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Alastair Cook quits as England Test captain
Cook, England's leading scorer in Tests with 11,057 runs, became the captain of the squad in 2012
 "Alastair Cook quits as England Test captain")
Nishant Arora quits from media manager post at BCCI
Arora, who served for 18 months, tendered his resignation on Sunday evening
 "Nishant Arora quits from media manager post at BCCI")
BCCI's new administrators sack board officials appointed by Anurag Thakur
Appointments and tenure of other BCCI officials will be overseen by BCCI CEO Rahul Johri.
Ramanathan defeats New Zealand's Finn Tearney to enter round 2 of Davis Cup
India will now take on Uzbekistan in the second round in April
 "Ramanathan defeats New Zealand's Finn Tearney to enter round 2 of Davis Cup")
CHESS#1237
Indian GM finished his first Super GM event with an 2800-plus performance
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The age defiers
A staggering number of athletes across sports seem to have found their best game in their 30s, 40s
The master's new range
Tendulkar's launched cricket equipment and sportswear range focuses on safety and accessibility
 "The master's new range")
India tour will be real test for Australia, says Glenn Maxwell
The first of the four Tests will be played from February 23 in Pune
 "India tour will be real test for Australia, says Glenn Maxwell")
Tiger Woods struggles in Dubai, shoots 77 in 1st round
The 14-time Major winner finished the first round at 5-over-par 77
 "Tiger Woods struggles in Dubai, shoots 77 in 1st round")
Shuttler Lakshya Sen clinches top rank in World junior ranking
A semifinal finish at Lucknow also saw Mumbai's Harsheel Dani's rank jump to 69
 "Shuttler Lakshya Sen clinches top rank in World junior ranking")
Virat Kohli maintains top slot in T20 rankings
Team India's ranking jumped a spot, making them the second best squad in the world
 "Virat Kohli maintains top slot in T20 rankings")
Former Chelsea star Frank Lampard retires at 38
The former England midfielder did not say what he plans to do next
 "Former Chelsea star Frank Lampard retires at 38")
BCCI picks Abhinav Mukund for Bangladesh test series, Saha replaces Parthiv
Saha recently helped his team clinch the Irani Cup against Ranji champions Gujarat
 "BCCI picks Abhinav Mukund for Bangladesh test series, Saha replaces Parthiv")
Amitabh Chaudhary barred from convening BCCI selection committee meeting
All was not well was understood when BCCI mandarins broke for lunch
Panel led by ex-CAG Vinod Rai to run BCCI
Rai said he's a 'night-watchman' whose job will be to ensure a smooth transition to an elected body
 "Panel led by ex-CAG Vinod Rai to run BCCI")
Tax tribunal bats for Sachin Tendulkar in share sale case
Treats gains on sale of as capital gains, not business income, spares him from huge tax liability
 "Tax tribunal bats for Sachin Tendulkar in share sale case")
SC appoints four-member panel led by former CAG Vinod Rai to run BCCI
Ramachandra Guha, Vikram Limaye, Diana Edulji are also part of the panel
 "SC appoints four-member panel led by former CAG Vinod Rai to run BCCI")
My role in BCCI is that of a night-watchman, says ex-CAG Vinod Rai
Rai will head the four-member committee of administrators to run the BCCI
 "My role in BCCI is that of a night-watchman, says ex-CAG Vinod Rai")
Gopichand, Bindra in committee to prepare action plan for next 3 Olympics
Former hockey captain Viren Raquinha, senior journalist Rajesh Kalra are also included
 "Gopichand, Bindra in committee to prepare action plan for next 3 Olympics")
Roger Federer drops hints that the end may be nigh
After his age-defying win over his Grand Slam nemesis Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open
 "Roger Federer drops hints that the end may be nigh")