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Vice-captaincy a huge honour, says Rohit Sharma
Pallekele: Rohit Sharma is hugely honoured at being appointed vice-captain of the Indian ODI team after an "up and down 10 years" of international cricket, where he is yet to cement a spot in the Test eleven.
Punjab Police stars Avneet, Ashish brings laurels to country
Chandigarh: Punjab Police DSP Avneet Kaur Sidhu has won 4 medals in shooting and AIG Ashish Kapoor won 2 medals in Tennis events during the World Police and Fire Games (WPFG) held from August 7 to 17 in Los Angles, USA.
India complete series sweep with another emphatic win
Pallekele: An authoritative India today completed a 3-0 clean sweep of Sri Lanka with an innings and 171-run annihilation in the third and final Test, bringing to an early end to one of the most lopsided series in recent years.
World Athletics: Indians disappoint once again at showpiece
London: A final qualification here and a personal best there -- this best summed up India's dismal show at the just-concluded World Athletics Championship, in which the country was once again relegated to an also-ran. A final round appearance by javelin thrower Davinder Singh Kang and a personal best effort by 5000m runner Govindan Lakshmanan were the only noteworthy performances from the Indian contingent.
India inch closer to 3-0 sweep, Sri Lanka struggle
Pallekele: India closed in on a clean sweep of the three-match series by reducing Sri Lanka to 82 for four in their second innings in the third and final Test here today. At lunch on the third day, the hosts trailed by 270 runs with six wickets remaining. Thanks to an unbroken 43-run partnership between Dinesh Chandimal (26) and Angelo Mathews (17), Sri Lanka managed to delay the inevitable.