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New Delhi: One of India’s largest business conglomerates, the Tata Group, will replace Chinese mobile manufacturer Vivo as the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) title sponsor from this year. This decision was taken during a meeting of the IPL’s governing council Tuesday. “Yes, Tata group is...

New Delhi: Chinese mobile manufacturer Vivo has pulled out as Indian Premier League's title sponsor from this year and the BCCI will replace it with Tata, the cash-rich league's governing council decided in a meeting Tuesday. Following the governing council meeting, IPL chairman Brijesh Patel...

Cape Town: India skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bat against South Africa in the series-deciding third and final Test, here Tuesday. India have made two changes to their playing XI with pacer Umesh Yadav replacing Mohhamed Siraj and Hanuma Vihari making...

Melbourne: Comeback-man Yuki Bhambri impressed with his match sharpness and attacking net play as the Indian progressed to the second round of Australian Open qualifiers with a comfortable straight set win over Joao Domingues, here Tuesday. Bhambri, who returned to the Grand Slam stage after...

Christchurch: A courageous century by wicketkeeper Liton Das made Bangladesh a hard nut to crack but New Zealand finally broke through Tuesday to win the second cricket Test by an innings and 117 runs to tie the two-match series. Das batted almost one-handed for much...

New York: The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) -- the governing body of the men's professional tennis circuits -- has said that the Novak Djokovic court saga has "been damaging on all fronts", including for the world No. 1 tennis player's well-being and preparation for...

Christchurch: Bangladesh was 74-2 at lunch Tuesday after being forced to follow on 395 runs behind New Zealand on the third day of the second cricket Test. Opener Mohammad Naim showed grit and application in the second innings of his debut test, batting through the...

Belgrade: Hours after he won a court battle Monday to stay in Australia to contest the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic hit the court and was training, his brother told reporters here. “Novak is free. He was at the tennis court moments ago. He is training,”...

Cape Town: South Africa captain Dean Elgar said if his team wins the third Test and series against India, it would be the biggest win for him in his career. He added that the series deciding Test at Newlands, starting from Tuesday, is going to...

New Delhi: Former Mumbai Indians all-rounder Hardik Pandya is likely to captain the new franchise from Ahmedabad in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Last year, Pandya was not retained by the Rohit Sharma-led MI ahead of the mega auction. As per reports, Pandya,...