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Goalkeeper S Sreejesh stole the limelight with two crucial saves as India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan 4-2 via penalty shootout in a nerve-wrecking final to clinch the inaugural Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament in Ordos on Sunday (September 11)

Sports Minister Ajay Maken today (April 15) said that his ministry would ask the Home Ministry to include sports in the criteria for Bharat Ratna after calls for bestowing Sachin Tendulkar with the coveted award got louder following India’s World Cup triumph.

Their crucial contribution in guiding India to their first World Cup title in 28 years today fetched the trio of Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan a place in the International Cricket Council’s Team of the Tournament. Kumar Sangakkara has been named the captain of this team of 12 that also features three Sri Lankans — Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Muttiah Muralitharan.

Ace Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh on Tuesday (April 5) hit out at Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi for his out-of-turn reaction on Indians and their supposedly lack of big-heartedness.

After Maharashtra Chief Minsiter Prithviraj Chavan’s call on Tuesday (April 5) for Sachin Tendulkar to be honoured with the Bharat Ratna, Indian skipper MS Dhoni on Wednesday (April 6) batted for master blaster Sachin Tendulkar by saying that he deserves the Bharat Ratna.

On Gary Kirsten’s last day at work, former Australian cricketer Shane Warne offers to be next Indian coach.

After playing a major role in India’s World Cup title triumph, a feat that fetched him the man of the tournament award, swashbuckling left-handed batsman Yuvraj Singh told TIMES NOW that he wanted to win cricket’s most coveted title for senior teammate Sachin Tendulkar.