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“We were gutted”, Muttiah Muralitharan said on Wednesday about Sri Lanka’s defeat by India in the World Cup final, a match he had hoped to be the grand finale of his career durin...

Sachin Tendulkar: favoured by all (3081)

From the Sportstar Great sportsmen straddle many worlds. They leave behind the merely good very quickly as they enter rarefied areas defined as much by their mastery as by th...

Sammy hails Tendulkar for walking (2968)

West Indies captain Darren Sammy hailed Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar as “a true gentleman” for walking back to the pavilion despite the umpire signalling not out in their Worl...

Can't be the best anymore: Ponting (2568)

Australian captain Ricky Ponting says he can no longer be at his “absolute best” with the bat but that should hardly be a surprise or concern as even an icon like Sachin Tendulka...

No parting with goodies this time, says Sachin Tendulkar (2332)

Over 21 years Sachin Tendulkar has given away his cricket kit — shirts, caps, pads, trousers, bat, gloves etc — for charity. But there are certain things he has decided to keep f...

Won't part with goodies this time, says Sachin Tendulkar (2278)

Over 21 years Sachin Tendulkar has given away his cricket kit — shirts, caps, pads, trousers, bat, gloves etc — for charity. But there are certain things he has decided to keep f...

‘Dhoni to be blamed for India’s ouster’ (2184)

Former India pacer Chetan Sharma on Wednesday held captain Mahender Singh Dhoni’s selection policy responsible for the team’s early ouster from the ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka. “I think...

Parthasarthi Sharma dead (1990)

Former India Test cricketer Parthasarthi Sharma passed away here on Wednesday after fighting a long battle against cancer. He was 62. A right-hand middle-order batsman, Sharma was suff...

Asiad - Day 14 - Live updates (1952)

Hello and welcome to The Hindu\'s live coverage of the Asian Games. Heading to the end of the event and all the nations will want to add some last minute golds to boost their tally.

Sangakkara says toss row just a mix-up (1816)

Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara insisted the toss mix-up that briefly threatened to engulf the World Cup final in a bizarre controversy was all a matter of a simple misunderstanding. ...

Warne slams Dhoni (1773)

Australian spin legend Shane Warne has launched a severe attack on India’s young batsmen and felt MS Dhoni’s captaincy was being affected by his below-par wicketkeeping as the visitors...

Gavaskar bereaved (1756)

Sunil Gavaskar\'s father Manohar Gavaskar, 88, passed away here on Wednesday afternoon. Manohar Gavaskar suffered a cardiac arrest at his daughter Kavita Viswanath\'s residence. Kavita is...

Ponting hailed by Australian media (1723)

Criticism turned to appreciation as the Australian media hailed cricket captain Ricky Ponting\'s defiant hundred in the World Cup quarterfinal loss to India but conceded that the once-dominan...

India stuns Brazil (1719)

Christopher John was in fine nick as India upset defending champion Brazil 36-34, 22-25, 21-25, 25-17, 16-14 in the FIVB World junior volleyball championship at Rio de Janeiro on Sunday night.

Bollywood roots for Team India; showers praise on Afridi (1629)

Bollywood brigade was all praise for Team India, which trumped Pakistan in a nail-biting thriller at Mohali to sail into the 2011 World Cup finals scheduled to be played at the Wankhede Stad...

Asiad - Live updates - Day 11 (1612)

Let\'s kick off with the women\'s heptahthlon. Hello and welcome to The Hindu\'s live coverage of the Asian Games. Day 11, and new possibilities. ...

Dhoni is a bit of a gambler: Kapil Dev (1604)

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is on the threshold of creating World Cup history but former captain Kapil Dev, who has been there and done that, hopes that the maverick cricketer is not judged...

Incredible knock by Yusuf, says Smith (1588)

South African captain Graeme Smith admitted that Yusuf Pathan\'s astonishing century which raised India from 60 for five to 219 for nine had worried his side in the fifth ODI.“The matc...

Harbhajan hits out at critics (1513)

Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Tuesday hit out at those who criticised his patchy performance in the World Cup, asserting that he ought to be praised and not ridiculed. Harbhajan, w...

My best is yet to come: Tendulkar (1484)

Sachin Tendulkar is “happy but not satisfied” with his current form. In spite of playing some of his finest knocks in both forms of the game in the past two years, Tendulkar is...

Big win for India (1451)

Pacer R. Vinay Kumar ran through the New Zealand ‘A\' middle-order, grabbing four wickets, as India recorded an emphatic nine-wicket victory in the Emerging Players\' cricket tournament at the

It's going to be tough for India to win the WC, says Richards (1416)

India started off as a favourite in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 but now I have my own serious doubts, given its performances against England and South Africa in the league matches, said t...

Sehwag reminds Richards of himself (1370)

Vivian Richards, in the city as part of a promotional event, named Virender Sehwag as the contemporary cricketer who reminds him the most of his own swashbuckling style. Speaking t...

Windfall for cricketers continues (1370)

The windfall for the World Cup winning Indian cricket team continued with real estate firm Amrapali on Tuesday announcing a gift in the shape of villas worth Rs. 9 crore to skipper M.S. Dhoni and...

Kirsten replacement by June (1362)

The process to replace Gary Kirsten, Paddy Upton and Eric Simmons all part of the support staff of the Indian team will have to be completed before India\'s tour to the West Indies in June.