Former India World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev hopes that the focus is not just on him, but on the entire squad in the upcoming film '83' which narrates the story of the historic 1983 World Cup triumph. In '83', directed by Kabir Khan, features Ranveer Singh as Kapil Dev, who led the team to India's first-ever World Cup win against the mighty West Indies.
Former European champions Ajax Amsterdam and Celtic, who both suffered the indignity of being knocked of the Champions League qualifiers by underdogs this season, will meet in the Europa Leagueafter being drawn together in the group stage on Friday.
After 50 years of its first theatrical release, B R Chopra's evergreen classic Naya Daur is back in a splendid colourised version.
Maratha Warriors beat Hyderabad Sultans 5-3 on penalties in the Premier Hockey League.
Representing Wales at the European Championship is a welcome change from being on "holiday" during a major international tournament, Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey has said. Wales will be making a first appearance at a major finals since the 1958 World Cup when Chris Coleman's side kick off their Euro 2016 Group B campaign against Slovakia on Saturday. Ramsey is keen for Wales to stamp their authority early on in the tournament with a positive result in their Bordeaux opener. "I'm excited... normally I'm on holiday now," the 25-year-old told reporters in France. "Our target is to get out of the group first and I think a win will probably get you through, maybe in third place.
Teams that were considered underdogs going into the tournament, held their own against more fancied teams and came away with favourable results.
'He (Smith) will be so excited to turn up and play cricket. That's what he loves doing and that's what he is very, very good at. Smith and Warner are two of the best players in world cricket, I think Smith will be giving a lot and integrate with the team'
Kamal's latest film Goal is interesting in bits and pieces.
'People will be entertained by the Singhams and the Simmbas but they will still not respect cops. Batla House is an opportunity for us to show the true side of policemen and their sacrifices.'
The team that lost in the Champions Trophy semi-final to the West Indies will take on India in the first of five ODI in Johannesburg on November 19.
Replace authority and hierarchy with team building and collective participation.
Irfan Pathan wants to make a difference and cannot wait to touch Pakistani shores.
"It is matches like these that keep me motivated," said veteran Carlos Moya after losing to Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals of the Chennai Open.
Belgium coach Roberto Martinez said he was the "proudest man on earth" and lavished praise on his "underdog" team for having the belief to upset five-times champions Brazil on Friday to reach the World Cup semi-finals for only the second time.
All the World Group first-round ties are still alive heading into the final day's singles after the underdogs largely prevailed in some lengthy doubles clashes.
Chennai Veerans survived anxious moments but scored a 2-1 victory in their concluding Tier II match in the Premier Hockey league.
In the absence of Brian Lara and Ramnaresh Sarwan, West Indies will rely on the youngsters to perform against Sri Lanka in the Test series.
West Indies right-hand batsman Shai Hope believes that their upcoming five-match ODI series against England would be a good gauge for them ahead of the 2019 World Cup.
Tim Henman beat Roger Federer the last time they met at Wimbeldon, in 2001 after the Swiss eliminated Pete Sampras
Large-cap and a bottom-up approach to stock picking
Mayweather, 38, outboxed his younger opponent over the 12 rounds to retain his WBC and WBA welterweight titles and improve his perfect career record to 49-0, matching the benchmark set by former heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano.
Bayern Munich fought back with a deflected own goal and a late header from Thiago to claim a 2-1 win at Sevilla in an exciting Champions League quarter-final, first leg clash.
Pakistan have a chance to change their history of poor showings against India in ICC tournaments.
The fourth consecutive NBA Finals matchup between the two rivals proved to be the most lopsided as the Warriors won the latest best-of-seven series in four games.
Just a few years ago, actress Shilpa Shetty was the face of Rajasthan Royals.
'What Super 30 really wants to say is Hrithik Roshan can be an action hero without showing off his sculpted torso,' says Sukanya Verma.
A good deal of the 92nd Academy Awards (going hostless second year in a row) was a drag what with a staggeringly dull red carpet, long-winded, lacklustre speeches and uneven live acts following too quickly one after another.
Juan Martin del Potro could barely believe he had finally won a Masters 1000 series title at the 51st attempt at Indian Wells on Sunday but is determined to keep the trophies coming in his late career renaissance.
The Golden State Warriors overcame a 51-point effort from Cleveland Cavaliers' star forward LeBron James before dominating in overtime to seal a thrilling 124-114 Game One triumph in the NBA Finals on Thursday.
Despite being firm underdogs the young West Indies team produced a gutsy performance and put considerable pressure on a Sri Lankan team who have a fine record on home soil.
A 4-3 victory over last-year's first division runners-up gave the Nawabs their first victory in the Tier II.
A 5-4 scoreline in the penalty shoot-out, after extra-time ended goalless, gave the armymen a berth in the final of the Durand Cup.
Underdogs Olympique Lyon and Villarreal will attempt to triumph over the Milan teams
Tomas Berdych beat James Blake after Andy Roddick had give the US a 1-0 lead.
Even though they start favourites, India will announce their singles line-up for the Davis Cup tie against China only on Thursday.
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