While batting, Rahul showed great finesse and class to score an unbeaten century; He was equally adept while marshalling his troops, making the right bowling changes to successfully defend the total.
England pacer James Anderson concedes sledging never really distracts Sachin Tendulkar but what might have a "detrimental effect" on him and India during the Test series starting next week is the massive hype around the veteran batsman's impending 100th ton.
India Women beat England by 16 runs in the third and final ODI to record their first clean sweep in this country.
Tendulkar's sterling performances, his fascinating duels for supremacy with contemporaries -- Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting, Inzamam-ul Haq, Jacques Kallis among batsmen; Shane Warne, Muttiah Muralitharan, Wasim Akram among bowlers -- embellished modern cricket and globalised the game, asserts Ayaz Memon who has observed the cricketing colossus from the day he made his Test debut in November 1989.
Ashley Cole is regarded as one of the best left backs in the world and will start his 100th match for England against Brazil on Wednesday but reputation will count for nothing in the meritocratic world of coach Roy Hodgson.
On Friday, Virat Kohli will achieve the milestone of playing 100 matches in the longest format.
'Even in his debut series he wasn't afraid to take on the opposition.'
Dona Ganguly, who rarely watches her husband bat, is off to Australia. "A 100th Test is once in a lifetime," she says.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who made his debut under Sourav Ganguly, speaks of the "fearless" leader he has known.
As Sourav Ganguly readies to join the 100-Club, Rahul Dravid reminisces -- on that first match, the first century, and what Ganguly was like as a captain.
Graeme Smith became only the seventh batsman ever to register a hundred in his 100th Test. Rediff.com takes a look at the six legends who preceded Smith to the feat.
Images from Day 9 of the 2023 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Monday.
Batters across teams have negotiated Rashid Khan pretty well.
After a delay due to COVID and a postponement for another year, the Asia Cup 2022, hosted by Sri Lanka but played in the UAE due to the political and social turmoil in the island, finally kicked off on August 27.
Pant bludgeoned four sixes and nine fours in his innings of 96 in 97 deliveries as India reached 357 for six
'As Test team, we stand in a good position. Whole credit goes to Virat'
Captain Andrew Strauss' 100th Test for England at Lord's this week will be overshadowed by the controversial absence of the team's most dynamic batsman Kevin Pietersen for the deciding match against South Africa.
India now have registered four wins out of five outings in the FIH Pro League.
Images from the English Premier League matches on Saturday.
A summary of Sunday's action in the Premier League.
Kolkata Knight Riders failed in their bid to win their third Indian Premier League title in Dubai on Friday but captain Eoin Morgan said he is extremely proud of the fight put up by his team.
Federer may never glide across it as only he can, or any other Grand Slam court for that matter, again. But his legacy will never fade.
Let us look at the batters who finally managed to hit three figures after a prolonged period of time.
June was a memorable month for the 101-year-old Tamilnad Mercantile Bank (TMB). Last month, the Thoothukudi-based bank witnessed two new landmarks in a history in which the last three decades could easily qualify for a Kollywood blockbuster.
Britannia, which is celebrating its centenary year in 2018, will first look at expanding its dairy and bakery businesses, before turning its attention towards new food categories. The attempt is to become a total foods company, as it eyes a well-rounded presence in the market.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday
Images from Day 2 of the second Test between India and Australia, at the Arun Jaitley stadium in Delhi, on Friday.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Images from Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
Defeat by Alexander Zverev at the ATP Finals on Saturday left Roger Federer stuck on 99 career titles, but despite missing out on his century the Swiss said he was happy with his season.
The fate of India's upcoming tour of South Africa amid the trepidation triggered by new COVID-19 variant Omicron will be addressed when the Board of Control for Cricket in India holds its 90th Annual General Meeting in Kolkata on Saturday.
Spain showed tremendous character though and prevailed thanks to Morata's superb strike in the 100th minute
China's ruling Communist Party has appointed Wang Junzheng, sanctioned by the US, Britain, EU and Canada for his alleged role in the human rights violations against Uygur Muslims in Xinjiang, as the head of its party unit in the sensitive Himalayan region of Tibet.
Renowned cricket journalist Peter Roebuck, who died on Saturday, wrote this column for Rediff.com on Sachin Tendulkar's 100th Test appearance.
Dolores Aveiro, an avid Sporting fan, made clear during the title celebrations that she would try to bring the Juventus forward back to the club.
Hamilton's 98th career victory, from his 100th pole position, was his third win in four races
Sachin Tendulkar reveals the agony of the last 12 months during which he went without an international century, before finally getting the three figure mark in the Asia Cup match against Bangladesh, to complete the magical landmark of 100 international centuries.
IMAGES from the IPL 2022 game between Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants, in Mumbai, on Saturday.
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