PARIS: Somdev Devvarman was mercilessly beaten by second seed Roger Federer as the Indian crashed out of the men's singles event of the French Open on Wednesday.

MUMBAI: It was a gaffe that aptly reflected the tragedy that is Indian cricket at this point. The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA)'s function to honour Mumbai teams across all age categories from the U-14 level to the side that won the 40th Ranji title was going on smoothly, with all the top cricketers including Sachin Tendulkar in attendance, till the emcee of the show, BCCI's media manager Devendra Prabhudesai, committed an error.

MUMBAI: Mumbai Police have found phone call logs linking Dara Singh's actor son Vindu - who was arrested here on Tuesday - with a close relative of a powerful IPL franchise owner who wields enormous clout in the world of cricket.

MUMBAI/PUNE: The IPL drama took another dramatic turn on Tuesday with Sahara Pune Warriors, the league's costliest franchise at US$370m (approx Rs 1,700 crore), announcing its decision to pull out of the T20 extravaganza.

LONDON: Andy Murray will miss the French Open with the back injury that flared up at the Rome Masters, the world number two announced on Tuesday.

With so many dreary off-the-field happenings and the most expensive franchise deciding to pull out, the only good news for the BCCI on Tuesday was the on-field entertainment dished out by two CSK batsmen in the first qualifier between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings.

BANGALORE: From a promising to a precarious situation. That's how Royal Challengers Bangalore's season has gone so far. Their plight was summed up nicely by team owner Vijay Mallya in a short tweet after RCB lost to Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday night: "From comfort to cruelty."

KARACHI: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq feels missing the IPL could be a blessing in disguise for his team's players as they would enter the upcoming Champions Trophy relatively fresh compared to those who are participating in the T20 league.

LONDON: Roberto Mancini was sacked as manager of Manchester City on Monday-- a year to the day after leading the club to the English Premier League title.

MUMBAI: Kieron Pollard hit eight sixes off 27 balls, apart from two fours, and finished on an unbeaten 66 to engineer the most remarkable turnaround for Mumbai Indians on Monday night.