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Watch: Sri Lankan team practicing ahead of 3rd test against India

New Delhi, Nov 30 (ANI): Sri Lanka team led by Dinesh Chandimal was seen practicing in the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in Delhi ahead of the 3rd test match against India. India leads the test series by 1-0. India registered a comprehensive victory in the second test by defeating Sri Lanka by an inning and 239 runs on Monday. R. Ashwin was the star of the match who took eight wickets. The third and last test match between India and Sri Lanka will be start on Dec 2.

Denmark, USA wins chilly Antarctic marathon on ice

Antarctica, Nov 28 (ANI): Fifty-five runners set out on Friday to run two huge laps around the Union Glacier exploration camp in Antarctica - an ice marathon at temperatures of minus 25 degrees Celsius. Denmark's Frank Johansen was the men's winner in a time of three hours 37.46. He was followed home by David Weeks of USA. The women's winner was Kelly McClay of USA with Gulay Varan of Great Britain and Turkey second. All 55 runners finished the course and 14 of them qualified for the seven continents marathon club, having run a marathon on each continent. The runners stopped regularly for hot drinks and snacks to top up their energy and hydration levels. Each competitor wore full-face balaclava masks, goggles, gloves, mittens, long john underwear, waterproof running pants and several layers of thermal clothing under their outerwear. Some said they were cold as they ran into the wind but then became hot and sweaty as they ran with the wind behind them. Next year's event will be run at t

India bags five gold medals at World Women's Youth Boxing Championship

Guwahati (Assam), Nov 27 (ANI): Indian women boxers won five gold medals at the AIBA World Women's Youth Boxing Championship 2017, which concluded in Guwahati on Sunday. It is by far the best performance put up by Indian boxers in the tournament. In 2011, India failed to bag any gold medal. Ankushita Boro won the gold medal in 64-kg category. The tally of gold medals for India started after Haryana girl Nitu won the first gold medal of the day, as she eased past Kazakhstan's Zhazira Urakbayeva in the 48kg category finals. Jyoti Gulia (51kg), Sakshi Choudhury (54kg) and Shashi Chopra (57kg) where among others to bag gold for India.

Lionel Messi signs new contract with Barcelona until 2021

Barcelona (Spain), Nov 26 (ANI): Lionel Messi has signed a new contract with Barcelona until 2021. Messi agreed the new contract with Barcelona in July but the club did not release the usual photo of the player putting pen to paper, fuelling speculation he could depart in June 2018, when his previous deal ran out, for free. Messi leads the scoring charts in La Liga with 12 goals and on Friday picked up the 2017 European Sports Media Golden Shoe for being the top scorer in a domestic league last season with 37 goals. Barca can extend their lead at the top of La Liga to seven points if they beat second-placed Valencia on Sunday.

BCCI has lost its reputation, says Anurag Thakur

New Delhi, Nov 23 (ANI): Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Anurag Thakur questioned the impact of the appointment of Committee of Administrators (CoA) on the autonomy and reputation of BCCI. Anurag said it is not the same BCCI which it used to be about a year back. He claimed that the board "has lost its reputation, as well as revenue at the international level."

'We tried our best to capitalise on the wicket': Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Kolkata (West Bengal), Nov 19 (ANI): Indian pacer Bhuvnewshar Kumar terming the pitch as unusual said that the fast bowlers decided to make most of the track after realising the potential of the pitch. "After seeing the track, we decided to make the most of the pitch, however, due to humidity and excursion we were unable to perform our best" said Bhuvneshwar. Earlier, Sri Lankan skipper Angelo Mathews praised Indian bowling attack and termed it as world class. Team India has managed to take the lead on the 4th day of the first test match against Sri Lanka.

Fans celebrate after Peru qualifies for FIFA World Cup

Lima (Peru), Nov 16 (ANI): Scores of football fans rolled out on streets of Lima on Wednesday to celebrate Peru's playoff victory over New Zealand. Peru bagged the last spot in World Cup to be played next year. Last week, the teams played out a 0-0 draw in the first leg in Wellington. Although both sides had chances in a tense match in Lima, Peru were more clinical in front of goal. The Peruvians last went to the World Cup finals in 1982. The South Americans are 10th in the latest FIFA rankings and will go into the second group of seeds when the draw for next year's tournament takes place in Moscow on December 1.

India v/s Sri Lanka: 'We want to maintain our consistency', says skipper Kohli

Kolkata (West Bengal), Nov 15 (ANI): Ahead of the first match of India v/s Sri Lanka test series, Indian Team Captain Virat Kohli said the goal of the team is to maintain their consistency. With this the skipper has confirmed that team India will not change their strategies for the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka just because they had defeated the visitors at their home earlier this year.

Watch: 'Tired' UP minister gets foot massage from BJP workers

Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 15 (ANI): A video of Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Nand Gopal Gupta has gone viral on the social media. In the video, Nand Gopal Gupta can be seen getting a foot massage by two BJP workers after campaigning for local body polls in Allahabad. The U.P. civic elections will be held in three phases from November 22. The civic polls will be a massive test of the six-month performance of the Yogi Adityanath-government in the state.

Roger Federer named comeback player of the year ahead of ATP World Tour Finals

New Delhi, Nov 10 (ANI): Roger Federer was named the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Comeback Player of the year on Thursday at a ceremony in London. The 36-year-old has won two grand slams in 2017 while he missed most of last year due to injury. Addressing the gathering, Federer said he felt he shared the award with Rafa Nadal who has also won two grand slams after a spell on the sidelines. Federer and Nadal are the top two players in the ATP World Tour Finals that will start in London on Sunday. World number one Nadal is hoping to recover from a knee injury to play in the season-ending showpiece.

