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New Delhi: The Shunglu Committee looking into the Commonwealth Games irregularities is likely to miss its three-month deadline which ends Tuesday and ask for more time to complete its probe. Sources privy to the development said the Committee led by former Comptroller and Auditor General V K Shunglu is racing against time to collaborate and […]

Centurion: India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to field against South Africa in the fifth and final one-day international at Supersports Park here today. India replaced pacer Ashish Nehra with leg-spinner Piyush Chawla, while South Africa fielded an unchaged side in the decider today. Teams: India: M S Dhoni (c), Parthiv […]

New Delhi: Bhaichung Bhutia is hurt at the scornful comments made by former national team manager Pradip Chowdhury but the Indian football captain doesn`t want to engage in a mud-slinging game. However, in a show of solidarity, his teammates rallied behind the Sikkimese striker scotching reports that has appeared in some quarters about senior players […]

Centurion: With the series tantalisingly poised at 2-2, India will have to quickly regroup and sort out their batting woes as they go into the fifth and final cricket one-dayer here tomorrow against the Proteas, hoping to register their first-ever series triumph on South African soil. The Indians have never won a limited-over series in […]

Indian tennis duo of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi registered a straight set victory over Argentina`s Juan Monaco and Feliciano Lopez of Spain 7-6 (2) 6-4 to advance to the third round of the Australian Open men`s doubles event, here on Saturday.

Port Elizabeth: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has called his middle-order batsmen to show some responsibility after the visitors failed to secure a historic series-win in the fourth one-dayer against South Africa here. India lost the rain-hit match by 48 runs via Duckworth and Lewis method to allow South Africa level the series 2-2 last […]

(image) Port Elizabeth: Virat Kohli`s gritty 87-run knock was the only bright spot in India`s poor batting show as South Africa beat the visitors by 48 runs via Duckworth and Lewis method in the rain-hit fourth cricket one-dayer to level the five-match series 2-2 here. Chasing 266 to record its first ever series-win on South […]

Cuttack: Despite a century by Mohd Kaif and half centuries by Naman Ojha and D N Bundela, Central Zone was restricted to 390 all out giving 37 run first innings lead to East Zone on the third day of their Duleep Trophy quarter final match at Barabati Stadium here on Friday. Resuming at their overnight […]

Port Elizabeth: South African captain Graeme Smith won the toss and elected to bat in their fourth cricket one-dayer against India here on Friday. South Africa made two changes in the eleven that played in the third ODI with Morne van Wyk and Robin Petersen coming in for Colin Ingram and Wayne Parnell. For India, […]

Melbourne: India`s Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan entered the third round of men`s doubles in Australian Open after a hard-fought three-set victory over the Frenchmen Jeremy Chardy and Arnaud Clement 6-3 4-6 6-4, here on Friday. The "Indo-Pak Express", who had an easy outing yesterday during their first round match against Brazilian pair […]

New Delhi: A day after Sports Minister Ajay Maken issued directions to pay all "legitimate" dues related to the Commonwealth Games, British High Commissioner Richard Stagg on Friday hit out at the CWG organisers for delay in the payment of Rs 96 crore to broadcasters SIS Live. Stagg sought an early resolution to the payment […]

Port Elizabeth: Having gained a 2-1 lead after registering back-to-back victories in the last two games against the Proteas, India go into the fourth cricket one-dayer here on Friday seeking to clinch their first-ever ODI series triumph on South African soil. The Indians have never won a limited-overs series in South Africa and Mahendra Singh […]

New Delhi: Taking a serious view of reports that Autralian firms were planning a lawsuit against the Commonwealth Games organisers for recovery of dues, the Sports Ministry on Thursday issued a 10-day ultimatum to government nominees in the Organising Commmittee to sort out payment issues. New Sports Minister Ajay Maken has directed government nominees in […]

New Delhi: CWG Organising Committee official M Jayachandran, arrested for alleged financial bunglings in holding Queen Baton`s Relay (QBR) in London in 2009, was on Wednesday granted bail by the Delhi High Court. Justice Hima Kohli granted bail to Jayachandran, a key aide of the Commonwealth Games OC chairman Suresh Kalmadi following the CBI`s failure […]

Mumbai: The delay in work at two World Cup venues in the country notwithstanding, tournament director Prof. Ratnakar Shetty on Wednesday expressed confidence that it will be completed on time for the cricketing mega event, scheduled to begin next month. "There are a lot of speculation about the venues. I fully assure you that we […]