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‘I was amazed by Sachin Tendulkar’s in-depth knowledge about Formula One’

My earliest memory of Sachin Tendulkar dates back to 1989 when he started playing for India. I was five years old and in school and like everyone else in the nation had heard about this new, 16-year-old batting phenomenon.

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Sachin Tendulkar retirement: English media compares maestro to Pele, Roger Federer

The English media saluted Sachin Tendulkar, who has announced retirement from Test cricket next month, describing him as a "superhero" and compared him with the likes of football legend Pele and tennis superstar Roger Federer in greatness in his field.

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Sachin Tendulkar and Roger Federer are ideal role-models with their magnificent response to victory and defeat

Comparison is a part and parcel of every walk of life, leave alone any sport. But only sometimes are comparisons struck across sports and it is indeed quite rare that this comparison can be made when both are still active in their circuits and when a good chunk of their careers have overlapped.

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MS Dhoni ranked 16th in Forbes’ list of highest-paid athletes

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, with earnings of USD 31.5 million, has been ranked at 16th position on Forbes' list of highest-paid athletes, which has been topped by golfer Tiger Woods. The magazine said 31-year-old Dhoni moved up 15 positions this year. In 2012, he was placed at 31st position. The influential business magazine estimated...

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Sachin Tendulkar has a mean forehand, says Mahesh Bhupathi

As a child, Sachin Tendulkar emulated John McEnroe. Like McEnroe, he had sported long, curly locks and wore a hair band. Tendulkar is an avid tennis watcher and has been a guest at the Wimbledon Royal Box on quite a few occasions and his tete-a-tete with Roger Federer delighted the sports aficionados.

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Indian cricketers should support wrestling, not squash, say pugilists

Cricket stars like Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag supporting squash's bid for inclusion in the 2020 Olympics has left India's wrestling fraternity distraught.

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Tendulkar, Sehwag and Harbhajan support inclusion of Squash in 2020 Olympics

Cricketers Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh are backing inclusion of Squash in the Olympic programme for the 2020 Summer Games.

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MS Dhoni launches his signature brand of perfumes

Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni joined the likes of Roger Federer and David Beckham when he launched his own signature brand of international perfumes at an event in Dubai.

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Sachin Tendulkar retirement: Time pays tribute to the Little Master

Leading news magazine Time eulogised Sachin Tendulkar as one in front of whom time appeared to have stood frozen. The champion batsman announced his retirement from One-day international (ODI) cricket Sunday.

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Why Bradman is revered as the greatest over other batting greats like Sobers, Richards & Sachin

By Madan Mohan 

 

It’s Twenty20 season. And once in a while during such despairing times, cricket fans are treated to nostalgic reflections of the glory days and rants against what the game has lost in terms of dilution of its purity.

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