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Capgemini beat Mphasis 4-3 in the tiebreaker to win the OM Developers sixth inter-Information Technology football championship trophy organised by the Maharashtra Krida held at the Range Hills Football Ground, Khadki, on Saturday.

One thing first sight won't associate with SSP Chowrasia is mean machines. But a sly smile peaks through as the pixie-sized player starts to talk about "those days" on his Pulsar.

Surprised at Sourav Ganguly's decision to retire after the Test series against Australia, former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin feels that the pressure will be on the other senior players now.

Former India cricketer Manoj Prabhakar said that MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh had failed to prove their talent as Test cricketers.

Born into the famous Ganguly family in Behala, Sourav Ganguly is the greatest cricketer Bengal has produced and the most successful captain India ever had.

Former Test player Ejaz Butt was on Tuesday appointed as the new chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board by President Asif Ali Zardari.

Sourav Ganguly made a surprise announcement of his retirement from Test cricket after the end of four-match series against Australia beginning Thursday, bringing to an end a 16-year career that had of late shown a slump.

Two letters, one as recently as 10 days ago, threatening to kidnap their daughter Sana for a ransom of Rs 2 crore, were received by Sourav Ganguly's wife, Dona, a senior CID official said.

For Sourav Ganguly, daughter Sana means the world and thus it came as a shock when the former India skipper revealed the family had received a threat to kidnap his daughter.

A couple of double finishes and near-misses are all Force India have to show as the Formula One season nears its end but team owner Vijay Mallya believes the outfit, yet to score its first F1 points, has done the country proud.

Swashbuckling batsman Virender Sehwag was not in favour of Australian skipper Ricky Ponting's proposal of having a "catches pact" as he felt there was no point in having such an agreement when the Aussies claim catches against the very spirit of the pact.

Former New Zealand all-rounder Craig McMillan feels Australia no more have the same aura of invincibility and says India will be the firm favourites in the upcoming four-Test series beginning in Bangalore on October 9.

Retired Test wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist is one among the "returning icon players" in the Australian Cricketers' Association's All-Star team which will take on Australia in a Twenty20 match in Brisbane on November 14. Gilchrist, who turns 37 on the match day, was voted in to the team by his peers last summer.

Riding on his sizzling performance in the Japan Open, Leander Paes is once again knocking the doors of the top-five zone as he gained two spots to be placed sixth in the ATP doubles World Rankings, issued on Monday.

A Manuel Fernandes strike proved enough for a lethargic Valencia to beat Valladolid 1-0 and reclaim top spot in the Spanish first division.

With the inexperienced spin department lacking sting, Australia skipper Ricky Ponting is now relying on the experience of his pacers to ease off the pressure from the spinners.

The wave of foreign owners taking over English Premier League clubs is dismaying FIFA president Sepp Blatter.

Deccan XI 'A' defeated Shivajians 'A' 3-1 in the tiebreaker in the final match of the Gurta Gaddi football tournament conducted by the Striker's Football Club held at the CAFVD ground on Sunday.

Federation ratifies new rules, does away with longer format for billiards national championship in Indore The Billiards and Snooker Federation of India (BSFI) has finally decided to do away with the time format in billiards to make it as attractive as snooker.

Priti Jadhav will lead the senior Maharashtra women's cricket team in the senior West Zone Women's Cricket Championship organised by the Gujarat Women's Cricket Association under the auspices of the Women's Cricket Association of India to be held at Surat from October 12-15. The team.