On his 29th birthday 'Virat' holds the 'tiniest' bat

New Delhi, Nov 05 (ANI): Indian skipper also called Chiku by his loved ones, turned 29 on Sunday. The 'Men in Blue' team celebrated their captain's birthday with pomp and zeal, despite their defeat in second T20 match against New Zealand on Saturday. The boys brought two special cakes for Kohli. One of the cakes had a miniature Virat holding a bat and ball, and the second cake was designed as a cricket pitch which read 'Happy Birthday Virat'. Smeared with cake, the Indian skipper held a tiny bat shaped cake and shared some snaps on his Twitter handle. The cricketer thanked everyone and wrote "Thank you everyone for all the love and the wishes. God Bless you all.'' The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) also wished Virat and posted photos on twitter saying, "#HappybirthdayVirat." This is Kohli's first birthday celebration ever since he took charge as the captain of Indian Cricket Team.

UFC 217: Challengers Bisping, St-Pierre scale for long-awaited rematch

New York (United States), Nov 04 (ANI): Headliners Michael Bisping and Georges St-Pierre faced off during the UFC 217 ceremonial weigh-ins in New York on Friday. Both Canadian St-Pierre and Briton Bisping weighed 184 1/2 pounds (83.6 kilograms) for their headlining middleweight mixed martial arts match to be held at Madison Square Garden in Saturday. Challenger St-Pierre owned the UFC middleweight title for five years from 2008 to 2013 after which he vacated it and going on hiatus for the last four years. It is his first fight with Bisping since a split decision win at UFC 167 in November of 2013. Current UFC middleweight champ Bisping has held the title since June 2016, which he bagged after defeating Luke Rockhold at UFC 199.

'Happy the way I played': Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth on winning French Open Superseries title

Hyderabad, Oct 31 (ANI): After clinching the French Open Super Series title in Paris, Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth arrived in Hyderabad on Tuesday and said that he is really happy with his performance and is looking forward to maintain the same form in upcoming matches.

Pakistan marks return of international cricket by defeating Sri Lanka

Lahore (Pakistan), Oct 30 (ANI): Pakistan marked the return of international cricket to the country with a 36-run victory over Sri Lanka in front of a packed stadium in the eastern city of Lahore on Sunday. Man of the Match, Shoaib Malik, said that Pakistanis should feel proud that international cricket has returned to the country. Pakistan's isolation began when a 2009 militant attack on the Sri Lankan team's bus in Lahore left six security personnel and two civilians dead while six players were injured. Since then, Pakistan have been forced to play designated 'home' matches primarily in the United Arab Emirates. After Sunday's game, jubilant Pakistani fans exiting the stadium danced and played drums on the streets of Lahore. Thousands of security personnel were deployed to enhance the security around Gaddafi Stadium. Plans to bring cricket to other Pakistani cities are also underway with four domestic T20 fixtures from the Pakistan Super League (PSL) competition planned in southern m

Watch: Team New Zealand attend practice session ahead of 3rd ODI against India

Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 28 (ANI): The New Zealand cricket team was seen attending a rigorous practice session on Saturday, a day ahead of their third ODI against India at Kanpur. Both the teams are surely looking to go all guns to finish off the series on a high note. The 3rd ODI series is locked at 1-1, after the visitors clinched the first match by six wickets and the 'Men in Blue' returned the favour in the second clash. The Green Park Stadium will host its first ever ODI under lights on Sunday.

Virat Kohli's 200th ODI: Cricket fanatics pray for his marvellous innings

Mumbai (Maharashtra), Oct 22 (ANI): After his 199 mesmerising One-Day Internationals (ODIs), the Indian skipper Virat Kohli is playing his 200th on Sunday at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. The Wankhede stadium is flooded with Indian skipper's fans and they wished 'Men in Blue' skipper their best regards and prayed for his marvelous performance in the ODI match. Kohli will become the 13th Indian cricketer to complete a double century of ODI appearances after today's match and 72nd overall. The Indian skipper has scored 8,767 runs in 191 innings at an average of 55.13. He also has amassed 30 centuries and 45 fifties in the process.

NZ cricket squad brush up their skills before locking horns with 'Men in Blue'

Mumbai, Oct 16 (ANI): Ahead of their three-day One Day International (ODI) series against the 'Men in Blue' on October 22, the New Zealand Cricket Team sweated out in a practising session in Mumbai on Monday. The Kiwis arrived in India on Friday. New Zealand will lock their horns with Indian cricketers in three-series ODI matches, to be held at Mumbai (October 22), Pune (October 25) and Kanpur (October 29). The cricket fans are eagerly waiting for the ODI matches followed by a three-match T20 series.

Ready for Asian Boxing Championship, says Mary Kom

New Delhi, Oct 14 (ANI): Five-time world champion boxer Mary Kom said that she is working really hard for the upcoming South Asian Women's Boxing Championship in Vietnam and is all set for the challenge ahead. Talking to ANI, Mary Kom says she is ready for the Asian Championship and working very hard for this. "My weight category has changed, so I am trying to make myself comfortable," she added. Mary, who had climbed up a division to 51 kg back in 2010, is all set to make her sixth Asian Championships appearance.

We had great experience, want to thanks people for their enormous support: Indian Football captain

New Delhi, Oct 13 (ANI): After losing their match from Ghana 4-0 in their final group match, captain of Indian U-17 football team Amarjit Singh said the team had a very good experience and this experience will benefit them in coming future.

Ashish Nehra set to retire from International cricket on Nov 1

Veteran speedster Ashish Nehra has decided to retire from competitive cricket after the first T20 International against New Zealand at his home ground, Feroz Shah Kotla, on November 1.