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08 Aug 2018

BCCI

MCC Cricket Committee discusses slow over rate and 'shot clock'

The MCC World Cricket Committee has expressed its concerns over the slow over rate across the different formats of the game.

08 Aug 2018

England Cricket Team

England vs India 2nd Test: How to pick Fantasy XI?

After losing the first Test match by 31 runs against England at Edgbaston, the Indian team will be raring to give it all in the second game at Lord's starting from Thursday.

08 Aug 2018

Manchester United

Pogba desperate to leave Manchester for Barcelona: Reports

The speculation surrounding Frenchman Paul Pogba and Premier League club Manchester United has taken a new turn.

Kane Williamson birthday: Facts about the batting maestro

New Zealand cricket skipper, Kane Williamson, turned 28 on Wednesday.

08 Aug 2018

England Cricket Team

England vs India 2nd Test: Everything you need to know

England and India are gearing up for the second Test to be played at Lord's from Thursday onwards.

08 Aug 2018

BCCI

Why is Anushka in Indian team's picture, ask furious Twitter-users

The BCCI faced the wrath of Twitter users after they posted a picture which included Anushka Sharma with the Indian Cricket Team.

08 Aug 2018

Tennis

Roger Federer turns 37: Lesser known facts about Swiss maestro

Men's tennis legend Roger Federer turned a year older today as he celebrated his 37th birthday.

08 Aug 2018

Manchester United

Squad analysis EPL 2018-19: Manchester United

Manchester United will be hoping to move on from their pre-season tour issues when they take on Leicester City in their opening encounter later this week.

ICC approves T10 cricket league in Sharjah

Cricket fans will witness the shortest format of the game in the United Arab Emirates after the ICC approved the second edition of T10 league in Sharjah.

07 Aug 2018

Virat Kohli

Kohli already close to becoming a legend: MS Dhoni

The most successful Indian cricket captain of all time, MS Dhoni, has nothing but words of praise for his successor Virat Kohli.

07 Aug 2018

England Cricket Team

Who is England's new Test player Ollie Pope?

England are set to include Ollie Pope in playing XI for the 2nd Test match, at Lord's, against India.

07 Aug 2018

London

Kroenke offers to buy whole of Arsenal in £1.8bn deal

Arsenal's majority shareholder Stan Kroenke has offered £600m to buy the club wholly in a deal that could value the London giants at £1.8bn.

9-year-old India chess prodigy asked to leave UK

Shreyas Royal, a 9-year-old chess prodigy, and his family have been sent a letter by the UK Home Ministry, asking them to leave the United Kingdom by September 10.

07 Aug 2018

India

Reasons why India can win the second Test against England

India lost the first Test against England by 31 runs.

07 Aug 2018

Virat Kohli

#IndiaInEngland: Instagram page fake, says Dada on team selection comments

Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly has clarified that the Instagram account bearing his name, which commented on team selection, is not his.

07 Aug 2018

WWE

The 5 most popular WWE finishing moves of all time

WWE wrestlers are known for their in-ring athleticism as well as their on-mic prowess.

07 Aug 2018

India

#IndiaInEngland: Will Rahane make way for Pujara?

India and England square up against each other in the second Test match at Lord's from Thursday.

07 Aug 2018

Mirabai Chanu

Mirabai Chanu pulls-out of Asian Games to recover for Olympic-qualifiers

World Champion weightlifter Mirabai Chanu today pulled out of the Asian Games after failing to recover from a lower back injury, which is yet to be fully diagnosed.

Mukul Mudgal Committee suggests jail term for dope suppliers

The Mukul Mudgal Committee has recommended that the suppliers of banned substances to athletes should be sent to prison.

Legal issues loom over Ben Stokes: Court hearing begins

England all-rounder Ben Stokes will miss the second Test against India at Lord's owing to legal troubles.

06 Aug 2018

India

#IndiaInEngland: History of India's performance at Lord's

August 9 will see India setting foot on the hallowed cricket ground where they had played their first ever Test match.

