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An upcoming woman boxer, who had represented Andhra Pradesh in the national championships, was found dead under suspicious circumstances in her hostel room at the Lal Bahadur Stadium here Wednesday.

The “unfortunate” decision of the Services team to back out of a Ranji Trophy cricket match in Srinagar on grounds of security was taken at a "lower level", Minister of State for Defence M.M. Pallam Raju said here Wednesday.

A city-based voluntary organisation Monday handed over court summons to cricketer Harbhajan Singh at his hotel room here, for a civil case it had filed against him last year for hurting the religious sentiments.

Chandigarh police Sunday complained to the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Sunday about the "surprise" outings of Indian cricket players from the hotel where they are staying here.

Legendary New Zealand cricketer Sir Richard Hadlee Sunday inaugurated Apollo Knee Clinic at Apollo Hospitals here Sunday.

Fresh dates should be fixed for the cricket match in Srinagar that was cancelled after the Services' team withdrew on grounds of security, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here Wednesday.

Reacting sharply to the Services' team refusing to play a cricket match in Srinagar, a furious union minister and Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) chief Farooq Abdullah Tuesday said he would take up the issue with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Seven live cartridges were found in a stadium packed with over 40,000 spectators, just two hours before the India-Australia second one-day international cricket match here Saturday, police said Monday.

Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor favours an India-Pakistan cricket series in a venue like the US.

Veteran Malayalam superstars Mammootty and Mohanlal have entered the sports arena to promote different games, though Mammootty says there is no competition between the two.