Murali Sreeshankar was "very happy' to win the silver medal in the men's long jump at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Thursday, but a "bit disappointed" at being unable to take home the gold.
The team heard a loud crackle. Then the scream came from Dilshan at the front of the bus. 'Get down.' Jayawardene was hit first; his sock filled with blood. Outside, twelve gunmen blocked the exit. A revealing excerpt from Nicholas Brookes's An Island's Eleven: A History of Cricket in Sri Lanka.
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Salute explores narratives of police brutality and unethical practices, power-hungry politicians who will stop at nothing and the helplessness of innocent victims of crime, observes Divya Nair.
Four persons were arrested for attempting to sell the stolen idol and remanded before the additional chief judicial magistrate of Kumbakonam, the idol wing police said on Friday.
Parul Chaudhary became only the second Indian female athlete to qualify for the final of a track event at the World Athletics Championships.
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Parvati or Uma as the Goddess is commonly known in South India is portrayed in standing position.
Arguably the greatest slow left-arm bowler that the world has ever seen, Bishan Singh Bedi left an indelible impression in minds of many with a character to die for.
Cirkus is boring and puerile, notes Sukanya Verma.
A summary of Indian athletes' performance on Day 7 of the Games.
A World Championships gold is the only medal missing in Neeraj Chopra's decorated cabinet and the superstar Indian javelin thrower will fancy his chances.
Batsmen all over the world will rejoice with the news that legendary spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is retiring very soon, Australian vice captain Michael Clarke has said.
The former India captain said there are quite a few bowlers who are no different from the Sri Lanka spin ace.
The Sri Lanka off-spinner claimed his 528th wicket on the third day of the first Test against South Africa before the visitors closed play at 347 for 7.
The off-spinner has been named in a 16-man squad to tour Australia this month.
India's top envoy Nirupam Sen said the ace spinner is "pride and pleasure" for Indians as well.
The Sri Lankan off spinner created a new world record claiming his 520th Test wicket.
The Sri Lanka spinner said it was a key factor in him equalling the world record for Test wickets.
Olympic-bound long jumper Murali Sreeshankar on Saturday said he is working on his technical flaws and is hoping to take part in competitions abroad once the current travel restrictions on Indians are eased.
The retired Australian batsman scored 65 from 35 deliveries and the Sri Lankan spinner claimed 3 for 11 as Chennai Super Kings beat Bangalore Royal Challengers by 92 runs in the Indian Premier League.
Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan will be within striking distance of another world record in the third and final one-day international against Pakistan on Saturday.
Maykel Masso of Cuba won the event with a best effort of 8.35m while World Championships silver medallist and reigning Olympic champion Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece (8.31m) and Marquis Dendy (8.31m) of USA finished second and third respectively.
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Retired Australian speedster Brett Lee has become the latest player to be named in the Sachin Tendulkar-led Marylebone Cricket Club XI which will take on Rest of the World XI in a Lord's Bicentenary celebration match on July 5.
India captain Anil Kumble showered rich tributes on Muttiah Muralitharan saying the ace off-spinner can scale the 1000-wicket mark in Tests.
One of cricket's greatest players passed into the ages on Monday. Rediff.com salutes the legend.
One of the finest spinners of all-time, Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan bowed out of international cricket as the highest wicket-taker in both Tests and ODIs though he failed to make an impact in his swansong match -- the World Cup final against India.
The Sri Lankan off spinner plans to cut down on ODIs after the World Cup to scale that Test landmark.
Controversial former umpire Darrell Hair has claimed that many of the current officials suspect Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan's action but do not want to call him in matches for the fear of creating a furore.
Former Sri Lanka captain Duleep Mendis once remarked that 'Murali' could turn the ball even on concrete and it was no exaggeration.
The ace spinner said his team was keen to avenge its drubbing on Indian soil last year.
