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Just a few months ago, the Indian Hockey was showing signs of revival. But that turned out to be an illusion, as the team produced worst performance at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Hockey tournament. The only silver lining was they defeated…

Under the scanner over the massive drug haul, Olympic bronze medalist boxer Vijender Singh was grilled by the Punjab police for nearly three hours yesterday, but he refused to give his blood and hair samples for forensic tests, fueling…

The Australian cricket team, which is already trailing 2-0 in the four-match test series against India, plunged into a deep crisis, as four players, including Shane Watson and James Pattinson were dropped from the team on disciplinary…

When Indian skipper MS Dhoni became the first Captain-cum-Wicket Keeper to score a Test double hundred, cricket pundits were amused that such a record occurred 136 years after the Test Cricket started. However, in less than 15 days, another…

Rourkela: Former Odisha Ranji Tropjy captain and cricket coach Haramohan Praharaj died at the age of 56. He represented Odisha team for more than a decade. He captained the team for three years. Haramohan Praharaj also represented the East…

After a series of failures in Test matches, Virender Sehwag finally got the marching orders. The selectors dropped from the next two Test matches against Australia, but retained "average" performer Harbhajan Singh in the team. Sehwag was…

Three Odisha players Biplab Samantray, Govind Poddar and pacer Basant Mohanty have been inducted into the 15-member East Zone team for the Deodhar Trophy 2013. Arabind Singh and Suryakant Pradhan from the state has been named the stand-by…

After the eight-wicket loss in Chennai, the Kangaroos slumped to a humiliating innings defeat in Hyderabad to hand over a 2-0 lead to India in the four-test match series. Indian spinners ruled the roost on Day 4 of the Test match to wreck…

Cheteshwar Pujara scored his second double hundred in Tests to put India on the top in the second test match against Australia in Hyderabad. India scored 503 in the first innings in reply to Australia's 237/9. Pujara scored 204, while…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Cricket Association announced for the revival of the Odisha Premier League (OPL) after a gap of two years. The tournament is scheduled to start on May 1 in a new format involving 8 teams, which were renamed as Barabati,…