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Basketball is the second fastest growing sport in India.

NBA bets big on India

The terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore might take its toll on the cash-rich Indian Premier League&rsquo;s (IPL) Twenty-20 League, with Home Minister P Chidambaram requesting the cricket body to postpone the tournament to after the polls.

Terror sends cricket world running for extra cover

A day after the terrorist attacks on Sri Lankan cricketers in Lahore, the organisers of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the ministry of home affairs are discussing ways to ensure the schedule of the multi-crore cricket tournament is not unduly disrupted.

BCCI may rejig IPL dates

Sport in the subcontinent may have run into turbulent times.

In terror&#39;s shadow

The game is now not immune to terror, one can only hope the IPL is not next on the list.

Cricket is dead, long live cricket

TV programming that shows alcohol fuels consumption.

You drink what you watch

The issue of the central government deputing its security forces for the Indian Premier League (IPL) during the general elections remains a grey area for the prestigious Twenty20 format tournament organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

Home ministry, IPL brass still differ on tournament security

THE ANAND-TOPALOV match has been postponed. According to Fide, it will take place &ldquo;not later than April 20, 2010&rdquo; and bids for hosting this event have been invited. In 2011, there will be a Candidates tournament. The players will include GM Kamsky, the loser of the Anand-Topalov match, two players from the Grand Prix and one from the World Cup, two highest rated players not already qualified and a player nominated by the &ldquo;organiser&rdquo; (presumably sponsor).

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Expect more twists and turns as Formula One gets ready to herald a new era in motorsport.

All set to vroom-vroom

When it comes to the Davis Cup, Somdev Devvarman has big boots to fill.

Oye lucky, lucky oye

A tale of two boys from a small town in Uttar Pradesh trying to make a career in major league baseball.

Living their dream

The most beautiful game in the world has frequently had its share of unpleasant times.

Beauty and the beast

The schedule for the second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Twenty20 format cricket tournament organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), will not be cut short, according to IPL Commissioner and BCCI vice-president Lalit Modi.

No question of truncating IPL, says Lalit Modi

Levon Aronyan pulled off his second successive Melody Amber title. The Armenian GM won the &curren;216,000 rapid-blindfold with 14 points from 22 games. Anand and Kramnik tied for second with 13.5. Magnus Carlsen was 4th with 13 with Morozevich trailing a distant fifth on 11. Everyone else &mdash; Topalov, Karjakin, Kamsky, Leko, Ivanchuk, Radjabov and Wang &mdash; logged minus scores.

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Imagine being the lone representative in one Olympics sport from a nation of over one billion. Sounds bizarre, doesn&rsquo;t it? But that is exactly what Shiva Keshavan did in 1998, when he represented India at the Winter Olympics as a 16-year-old.

Going solo on ice

Kim Clijsters is back on the court. This time, with a baby in tow.

Starring in a double role

I f you had mentioned the term auction of cricketers about two years ago, people would have sniggered and rubbished the idea. But then things aren&rsquo;t the same in cricket anymore, ever since the Indian Premier League came on the horizon. Auctions were introduced, players started earning even more, brands got a never-before-seen platform, and &mdash; most importantly &mdash; spectators got rivetting cricketing action.

Getting ready to bid

Don't feel sad for Roger Federer. He's had an outstanding career and dominated the game like few others have.

When the tennis gods get set to play

English cricketers collectively bagged $4.10 million (about Rs 19.6 crore).

Pietersen, Flintoff favourites in round 2 of IPL auction

The new year has brought some cheer to Indian tennis and the future looks promising.

So far so good

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