London: Former Pakistan captain Mushtaq Mohammad feels Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif got away lightly in the spot-fixing scam and the two should have been slapped with longer prison terms by the London Court which found them guilty. "I don`t feel sorry for the players being sent to the jail. I have sympathy only for […]
London: Disgraced Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif, imprisoned at the high-security jail in Wandsworth, is likely to be moved to an open prison, a report said Saturday. The move would mean that Asif will have more freedom and privileges than at a closed prison where more dangerous criminals are housed. "I have only spoken to […]
Mohali: India wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha has been ruled out of the third Test against England after developing a strain in his left thigh. Prathiv Patel will replace Saha for the third Test, starting here on Saturday. BCCI medical team has confirmed that Saha suffered a strain in his left thigh during the second Test at […]
New Delhi: As anticipation builds up for Sachin Tendulkar`s 100th international ton, Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Saturday said the team is hoping that the veteran cricketer achieves the milestone in the very first Test of the three-match series against the West Indies starting here on Sunday. "It is (Sachin`s 100th ton) bound to happen. […]
New Delhi: Haryana sprinter Dharambir Singh, who was barred from representing the country in the Rio Olympics at the last minute for failing a dope test, has been slapped an eight-year ban by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA). The 200-metre runner had returned positive for an anabolic steroid in an in-competition test conducted by the […]
Visakhapatnam: A stray dog forced an early tea break with Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara approaching centuries on the opening day of the second Test between India and England here on Thursday. Kohli was unbeaten on 91 off 135 balls while Pujara was batting on 97 off 177 when the tea was taken in the […]
New Delhi: The hype is back as Sachin Tendulkar once again seeks to record an unprecedented 100th international century, when a near full-strength India take on West Indies in the first cricket Test beginning here tomorrow. The spotlight will be firmly on Tendulkar who missed the milestone by a whisker when he was trapped in […]
Sydney: China, Japan and England Monday signed on for an innovative team athletics event in Melbourne in which sprint superstar Usain Bolt will make his first Australian appearance. Nine-time Olympic champion Bolt launched the inaugural Nitro Athletics and will captain the ‘Bolt All-Stars’ in the February competition, which will feature six teams. “Both the Chinese […]
New Delhi: Indian boxing star Vijender Singh will face the most accompalished opponent of his professional career when he defends his WBO Super Middleweight Asia Pacific title against former world and current intercontinental Champion Francis Cheka here on December 17. The 34-year-old experienced boxer from Tanzania is a veteran of 43 fights with 32 wins […]
Sao Paulo: Sahara Force India has virtually sealed a historic fourth position in the constructors championship after securing 18 points from the rain-hit Brazilian Grand Prix as Sergio Perez finished an impressive fourth and Nico Hulkenberg seventh, here. With this performance, Force India now have 163 points, 27 more than closest rival Williams, who failed […]
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh is all set to host the National Weightlifting Championship beginning from November 21, Arunachal Weightlifting Association (AWA) announced here today. The Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) joint secretary and AWA president Abraham K Techi today said preparations were going on full swing for event and informed that the weightlifting sets are being procured […]
New Delhi: Bookmaker Mazhar Majeed`s elder brother Azhar feels responsible for all the spot-fixing mess since it was he, who introduced his brother to cricket and cricketers. Mazhar, who got the longest sentence of 32 months, had blamed Salman Butt for corrupting him but Azhar said he does not have any bitter feelings for the […]
New Delhi: Sacked IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi today withdrew from the Delhi High Court his plea seeking expeditious hearing before the Ministry of External Affairs against revocation of his passport, saying an order has already been passed by the appellate authority. Appearing before Justice Vipin Sanghi, the counsel for Modi said his client "was informed […]
Cuttack:The visiting Saurashtra cricket team, assisted by an unbeaten knock of 141 runs, were five down for 305 runs on the first day of the Elite Division Ranji match against hosts Odisha at the Barabati stadium here. Earlier in the morning, the hosts won the toss and its captain decided to field first. Assisted by […]
Mumbai: After not much success with his IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders, superstar Shahrukh Khan is now eyeing a stake in the Indian Racing League. The motor racing league, called the i1 Super Series was launched in August this year. At its launch event, Machdar Motorsports, the promoters had announced that the series, based on […]
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