Sourav Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh The prank was supposed to bring a few laughs to India’s dressing room ahead of a series against Pakistan. Instead, it left captain Sourav Ganguly so worried that he was ready to give up the captaincy.It happened on April Fool’s Day in 2005, a day before India began a one-day series against Pakistan in Kochi. With the pressure of playing their familiar rivals already building, Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh decided to play a prank on Ganguly.The two came into the dressing room with fake newspaper clippings carrying made-up statements in which Ganguly had supposedly criticised his teammates for being party...

Winning start for India at the BWF World Championships MR Arjun’s opening-round win at the BWF World Championships in New Delhi meant much more to him than simply advancing to the next stage.With his parents and wife in the stands, the Indian men’s doubles player experienced a moment he had waited around 13 years for — seeing his parents watch him compete live.A special homecomingArjun and Hariharan Amsakarunan defeated Ireland’s Scott Guildea and Paul Reynolds 21-16, 6-4 before their opponents retired injured. For Arjun, however, the biggest moment was having his parents present.“My parents and my wife are here. My parents are watching me live...