Unfit Rangana Herath ruled out of 3rd Test vs India

Pallekele: Veteran left-arm spinner Rangana Herath has been ruled out of Sri Lanka's third Test against India owing to back pain. With Sri Lanka already losing the series and a hectic Test season ahead, the team management decided on resting the veteran spinner.

Kerala HC brought respite for Sreesanth, ordered BCCI to lifetime ban

Kerala: The Kerala High Court on Monday ordered Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to lift the lifetime ban on cricketer S Sreesanth that was imposed on the basis of spot fixing charges against him.

Historic Day in the history of athletics, when a Champion bows to Champion

Munish Nagar: The world fastest runner Usain Bolt lost to Justin Gatlin in his last 100 metres race and attained third position. However, it was a great race in the history of World Championship as the chase for Gatlin was not easy one.

India beat Sri Lanka by innings and 53 runs to win series

Karunaratne steers Sri Lanka to 302/4 at lunch on Day 4

Colombo: Opener Dimuth Karunaratne showed a lot of grit in company of former skipper Angelo Mathews with Sri Lanka reaching 302 for 4 even as India enjoyed upperhand at lunch on the fourth day of the first Test.

Vijender offers to return title, wants peace with China

Mumbai: In an act of great gesture, Vijender Singh has offered to return his WBO Oriental Super Middleweight title to Chinese Zulpikar Maimaitiali in lieu of peace at the Indo-China border.

Usain Bolt disappoint fans, lost 100 m final

Justin Gatlin tore up Usain Bolt's farewell script as he stole world 100m gold with the run of his long and controversial career. Bolt was left with only a bronze in his final individual 100m race as 21-year-old Christian Coleman made it a USA one-two.

Mendis-Karunaratne fight back to take Lanka to 209/2

Colombo: The resilient Sri Lankan pair of Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis displayed their best batting performance to keep India at bay after a first innings debacle guiding the hosts to 209 for 2 here on the third day of the second Test.

Ramakrishnan Gandhi and Satyanarayana named for Dronacharya

New Delhi: Athletics coach Ramakrishnan Gandhi, who passed away last year, was today recommended for the prestigious Dronacharya award along with Rio Paralympics gold-medallist T Mariyappan's mentor Satyanarayana. Gandhi had trained Gurmeet Singh, who last year became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Asian Race Walking Championships in Naomi, Japan.

Irate Bopanna blasts AITA for Arjuna snub

New Delhi: Venting his anger at missing out on the Arjuna award yet again, Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna today lambasted AITA for not nominating him within the deadline but the Federation said there was no point sending his application since he did not meet the requisite criteria.

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