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srh’s Stanlake out of IPL

mumbai: Australian pacer Billy Stanlake has been ruled out of the remainder of the Sunrisers Hyderabad campaign in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) after he suffered a finger injury while fielding in a match against Chennai Super Kings two days back. "Sunrisers Hyderabad fast bowler Billy Stanlake has been ruled out of the remainder of the eleventh" edition of the ongoing IPL," a media release from the Sunrisers Hyderabad said. Indian and Australian orthopaedic specialists have advised Stanlake against playing the remaining tournament owing to an injury that he sustained in the match against CSK played at Hyderabad on April 22, it added.

Shooter Rizvi claims Silver

changwon: World record holder Shahzar Rizvi on Tuesday claimed India's first medal at the ongoing ISSF World Cup here, winning the 10m air pistol Silver, while the Commonwealth Games' medal-winning duo of Jitu Rai and Om Prakash Mitharwal could not even qualify for the final. Rizvi won the Silver in the 10m air pistol event on day three of the year's second World Cup (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun stage). He missed the Gold by 0.2 points to Russia's Artem Chernousov. However, CWG Gold-medallist Rai and Bronze-medallist Mitharwal finished 38th and 11th with scores of 575 and 581 respectively.

b’day Wishes pour in for Sachin

new delhi: Iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday turned 45 as countless wishes poured in for the master blaster on social media. Past and current Indian cricketers took the lead in wishing Tendulkar, who remains as popular as ever after playing his last international match in November 2013. "Happy Birthday dear @sachin_rt. You are and will always remain an inspiration. It's wonderful to see you contribute towards society with some really good initiatives even after your retirement. Wish you  success always," wrote his longtime teammate VVS Laxman. His opening partner Virender Sehwag wrote: "Many more happy returns of the day to a man who could stop time in India (literally) .Thank you for making the Cricket Bat such a great weapon, which later many like me could also use." It was not a surprise that #HappyBirthdaySachin was trending on leading social media platform Twitter.