Colombo: Dropping a bombshell, former Sri Lanka skipper Hashan Tillakaratne has claimed that match-fixing is common in his country since 1992 and promised to reveal names of those involved, soon. Tillakaratne, who played 83 Tests and 200 ODIs for Sri Lanka, made the sensational claim while appearing in a TV show. "I can tell this […]
New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has convened an Executive Board meeting on May 24 to discuss the future course of action in the wake of its President Suresh Kalmadi`s arrest on the charges of corruption. The decision to call the meeting on May 24 was taken after a meeting between secretary general Randhir […]
Bangalore: Having lost four games on the trot in the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League, Pune Warriors will have to pull up their socks and perform as a team when they take on a confident Royal Challengers Bangalore at the M Chinnaswamy stadium here on Friday. The eight-wicket defeat to Chennai Super Kings […]
Jaipur: After registering a comprehensive victory over Kochi Tuskers Kerala to bring their IPL campaign back on track, a confident Rajasthan Royals team will be eyeing an upset win when they take on table-toppers Mumbai Indians here on Friday. It will a clash between the two ageless legends here at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium and […]
New Delhi: A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court today delivered a split verdict on a petition challenging amendment in BCCI regulation to exclude IPL and T-20 tournaments from its perview and referred the matter to the chief justice for allocating it to a larger bench. The petition, filed by former BCCI president A C […]
Mumbai: Duncan Fletcher was on Wednesday appointed India`s cricket coach to replace the highly successful Gary Kirsten, ending weeks of suspense on who will take over the high-profile job. The 62-year-old former Zimbabwe captain, who coached England from 1999 to 2007 with mixed results, has been appointed for two years. The decision to appoint Fletcher, […]
Mumbai: The Cricket Board`s Working Committee on Wednesday rejected Indian Premier League franchises Kochi Tuskers Kerala and Sahara Pune Warriors demand for a reduction in the franchisee fee. The two franchises had sought reduction on the ground that the BCCI did not fulfill the terms in the Invitation to Tender with regard to the number […]
New Delhi: Young shuttler Sourabh Verma created the biggest upset of the day when he sent Athens Olympics bronze medallist Sony Dwi Kuncoro packing in straight games in the first round of the Indian Open Super Series here on Wednesday. The 20-year-old qualifier beat the former world number three Indonesian 21-18 21-19 in a hard-fought […]
Mumbai: Amid speculation that Indian cricketers are unhappy with the prize money announced for their World Cup triumph, the BCCI on Wednesday increased it from Rs one crore to Rs two crore each. The BCCI, in its working committee meeting here, decided to increase the incentive to Rs two crore per player, which is still […]
New Delhi: Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir would be keen to prove a point by putting up a solid performance against his old franchise Delhi Daredevils when the two teams square off in an Indian Premier League match at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium here tomorrow. Gambhir, who got a cold shoulder from Daredevils […]
New Delhi: A day after his arrest on corruption charges, Suresh Kalmadi`s 15-year tenure as the IOA president came to an abrupt end after he was sacked from the post and veteran sports administrator VK Malhotra was `unanimously` named as the acting president. The swift action to end Kalmadi`s reign as the supremo was taken […]
New Delhi: A day after the arrest of its influential president Suresh Kalmadi, IOA officials have started informal stock-taking exercise to decide the future course of action though no date has yet been finalised for a meeting. Secretary General Randhir Singh, who is out of station, is expected to return to Delhi tonight and will […]
Kingston: The West Indies Cricket Board dismissed Chris Gayle’s claims that he was dropped without being told, insisting that it was the flamboyant batsman who made himself unavailable for selection before heading off to the lucrative IPL. WICB chief Ernest Hilaire said the Board did all it could to contact Gayle, who suffered an abdominal […]
Mumbai: The Cricket Board`s all-powerful Working Committee will discuss the shortfall in the annual payment made by two new Indian Premier League franchises Kochi Tuskers Kerala and Pune Warriors, in its meeting here on Wednesday. The two franchises have paid only 75 per cent of the bid amount due to the BCCI and withheld the […]
Karachi: Within a day of touching down in Pakistan after being in hiding for five months in London, runaway wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider has landed in a legal soup with Kamran Akmal’s father—in—law filing a Rs 100 million defamation case against him. Haider, after returning home on Monday, told a television channel that Kamran’s father—in—law was […]
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