Indian Premier League works as a good platform to find and groom talented youngsters, who may go on to play in the national team, according to India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

Indian centre forward Shivendra Singh's suspension from the ongoing Hockey World Cup has been reduced from three matches to two, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) said on Tuesday.

Who says Indian hockey is dead? If you were inside the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium on Sunday night and heard the crowd roar as a band of fighting, swinging, diving, rocking Indians raced to victory over arch-rivals Pakistan, you would have vowed to return again.

India overcame the absence of four top stars to beat South Africa by one run in a thrilling One-Day International on Sunday and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

India and Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja may have to miss this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) for violating the Code of Conduct.

The Telangana issue has spilled over into the IPL with Andhra sports minister KV Reddy asking Deccan Chargers to boycott the tournament if no match is played in Hyderabad.

Sachin Tendulkar's defiant ton merely delayed the inevitable as India crashed to a humiliating innings and six runs defeat against South Africa in the first Test on Tuesday.

Under attack from Shiv Sena for his remarks on the IPL fiasco, Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, on Tuesday, said he was not apologetic for favouring the inclusion of Pakistani players and termed the activities of the party as "undemocratic".

India clinched the first Test against Bangladesh with an emphatic 113-run victory to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series, despite a rollicking century by wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim that delayed the inevitable.

India's most successful female tennis player Sania Mirza, on Thursday, revealed that she will hang up her racquet after getting married.