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'Ek Ladki Ko...' has an amazing script: Juhi Chawla (Movie Snippets)

Actress Juhi Chawla says her upcoming film "Ek Ladki Ko Dekha To Aisa Laga" has an amazing script.

Supersized Messi smiles on Moscow to promote World Cup

Visitors and Moscow residents may have been surprised to see Argentina's Lionel Messi smiling down on them from a giant mural on the side of a building as part of the promotion for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Naomi upsets World No.1 Halep to reach Indian wells final

Japan's Naomi Osaka stunned world number 1 Simona Halep of Romania in the semi-final at the Indian Wells Masters here.

Kasatkina beats Venus to reach Indian Wells final

Russia's Daria Kasatkina won a dramatic semi-final against American Venus Williams after coming back from a set down at the Indian Wells Masters here.

Raonic edges Querrey to reach Indian Wells semi-finals

Canadian Milos Raonic struggled at times against American Sam Querrey but made better use of his break-point opportunities in a 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 victory in quarter-final action at the BNP Paribas Open here.

Argentina calls up Angel Correa for friendlies

Atletico Madrid forward Angel Correa was called up by Argentine national football coach Jorge Sampaoli for upcoming friendlies against Spain and Italy.

Stuttgart top Freiburg 2-1 to preserve European hopes

Mario Gomez had a brace here to lead VfB Stuttgart 2-1 over SC Freiburg, a result that boosts the visiting football side into eighth place in the German Bundesliga, three points from the last European spot.

Del Potro books semis spot after hard-fought win

Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro came from a set down against German Philipp Kohlschreiber to seal a place in the last four of the Indian Wells Masters 1000 tennis tournament.

Injured Sharapova pulls out of Miami Open

Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova has pulled out of next week's Miami Open, after suffering an injury to her left forearm.Announcing her withdrawal from the tournament, Sharapova said that she is quite sad to miss one of her favourite tournaments."I am really sorry that I have to withdraw from one of my favorite tournaments with my left forearm injury. I am doing everything possible to return to the tour as soon as possible," the WTA quoted Sharapova, as saying.Meanwhile, Miami Open Tournament Director James Blake said that injuries are the part and parcel of the game and that they hope for Sharapova's quick recovery."I know how much Maria wanted to play Miami this year, so I can imagine her disappointment.We were looking forward to seeing her play Wednesday, but unfortunately injuries are part of the game. We hope she recovers quickly and is back on the court soon," he said.Sharapova's withdrawal comes after her disappointing campaign at the Indian Wells Masters in California this .

All England Open: Shuttler Sindhu eyes final berth

Rio Olympics silver-medallist PV Sindhu will aim to book her place in the finals of the USD 1000,000 All England Championship when she locks horns with Japanese tennis star Akane Yamaguchi in the semi-finals of the women's singles event here on Saturday.Yesterday, the fourth-seed produced a spirited performance as she bounced back from a game down to register a 20-22, 21-18, 21-18 win over 2016 champion Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in a nail-biting quarter-final clash that lasted an hour and 24 minutes here at the Arena Birmingham.With the win, Sindhu had clinched her fifth victory over the world number six Japanese, who had also robbed the former of a gold medal at the World Championship in Glasgow.It should be noted that Sindhu is the lone Indian shuttler left in the tournament after HS Prannoy missed by a whisker from making it to the last-four of the men's singles event.After comfortably winning the first set, Prannoy failed to capitalize on the same and slumped to a 22-20, 16-21, ...

