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Mumbai City FC kept alive their playoffs hopes as they got the better of defending champions ATK 2-1 in an Indian Super League (ISL) match here on Sunday.

Indian Oil's Brijesh Damani on Sunday won the Rs 12.25 lakh prize-money CCI All India Open Snooker Championship here after he defeated ONGC's Sourav Kothari by a stunning 7-1 margin in a one-sided best-of-13 frame final.

Former great Gundappa Viswanath on Sunday said run-machine Virat Kohli has "every chance" to break Sachin Tendulkar's staggering record of notching 100 international centuries.

Trust Milkha Singh for his straightforwardness. And if it is about the state of affairs with Indian athletics, the legendary runner doesn't even mind sounding harsh.

Former India stumper Syed Kirmani believes the idea of a specialist wicket-keeper "doesn't exist" anymore in today's cricket.

After thrashing the hosts 5-1 in the ODI series, India started the T20I series with a comprehensive 28-run win over South Africa in the first of the three-match series at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday.

Captain Virat Kohli allayed injury-related fears and then termed India's 28-run win over South Africa in the first T20 International "one of our most balanced performances" in recent times.

Check live cricket score, cricket scorecard & ball by ball commentary of India vs South Africa 1st T20I on Times of India

Opener Kusal Mendis smashed a career-best 42-ball 70 as Sri Lanka completed a tour sweep, sealing a 75-run win over Bangladesh in the second and final T20 international on Sunday.

South Africa's injury woes continued with their star batsman AB de Villiers being ruled out of the three-match T20I series due to a knee injury on Sunday.

The upcoming Grenke Chess Classic next month will see five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand vying for top honours alongside current World champion Magnus Carlsen.

India's Sakina Khatun made country proud by winning a silver in the Para Powerlifting World Cup in Dubai in the upto 45kg category with a lift of 80kg.

Shikhar Dhawan smashed a quick-fire fifty to help India post 203/5 against South Africa in the first T20I of the three-match series at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday.

World champion Nao Kodaira became the first Japanese woman to capture an Olympic speed skating gold medal on Sunday, dethroning two-time defending champion Lee Sang-hwa of South Korea to win the women's 500m.

Check live cricket score, cricket scorecard & ball by ball commentary of India vs South Africa 1st T20I on Times of India

Birthday boy Dipanda Dicka notched a brace and Akram Moghrabi netted the winner as Mohun Bagan eked out a thrilling 3-2 win over Neroca FC to dash the home side's title hopes in the I-League on Sunday.

India's middle-order collapsed after a fiery start as South Africa won the third Twenty20 International by five wickets to keep the five-match series alive on Sunday.

Former India wicketkeeper Syed Kirmani on Sunday praised star off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for his achievements and dedication to the game and said he was a role model for today's youngsters.

Star shuttler HS Prannoy has credited top women shuttlers PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal for the positive change in mindset of other players while facing tougher opponents.

A refreshed Australia captain Steve Smith is looking forward to the challenge of taking on South Africa's fast bowlers in a four-Test series starting in Durban on March 1.

New Zealand qualified for the final of the tri-nation Twenty20 series despite losing their final round-robin match to England by two runs in Hamilton on Sunday.