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Virat Kohli has played a captain's knock in the one-off T20I against Sri Lanka. (Photo: AP)

SL vs Ind T20I: Virat Kohli, Manish Pandey 50s wrap up memorable tour for India

Virat Kohli and Manish Pandey notched up their 17th and maiden T20 International 50s, respectively, to win the match for India.

06 Sep 2017 6:05 PM

Star India acquired monopoly over the broadcast rights of IPL across both TV and digital media. (Photo: BCCI)

IPL media rights: Star India gets monopoly, windfall for BCCI

A total of 24 firms made an appearance at the auctions on Monday, but as many as 10 of them refrained from placing their bids.

04 Sep 2017 7:27 PM

Virat Kohli has played a stellar knock so far. (Photo: AP)

SL vs Ind, 5th ODI: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Virat Kohli help India clinch series 5-0

With this win, India became the first team to clean sweep Sri Lanka 5-0 in an ODI series, in Sri Lanka.

03 Sep 2017 2:56 PM

Praful Patel believes that the upcoming season of Indian football will only serve bridge the gap between the I-League and the ISL clubs. (Photo: PTI)

Praful Patel hints at east Bengal, Mohun Bagan’s participation in ISL next season

Praful Patel stressed on the 'legacy' of the 2 clubs, stating that they will be given a second chance to make an entry to ISL.

01 Sep 2017 2:22 PM

The Indian football team won the Tri-Nation Cup, despite being held to a 1-1 draw by St Kitts. (Photo: AIFF Media)

Tri-Nation Cup: India crowned champions after being held to 1-1 by St Kitts

India's 8-match winning streak came to an end after their 1-1 draw against St Kitts and Nevis, at the Mumbai Football Arena.

25 Aug 2017 12:07 AM

Bhuvneshwar Kumar has played a stellar innings. (Photo: AP)

SL vs Ind: Bhuvneshwar Kumar snatches victory from hands of defeat for India

Bhuvneshwar Kumar's composed knock made the difference, as he was ably guided by Mahendra Singh Dhoni from the other end.

24 Aug 2017 2:10 PM

Captain Virat Kohli put up a good partnership with Shikhar Dhawan to lead India to victory. (Photo: AP)

SL v IND, 1st ODI: One-way traffic as Virat Kohli's Team India maul Sri Lanka

Score: India 220/1 from 22.2 overs. (Virat Kohli 82*, Shikhar Dhawan 132*; Lasith Malinga 0/52)

20 Aug 2017 3:20 PM

FC Barcelona players, across all levels, will don the black armbands, in their respective matches this weekend. (Photo: AP)

FC Barcelona to hoist flag at half mast to mourn death of terror attack victims

ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack, which killed 13 people and left more than 100 injured, in Barcelona.

18 Aug 2017 11:58 AM

“Roop is a better player than me,” Major Dhyan Chand had said about his younger brother Captain Roop Singh. (Photo: Gyanendra singh Chauhan/ Wikimedia Commons))

Captain Roop Singh: The man who outscored Major Dhyan Chand

Captain Roop Singh had outscored his more illustrious brother, Major Dhyan Chand, in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics.

15 Aug 2017 8:27 PM

Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri shared their thoughts on Independence Day. (Photo: Screengrab / BCCI)

Virat Kohli, Ravi Shastri send Independence Day message from Sri Lanka

Virat Kohli and co are currently in Sri Lanka, where they have just sealed the Test series 3-0 after an innings win against the Islanders.

15 Aug 2017 1:33 PM

The email message is a fake and ends up taking you to a website where the scamster makes you see ads and makes money by your visits.

New scam: Email from ‘Facebook’ claims ‘your messages will be deleted’

A new method adopted by scamsters is an email from ‘Facebook’ which forces unsuspecting victims to click on the link in the message.

09 Aug 2017 12:12 PM

KL Rahul notched up a well-paced 57 against Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club. (Photo: AP)

KL Rahul becomes fastest Team India cricketer to score 6 consecutive 50s

KL Rahul notched up his sixth fifty in as many consecutive innings, thus equalling the likes of Rahul Dravid and Gunduppa Viswanath.

03 Aug 2017 2:46 PM

Moeen Ali got a hattrick against South Africa, helping England notch up a 239-run victory against South Africa at the Kennington Oval, in London, on Monday. (Photo: AFP)

Drawing a ‘major sin’ in Islam: Moeen Ali slammed on Twitter

Moeen Ali urged his fans to bid for the Sir Viv Richards portrait, the proceeds from which would be used for charity.

03 Aug 2017 2:33 PM

Google has been working on the same grounds for Google Street View.

Google, MIT introduce automatic photo retouching on phone

With the new algorithm, the system can apply a range of styles in real time and your viewfinder will display the enhanced image.

03 Aug 2017 10:12 AM

Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane were the stars of the show, as they notched up an unbeaten 211-run partnership. (Photo: AP)

SL vs Ind, 2nd Test, Day 1: India in control at stumps as Pujara, Rahane shine

It was a hard day’s toil for the Sri Lanka bowlers, who only managed to pick up three wickets on the day.

03 Aug 2017 9:39 AM

Shah Rukh Khan offered help to Gautam Gambhir in his endeavour to feed the poor. (Photo: BCCI)

Shah Rukh Khan offers help to Gautam Gambhir’s ‘no one should sleep hungry' initiative

Gautam Gambhir had previously offered financial aid to children of all 25 CRPF personnel who were killed by Maoists in the Sukma attacks.

02 Aug 2017 3:34 PM

According to a report by Motherboard, Amazon’s Echo can be hacked and turned into an always-on microphone that can be spying on your intimate moments.

Unpatchable Echo hack can spy on you in your bedroom

A hack on the Echo, the AI speaker from Amazon, can turn your smart speaker into an always-on microphone.

02 Aug 2017 12:29 PM

Always backup your data in multiple places if you can afford it, since a hardware failure or wrong move on deleting files could put your life on the edge.

Windows Data Recovery Pro 7 review: Don’t worry, Stellar has it ‘re’covered!

In an advent of a hard drive or operating system crash, your data is your most expensive loss.

01 Aug 2017 10:28 AM

Do note that there are many paid VPN services that are also equally dangerous for use. Choose wisely.

Free VPN: are VPNs safe? What are the hidden risks?

VPNs are basically services (or software) that spoofs your IP address

29 Jul 2017 3:10 PM

Shikhar Dhawan has failed to recreate his form from the first innings. (Photo: AP)

Sri Lanka vs India, 1st Test, Day 3: Mukund falls just before stumps, but visitors in driver's seat

India 189/3 from 46.3 overs (Abhinav Mukund 81, Virat Kohli 76 not out). Ind lead by 498 runs.

28 Jul 2017 9:47 AM

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