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Saina Nehwal signs Rs 40cr deal with sports management firm Rhiti Sports

Badminton ace Saina Nehwal has become India's top earning woman athlete, signing a three-year, Rs 40 crore, contract with the sports management firm Rhiti Sports. "I'm happy and looking f...

Posted On: Sep 19, 2012 | Comments : 0

The difference between Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma

It was absolutely stunning to watch Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli bat in tandem at the R Premadasa stadium; stunning not because the duo put on 127 runs at a run-rate of 9.89 in 12.5 overs or even beca...

Posted On: Sep 18, 2012 | Comments : 0

Wave Group buys Delhi franchise of Hockey India League

Hockey India (HI) said Monday the Wave Group has bought the Delhi franchise of the Hockey India League that would make its debut next year. Hockey India (HI) secretary-general and league`s chairman Na...

Posted On: Sep 18, 2012 | Comments : 0

Ad inventory for T20 World Cup sold out, ESPN seen to pocket Rs 250 cr

With a total of 34 advertisers, including the likes of Reliance and Hero MotoCorp on board, ESPN Star on Monday said the upcoming T20 cricket World Cup will be its best-ever in terms of advertising re...

Posted On: Sep 18, 2012 | Comments : 0

We will bounce back and come hard against Afghanistan: Rohit Sharma

Middle-order batsman Rohit Sharma on Monday expressed confidence that India would bounce back from the five-wicket loss to Pakistan in their last warm-up game ahead of the World Twenty20, and said the...

Posted On: Sep 18, 2012 | Comments : 0

Kamran’s blitz seals India’s fate

Not even the tag ‘warm-up’ dents the extra intensity that goes into contests involving India and Pakistan. As the sub-continental neighbours clashed in a Twenty20 game for the first time s...

Posted On: Sep 18, 2012 | Comments : 0

IOC, Air India declared joint winners

Amidst unprecedented chaos and confusion after what turned out to be a grand finale, IOC and Air India were declared joint winners in the MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup hockey tournament on Sunday. It was a p...

Posted On: Sep 17, 2012 | Comments : 0

Dhoni helps India reach respectable total in warm-up game

Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored an unbeaten half-century as India overcame early jitters to post a respectable 146 for five against Sri Lanka in their opening warm-up match of the World Twenty20 a...

Posted On: Sep 17, 2012 | Comments : 0

India vs Pakistan Preview: World T20 warm-up

Their tails up after an easy outing against hosts Sri Lanka, India would like to keep the winning momentum going when they take on arch-rivals Pakistan in their second warm-up game here on Monday ahea...

Posted On: Sep 17, 2012 | Comments : 0

Cricket: T20 big-hitter wins his toughest match

It might seem an indelicate observation, but has Yuvraj Singh been included in India's world T20 squad on cricketing or sentimental grounds? The big-hitting allrounder has battled and beaten a rar...

Posted On: Sep 14, 2012 | Comments : 0
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