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The BCCI on Wednesday sought to scotch the intense speculation about a rift in the Indian cricket team in Australia with its President N Srinivasan calling such media reports as "exaggerated".

Delhi Daredevils on Wednesday appointed Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene as vice-captain for the upcoming Indian Premier League.

The continuous failure with the bat cost Indian opener Virender Sehwag four places as he slid to 18th in the ICC ODI rankings for batsmen but skipper Mahendra Singh moved up by two places to number four.

Former captain Kapil Dev on Wednesday refused to believe that there was 'rift' within the Indian team in Australia but said the BCCI should step in to sort out the "difference of opinion".

Japan's 2004 Olympic champion Mizuki Noguchi will run her first marathon in more than four years in Nagoya next month in her bid to race at this year's London Games.

The inaugural edition of India's Premier League Soccer (PLS), featuring World Cup winner Fabio Cannavaro and former France international Robert Pires, has been postponed because of a lack of venues, organisers said on Wednesday.

Manchester United's cash reserves fell by 100 million pounds (USD 158 million) in six months partially to finance an investment in the squad that is failing to maintain the English champions' dominance on the pitch.

Young Virat Kohli and Umesh Yadav have emerged as two notable bright spots in an otherwise disastrous Australian tour during which India's reputation as a cricketing giant took a beating.

Nico Hulkenberg was back in the VJM05 for the start of Sahara Force India's second winter test here, and the programme included tyre comparison work, aero sweeps and long runs in the afternoon.

Former Australian paceman Geoff Lawson feels Ricky Ponting is self-indulgent and says the batsman should have announced his retirement from after the Adelaide Test against India last month.