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Minnows Zimbabwe scored a dramatic 24-run victory over Pakistan in the second test match in Harare to end 12-year-long drought. The last time they won a Test match in June 2011. At that time, they had a strong team with players like Andy…

The BCCI has banned cricketer S Sreesanth for life after Ravi Sawani probe commision found him guilty of match-fixing. Ravi's judgement was based on his analysis of evidence provided by Delhi Police and questioning of other tainted…

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh stepped in, as the Faisalabad Wolves was granted visa to play in the upcoming Champions League Twenty20 to be held later this month. The PM rejected the Home Ministry's earlier assessment that Pak…

The Indian football reached a new low yesterday, as they lost to Afghanistan 2-0 in the final to lose the SAFF Football Championship. India had won the last two editions of SAFF Cup, but failed to make the hat-trick of titles. In the group…

Sprinter Dutee Chand of Odisha made her state proud by becoming the fastest woman of India. She won double gold medals in 100m and 200m at the 53rd National Open Athletics Championship. The Asian Championship bronze medalist prevailed upon…

World No. 2 Spaniard Rafael Nadal prevailed over World No. 1 Novak Djokovic 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the final to lift the US Open title for second time. The match lasted for 3 hours and 21 minutes, which produced great contest between two…

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stepped in personally to convince the international community that Fukushima nuclear disaster won't happen again to get the final nod for Tokyo to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Tokyo, which hosted…

In a huge relief to India and many other nations, Wrestling has been retained at the Olympics Games at least till 2024. In the voting between three sports, Wrestling scored maximum 49 votes, while Baseball-Softball and Squash got 24 and 22…

World No. 1 Serena Williams won her fifth US Open title and 17th grand slam overall, when she defeated second-ranked Victoria Azarenka 7-5, 6-7 (6/8), 6-1 in the final last night. The 31-year-old Serena also became the oldest Open Era…

Leander Paes made history with his 14th career grand slam victory tonight, which came at the age of 40. Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek defeated second seeds Alexander Peya (Austria) and Bruno Soares (Brazil) 6-1, 6-3 in the final…