RANCHI/NEW DELHI - After being sacked as the Chairman of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, a defiant Suresh Kalmadi on Monday refused to comment on the matter, but made it clear that he will not step down from his other post of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President.

MUMBAI - With an aim to promote better infrastructure facilities in rural schools, cricketer Sachin Tendulkar Monday endorsed an initiative 'Support My School'.

MELBOURNE - India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi moved into the men's doubles quarterfinals while it was the end of the road for compatriot Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi in the Australian Open tennis tournament here Monday.

NEW DELHI/RANCHI - The government Monday sacked Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) chairman Suresh Kalmadi and secretary-general Lalit Bhanot following concerns by the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) that they were hindering the "impartial investigation" into the allegations of financial irregularities in holding the sporting event last year.

RANCHI - Sacked by the government as chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, Suresh Kalmadi said Monday that he is ready for any probe and would continue being the president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA).