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Developments over past two weeks shocking, disturbing: Tendulkar

Developments over past two weeks shocking, disturbing: TendulkarNew Delhi, May 31 - Two weeks after the spot fixing scandal broke, damaging Indian cricket's reputation, master batsman Sachin Tendulkar Friday spoke out on the issue, describing  Read more »

IPL scandal 'shocking', says Sachin

IPL scandal 'shocking', says SachinNew Delhi, May 31 - Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar Friday described the spot fixing scandal that has rocked the Indian Premier League (IPL) as "shocking and disappointing".  Read more »

Tennis: Karunuday shocks Jeevan

TennisChennai, May 30 : Karunuday Singh scored a shock 6-2, 6-3 win over second seed Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan en route to the singles semi-finals of the MPTA ITF Men's Futures tennis tournament here Thursday.  Read more »

Cricketer Ankeet Chavan allowed to leave jail for marriage

Ankeet-ChavanNew Delhi, May 30 : Rajasthan Royals cricketer Ankeet Chavan, arrested in the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot fixing scandal, was Thursday granted interim bail by a Delhi court to get married June 2.  Read more »

Spot fixing: Sreesanth's friend Abhishek Shukla gets bail

New Delhi, May 30 - A Delhi court Thursday granted bail to Abhishek Shukla, friend of cricketer S. Sreesanth, arrested by Delhi Police for his role in the IPL spot fixing case.  Read more »

Sports ministry calls for Srinivasan's resignation

New Delhi, May 29 - The sports ministry Wednesday called for the resignation of BCCI president N. Srinivasan on moral grounds after his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan, chief executive of Chennai Super Kings,  Read more »

Srinivasan should 'stay away' till probe is on: Shukla

New Delhi, May 29 : Amid mounting calls for BCCI president N. Srinivasan's exit, IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla Wednesday asked him to "step away" till the probe into his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan's role in the spot fixing scandal gets over.  Read more »

Srinivasan asked to 'stay away' during probe

New Delhi, May 29 - Embattled BCCI chief N. Srinivasan was Wednesday asked by IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla to 'stay away' till a probe ordered into his son-in-law's links to the spot fixing scandal gets over.  Read more »

BCCI chief should step down: Rajeev Shukla

BCCI chief should step down: Rajeev ShuklaNew Delhi, May 29 - Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Rajeev Shukla Wednesday said that Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N. Srinivasan has been requested to step down following  Read more »

Vindoo to face police questions till May 31

Vindu-Dara-SinghMumbai, May 28 : A Mumbai court Tuesday extended till May 31 the police custody of Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh Randhawa, who was arrested in the IPL betting scam, according to officials.  Read more »

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Brazil protests will calm down, Blatter hopes

Brazil protests will calm down, Blatter hopesRio de Janeiro, June 19 - FIFA president Sepp Blatter denied that the Confederations Cup and World Cup are the causes for mass protests across Brazil.  Read more »

Beckham travels to China

Beckham travels to ChinaBeijing, June 19 - Retired soccer champ David Beckham is in China to build enthusiasm for the game in the world's most populous country, where fans are pretty discouraged at the moment over the poor performance of their national team.  Read more »

Chanderpaul out of CPL, Pomersbach in

Shivnarine-Chanderpaul_Bridgetown (Barbados), June 18 : West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has been forced to withdraw from the first ever Caribbean Premier League (CPL) because of his contractual obligations with English county team Derbyshire.  Read more »

Champions Trophy: Srinath match referee for first semifinal

Javagal-SrinathLondon, June 18 : Former India fast bowler Javagal Srinath was Tuesday appointed the match referee for the first Champions Trophy semifinal between England and South Africa at the Oval on Wednesday.  Read more »

Mahindra's Locatelli takes double win at Misano

Andrea-LocatelliMisano (Italy), June 17 : Both Mahindra Racing riders Andrea Locatelli and Michael Rinaldi performed well in Rounds 5 and 6 of the CIV Moto3 which concluded at the Misano World Circuit here.  Read more »

Gill leads APRC field by 12 minutes

Gaurav-GillNoumea (New Caledonia), June 15 : Gaurav Gill (co-driver Glenn Macneall) took a commanding 12-minute lead for the MRF Tyres Rally team after Day 1 of the Rally of New Caledonia, the second round of the  Read more »