06 Aug 2018

Real Madrid

Gonzalo Higuain signs for the Rossoneri: Throwback to his career

Gonzalo Higuain, the Argentine striker, has just signed up for AC Milan on loan from Juventus.

06 Aug 2018

Singapore

Swastika Ghosh bags bronze in Hong Kong Open in table-tennis

Swastika Ghosh claimed a bronze medal in the junior girls' doubles along with Singapore's Jingyi Zhou in the 2018 Hang Seng Hong Kong Junior and Cadet Open of table tennis, that concluded last week in Hong Kong.

06 Aug 2018

WWE

Fake sport, real pain: Major injuries suffered during WWE matches

WWE matches might be fake and their outcomes scripted.

Bangladesh defeat Windies in 3rd T20I to clinch series

Bangladesh thrashed defending T20I champions, West Indies, by 19 runs in the third T20I to win the 3-match series.

06 Aug 2018

Indian Football Team

India U-20 football team scripts history, defeats six-time champions Argentina

The Indian U-20 football team has achieved its most memorable victory, in recent years, as they defeated Argentina U-20 (2-1) at the 2018 COTIF Cup.

06 Aug 2018

England Cricket Team

Malan, Stokes out: England announce 13-man squad for 2nd Test

After defeating India by 31 runs in the first Test at Edgbaston, England are gearing up for the next encounter.

06 Aug 2018

Chess

Garry Kasparov: The chess player who broke all records

Considered by many as the greatest chess player who ever lived, Garry Kasparov is a genius par excellence.

South Africa thrash Sri Lanka to go up 3-0

Sunday saw South Africa clinching the ODI series out of the hand of the hosts, Sri Lanka.

05 Aug 2018

UEFA Champions League

5 worst signings of all time by Chelsea

Chelsea have a long history of 112 years and they have won 6 Premier League titles in the duration.

05 Aug 2018

Football

Ex-Chelsea forward Demba alleges racial discrimination in Chinese Super League

Former Newcastle United and Chelsea forward Demba Ba has alleged that he faced racial discrimination while playing in the Chinese Super League.

05 Aug 2018

India

Unwanted records scripted by India in 1st Test against England

India suffered a dramatic 31-run loss in the first Test, at Edgbaston, against England as they went down 0-1 in the 5-match series.

05 Aug 2018

England Cricket Team

#IndiaInEngland: Ishant fined 15% match fee, one demerit point

Indian senior fast bowler, Ishant Sharma, was found guilty of breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the recently concluded first Test match at Edgbaston.

05 Aug 2018

Angel Di Maria

Paris Saint-Germain thrash Monaco to win French Super Cup

Paris Saint-Germain got the 2018-19 season to a perfect start as they thrashed Monaco 4-0 to win the French Super Cup.

05 Aug 2018

Chelsea FC

FA Community Shield: All that you need to know

FA Cup champions Chelsea take on Premier League winners in the 2018-19 season curtain-raiser Community Shield match at Wembley on Sunday.

05 Aug 2018

WWE

The five most controversial things done in WWE

The WWE may be the most popular wrestling promotion in the world, but it has, at times, indulged in malpractices.

05 Aug 2018

Badminton

BWF Championships finale: Sindhu loses as Marin scripts history

India's badminton ace PV Sindhu went down against Rio 2016 Olympics winner, Carolina Marin, in Badminton World Championships finale on Sunday.

05 Aug 2018

Virat Kohli

ICC Test rankings: Virat Kohli is the number one batsman

Indian skipper Virat Kohli is on top of the world after overtaking Australia's Steve Smith as the number one batsman in the ICC Test rankings.

05 Aug 2018

Badminton

PV Sindhu vs Carolina Marin: Head-to-head, TV listing and preview

PV Sindhu will lock horns with Spain's Carolina Marin in the final of the Badminton World Championship today.

05 Aug 2018

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Vinod Kambli's Friendship-Day post features Sachin Tendulkar and a promise

Today is all about cherishing your friends, and cricketer Vinod Kambli too joined the bandwagon.