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Led by the irresistible PV Sindhu, defending champions Chennai Smashers prevailed on the night as they edged past Bengaluru Blasters 3-2 at Nehru Indoor Stadium here on Monday.

His bowlers set it up nicely by taking 20 South African wickets but a dejected India captain Virat Kohli said that it would be of little consequence if the batsmen don't put up a better show in the upcoming matches.

India captain Virat Kohli has defended the selection of Rohit Sharma in the first Test, saying he was picked ahead of Ajinkya Rahane on current form.

After handing India a 72-run defeat in the opening Test at Newlands, South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis on Monday focussed on the importance of putting pressure on the opposition in a brief three-match rubber.

India captain Virat Kohli blamed losing wickets in a heap as one of the biggest reasons for their 72-run defeat against South Africa in the first Test match. Kohli felt India needed a batsman to score a 70 or 80 in the second innings.

Set 208 with five sessions to go at Newlands, India combusted for 135. Their third lowest target failed to chase down (Barbados, you remain in hallowed territory).

India were bundled out for 135 with Vernon Philander returning career-best figures of 6/42, as the visitors hurtled to a 72-run defeat against South Africa on Day 4 of the first Test in Cape Town. On a manic Monday, 18 wickets fell in just over two sessions with South Africa taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray underwent hip surgery on Monday and is determined to return to action in time for this year's Wimbledon.

Having returned to the Indian hockey team, veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh said the team is exploring newer ways to score goals.

With the catch of South Africa's Morne Morkel off Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Wriddhiman Saha broke the record of the most dismissals in a Test by an Indian wicketkeeper. It was Saha's 10th catch of the Test as he went past the record of nine dismissals set by former captain MS Dhoni against Australia in Melbourne in December 2014.

Batting great Geoffrey Boycott labelled England "false" for attempting to play down the gulf in class with Australia as a post-mortem began following their chastening 4-0 Ashes defeat.

Wrestler Parveen Rana on Monday accused two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar of "personally instigating" his supporters to manhandle him after the Commonwealth Games selection trials a few days ago.

Expectations have sky-rocketed since her Rio Olympics silver medal and PV Sindhu says the only way to handle the huge responsibility is to practice till she achieves perfection in all her strokes.

He hasn't played a single match this season but controversial Bihar politician Pappu Yadav's son Sarthak Ranjan has walked into Delhi's T20 side, which has surprisingly kept under-23 top-scorer Hiten Dalal in the reserves.

Controversy broke out at the Hyderabad Cricket Association after it barred Mohammad Azharuddin from attending its Special General Meeting, leaving the former India captain fuming.

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India’s fast bowlers, led by Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah, have put India in the remarkable position from where they can win the series opener against South Africa in Cape Town.

Sreejesh, who missed some key tournaments in 2017 due to a knee injury, will be joined by young goalkeeper Krishan Bahadur Pathak, a member of the 2016 Junior World Cup winning team. Pathak was also part of the India 'A' team which participated at the Australian Hockey League in September.

Captain Steve Smith has praised the collective efforts of his "exceptional" four front-line bowlers for contributing to Australia's crushing 4-0 Ashes series win over England Monday.

Real Madrid's faltering title defence continued as they were held to a thrilling 2-2 draw at Celta Vigo on Sunday which saw them fall 16 points behind runaway leaders Barcelona, who beat Levante 3-0 to stay nine points clear at the top of La Liga.

Former champion Victoria Azarenka, who has been locked in a custody battle over her young son, pulled out of the Australian Open on Monday.

Officials of the central Income Tax department carried out a nearly 15-hour survey of documents at the headquarters of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) at Cricket Centre, inside Wankhede Stadium, recently, leaving the premises well after midnight. The survey culminated in notices being sent to BCCI Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Rahul Johri and Chief Finance Officer (CFO) Santosh Rangnekar. Both Johri and Rangnekar have been asked to appear for personal hearings at the I-T department's Charni Road office at 3 pm on Monday.

Ben Stokes was named in England's Twenty20 squad for a tri-series against Australia and New Zealand on Monday, his participation dependent on whether he is charged for his involvement in an altercation outside a nightclub in September.

Australia's bowling attack - the potency of which has been one of the main points of difference between the two sides - mopped up the last four batsmen at the cost of just 36 runs after the break at Sydney Cricket Ground.