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India elect to field against South Africa

Cape Town, Jan 2 - Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and decided to field against South Africa in the third and last Test match at Newlands here Sunday.

India made one change in the side, bringing in Gautam Gambhir in place of Murali Vijay. South Africa have retained the same team.

India defeated South Africa in the second Test at Durban to level the series 1-1.

Teams: India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain and wicketkeeper), Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, V. V. S Laxman, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ishant Sharma, Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh, S. Sreesanth.

South Africa: Graeme Smith (captain), Al Petersen, Jacques Kallis, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, Ashwell Prince, Mark Boucher (wicketkeeper), Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Paul Harris, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel.


Ukrainian clubs target Brazil winger Osvaldo

Luiz-FelipeRio de Janeiro, May 22 : Brazil international winger Osvaldo is reportedly a summer transfer target of Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk and Metalist Kharkiv.  Read more »

Ajax coach De Boer agrees to extend contract

Frank-de-BoerThe Hague, May 22 : Ajax football coach Frank de Boer has agreed to extend his contract until the middle of 2017.

The Amsterdam-based club announced Tuesday that De Boer, whose current contract  Read more »

Royals down Sunrisers for Qualifier spot

Royals down Sunrisers for Qualifier spotNew Delhi, May 22 : Scandal-hit Rajasthan Royals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by four wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Eliminator here at the Ferozeshah Kotla Wednesday to enter Qualifier 2.  Read more »

British journalist pens Lara’s biography

Brian-LaraCambridge, May 22 : British journalist James Fuller has written a biography of former West Indies captain Brian Lara, one of the greatest cricketers of all time.  Read more »

Mahindra riders looking forward to Le Mans

mahindraMumbai, May 15 : India's only motorcycle Grand Prix team resumes battle in France this weekend with high hopes of strong results after a top-10 start for the all-new Mahindra Grand Prix machine.  Read more »

Disappointing outing for Bolisetti

Sailesh-BolisettiDijon-Prenois (France), May 13 : Indian racing driver Sailesh Bolisetti's second weekend of his 2013 Euro Race Car campaign ended on a disappointing note as he finished 18th and 17th in the two races here.  Read more »