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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.
India enforce follow-on after Ashwin runs through Sri Lanka
Colombo: Ravichandran Ashwin picked up his 26th five-wicket haul as India dismissed a listless Sri Lanka for 183 and enforced the follow-on by lunch on day three of the second Test here.
Bolt angry with start in 100 m heats in World Championships 2017
Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt described his performance as "very bad" as he won his 100m heat at the World Championships in 10.07 seconds. The Jamaican, who is retiring after the event in London, beat Great Britain's James Dasaolu into second (10.13) but was frustrated with his start.
Batsmen put India in the driver's seat in second Test
Colombo: India virtually batted Sri Lanka out of the second Test by crossing the 600-run mark for the second game in a row, setting themselves up for another big win on a pitch that is offering plenty to the spinners.
Calvin and Prinkle clinch titles NRTS championship
Chandigarh: Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association has organized CLTA-AITA National Ranking Tennis Championship for Men’s and Women’s Rs.50K prize money from July 31 to August 4in CLTA Tennis Stadium, Sector 10, Chandigarh.