, Dravids as much as its 'lovable rogues' Kohlis and Stokes': ICC Chief

David Richardson pointed out that cricket has been witnessing "ugly incidents" lately and it is the duty of the cricket community to come together to avoid such instances in the future.

Aug 7, 2018

PV Sindhu — a choker? Despite successive defeats at major finals, badminton ace is anything but

PV Sindhu has been facing harsh criticism following the final defeat at World Championships 2018. The C-word is once again being used to describe her failures to win gold medals at major tournaments.

Aug 7, 2018

Hardik Pandya's comparison with Kapil Dev: Sunil Gavaskar speaks out

The former Indian captain also hit out at Shikhar Dhawan and suggested that India should play an extra batsman and bat first if they win the toss.

Aug 7, 2018

England all-rounder Ben Stokes 'mocked gay couple' before fight; trial begins

The all-rounder lost control and mocked the doorman and mimicked and mocked a young gay couple who were leaving the club.

Aug 7, 2018

Asian Games 2018: Blow to India's medal hopes as Mirabai Chanu pulls out with injury

Weightlifter Chanu, who won the Commonwealth Games gold medal in April, needs time to recover from a back injury and prepare for Tokyo Olympics qualifiers, slated to be held later this year.

Aug 7, 2018

Soumyajit Ghosh: Girl who accused paddler of rape marries him; concerned about 'husband's future'

Two-time Olympian Soumyajit Ghosh said he was hoping to put an end to the legal issues but conceded he will find it tough to make a comeback to the sport at the highest level.

Aug 7, 2018

Lord's Test: Jasprit Bumrah 'unfit'; Umesh, Shami need to step up

India are grappling with the injury to Bhuvneshwar Kumar as well, who is expected to recover by the end of the third Test.

Aug 7, 2018

Sourav Ganguly warns about fake Instagram profile after post with advice to Virat Kohli goes viral

Ganguly took to Twitter to make the clarification even as the number of followers for the unverified page kept increasing. He urged the media not pick news or quotes from the said page.

Aug 7, 2018

Strategy in place to dismiss Kohli, says England coach Trevor Bayliss

The coach spoke about plans to get rid of Virat Kohli, the one man who dominated with the bat in otherwise tough conditions.

Aug 6, 2018