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Great honour to receive Arjuna Award, says Shikhar Dhawan
The Delhi batter has represented India in 145 ODIs and scored 6,105 runs at an average of 45.55 with 17 hundreds and 33 fifties. He holds the record for being the fastest Indian to reach 2000 and 3000 runs in ODI cricket. The Delhi batsman is also the second-fastest Indian to reach 4,000 and 5,000 runs in the 50-over format
Laxman finally agrees to head NCA: Sources
After Rahul Dravid took over the post of Indian team's head coach, there were reports that Laxman might be appointed as a new head of NCA. However, later it was said that the former batter "is uninterested". But now he is ready to take the charge after the BCCI officials held a meeting with him in Dubai.
Everyone had written us off; we are here to rectify that: Finch A
The closest Australia came to winning the T20 World Cup was during the 2010 edition held in the West Indies, where they lost to England by seven wickets. "It's one that's eluded us in the past, and the fact that we are here in the final gives us the best opportunity to rectify that. Yeah, I think it will be a great game against New Zealand. They are a great side and they have been in all the finals over the last six years. Looking forward to it," said Finch ahead of the title clash.
Djokovic chasing another slice of history and Federer's record at ATP Finals
Djokovic, who has already secured a record-breaking seventh year-end No. 1 finish in the ATP Rankings en route to his sixth Paris Masters title recently, has his sights set on levelling Swiss ace Roger Federer's record six ATP Finals titles. The Serbian has clinched the season finale five times -- 2008 Shanghai, and 2012-2015 in London -- and would be looking to go into the new season on the high of winning a record-equalling sixth ATP Finals title.
Verstappen fined 50,000 euros for breach of sporting code
Red Bull driver Verstappen conducted the examination of Hamilton's car when it was parked in the designated secure area. This is considered a breach of FIA's sporting code and thus Verstappen was handed a fine through some people in the paddock who may consider him lucky to have escaped a grind penalty.
WWE superstar John Cena shares Dhoni's pic from T20 World Cup
The photo shared by Cena is from the time Dhoni was associated with the Indian team as its mentor during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Dhoni's association with the team di'n't work wonders as India failed to reach into the semi-finals of the mega event.
National Sports Awards: Chopra happy to get Khel Ratna in presence of grandfather
"An honour to be presented the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna by Hon'ble President Shri Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan with my Dadaji(grandfather) in attendance," Chopra tweeted later in the evening.
Hamilton disqualified from Sao Paulo Grand Prix qualifying
Hamilton took the first position for the Sprint by more than four-tenths over Red Bull rival Verstappen, with Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas lining up third. But now Hamilton has been disqualified from Friday's qualifying session due to an infringement found on the rear wing of his car. He will now have to start last, in a major blow to his championship hopes.
T20 World Cup: It would be some achievement, says Williamson on winning two ICC titles in a year
"It would be some achievement. But where it stands at the moment is there's a game of cricket to play. For us, it's focusing on that and focusing on our cricket and looking to go out there and implement those things that are important to us. So that is very much where we are at the moment. But these sorts of events are always in focus I suppose on the calendar and there's a really exciting opportunity to be here now.
Ganguly roots for Kiwis; talks about Dravid, Indo-Pak cricket ties
Ganguly also hailed the spirit of the present Men in Blue, despite their debacle in the tournament, gave a thumbs up to franchise cricket, and talked about a host of other issues, from Rahul Dravid's appointment as the national coach to bilateral cricket between India and Pakistan. He was speaking at a book-signing ceremony on the concluding day of the 40th Sharjah International Book Fair on Saturday.
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