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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.

The hallmark of this new-look Indian outfit is that an in-form player has the responsibility to carry the team on his shoulders through the series and Yuvraj Singh and Gautam Gambhir are living up to that role, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said.

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After blowing England away with his hurricane hitting despite a bad back, Yuvraj Singh has bounced back strongly into contention as the man most likely to take over the spot left vacant by the retirement of Sourav Ganguly in the Indian Test middle-order.

The Indian cricket board has taken a personal accident policy worth $500,000 per player who is a part of the national team that will play in the World Cup.

Mahender Singh Dhoni, who is facing flak for Indian team's poor performance at the World Twenty20, has found a steadfast supporter in Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan who says he is "appalled" at the way the cricketer is being targeted.

Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni tied the nuptial knot with childhood friend Sakshi Singh Rawat on Sunday in a private ceremony attended only by family members and close friends, including a few of his team-mates, at a farmhouse.

The Praja Rajyam’s tryst with the “fourth front” was kick-started with the general secretary of the Samajwadi Party, Amar Singh, and national general secretary, actor Sanjay Dutt, having a 90-minute meeting with Praja Rajyam president K. Chiranjeevi here late on Monday night.

Lionel Messi claimed the World Player of the Year award on Monday to nearly complete his collection of football's greatest honors.