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Saina becomes first Indian to enter World Badminton final

Defeats Lindaweni Fanetri in women's semi-final, meets defending champ and top seed Carolina Marin on Sunday

Post this series, we need to think how important is DRS: Kohli

India lost the first Test from a winning position, getting bowled out for 112 in the fourth innings to go down by 63 runs

Why are top batsmen like Michael Clarke bowing out early?

Are top batsmen taking early retirement because bowling is of a much higher standard

Chess (#1161)

Chandimal hits counter-attacking ton; India chase 176

He staged a remarkable recovery as he notched up a career-best knock to help Sri Lanka score 367 in the second innings

Sung ends Sindhu's run at World Championships

Sindhu, seeded 11th, was second best in the battle of attrition, going down 17-21 21-19 16-21 to the eighth seed

Pro Kabaddi League clocks 56% growth in viewership for 37 matches

The tournament, which launched on July 18, is currently being telecast on eight channels under the Star India network

Bajaj Electricals is presenting sponsor of Badminton World Championship

India's ace shuttlers, including P V Sindhu, are vying with other top players from around the globe for the title of World Champion

Sindhu stuns Xuerui, a step closer to hat-trick of medals

She will next take on eighth seeded Sung Ji-hyun of South Korea

Ashwin scalps six as India take control vs Sri Lanka on Day 1

India are only 55 runs short of Sri Lanka's first innings total

Khel Ratna win may not serve Sania a brand value advantage

The tennis star commands Rs 1.5 cr per endorsement; Rohit Sharma & Jitu Rai nominated for Arjuna

Sania recommended for Khel Ratna by awards selection panel

She is the second tennis player after Leander Paes to be named for the top award

Lalit Modi reveals blueprint of breakaway cricket body to rival ICC

It requires a few billion dollars and I don't think it would be a problem to get that, says the ex-IPL boss

England thrash Australia to regain the Ashes

England needed only three wickets to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series and they took it without much trouble at Trent Bridge

Clarke confirms Test retirement after Ashes

Clarke has come under intense criticism for his poor batting form and failure to lead Australia to an Ashes win

Australia's Clarke set to retire: reports

He's the first Australian in more than a century to lose four successive Ashes series in England

India bags 173 medals at Special Olympics

Indian contingent wins 47 gold medals, 54 silver and 72 bronze pieces

Chess (#1160)

Australia bundled out for 60 as Broad picks 8/15

Earlier, England won the toss and elected to bowl in the fourth Ashes test

Wasim Akram attacked in Karachi, escapes unhurt

A vehicle rammed into Akram's car and opened fire at him when he walked out of his car