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[ad_1] NAGPUR: Rohit Sharma, a bonafide white-ball legend, will face his biggest test as India’s red-ball captain against a determined Australian side which would be hungry for revenge when the much-awaited Border-Gavaskar series starts here Thursday.It is a series that promises a lot of twists and turns, engrossing sub-plots and …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James on Wednesday became the NBA‘s all-time leading scorer, surpassing the record held by basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.James parlayed his offensive versatility over 20 seasons into the NBA all-time scoring record as he now has most points in league history.James eclipsed Abdul-Jabbar’s …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The New Orleans Pelicans‘ continued their winning streak as they defeated the Atlanta Hawks 116-107 on Tuesday night for their third straight victory in the NBA.Brandon Ingram shone for the hosts, scoring 30 points, and Jonas Valanciunas had a double-double for the Pelicans.Valanciunas finished with 16 points …

[ad_1] VADODARA: India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin came face to face with ‘Ashwin from Gujarat’ on Tuesday. Baroda cricketer Mahesh Pithiya, who is popularly known as duplicate Ashwin, met his idol in Nagpur ahead of the first Test match between India and Australia. “I was thrilled as Ashwin sir recognized me …

[ad_1] It’s a series both India and Australia would have loved to go into with their best possible XIs. But that hasn’t been the case. Australia have been plagued by injuries to their champion pace duo of Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood. For India, the situation is a little different, …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Preparing rank turners for the touring Australian team must be a good strategy by the Indian think tank but they are also aware of the fact that they might get the taste of their own medicine against the mighty Aussies.Keeping this thing in mind, India batters Shubman …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Ravichandran Ashwin is expected to pose a biggest threat to Australia in the upcoming four-match Test series and former head coach Ravi Shastri even predicted that the Indian spinner’s form might decide the outcome of the series.Indian net bowlers are even helping Australian batters hone their skills …

[ad_1] AMINGAON (Assam): “I was influenced by militants to move towards insurgency and transported weapons for them, but sports changed me and motivated me to work for the glory of my country,” champion boxer Laishram Sarita Devi said on Tuesday.Speaking at the ongoing Y20 summit here, Devi recollected the horror …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Zimbabwe’s Gary Ballance achieved a rare feat on Tuesday as he became only the second Test batter after Kepler Wessels to score a century for two countries.Ballance, who is playing his first Test for Zimbabwe, remained unbeaten on 137 as Zimbabwe declared their first innings at 370/9 …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Cheteshwar Pujara has been India’s batting mainstay in Test cricket and there is no iota of doubt that the batter will be a part of the playing eleven in the Test series against Australia starting Thursday in Nagpur.But the former India selector and player Sunil Joshi triggered …