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After dominating the first three days, Tamil Nadu drove the final nail in Punjab?s coffin just before lunch to register victory by an innings and 45 runs in their Super League encounter. Resuming at 114/5 and trailing by 179 runs to avoid an innings defeat, Punjab were bowled out at the stroke of lunch, with their second innings score at 248.

Anyone who is interested in football will this week have become aware of the contribution a placenta will be making in Arsenal?s bid to win the Premier League.

The attentive student that he is, Gaurav Pratap Singh has come to value the late Bobby Jones?s words: ?Golf is a game that is played on a five-inch course ? the distance between your ears.? Having slipped twice this season after being in contention ? at the Solaris Chemtech Open in Golden Greens, Gurgaon, and Players Championship in Chandigarh ? the lessons have been imbibed.

The captain of the Kirori Mal College (KMC) hockey team was allegedly beaten by a group of youngsters on Friday evening, the police said.

Japan pushed powerhouse China to the limit before going down 2-3 in the summit clash of the 19th Asian Table Tennis Championship on Friday.

With a draw looming large, the final day?s play of this Ranji Trophy Super League encounter between UP and Baroda was reduced to academic interest only. The Baroda batsmen ensured there were no hiccups and managed to bat almost the entire day to negate Uttar Pradesh?s attempts at bowling them out cheaply.

The Indian Olympic Association's ambition to send a cricket team to take part in a Twenty20 tournament that is part of the South Asian Games is set to go unfulfilled as the Board of Control for Cricket in India has no interest in pursuing the matter.

Last time India played a Test at the Sardar Patel stadium, curator Dhiraj Parsana drew flak from the team for leaving a green cover on the wicket that resulted in disaster for the home team.

There was only one team that had a chance to win on the final day. And the Indians were well aware that it wasn?t them. With the Sardar Patel stadium pitch showing no signs of wear and tear, the only point of interest was whether the batsmen would show the required application to see the day through.

It was a match that promised a lot. Its opening day had all those dramatic twists and turns which make Test cricket such a fascinating spectacle to watch. First, wickets got knocked out of the ground as batsmen succumbed to the seam and movement of the ball and their own indiscretions. Then, we watched an awesome counterattack which restored the balance in favour of the batsmen.

The Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) is taking no chances when it comes to pitch preparation, ahead of India?s second Test against Sri Lanka that begins in Kanpur on the 24th.

Debutant spinner Harmeet Singh?s brilliant spell of 3/38 spelt doom for Himachal as the visitors sleepwalked to defeat against Mumbai on Friday.

Ghaziabad, Nov. 19 -- Early winter morning, nip in the air and quick fall of wickets often go hand in hand. On the third day of their Ranji Trophy Super League tie here, the Baroda bowlers used the early morning conditions well to have Uttar Pradesh on the mat. But, their effort came a cropper when UP tail-enders stayed long enough to deny Baroda a first-innings advantage.

India had scored 169 for one when Rahul Dravid got a harsh leg before decision. It could be argued if the ball would have gone on to hit the leg stump but the implementation of a referral system could make things easier for umpires.

Despite Sri Lanka's record-breaking outing, India coach Gary Kirsten exuded confidence at the end of fourth day's play.

Half an hour into India?s second innings, Virender Sehwag attempted a non-existent run at mid-on. He was nowhere near the crease when Muttiah Muralitharan?s throw missed the stumps at the bowler?s end.

An unbeaten century by Ajit Agarkar and a plucky 52 not out from Iqbal Abdulla bailed Mumbai out of a precarious situation on the third day of their Super League encounter against Himachal.

The Sports Minister, MS Gill, has taken note of the report published in Thursday?s Hindustan Times under the head, ?SAI splurges on golf, other projects suffer? and has instructed the Sports Authority of India (SAI) to shut the mini golf course at the SAI Sonepat Centre.

In Goa for the national camp, India skipper Bhaichung Bhutia missed the first day?s training session, and so did Mahesh Gawli, Sameer Naik and NS Manju.

Every time Prasanna Jayawardene played a rash shot, Mahela Jayawardene would walk to the middle of the pitch probably explaining to the wicketkeeper batsman the importance of his wicket as Sri Lanka looked to bat India out of the first Test in Ahmedabad.