'...Virat adds to the quality of any contest because he is such a wonderful player who brings fire, passion, competitiveness and great fan following to the sport. But personal matters always take preference over cricketing matters.'
After breaking Sachin Tendulkar's record, an emotional Virat Kohli said it felt like a dream to achieve the milestone in front of Tendulkar himself.
"The results show popular support for our battle against corruption," he told a crowd of cheering supporters at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi, adding that they have served a lesson to the Congress and the opposition's INDIA bloc that mere collecting some dynasts on dais may make for a good photograph but cannot win people's confidence.
The duo of Rohan Bopanna and Denis Shapovalov crashed out of the semi-finals of the men's doubles event at the ongoing St Petersburg Open St Petersburg on Saturday.
The 75th Republic Day celebrations at Kartavya Path on Friday showcased India's rich cultural diversity, military prowess, and 'Nari Shakti'.
India were sitting pretty on 473/8 in 120 overs at stumps on the second day for an overall lead of 255 runs.
A fairytale moment unfolded at the Wankhede as Virat Kohli climbed to the summit, overtaking the legendary Sachin Tendulkar.
Showtime is watchable but never engrossing, notes Sukanya Verma.
India's best hope in the women's singles, Saina Nehwal bowed out of the Yonex Sunrise India Open Grand Prix badminton tournament, though Chetan Anand and Anand Pawar kept hopes alive by defeating their rivals in the men's pre-quarterfinal matches in Hyderabad on Thursday.
The sengol must revert to where it belongs -- behind a glass case and not figure in ceremonies concerning India's democracy, argues Shyam G Menon.
Legendary German goalkeeper Oliver Kahn took his final bow from competitive soccer before a capacity 1.20 lakh crowd at Yuva Bharati Krirangan as Bayern Munich decimated Mohun Bagan 3-0 in a friendly in Kolkata on Tuesday.
The BJP is far more prepared than the Congress as their pool of prospective candidates is much bigger, reports Prakash Bhandari.
India's Sunitha Rao bowed out of the $ 170,000 WTA Pattaya Open in Thailand, going down in straight sets to Russian Ekaterina Bychkova in the second round on Thursday.
Ankita, ranked 182, had only one break point in the match, which she failed to convert.
The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), which trained a batch of Assam's United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants in 1991-92, considered the rebel group's chief Paresh Baruah a prize catch and did not want to offend him even after he was unwilling to take the agency's commands on conducting operations in the northeastern state, claims a new book.
Kalpana said her husband is not with the family on their wedding anniversary but she will not be emotional as he will "defeat conspiracy and emerge as a winner".
Home Tests against an undermanned Pakistan may struggle to excite even the most ardent Australian cricket fan but angst over David Warner's farewell tour has given the series a much-welcomed boost.
During a cabinet meeting earlier in the day, Modi lauded both Naqvi and Singh for their contributions to the country during their ministerial tenure, sources said.
South Africa have rested batter Temba Bavuma for their home white-ball series against India this month after a poor Cricket World Cup, but he will captain the team in the two-Test series which starts on Dec. 26.
Briton Tim Henman bowed out of grand slam tennis with a second-round defeat at the U.S. Open on Friday, but said he would be leaving the sport content that he had made the most of his potential.
Thereafter on February 18, Shewale had written to the Lok Sabha Secretariat seeking allotment of the office for the party.
The Indo-Czech duo lost lost 3-6, 5-7 to top seeds Jonas Bjorkman and Max Mirnyi in Monte Carlo Masters semi-final
Quinton de Kock's back-to-back centuries in India fuelled belief that South Africa can be World Cup contenders.
Paris is, and will continue to be, dogged by the usual gripes about staging the greatest show on earth.
Priyanshu toiled hard for one hour 14 minutes before losing 21-18, 14-21, 17-21.
The Indian ace lost to top seed Lee Chong Wei in the third round at the Asian Badminton Championships.
Somdev Devvarman could not go deep into the singles main draw after a stupendous start as the Indian bowed out of the ATP Open 13 tournament with a straight-sets defeat against Australia's Berand Tomic in the second round.
Former Asian champion Alok Kumar is the only Indian left in fray at the quarter-final stage in the World Snooker Championship.
Shameem Akthar, yoga acharya, trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, instructs you on five poses that helps you shape up and also control diabetes, respiratory and menstrual disorders.
IMAGES from the 2nd T20I played between India and South Africa in Gqeberha on Tuesday.
Warner set new standards for explosive openers in his early years in the Test game
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