A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday
Many of them were expected to cover a reasonable distance, but audiences gave them the cold shoulder.
Srikanth or Sindhu? Advani or Kohli? Or will a 21 year old pip the stars? Vote and tell us who your favourite Indian sportsperson of the year is.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni failed to finish off the match and was dismissed off the final delivery with just two runs needed for victory as India went down by one run in a thrilling finish in the first T20 International against West Indies in Florida, on Saturday.
Mumbai Indians put in a clinical performance with both bat and ball to thrash Kolkata Knight Riders by a huge margin of 102 runs, in the IPL match, in Kolkata, on Wednesday.
Scotland Yard said the incident is being treated as possible terror offence.
The Captain of the Year award was given to England's World Cup-winning, Heather Knight, the first for a women skipper
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Handicapped by the absence of key strike bowler Dale Steyn, South Africa will need to dig deep into their reserves if they are to beat England in the third Test and bring parity to the series.
Moments that show it's an odd, odd world we live in.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Prince William and Kate Middleton arrived in Mumbai on Sunday as part of their seven-day tour of India and Bhutan, aimed at building up strong bonds with the two countries.
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West Indies batting legend Brian Lara considers hosts India the favourites in the World Twenty20 Championship but insists that the West Indians can also pose a threat if they select their best players for the March 8 to April 3 event.
India would be aiming to ensure that a plucky Bangladesh don't run away with the momentum when the two sides clash in the second T20 International, which is facing a cyclonic threat, in Rajkot, on Thursday.
Robin Uthappa feels cricket is going through a paradigm shift to a power game and any total on board now looks chaseable.
Rajneesh Gupta highlights important numbers featuring the Sri Lankan team from World Cups.
For the legion of CSK fans, it will be a homecoming like no other as the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side will play at the M A Chidambaram stadium in Chennai for the first time since May 2015.
India's most successful cueist Pankaj Advani won the IBSF World Billiards Championship after a dominating performance against Singapore's Peter Gilchrist in the final to claim his 14th World title.
A listless India slumped to a heart-breaking 0-1 defeat to hosts Malaysia in their last league match as they failed to reach the final of Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament for the second consecutive year in Ipoh, Malaysia on Friday.
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Following is a list of winners of the Sportsperson of the Year award by Sports Illustrated magazine.
South Africa's coach Russell Domingo lists reasons for South Africa's batting collapse on Day 1 of the second Test against India in Bangalore on Saturday. Harish Kotian/Rediff.com listens in...
The 30-year-old Indian shuttler had an impressive run in the $75,000 BWF Tour Super 100 tournament before caving in tamely 14-21, 10-21 to Shesar in 28 minutes.
Germany defender Nico Schulz scored a late winner as their new-look side snatched a 3-2 win away to the Netherlands in their opening Euro 2020 Group C qualifier on Sunday, an absorbing clash that swung in fortunes from one side to the other.
'That was a morning where if I wanted to fly, I would have flown as well.'
It is the first time every athlete has been disqualified from a heat at a major championships.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ehsan Mani said that the Sri Lankan delegation will visit the grounds and hotels where the teams will stay in Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad besides meeting the board, police and security officials.
Metropolitan Police Acting Deputy Commissioner and Head of Counter Terrorism Mark Rowley said in a statement that a total of nine persons remain in custody and one woman has been released on bail.
Should Scotland be an independent country? Voters face a straightforward question yes and no as they head to the polls to cast their ballot in the country's landmark referendum.
Kevin De Bruyne, Kelechi Iheanacho, Raheem Sterling and Ilkay Gundogan gave Man City a 4-0 win over Bournemouth before Nolito was sent off.
India's rising golf star Shubhankar Sharma is excited at the prospect of playing with his 'idol' Tiger Woods at the next year's Open Championship.
In a three part series, Rajneesh Gupta highlights all the important numbers from cricket World Cups held between 1975 to 2015.
The struggling steelmaker said the sale includes several South Yorkshire-based assets, including electric arc steelworks and bar mill at Rotherham, steel-purifying facility in Stocksbridge and a mill in Brinsworth.
"He's so inventive ... he can play a touch game or a power game. Then, he can also keep wickets. I think he's the most valuable cricketer around," reckons former Australian great Adam Gilchrist.
Ajinkya Rahane cracked a superb half-century to power Rising Pune Supergiants to a competitive 160-5 against Kolkata Knight Riders in an IPL match at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Sunday.
War-torn Afghanistan, playing only their third match after being inducted as a Test-playing nation two years ago, completed a famous victory by defeating Bangladesh by 224 runs with 3.2 overs left on the final day on Monday.
It is a spread so full, rich and varied it'd satisfy most cinematic gluttons.
Consequences of China's efforts to stabilise its equity markets after three weeks of declines, which wiped out some 30 per cent of the value is far more importance to the world, says Clyde Russell.
We bring you a collection of some of the best photographs taken this week by ace Reuters photographers.
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