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Around the bend

IE - Sun, Nov 22

The Indian cricket board's crackdown on bowlers with suspect actions has become the talking point of the new Ranji season, with officials patting themselves on the back and players complaining that they're being victimised.

  • Lifting world body says action on India to be strong IE - Sun, Nov 22

    Chances of India escaping a ban slimmed further on Saturday with the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) saying it will take a "strong action" against the Indian body after six of its lifters tested positive for banned substances recently.

  • Sandeep out for 3 weeks: Hockey India IE - Sun, Nov 22

    Drag-flicker Sandeep Singh has been ruled out of the Champions Challenge I hockey tournament next month due to a back injury and will be replaced by Diwakar Ram in the 21-member squad, a Hockey India media release said on Saturday.

  • No public sale of tickets for Eden one-dayer IE - Sun, Nov 22

    When India take on the visiting Sri Lankans in the one-day international at the Eden Gardens next month, the stadium will achieve a first in Indian cricket history.

  • Sports Bar IE - Sun, Nov 22

    Iraq to appeal FIFA ban Iraqi authorities said their lawyers are working on appeal after FIFA banned the team from international participation.

  • No end to bowling worries IE - Sun, Nov 22

    Not surprisingly, the Motera pitch has been the butt of all criticism after a high-scoring drawn Test, in which 1,598 runs were scored.

  • Mongia's story: Fighting cancer, sailing to hope IE - Sun, Nov 22

    When sailor Nitin Mongia takes his yacht out to the sea, it's not always with an Olympic or Asian Games medal in mind.

  • Harmeet spins Mumbai to hard-fought victory IE - Sat, Nov 21

    It has been a discouraging period for spinners in India. Over the last two weeks, it's not their flight or guile but the legality of their actions and the degrees of their arms while bowling that have been under the spotlight. The BCCI has taken a stern view of the chucking issue this season, and if ever spin in India required an antidote it was now.

  • Sharath knocked out in third round IE - Sat, Nov 21

    India's top paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal proved no match to Japanese world No 11 Mizutani Jun and went down 4-0 in the third round as India's challenge in singles at the Asian Table Tennis Championships came to an end on Friday.

  • Archery team win Asian compound gold IE - Sat, Nov 21

    The Indian archers had an impressive outing in the 16th Asian Archery Championship in Bali, Indonesia on Friday, bagging a gold medal and two silver medals in the team event.

  • Confusion turns into chaos IE - Sat, Nov 21

    India's chief coach Jose Brasa and Hockey India president A K Mattoo on Friday continued to spar with each other over the fitness, availability and leadership role of defender Sandeep Singh in the team bound for the Champions Challenge in Argentina from December 6.

  • RanjiRound-up IE - Sat, Nov 21

    UP pull out a draw
    Ghaziabad: Connor Williams and Rakesh Solanki performed the rescue act with a 103 run partnership, resuming on the final day on 60/3. Williams scored 96 and later Yusuf Pathan unleashed an array of unorthodox strokes in his innings of 78 — an inside out six past long-off, a short arm jab of the backfoot into the sightscreen and finally a slog scoop down fine-leg's throat.

  • Asian T-T: Indian challenge ends in singles events IE - Sat, Nov 21

    The Indian challenge ended on Friday in the singles events of the 19th Asian Table Tennis Championships with the defeat of Olympian Achanta Sharath Kamal and and Sourav Chakraborty in the third round.

  • I wouldn't play cricket on this wicket: Dhoni IE - Sat, Nov 21

    Had India not lost four wickets in the opening hour on the first day here in Ahmedabad, chances are this Test match would have fallen asleep long before lunch on the fifth day, and both captains admitted that there was little they could have done to get a result on the surface.

  • India hold on for dullest draw IE - Sat, Nov 21

    Half an hour into the second session, the man with the most runs in international cricket — 30,065 as you're reading this — was at the crease; all straight lines, head still, bat steady.

  • Upset win for Nina Bratchikova IE - Fri, Nov 20

    Fifth-seeded and 214th ranked Russian Nina Bratchikova created the biggest upset of the event knocking out 111th ranked Thai top seed Tamarine Tanasugarn, while Uzbek wildcard entrant Sabina Sharipova kept up her winning run to enter the semifinals of the $50000 NECC-ITF Women's Tennis championships organised by the Deccan Gymkhana on their club tennis courts here.

  • Gauri Monga wins golf tourney IE - Fri, Nov 20

    Gauri Monga fought her way back to win the gold division in the 60th Western India Ladies Open Golf Championship, at the Poona Club Golf Club here.

  • Yogesh Takawale to play in dist T20 IE - Fri, Nov 20

    The Pimpri Panthers have roped in Yogesh Takawale, the right-hand wicket-keeper batsman who played for the Mumbai Indians team in IPL II, to play in their team.

  • 'Pressure will be on the Indian batsmen' IE - Fri, Nov 20

    When Prasanna Jayawardene went in to bat, Sri Lanka were 375 for five, a situation that could've gone bad had another wicket fallen quickly.

  • Bengal-Saurashtra Ranji tie shifted to Salt Lake ground IE - Fri, Nov 20

    Eden Gardens won't be hosting Bengal's home match against Saurashtra in the Ranji Trophy Super League.

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