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Dhoni stands at 16th spot on Forbes list of highest-paid athletes

As per the Forbes latest rankings of the highest paid athletes in the world, India skipper M S Dhoni, with earnings of $31.5 million, has been ranked at...

June 8, 2013

'God of Cricket' Tendulkar retires from IPL

Sachin Tendulkar announced his retirement from the Indian Premier League soon after Mumbai Indians won their maiden title. He won’t be playing in IPL next season. This is...

May 28, 2013

Mumbai Indians lift their first IPL trophy by defeating CSK

Mumbai Indians (MI) defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to win their first IPL title.  In the final match played at Eden Garden stadium of Kolkata, MI  vanquished CSK...

May 28, 2013

David Beckham announces retirement from professional football

World-famous footballer and former England skipper David Beckham has announced his retirement from professional football to conclude his celebrated career of more than two decades. He will take...

May 18, 2013

2014 Thomas and Uber Cup Finals to be held in Delhi

Indian capital, New Delhi will host famous Badminton championships– Thomas Cup and Uber Cup finals for the first time in May 2014. Thomas Cup: Also called the World Men’s Team Championships,...

April 29, 2013

Chris Gayle scores fastest century in cricket history during IPL game

Chris Gayle (the cricketer from West Indies) set a new record in Cricket when he hit the fastest century in the history of professional cricket during a cricket...

April 24, 2013

Sher-i-Kashmir Award: Navjot becomes youngest recipient athlete of Jammu and Kashmir to be conferred

Navjot Singh (16 years) became the youngest athlete of Jammu and Kashmir to be conferred with the Sher-i-Kashmir Sports Award. He was declared the best sportsperson for 2008-09....

April 20, 2013

Sania joins as 4th Vice President of of ITPA

Sania Mirza joined as the fourth Vice-President of the freshly formed Tennis body in India : ITPA (Indian Tennis Players Association). Sania, was the first female player from...

April 17, 2013

Manipur bags overall team Champion for 22nd time in North East Game 2013

In the 27th edition of North-East Games played at Imphal, the host state Manipur claimed the title of overall team champion for the 22nd time. Overall standing: Manipur...

April 16, 2013

Harmanpreet Kaur – New captain of Indian Women’s Cricket Team

Harmanpreet Kaur was named the Captain of the Indian women’s Cricket team, she replaced Mithali Raj. Poonam Raut was named as the Vice-Captain of the team.

April 1, 2013

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