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Ranji Trophy: Mumbai claim their 40th title, defeat Saurashtra

Mumbai won its 40th Ranji trophy after beating Saurashtra in the Ranji Trophy finals at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

January 31, 2013

World’s oldest marathoner to retire

World’s oldest marathon runner, 101-year-old Fauja Singh, from Ilford, east London, has announced retirement from the sport after taking part in the after Hong Kong marathon which will...

January 30, 2013

Wild card entrants win Australian Open 2013 mixed doubles title

Wild card entrants Jarmila Gajdosova and Matthew Ebden combined to won the Australian Open mixed doubles title with a win over Lucie Hradecka and Frantisek Cermak in the...

January 29, 2013

Djokovic first ever to win 3 consecutive Australian Open men’s singles titles

The Serbian professional tennis player Novak Djokovic became the first man to win three successive Australian Open titles in the professional era when he beat Andy Murray in...

January 28, 2013

Bryan brothers clinch men’s doubles Australian Open 2013

American siblings Bob and Mike Bryan clinched the men’s doubles title in Australian Open 2013. The pair defeated the Dutch team of Robin Haase and Igor Sijsling to...

January 28, 2013

Victoria Azarenka lifts Australian Open 2013 women’s title

Belarus’ tennis star Victoria Azarenka vanquished Chinese opponent Li Na to clinch the 2013 title of Australian Open for the second successive time.

January 28, 2013

Virat Kohli becomes second fastest Indian to score 4000 runs in ODIs

Indian cricket star Virat Kohli became the fastest Indian to score 4000 runs in One Day Internationals (ODIs). Virat Kohli played 96 ODI matches and 93 innings to...

January 24, 2013

IOC asks Lance Armstrong to return bronze medal won at 2000 Sydney Olympics

The International Olympics association has requested the discredited cyclist Lance Armstrong to return the Olympic bronze medal he won at the 2000 Sydney Olympics Games. The cyclist was...

January 24, 2013

Hockey India appoints Roelant Oltmans as High Performance Director

Legendry Dutch coach Roelant Oltmans has been appointed as High Performance Director by Hockey India to oversee the affairs of its senior and junior national teams. Oltmans brings...

January 22, 2013

Saina Nehwal becomes world No. 2

Indian badminton star Saina Nehwal once again attained world no.2 position in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings. Previously, she had achieved this feat in 2010.

January 19, 2013

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