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Top 5 sports stories: From Gulam Bodi being banned for 20 years to Ronaldinho's miraculous 'escape'

Here are the sports stories which you shouldn't miss at any cost.

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1. Match-fixing scandal: South Africa ban Gulam Bodi for 20 years​ 

Former South Africa international Gulam Bodi has been banned from all cricket-related activities for 20 years after admitting he attempted to fix matches in the country's domestic Twenty20 competition this season. Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced the punishment on Monday following an investigation conducted by the organisation's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit Read more

2. Khaleel Ahmed, Sarfaraz Khan star as India comfortably beat Pakistan in U-19 warm-up tie​

A brilliant five-wicket haul by pacer Khaleel Ahmed followed by Sarfaraz Khan's quickfire 81 helped India post a comfortable five-wicket victory over arch-rivals Pakistan on the final day of the warm-up matches of the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup at Dhaka on Tuesday​ Read more

3. Padma Awards: Sania, Saina to be awarded Padma Bhushan, Deepika to get Padma Shri​

Women dominated this year's Padma awards for sports with tennis star Sania Mirza and ace shuttler Saina Nehwal getting the nod for the Padma Bhushan, while archer Deepika Kumari was chosen for the Padma Shri at New Delhi on Monday. All three were in sublime touch last year and brought the country laurels in their respective sports Read more

4. Watch: When football legend Ronaldinho almost got injured on the streets of India​

Brazilian football legend Ronaldinho today had a miraculous escape after a traffic signal post fell in front of the car carrying him at Kozhikode. The incident occurred when Ronaldinho, who is at Kozhikode for a two day visit in connection with Sait Nagjee Cup football tournament, was returning after attending a function at Nadakkavu where he interacted with young students of a local school Read more

5. Australian Open: After Sania, Rohan Bopanna enters quarterfinals​

Indian tennis stars Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna advanced to the quarterfinals of the women's and mixed doubles events respectively after notching up contrasting victories with their partners at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Monday. On a record winning streak, Sania and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis continued to rule the roost as they brushed aside Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova and Italy's Roberta Vinci 6-1 6-3 in a contest that lasted an hour and 21 minutes Also Read

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