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Mithali Raj: A bright future beckons, but one step at a time

Almost a year to their last trip to England, the Indian team is all set to return to the old blighty under the leadership of Mithali Raj who was reinstated as captain after a gap of over three years. The seasoned cricketer has a wise head on her young shoulders and the team will need all her experience and calm composure, if they are to make a fist of it against the world's best. India finished bottom of the table in the quandrangular series last year featuring Australia...

IPL 2012 Eliminator Preview: Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians

After weeks of thrilling action on the field and too much bad publicity off it, the Fifth edition of the Indian Premier League has finally reached its climax. It's crunch time as the race for the title heats up and rather predictably, the big guns - Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai have marched into the play-offs. The fourth entrant, the Chennai Super Kings, destiny's favorite child have sneaked in through the backdoor thanks to the opening generously provided by their South In...

Didier Drogba bids adieu to Chelsea Football Club

They say that art imitates life, so if anyone is looking for a movie script right now, A Miracle in Munich is probably a great place to start. The closing credits of that potential blockbuster just got that added incentive to bring a tear to one's eye with Didier Drogba's announcement that his penalty that won Chelsea their first European Cup will be his last kick of a ball in the Blues shirt.

Drogba made the announcement to leave Chelsea at the end of the season through ...

Kolkata down Delhi by 18 runs to advance to IPL Final

The Kolkata Knight Riders led by Delhi opener Gautam Gambhir made it through to the final of the IPL for the first time in their franchise history by beating the table toppers in the league phase, the Delhi Daredevils, by a handsome margin of 18 runs in Pune on Tuesday. After electing to bat first, Kolkata made use of the extra pace in the Delhi attack to post a formidable 162/4 on the board thanks to a late overs onslaught from Yusuf Pathan (40*) and Laxmi Shukla (24*)....

NBA Playoffs: Lakers bow out of Playoffs, Celtics rally on to take 3-2 lead

The LA Lakers were bulldozed by an inspired Oklahoma City Thunder team and bullied out of the NBA Playoffs as they succumbed to a 16 point defeat. Despite a 42 point game from Kobe Bryant, the Lakers were dominated by their opponents on both ends of the court which resulted in a 4-1 Conference semi-final defeat for the 16 time NBA Champions. The Celtics had one of their more easier outings of this year's post season as they mauled the Philadelphia 76ers at the Garden by ...

Long Live the King: Nadal down Djokovic to reclaim Rome crown

On a stage made for gladiators, Rafael Nadal showed that he is the one true ruler on the European clay by beating world no.1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic in straight sets 7-5, 6-3 to win the Italian Open for a record 6th time, and as a result capture his 21st ATP Tour Masters title.

Nadal's dominance on clay had dwindled last year when Djokovic began the 2011 season with a 43-0 unbeaten run that saw him pick up back to back Masters titles in Madrid and Rome, bast...

Cook, Bell lead England to 5-wicket win at Lord's

The No.1 test side in the world, England won the first test against underdogs West Indies by a convincing margin of 5 wickets on the 5th day at Lord's on Monday afternoon. Needing 181 to win on the final day with eight wickets in hand, England were jolted early by Kemar Roach & Co. as they lost Jonathan Trott and Kevin Pietersen, both having made 13, within the first session but the ever reliable Alastair Cook (79) and Ian Bell (63*) made sure that England came out o...

Sharapova downs Li Na in final set tiebreak to retain Italian Open title

The Italian Open women's final lived up to expectations and more as the fans were treated to almost 3 hours of exhilarating tennis as French Open champion Li Na of China and 3-time Grand Slam winner and current world no.2 Maria Sharapova battled it out on Court Centrale. Li won the opening set 6-4 and raced to a 4-0 lead in the second before Maria stormed back into the contest, winning 8 games on trot to pull ahead 2-0 in the final set. Sharapova was to extend that advan...

Never say die Chelsea shock Bayern on penalties to win Champions League

Roman Abramovich’s dream of winning the UEFA Champions League with Chelsea finally came to fruition at the Allianz Arena as Chelsea defeated Bayern Munich in their own backyard after the most dramatic of penalty shootouts. The game went into the heartbreak lottery service that is a penalty shootout after the two teams were level at 1-1 after 120 minutes. Juan Mata missed Chelsea’s first kick to hand the initiative to Bayern, who raced into a 3-1 lead. Olic, who will leav...

Spanish Grand Prix 2012: Maldonado wins maiden GP; Alonso, Kimi finish on podium

Pastor Maldonado pulled off a memorable maiden victory of his F1 career, the first by a Venezuelan as he took the chequered flag at the Spanish Grand Prix. The victory capped a superb weekend on the occasion of Sir Frank Williams’ 70 ^th birthday as the team celebrated their first victory since 2004 when another South American Juan Pablo Montoya won the Brazilian GP. 2 ^nd placed Fernando Alonso took P1 into the first corner, led the initial part of the race and challenged at ...