Ankita ends singles title drought, wins Gwalior ITF event

Ankita Raina won her first singles title in more than three years when she fought past second seed Amandine Hesse in straight sets in the final of the USD 25,000 ITF women's event, here today. The fourth seed Indian, who has been in tremendous form in the last few months, beat the Frenchwoman 6-2 7-5 in the title clash which lasted one hour and 25 minutes. The last time Ankita won a singles title was way back in December 2014, when she had triumphed in the Pune ITF event. It was overall sixth singles career title for Ankita, who has lost nine other finals in the last six years. In the doubles, the 25-year-old has won 12 titles. Ankita said she has matured not only as a player but also as a person and it was helping her in tough matches. "Getting mentally strong and becoming mature as a player and as a person, it has come together. It helps. You can handle situations well. You don't get emotional. Situations are not going to be favourable always. I can think now during the matches. The

I want to break a senior shooting world record now: Mehuli Ghosh (IANS Interview)

Teen shooting sensation Mehuli Ghosh, fresh from bagging two bronze medals at the ISSF World Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico, has now set her eyes on breaking a senior world record by the end of 2018.

Pride at stake for Indian women in 3rd ODI against Australia

The series already lost, India women would look to salvage some pride when they take on mighty Australia in the third and final game of the series, a part of the ICC Women ODI Championship, here tomorrow. It has been a disastrous series for Indian women so far as they are yet to taste a victory in four matches, including the two practice games preceding the three-game ODI series. It has been a dominating performance from Australia, who had lost to India in the World Cup semifinals. Australia women have showed their class by registering convincing wins in all the matches. They won the first ODIs by eight wickets and sealed the series with 60-run victory in the second match. Prior to the ODIs, Indian women had also lost both the practice games in Mumbai by massive 321 runs and seven wickets respectively. And come tomorrow, it would be Indian women's last chance to redeem some pride and bring smiles back to the faces of their fans with a consolation win. But to achieve a favourable ...

Prannoy's campaign ends in agony at All England Championship

Star Indian shuttler H S Prannoy produced a gallant fight before going down narrowly to China's Huang Yuxiang in the men singles quarterfinals of the USD 1000,000 All England Championship here. In a nail-biting last eight match which swung too frequently, it was a miscued smash from the Indian that ended the gruelling contest 22-20 16-21 21-23 in favour of Huang after an hour and 17 minutes fight at the Arean Birmingham last night. Locked 20-20 in the third set, Prannoy went for a smash with his opponent down on the floor but all he could do is send the shuttle to the net, a moment which will perhaps haunt him for sometime. "That was one shot that I really should have got in," said Prannoy after the heart-breaking loss. "There are matches where you really don't know what to do to get that one big point. It's really disappointing. One point does big things in your life. I'm really disappointed to have not made the semi-finals here. It's one of my big dreams to do so one day," he

Confident India to start as favourite against gutsy Bangladesh

A bitter, yet intense rivalry is expected to produce a cracker of a contest when a confident India take on a fiery Bangladesh in the final of the Nidahas Twenty20 tri-series, here tomorrow. While the second-string Indian team recorded a hat trick of comfortable wins after their opening loss to Sri Lanka, Bangladesh reached the summit clash with couple of dramatic wins over the hosts. In a tense encounter, in which they beat Sri Lanka last night, with Mahmudullah Riyadh rising to the occasion with a last ball six, will give the 'Tigers' immense confidence. However, an angry Shakib Al Hasan's attempt to call the team off the ground and allegedly damaging of the dressing room by Bangladeshi players is a testimony that they still have some way to go as far as composure is concerned. Unlike India's rivalry with Pakistan and Australia, there isn't any significant cricketing history attached to India-Bangladesh matches. But since their 2015 World Cup quarterfinal defeat in Melbourne where ...

I need to remain calm, says Shakib after ill-tempered T20 win

Captain Shakib Al Hasan has vowed to keep his emotions under control after heated altercations and ugly scenes marred Bangladesh's dramatic win over Sri Lanka in a must-win game of the Nidahas Twenty20 Tri-Series here. In the virtual semi-final last night, Bangladesh defeated hosts Sri Lanka by two wickets to set-up a clash against India in tomorrow's final. But the thrilling game was marred by ugly scenes after the on-field umpires had refused to award a no-ball when Isuru Udana delivered a second short-pitched delivery with Sri Lanka needing 12 runs of the final over at the R Premadasa Stadium. Furious at the decision, an agitated Shakib came down to the boundary and waved at his batsmen to return to the pavilion before relenting as Bangladesh registered a momentous win. "I wasn't calling them back. I was telling them to play. You can describe it both ways. It depends on how you see it," Shakib told reporters at the post-match press conference. "Many things happened that shouldn't ..

