India's cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar believes each player has a different requirement and whether to play or not in the IPL is an individual choice.
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"If we can do our bit for him to fire it is good for the team," said the Indian captain.
Roger Federer fended off a withering challenge from Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to prevail 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 3-6, 6-3 in Rod Laver Arena and reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open tennis on Wednesday.
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan's sarod, which he has been strumming for the last 45 years, was restored to the iconic musician by British Airways after it went missing on a flight while he was returning to Delhi from London on Saturday night.
It was more out of compulsion that the 15-year-old slugged it out with boys in her bid to play cricket for India, a dream she shared with her father Sanjeev.
Sarod superstar Ustad Amjad Ali Khan pays tribute to sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar
Dominic Thiem will clash with Serbia's Novak Djokovic in the men's singles final of the Australian Open. The Austrian made the title round with a 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(4) victory Germany's Alexander Zverev in the second semi-final at Melbourne Park on Friday. Djokovic beat great rival Roger Federer 7-6(1), 6-4, 6-3 in the first semi-final on Thursday.
Singers and other artistes react to Pakistan ghazal singer Ghulam Ali's decision to cancel all shows in India till 'things settle down in the nation'.
The 17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer believes that Rafael Nadal is still the favourite to win the French Open next month despite the Spaniard's recent struggles to regain form.
Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan on Sunday said writers and artistes who returned their awards "are not mad" but pained at the situation in the country, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi should rein in people responsible for it as there is lot of hope from him.
Actor Ram Sethi -- famously nicknamed Pyarelal -- goes back in time.
Over 'ghazals' by maestro Ghulam Ali, foreign ministers of India and Pakistan dined at the end of their hectic deliberations on various bilateral issues in Islamabad.
Home favourite Roger Federer barely broke sweat as he beat David Goffin 6-2, 6-2 to win the Basel Indoor title for the sixth time on Sunday.
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Sachin Tendulkar crossed the long standing milestone and finally completed the much anticipated 100th international ton on Friday. Here is how some of the major newspapers across the world reacted to the maestro's landmark feat.
British tennis maestro Andy Murray has reclaimed his second spot from Roger Federer in the latest ATP rankings after winning his maiden Italian Open title.
Private sector lender Federal Bank on Wednesday launched two premium debit cards exclusively targeted at its HNI customers, apart from a premium travel card.
The sports ministry on Wednesday forwarded the names of hockey legend Dhyan Chand, Olympic gold medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra and mountaineer Tenzing Norgay for the Bharat Ratna, but batting ace Sachin Tendulkar's was missing from the list as no recommendation had come from the BCCI.
With a powerful batting lineup, power-hitting all-rounders and bowlers capable of taking early wickets and strangling sides through the middle and at the end of an innings it would not surprise if India did clinch their third World Cup title.
Former New Zealand captain and batting great Martin Crowe expressed the view that the Indian maestro is "naturally slowing down" due to age but "he can fix" the problems.
In a virulent verbal attack on Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, an Australian newspaper, on Monday, slammed the batting maestro for backing his team-mate Harbhajan Singh during the '2008 monkeygate scandal' in Sydney, saying some Aussie players lost respect for him after that.
Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik has said that he finds retired fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar's controversial remarks in his autobiography "ridiculous".
Former India captain Ajit Wadekar, on Saturday, dismissed claims of former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi that batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar was trembling while facing fast bowler and compatriot Shoaib Akhtar as a remark 'borne out of frustration'.
Swiss tennis maestro Roger Federer poked fun at Andy Murray after scribbling his own signature next to the Briton's face in spot No 2 at an official ATP event in Monte Carlo.
Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has compared batting maestro Virat Kohli with the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, saying he has now become the wall of the Indian cricket team, winning match after match with his bat.
Batting maestro Virender Sehwag on Wednesday unveiled the ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 trophy at a function in Indore.
Preparing for what could be the defining moment of his career, Andy Murray believes he will be under less pressure in the Wimbledon final on Sunday because he is playing 16-times Grand Slam champion Roger Federer.
With Sachin Tendulkar all set to return from injury and bolster the batting department, Mumbai Indians would look to continue with their winning ways when they take on another in-form team Delhi Daredevils in their Indian Premier League match in Mumbai on Monday.
Talat Aziz claims he is not dejected to be eliminated from the show.
A galaxy of sports stars including currnet India captain Virat Kohli and the legendary Sunil Gavaskar will help raise funds for the underprivileged children battling cancer, on November 18.
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Here are five talking points from the weekend's La Liga action:
Artistes from both sides of the border remeber the deceased legend.
Mehdi Hassan passed away into ages.
The Ghazal maestro who passed away today wanted to visit India, his birthplace.
Sachin Tendulkar created history when he scored the 100th century in Mirpur against Bangladesh. He has scored 51 tons in Tests and a further 49 in ODIs.
In controversial remarks, Press Council Chairperson Justice Markandey Katju on Tuesday said that giving Bharat Ratna to cricketers and film stars, who have "no social relevance", is making a "mockery" of the award.
Twice champion Rafa Nadal and triple winner Roger Federer barely raised a sweat as they each cruised into the third round of the Indian Wells ATP tournament with imperious victories on Sunday.
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