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Hyderabad: Sachin Tendulkar, who skipped his birthday celebrations in the wake of Sathya Sai Baba`s death, decided to go ahead with playing the Mumbai Indians IPL match against Deccan Chargers here on Sunday. "Yes, I am playing the match," Tendulkar told reporters as he boarded the team bus to go to the Hyderabad International Cricket […]

Hyderabad: Iconic Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar turned 38 today with the historic World Cup triumph being the most memorable high of a successful year for the veteran batsman. But the big day is expected to be devoid of any major celebrations because of the death of Shri Sathya Sai Baba, of whom Tendulkar is a […]

New Delhi: Experienced Englishman Bob Houghton’s tumultuous yet productive five—year stint as Indian football coach came to an end on Saturday in controversial circumstances after a bitter stand—off with the AIFF, which had charged him for racially abusing an Indian referee. Houghton, who has been facing an inquiry from a three—man AIFF panel on charges […]

Hyderabad: Their campaign has been inconsistent so far and the task does not get any easier for former champions Deccan Chargers as they take on in-form Mumbai Indians in their Indian Premier League match here on Sunday. Kumar Sangakkara`s Chargers have been struggling to gel as a team and that has reflected in their roller-coaster […]

(image) New Delhi: Considered timeless by fans, experts and contemporaries alike, iconic Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar turns 38 tomorrow completing another year punctuated by milestones and unprecedented highs — the most memorable being the World Cup triumph. The champion batsman, who sits on such a huge pile of runs and records which any contemporary batsman […]

Mumbai: Sri Lankan speedster Lasith Malinga, whose sling-arm bowling action and devastating yorkers proved to be a nightmare for batsmen the world over, on Friday announced his retirement from Test cricket because of a "long-standing degenerative" knee injury. Accused of choosing the cash-rich IPL ahead of national duties by his own cricket Board, the 27-year-old […]

Kolkata: Yusuf Pathan`s late burst and useful contributions from Jacques Kallis and skipper Gautam Gambhir helped Kolkata Knight Riders post a challenging score of 171 for five against Royal Challengers Bangalore in an IPL match here on Friday. Yusuf consolidated with a smashing 46 from only 24 balls that had three huge sixes and three […]

New York: Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who inspired the country to its first World Cup title in 28 years, found himself ranked above global football icon Lionel Messi and United States President Barack Obama in the Time magazine’s list of 100 most influential people in the world for the year 2010. Dhoni, ranked […]

Mumbai: The BCCI is in no hurry to appoint a new cricket coach for the team and is unlikely to decide on the matter in its working committee’s meeting on April 27 where the agenda would include various sub-committees’ reports. “We are still in the process of doing so (finding a new coach). There’s no […]

Mohali: Pushed to the wall after three defeats, Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne said his team has to win all three home games coming up in the next 10 days to stay afloat in the Indian Premier League. On Thursday night, Kings XI Punjab thrashed the Royals by 48 runs. Chasing 196 for victory, Royals […]

India's Saurabh Chaudhary settled for bronze in the men's 10 meters air pistol event at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup at Osijek in Croatia on Thursday.

New Delhi: Struggling Delhi Daredevils face a herculean task to bring their campaign back on track as they prepare to clash against the formidable Kings XI Punjab in their next Indian Premier League clash here tomorrow. Delhi are at the bottom of the points table, having suffered three defeats in four matches, while Punjab are […]

St Lucia: Former West Indies captain Chris Gayle on Thursday clarified his decision on giving the entire home series against Pakistan a miss for the lucrative IPL, stating that he was left with little choice after being ignored for the ODIs and a T20 international by the national selectors. The explosive opening batsman, who joined […]

Colombo/New Delhi: The possibility of a bitter showdown between the BCCI and Sri Lanka Cricket appears to have been averted with the island nation`s government hinting that the deadline for its players` return from the IPL could be extended by a few days. After weeks of wrangling over top Sri Lankan players` return from the […]

Karachi: Just days away from returning to Pakistan, runaway wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider has claimed that he has got two fresh death threats, warning him not to come back. Zulqarnain, who is planning to return home on April 24 or 25 from London where he has remained since last November, told Geo News that he has […]