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ICC Test Rankings: Younis Khan Jumps To Top Spot With Triple Century!

 ICC Test Rankings: Younis Khan Jumps To Top Spot With Triple Century! Pakistani skipper Younis Khan's maiden triple ton against Sri Lanka in the drawn Test at Karachi moved him six places ahead to take the number one position in the latest ICC player rankings for Test batsmen released here.

IPL: PepsiCo Wins Sponsorship For Mumbai Indians!

IPL: PepsiCo Wins Sponsorship For Mumbai Indians! PepsiCo has won the sponsorship for Mukesh Ambani’s IPL team, Mumbai Indians (MI) for the upcoming second season of the much awaited tournament.

As part of the deal, PepsiCo will get branding, promotion and pouring rights for the MI team, and the brand will be featured on the players' apparel and helmets.

The company has also acquired exclusive pouring rights at home matches, besides being the official beverage for the same team.

Bhupathi & Knowles In Dubai Open Quarters

Bhupathi & Knowles In Dubai Open QuartersThe second seeded Mahesh Bhupathi and his Bahamian partner Mark Knowles handed a straight-set mauling to UAE’s Hamoud Abbas and Mahmoud-Naden Al Baloushi.

With this win, the Indo-Bahamian pair has now advanced into the quarter-finals of the Dubai Tennis Championship.

The Bhupathi & Knowles pair were at ease throughout the match and hardly had any trouble to overpower their rivals 6-3, 6-1 in the $2,233,500 event. This was the 50th win for this Indo-Bahamian pair.

Proteas Aim To Replace Aussies On Top Of The World!

 Proteas Aim To Replace Aussies On Top Of The World!Australia and South Africa are eying the top spot in the ICC Test rankings ahead of the three-Test series, which begins here from today.  

It can be recalled here that Aussie’s are clinging on to the top spot - a position it has held for almost six years - with 126 points.

However, the Proteas, with 121 points, are also not too behind them.

With 118 points, India is placed at third position.  

Dissolved IHF Wants Early Elections

Dissolved IHF Wants Early ElectionsThe dissolved IHF on Wednesday demanded early elections to restore itself by the IOA and has even threatened to take legal action against the governing body if their demands are not met. The IHF, which was disbanded by the IOA last year, was here with representatives of 28 state associations and said it wanted that the governing body should soon announce the dates for the next election.

A Tough Day In Office For Anand!

A Tough Day In Office For Anand! It was a tough day for World champion Viswanathan Anand in the office as he had to play out a hard-fought draw with Grandmaster Lenier Dominguez of Cuba in the third round of the 22nd Ciudad de Leon chess tournament. The draw was agreed to in 41 moves.

Anand maintained to be in the third position with 1.5 points behind Levon Aronian (Armenia) and Alexander Grischuk of Russia.

Currently, both Aronian and Grischuk are placed at number one position with two points each.

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