Jaipur: Ajit Chandila claimed four wickets, including the first hat-trick of the season, in a sensational spin-bowling spell as Rajasthan Royals crushed Pune Warriors by 45 runs in a lop-sided Indian Premier League match here .

Madrid: Roger Federer will play for his third Madrid Open title in the final after cruising past Janko Tipsarevic 6-2, 6-3 on Saturday.

Pune: Half-centuries from Chris Gayle and Tillakaratne Dilshan combined with an excellent bowling effort helped Royal Challengers Bangalore crush Pune Warriors by 35 runs and enhance their play-off chances in the Indian Premier League, here .

Moscow: Defending champion Viswanathan Anand was held at bay by a solid defensive play by his challenger Boris Gelfand of Israel as the first game of the World Chess Championship ended in a tense draw here .

Kolkata, May 11: India's top batsman Sachin Tendulkar will be presented a golden bat and ball by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at a felicitation ceremony ahead of Mumbai Indians' IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens here on May 12.

Pune: Sourav Ganguly will no longer be the captain of Pune Warriors in Indian Premier League and will serve only as the team’s mentor, putting an end to intense speculation over the struggling batsman’s fate following a string of poor results.

New York: Indian cricketing great Sachin Tendulkar is on the cover for the Time magazine editions in the Indian subcontinent, Singapore and Australia and New Zealand.

Hyderabad: Kings XI Punjab rode on a smashing half-century by Mandeep Singh and a superlative performance by their bowers to notch up a comfortable 25-run victory over Deccan Chargers in a lop-sided Indian Premier League match here .

Kolkata: Former national sub-junior champion and four-time state champion IM Sankar Roy died in the early hours of today spreading shock waves in the state chess fraternity.

PUNE: Two questions popped in the mind after another stuttering batting performance saw Pune crash to a seven-wicket defeat against Rajasthan on Tuesday, effectively putting them out of the reckoning for a place in the playoff. Depending on which of the above teams supporter you are, it could be: Is Steven Smith the right man in the wrong team? Or, is it still the fast bowler who wins matches even in T20?