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India women's team batter VR Vanitha, 31, announces retirement

VR Vanitha, who represented the country in six women's ODIs and 16 T20Is from 2014 to 2016, on Monday announced retirement from all forms of the game at the age of 31. She made her announcement via Twitter and India team-mates Jhulan Goswami and Mithali Raj were among those thanked by the cricketer who made her debut for the national team in an ODI against Sri Lanka in January 2014. Besides, she thanked her family members, friends, mentor and other team-mates who had been part of her journey in the sport. Vanitha also thanked the two state associations -- Karnataka and Bengal -- that she represented in domestic cricket.

India Women's Team Batter Vanitha VR Announces Retirement At 31

Batter VR Vanitha, who represented the country in six women's ODIs and 16 T20Is from 2014 to 2016, on Monday announced retirement from all forms of the game at the age of 31. She made her announcement via Twitter and India team-mates Jhulan Goswami and Mithali Raj were among those thanked by the cricketer who made her debut for the national team in an ODI against Sri Lanka in January 2014. Besides, she thanked her family members, friends, mentor and other team-mates who had been part of her journey in the sport.

Jamshedpur FC Inch Closer To ISL Semis With Win Over Chennaiyin FC

Jamshedpur FC breezed past Chennaiyin 4-1 in a lopsided Indian Super League (ISL) match to move to the second place, in Vasco on Sunday. Ritwik Das (23rd), Boris Singh (33rd) and Daniel Chima Chukwu (40th) got on the score-sheet before Deepak Devrani scored an own goal (46th) as Jamshedpur made it three wins to rack up 31 points from 16 matches. They are one point behind league leaders Hyderabad FC with a game in hand. For Chennaiyin, Nerijus Valskis (62nd) scored a consolation goal against his former side. Chennaiyin are eighth in the table with 20 points from 17 matches and are all but out of a semifinal berth.

At first I declined offer to join ISL, says league's highest scorer Ogbeche

Bartholomew Ogbeche, who recently surpassed Indian captain Sunil Chhetri to become the highest scorer in the ISL, says he declined the initial offer to join the league. Veteran striker Chhetri recently became the first player to cross the 50-goal mark in the Indian Super League with a fine performance against Hyderabad FC. Both Chhetri and Hyderabad's Ogbeche were on 49 goals each, when the India captain won the race to reach the half-century milestone.

Jamshedpur FC Inch Closer To ISL Semis With Win Over Chennaiyin FC

Jamshedpur FC breezed past Chennaiyin 4-1 in a lopsided Indian Super League (ISL) match to move to the second place, in Vasco on Sunday. Ritwik Das (23rd), Boris Singh (33rd) and Daniel Chima Chukwu (40th) got on the score-sheet before Deepak Devrani scored an own goal (46th) as Jamshedpur made it three wins to rack up 31 points from 16 matches. They are one point behind league leaders Hyderabad FC with a game in hand. For Chennaiyin, Nerijus Valskis (62nd) scored a consolation goal against his former side. Chennaiyin are eighth in the table with 20 points from 17 matches and are all but out of a semifinal berth.

ISL: Jamshedpur inch closer to semifinal with win over Chennaiyin

Jamshedpur FC breezed past Chennaiyin 4-1 in a lopsided Indian Super League (ISL) match to move to the second place on Sunday. Ritwik Das (23rd), Boris Singh (33rd) and Daniel Chima Chukwu (40th) got on the score-sheet before Deepak Devrani scored an own goal (46th) as Jamshedpur made it three wins to rack up 31 points from 16 matches. They are one point behind league leaders Hyderabad FC with a game in hand.

ISL: First-ever semifinal in sight as Jamshedpur look to continue streak

Jamshedpur FC take on Chennaiyin FC with their eyes firmly locked on the top of the table and keeping their neighbours on their toes, in the Indian Super League here on Sunday. Jamshedpur are third in the points table having 28 points from 15 games, one behind table-toppers Hyderabad FC and second-placed ATK Mohun Bagan, both of whom play on Saturday. Hyderabad have played a game more while ATKMB are level on the number of games played with Jamshedpur.

Ranji Trophy: Sachin Tendulkar congratulates Bihar's Sakibul Gani for 'solid performance'

Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday congratulated Bihar batter Sakibul Gani for a "solid performance" in his debut Ranji Trophy match. Gani scripted history on Friday as he became the first player to score a triple-century on first-class debut. The batter achieved the feat in Bihar's ongoing Ranji Trophy Plate Group match against Mizoram here at Jadavpur University Campus 2nd Ground, Kolkata. Tendulkar praised Gani for his achievement. "Congratulations to Sakibul Gani for a solid performance in his debut Ranji Trophy match. Keep it up," the batting legend tweeted.

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India women's team batter VR Vanitha, 31, announces retirement

India Women's Team Batter Vanitha VR Announces Retirement At 31

Jamshedpur FC Inch Closer To ISL Semis With Win Over Chennaiyin FC

At first I declined offer to join ISL, says league's highest scorer Ogbeche

Jamshedpur FC Inch Closer To ISL Semis With Win Over Chennaiyin FC

ISL: Jamshedpur inch closer to semifinal with win over Chennaiyin

ISL: First-ever semifinal in sight as Jamshedpur look to continue streak

Ranji Trophy: Sachin Tendulkar congratulates Bihar's Sakibul Gani for 'solid performance'