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While the Indian cricket team fans will look forward to Virat Kohli and co's tours of South Africa, England and Australia, the football fans will have their plans chalked out for the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia. If that's not enough, there will be Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and much more in 2018. Here's your one-stop guide of schedule of some of the biggest sporting events this year:- A bumper year is in store for all sports fans as 2018 will see Russia host the biggest extravaganza: The football World Cup. Asian Games, Hockey World Cup and CWG too should keep you hooked if you are a lover of sport. Starting with cricket, after a year of dominating performances in home season, year 2018 promises to be the acid Test for Virat Kohli and boys. First India's tour of South Africa January 5 to February 24 3 Tests, 6 ODIs and 3 T20Is Under-19 World Cup January 13 to February 5  New Zealand India's tour of England July 3 to Sep...

IT was supposed to be ending, not a new beginning. The 2017 tennis year was not, as had been widely and breathlessly forecast, about the rise of fresh-faced “NextGen” types, but a throwback to a more classical era. Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer combined to author a season which will surely never be eclipsed for class, persistence and more than large dollop of romanticism. While the women’s game was a veritable revolving door after a pregnant Serena Williams departed centre stage with a seventh Australian Open and 23rd major under her wing. Switzerland's Roger Federer (L) and Spain's Rafael Nadal dominated men’s tennis for yet another season. As Jelena Ostapenko, Garbine Muguruza and Sloane Stephens emerged — and re-emerged — to feast on morsels left in Williams’ absence, 2017 was almost totally about Rafa and Roger. Both returned from worrying injury lay-offs to deliver appreciated reminders of enduring style, brilliance and skill. Beaten in an Australian Open ...