ATK outclass Chennai City FC to qualify for Super Cup main draw

Two-time Indian Super League champions ATK, came up with a commanding performance to beat I-League outfit Chennai City FC 4-1, in the fourth and final qualifying game of the Super Cup, at the Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha.They now move on to the main draw of the tournament beginning on March 31, and will face FC Goa on April 3.ATK dominated possession throughout the first half and pressed high consistently although they couldn't find the back of the net for all their efforts. Brazilian Zequinha tormented the Chennai down the left. His focus being to deliver the ball to Irish man Robbie Keane.In the 29th minute, Zequiniha put one in off a loopy curler from Mbatha from the right corner flag, but the ball went out for a goal kick. A malfunctioning floodlight held proceedings but the game sprung back to life as Hitesh Sharma drilled in a brilliant left-footer off a loose ball from an ATK corner into the Chennai City net, beating custodian Kabir all ends up. 1-0 to ATK in the ...

All England Open: Sindhu happy to win quarter-finals

Rio Olympics silver-medallist PV Sindhu has expressed her happiness after pulling off another tough win against Nozomi Okuhara of Japan and making it to the semi-finals of the USD 1000,000 All England Championship.Sindhu emerged as the lone Indian survivor in the women's singles category of the All England Championship, after she booked her place in the semi-finals of the tournament here on Friday.The fourth-seed bounced back in her quarter-final clash, going down in the opening game, Sindhu ensured that she had the last laugh as she eventually swept aside Okuhara 20-22,21-18, 21-18 in a nail-biting contest that lasted for an hour and 24 minutes here at the Arena Birmingham.Sindhu said, "It's just like the World championships match. Having both of us know each other's game, playing against Okuhara was not easy. We played 10 times and I won five times. We know each other's game well, so every point was very important. I am happy that I actually fought back and won. I have to focus on ..

Super Cup Qualifiers: Mumbai City FC pip Indian Arrows 2-1

Mumbai City FC came from behind against a spirited Indian Arrows to clinch a 2-1 win, in the third match of the Super Cup 2018 Qualifiers at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha last evening.It was the youngsters of the Arrows side comprising mostly of India U-17 players, who had the most chances in the first half, which was otherwise bereft of too many goal scoring opportunities.Although it was Mumbai who got the first chance of the match as early as in the seventh minute when a snapshot by Brazilian midfielder Everton from inside the box, ricocheted off the post.There match then slowly swung towards the Arrows, with Stalin forcing a good save from Amrinder of a free-kick in the 12th minute and Deepak Tangri being stopped by Raju Gaikwad who cut down a solo foray into the box.The Arrows were clearly maintained their momentum in the second half with Rahul K.P latching on to a stray ball in the 56th minute but he was able to only hit it straight into Amrinder's hands as ...

Raonic books semi-final showdown with Del Potro

Milos Raonic, coming off an injury-riddled 2017, booked a semi-final clash with comeback king Juan Martin Del Potro at the ATP Tour's Indian Wells Masters. The 27-year-old Raonic defeated American Sam Querrey 7-5 2-6 6-3 yesterday to pick up just his fourth match win of the season and is seeking to capture his ninth career ATP Tour title. He'll be up against the eighth-ranked player in the world in Argentina's Del Potro, who beat German Philipp Kohlschreiber 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the day's other quarter-final. "I am very happy I was able to put it together today," Raonic said. "I'm in the semis. I am happy with that. I know I can play better." Raonic lost in the final of this event in 2016 and has now made it to the semi-finals in his last three appearances. Raonic didn't play in Indian Wells last year because of a string of injuries and surgeries that decimated his season. "It's been a catastrophe," he said of the time off due to injuries. The list of things that have put him in the ...