Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar on Friday said the International Cricket Council should thoroughly investigate the ’spot-fixing’ scandal that has plunged the game into a crisis and take action against players who are found guilty.

India’s Sania Mirza saw her US Open hopes come crashing down when she lost a second-round tie 6-2, 6-4 to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia.

Badminton ace Saina Nehwal, whose phenomenal rise was highlighted by three top-flight international titles recently, was conferred the coveted Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award at a glittering ceremony on Sunday.

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni lost his number one spot but opening batsman Virender Sehwag gained eight places to return to the top- 10 at eighth in the ICC ODI rankings issued on Sunday.

India relied on Virender Sehwag’s swashbuckling century and an inspired show of swing bowling to spank New Zealand by 105 runs and cruise into the final of the tri-series on Wednesday.

India’s ace shuttler Saina Nehwal advanced to the third round of the World Badminton Championships after beating Hsiao Huan Chen of Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) 20-22, 21-15, 21-8 at the Pierre de Coubertin stadium in Paris on Wednesday.

A tournament for declaring the world’s best team in Test cricket may finally become reality.

Roger Federer ended his mini-vacation with another Masters title, winning the Cincinnati championship by beating Mardy Fish 6-7 (5), 7-6 (1), 6-4 in the final on Sunday.

The Lok Sabha member from Rampur and former film actress Jayaprada on Sunday met chief minister K Rosaiah at his residence. On record, Jayaprada told media after the meeting that it was just a courtesy call.

A spineless India crashed to their biggest ODI defeat in terms of balls remaining as Sri Lanka stormed into the final of the tri-series with a resounding eight wicket victory on Sunday.