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Lausanne: The International Olympic Committee has once again warned the Sports Ministry against enforcing the age and tenure limitation guidelines on India`s National Sports Federations, saying such a move would jeopardise the country`s participation in international events including Olympics. In a letter to new Sports Minister Ajay Maken, who has proposed a sports bill in […]

Ahmedabad: Ricky Ponting on Wednesday asked his teammates to counter the mega threat from hosts and favourites India the Australian way with unbridled aggression and freedom when the two teams clash in the high-octane quarterfinal match here on Thursday. "We need to play with freedom tomorrow, with conviction; the Australian way. I expect my batsmen […]

Mirpur: West Indies captain Darren Sammy won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in the quarterfinals of the cricket World Cup here on Wednesday. West Indies have made three changes to their side bringing in Chris Gayle, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Kemar Roach in place of Kirk Edwards, Sulieman Benn and Andre Russell. Pakistan […]

Ahmedabad: An epic battle is on the cards between the world`s top two ODI teams when India cross swords with three-time defending champions Australia in what promises to be a high-voltage quarterfinal of the cricket World Cup here on Thursday. Games between these two arch-rivals have been bitterly fought in the last decade and tomorrow`s […]

Ahmedabad: Embattled he might be, but Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting on Wednesday rejected reports that he is planning to retire after his team`s World Cup campaign, saying that he has not given a thought to the idea. A London-based newspaper today claimed that the 36-year-old batsman, who is struggling for runs in the ongoing […]

Ahmedabad: The aura of invincibility remained inconspicuous by its absence through the league stage, but senior batsman Michael Hussey feels Australia still have the necessary firepower to knock pre-tournament favourites India out of the World Cup. The two sides meet in a high-voltage quarterfinal clash at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera here on Thursday. […]

Ahmedabad: The aura of invincibility remained inconspicuous by its absence through the league stage, but senior batsman Michael Hussey feels Australia still have the necessary firepower to knock pre-tournament favourites India out of the World Cup. The two sides meet in a high-voltage quarterfinal clash at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera here on Thursday. […]

Mirpur: A rampaging Pakistan go into the cricket World Cup quarterfinals against a struggling West Indies here tomorrow, hoping to continue their winning run and take a step closer to the coveted title. Pakistan had a tumultuous build up to the World Cup with the team battling spot-fixing allegations but Shahid Afridi and his men […]

Dhaka: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi is not looking too far ahead about a possible clash with India in the semifinals of the World Cup, saying the team`s immediate focus was on beating the West Indies in the quarterfinal here on Wednesday. After finishing on top of Group A and ending Australia`s unbeaten run in World […]

Dhaka: West Indies are set to be bolstered by the return of dashing opener Chris Gayle and pace spearhead Kemar Roach for their World Cup quarter-final clash against Pakistan here on Wednesday. The duo was rested for the team`s last league match against India in Chennai, where they lost by 80 runs. Gayle was rested […]

Ahmedabad: All-rounder Yuvraj Singh and temperamental pacer S Sreesanth chose to give it a miss but all other members of India`s World Cup squad slogged it out at the Sardar Patel Stadium during an optional training session here on Tuesday. Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and senior batsmen such as Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag were […]

London: Indian driver Karun Chandhok has been appointed as a reserve driver by Team Lotus for the 2011 Formula One season and will begin his duties on Friday driving in the first practice session of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. The 27-year-old Indian, who raced the first half of last season with Hispania, will return […]

Ahmedabad: Australia will head into their "mini-final" quarterfinal match against India with a "no-fear" attitude as the pressure of playing at home would be on Mahendra Singh Dhoni`s men, feels coach Tim Nielsen. Nielsen said they were hoping to meet India in the final of the World Cup but now that they are clashing with […]

New Delhi: An India-Pakistan encounter has invariably been a high point at the cricket World Cup ever since the two clashed for the first time in 1992 Down Under. The two former champions can clash in the semifinals at Mohali on March 30, if India overcome Australia and Pakistan beat England in their first kn […]

New Delhi: India has issued visa to 5,000 Pakistanis to facilitate their visit to India to watch remaining World Cup cricket matches, including the final in Mumbai. The visas were issued after due security checks by the immigration and various security agencies of each of the Pakistani national who applied for the travel document to […]