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TNI Bureau: Cheteshwar Pujara came to India's rescue on a wicket that showed cracks and took huge turns on Day 1 of the test match. Gambhir, Sehwag, Tendulkar, Kohli and Yuvraj failed on the Mumbai pitch, but Pujara showed great resolve and…

TNI Bureau: Virender Sehwag failed to score a hundred in his 100th test match, as he was out for a quick-fire 30 off 43 balls. Monty Panesar, who replaced Tim Bresnan in this match, claimed Sehwag's wicket. Panesar also took Tendulkar's…

Bhubaneswar:  In a significant development today, the Odisha Sports Ministry has increased the sports scholarship amount in all sports hostels and sporting excellence centres across the state. Earlier, the per capita expense for the inmates…

TNI Bureau: Australian cricketer Michael Clarke became the first player in the history to score four double hundreds in a year. Clarke achieved the glory during the second test match against South Africa in Adelaide. Clarke was part of…

TNI Bureau: Odia spinner, who was ignored by the national selectors for the most part of 2011, has proved his mettle this year by taking wickets in every test match. Ojha, who played a key role in India's victory over England at Motera with…

TNI Bureau: After losing to Delhi by 10 wickets in the previous match, Odisha defeated Haryana by 4 wickets in a thriller in Ranji Trophy match in Rohtak. It was a remarkable success for the Odisha team, as they won the match on Haryana's…

TNI Bureau: The Ranji Trophy match between Odisha and Haryana has taken an interesting turn with both sides trying for an outright victory on the last day of the match. Chasing a victory target of 148, Odisha finished Day 3 at 60/3.…

TNI Bureau: India thrashed England by 9 wickets to win the first test match at Motera, Ahmedabad and took a 1-0 lead in the four-match test series. Although India win the match, England received kudos for their fighting spirit in the second…

TNI Bureau: The great resistance shown by England batsmen in the second innings of Ahmedabad Test finally came to an end, as the team bowled out for 406. But, they should be happy that they avoided an innings defeat. India need just 77 to…

TNI Bureau: A fine unbeaten 168 by skipper Alastair Cook and unbeaten 84 by Matt Prior helped England stage a great comeback in the first test match against India at Motera, Ahmedabad. After following on, England ended Day 4 at 340/5 -…