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By Shrivathsa Sridhar MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Rohan Bopanna’s worn out knees have not stopped him from climbing the world doubles rankings and the 43-year-old Indian became the oldest player to reach number one after making the Australian Open semi-finals with Matthew Ebden on Wednesday. Bopanna and Australian Ebden beat Argentine pair Maximo Gonzalez and Andres …

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(This Jan. 23 story has been corrected to accurately reflect the management comments in the headline and paragraph 1) By Siddhi Nayak and Sethuraman N R MUMBAI/BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s Axis Bank edged past third-quarter profit estimates on Tuesday and signalled that loan growth will eventually converge with deposit growth. The Mumbai-based private bank reported …

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AL KHOR, Qatar (Reuters) – India produced their worst Asian Cup performance in 40 years after losing all three of their group matches without scoring as head coach Igor Stimac bemoaned the lack of centre forwards who could step up for the national team in Qatar. India became the second team after China to finish …

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(Reuters) – Following is a factbox on the five-match test series between India and England beginning in Hyderabad on Thursday: FIXTURES First test: Jan. 25-29, Hyderabad Second test: Feb. 2-6, Vishakhapatman Third test: Feb. 15-19, Rajkot Fourth test: Feb. 23-27, Ranchi Fifth test: March 7-11, Dharamsala *Play begins 0400 GMT/0930 local INDIA World ranking: 2 …

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By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India have not lost a test series at home in more than a decade but that formidable record will be under threat when Rohit Sharma’s side take on England in a five-match series beginning in Hyderabad on Thursday. Ben Stokes returns from knee surgery to skipper the side …

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BENGALURU (Reuters) – Shares of Indian broadcaster Zee Entertainment Enterprises plunged 10% in pre-open trade on Tuesday, a day after Japan’s Sony Group scrapped a $10 billion merger with the company, raising concerns about its survival in an increasingly competitive industry. At least five brokerages said investors should sell Zee’s stock. (Reporting by Rama Venkat in …

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(Reuters) – India batter Virat Kohli has pulled out of the first two tests against England citing personal reasons, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Monday. Kohli, 35, has scored nearly 9,000 runs in 113 test matches. “Virat has spoken to Captain Rohit Sharma, the team management and the selectors… …

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