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Tour match is a chance for fringe players to showcase their talent: Mukund

The team comprises of three spinners -- Parvez Rassol, Sarabjit Ladda and Kamlesh Makwana -- and coach Lalchand Rajput said they would decide on the playing XI tomorrow.

Indian sailing community rebels against re-appointment of national coach

Former Olympians and world champions have shot off a strongly-worded letter to the Sports Ministry, seeking its intervention to immediately stay the re-appointment of an "arrogant and incompetent" Conway as the sailing coach.

Mumbai to host Snow Soccer League

More than 32 teams will participate in India's first five-day Snow Soccer League (SSL) at the Phoenix Marketcity in the city's Kurla area.

Ganguly appeals against service tax claim of over Rs 3 crore

Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly has gone before the Calcutta High Court and challenged a service tax claim of over Rs three crore, which was charged during his term with the Kolkata Knight Riders for IPL and playing for Team India.

Kings XI Punjab appoint Darren Lehmann as new coach

The new Hyderabad franchise, the Sunrisers, did not offer Lehmann a new coaching contract and appointed former Australian all-rounder Tom Moody in his place.

Gujarat Kensville Challenge features strongest ever field

The Kensville Challenge which has now become the regular season-opener for both the Tours will for the first time feature a Major champion, Rich Beem, who won the 2002 PGA Championships winner, ahead of Tiger Woods.

2013 Avantha Masters shifted to Jaypee Greens golf course

The tournament will again be co-sanctioned by the Asian Tours and European Tour and will comprise an increased field of 156 players, with 61 provided by Asian Tour, 61 by the European Tour, 28 by the Professional Golf Tour of India, with six invitees.

Juventus coach, defender banned for two games

The Serie A champions were left furious at the end of the 1-1 draw after they were denied, what they felt, was a clear penalty. Conte and Bonucci both confronted the referee.

Jayasuriya named Sri Lanka's chairman of selectors

A destructive left-handed opener, Jayasuriya represented Sri Lanka in 110 Tests and 445 one-day internationals in a 22-year career before quitting in 2011 and taking to politics.

I was aware of Ranji run-scoring record: Jaffer

Jaffer needed 83 runs at the start of the innings to shoot past Muzumdar's record of 9105 and in the course of it also became the tournament's highest century maker by notching up his 32nd hundred, one more than Ajay Sharma.

Real Madrid, Sevilla ease into Spanish Cup semis

Barcelona travel to Malaga for the second leg on Thursday after the reverse fixture at the Camp Nou finished 2-2, while Atletico Madrid head to Real Betis with a two-goal advantage.

Former athletes urge illegal IOA officials to quit

A group of former athletes has urged illegal office-bearers of the Indian Olympic Association to quit for the sake of the country after the International Olympic Committee declared last month's elections "null and void".

Shaun Marsh recalled for Australia T20 squad

Australia has recalled Shaun Marsh to the Twenty20 team for the upcoming two matches against Sri Lanka, with chairman of selectors John Inverarity saying his compelling form in the domestic Big Bash League earned the recall.

Pakistan T20 league hopes to attract players from leading teams

The Pakistan Cricket Board is scheduled to launch the Twenty20 league in late March with at least 30 foreign players divided in five city-based teams yet to be named.

Rebel tennis players approach Sports Ministry over AITA stand-off

The players have explained their position to the Ministry and stated that there was a lack of communication from AITA over their demands to improve the state of Indian tennis.

Tata Chess: Anand to meet Carlsen after rest day

After enduring some indifferent form and results in the second half of 2012, Anand has finally shown his true mettle at his favourite hunting ground.

Injured Samuels may miss Windies tour of Australia

Samuels has been ordered by doctors to remain as still as possible to avoid the chance of bursting a blood vessel and causing permanent damage to his vision.

PCB plans T20 league for March 2013

The super league will start after the Pakistan's tour to South Africa ends in March while the Indian Premier League begins in the first week of April.

Tipsarevic beats Bautista-Agut to win maiden Chennai Open

After dropping the first set, Janko Tipsarevic ended Roberto Bautista-Agut's giant-killing spree with a 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 victory in a 120-minute summit clash.

Murray makes hard work of qualifier Millman

Murray revealed that former world number one Lendl, who was due to arrive in Brisbane on Friday, had not even considered the possibility of the Scot losing to Millman.

Hopman Cup: Djokovic, Ivanovic lead Serbia over Italy

Djokovic arrived in Perth less than 24 hours before he stepped on court, but still had a straight-sets win to add to Ana Ivanovic's earlier 6-0, 6-4 victory over Francesca Schiavone.

Liverpool's Sterling chooses England over Jamaica

The 18-year-old, who recently signed a five-year contract extension with Liverpool, won his first senior England cap last month in the 4-2 friendly defeat by Sweden.

New Zealand level series thanks to Guptill century

Chasing 169 for victory in 19 overs at Buffalo Park, Guptill helped erase the memory of Friday's embarrassing capitulation to 86 all out in Durban.

South Africa crush New Zealand by eight wickets

The hosts dismissed their hapless opponents for just 86 before captain Faf du Plessis (38 not out) and debutant Quinton de Kock (28 not out) wrapped the game up.

Neymar wins Brazilian Golden Boot award

Across the year, Neymar has scored 20 goals in the Sao Paulo state championship, eight in the Copa Libertadores, 14 in the Brazilian league and one in the Supercup.

Sharmila Nicollet qualifies for 2013 Ladies European Tour

Sharmila finished the week at nine-under and managed par or sub-par rounds in each of the five rounds.

Everton star Fellaini banned for three matches

Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini has been banned for three matches after being charged by the FA with violent conduct.

Amarnath should not have revealed Dhoni discussion: More

Former selector Kiran More has said that speaking to the media about selection issues not is not good and it should have stayed within the meeting room

Du Plessis named S Africa T20 captain against NZ

Faf du Plessis will lead South Africa in the three-match Twenty20 series against New Zealand later this month to free regular limited overs skipper AB de Villiers from the burden of captaincy

Santos confirm bid for AC Milan's Robinho

Robinho played a leading role in the club's 2004 Brazilian championship success before being sold to Real Madrid in 2005.