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No surgery for Smith likely to recover for World Twenty20 (20 March 06:38) |
| South Africa can heave a sigh a relief as Graeme Smith will not need a surgery for his fractured finger and he is likely to recover in time for World T20. |
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Poor start cost us the match Sangakkara (20 March 06:36) |
| Kings XI Punjab skipper Kumar Sangakkara said poor start to their run chase cost his side the IPL match against Deccan Chargers on Friday. |
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PCB to probe Naveds ball tampering complaints (20 March 06:34) |
| PCB's disciplinary committee will meet to look into complaints that allrounder Rana Naved tampered the ball during the national T20 event in Karachi. |
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Local players are KKRs strength Whatmore (20 March 06:31) |
| Kolkata Knight Riders coach Dav Whatmore on Friday credited the bunch of local cricketers in the team for their good start in third edition of the IPL. |
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Mongoose bat gives extra power Hayden (20 March 05:57) |
| After butchering Delhi bowlers with his 'Mongoose bat', Matthew Hayden said the power generated by the bat helped him to hit the ball a long way. |
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Crucial match against Mumbai Indians Kumble (20 March 03:45) |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Anil Kumble feels Saturday's Indian Premier League clash against Mumbai Indians here as a very crucial tie. |
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Symonds guide Deccan to 170 for seven (20 March 03:40) |
| Andrew Symonds continued his impressive form with a sparkling fifty to help Deccan Chargers pile up a competitive 170 for seven against Kings XI Punjab. |
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Karthik blames batting failure (20 March 03:04) |
| Delhi Daredevils captain Dinesh Karthik blamed failure of their batting department for the 5-wicket defeat at the hand of Chennai Super Kings in the IPL. |
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We have to take one match at a time Zaheer (20 March 02:07) |
| Mumbai Indians have made a good start in the IPL and the team now need to carry on their winning momentum in the days to come, feels Zaheer Khan. |
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Royals look to end losing streak against Knight Riders (20 March 01:53) |
| Rajasthan Royals would be desperately seeking to snap their three-match losing streak when they face Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL on Saturday. |
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Jankovic on a roll at Indian Wells (20 March 12:14) |
| Jelena Jankovic rallied from a 2-4 second-set deficit to beat Alisa Kleybanova 6-4, 6-4 and reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open. |
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Nadal reaches semifinals at Indian Wells (20 March 12:11) |
| Defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated Tomas Berdych 6-4, 7-6 (4) on Thursday to reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open in his first tournament since re |
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Yousuf Younus and Malik dropped from central contracts (19 March 11:12) |
| Mohammad Yousuf, Younus Khan, Shoaib Malik and Shoaib Akhtar were dropped from the list of players who were awarded central contracts by PCB. |
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IPL not going out of India says CEO (19 March 10:55) |
| There is no plan to stage IPL outside the country but franchises are free to play abroad, IPL chief executive Sundar Raman said on Friday. |
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IPL leading to Injured Players League (19 March 10:11) |
| The Indian Premier League is fast becoming the Injured Players' League given the alarming rate at which participating cricketers are hurting themselves. |
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Aus club cricketers cleared of racial abuse charge (19 March 09:57) |
| An Australian club cricket team, accused of racially abusing players of Indian descent during a match, has been cleared of the charge. |
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Lees return prompted by security fears (19 March 09:54) |
| Security concerns in India prompted Brett Lee's return to Australia for treatment on his injured elbow, his agent has claimed. |
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Malik to appeal against ban imposed on him by PCB (19 March 09:39) |
| Shoaib Malik will appeal against the ban and fine imposed on him by PCB which has accused him of faking an injury and creating disharmony in the team. |
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Dhonis emergence benefits statemates four get IPL call (19 March 09:31) |
| Mahendra Singh Dhoni's rise seems to have had a similar impact on budding cricketers in Jharkhand. |
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Karthik wins toss Daredevils to bat (19 March 09:28) |
| Stand-in Delhi Daredevils skipper Dinesh Karthik won the toss and decided to bat against Chennai Super Kings in their IPL match at Feroz Shah Kotla ground. |
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Whats for supper A menu fit for Super Kings (19 March 05:47) |
| You may not be a cricketer, but you can sure get a taste of what it means to be part of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Go for the special menu that a restaurant |
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Its a mans game says Pietersen after sledging row (19 March 05:56) |
| Kevin Pietersen has defended his teammates following accusations that the tourists overstepped the fair play line during the first Test against Bangladesh. |
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Gilchrist banking on bowlers to win against Kings XI (19 March 05:50) |
| With most of the frontline batsmen in not-so-impressive form, Deccan Chargers skipper Adam Gilchrist is banking on his bowlers to win against Punjab. |
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Kumble eyeing third straight win in Mumbai (19 March 05:12) |
| Riding on the back-to-back victories, Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Anil Kumble said his side would be hoping to carry on the winning momentum. |
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Highights Rajasthan vs Bangalore (19 March 05:08) |
| Here are the statistical highlights of the match between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday. |
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Challengers win battle royale with ease (19 March 04:38) |
| Some brilliant bowling from the Royal Challengers, including Praveen Kumar's hat-trick, gave them a big but easy 10-wicket win over the Rajasthan Royals. |
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Praveen Kumar gets 1st hat-trick of IPL 3 (19 March 03:35) |
| Praveen Kumar became the sixth player in the history of the IPL - first in season 3 - to record a hat-trick during the match against Rajasthan Royals. |
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Brasa unveils roadmap asks for more power (19 March 02:27) |
| Following India's not-so-impressive World Cup campaign, chief coach Jose Brasa on Thursday unveiled the roadmap for hockey's revival and demanded more control i |
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Dhoni asks stand-in skipper Raina to keep it simple (19 March 02:23) |
| Shoehorned into captaincy, Chennai Super Kings' stand-in skipper Suresh Raina said he would go by regular captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's advice. |
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Gambhir out of match against CSK injury may be grave (19 March 02:19) |
| Delhi skipper Gautam Gambhir has been ruled out of the Friday's Indian Premier League match against Chennai Super Kings due to a hamstring injury. |
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PCB allows Yousuf to play in Bdesh League (19 March 12:22) |
| Pakistan former captain Mohammad Yousuf has been granted permission to play in the Bangladesh domestic Twenty20 competition to be held in Sharjah. |
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Ljubicic topples weary Djokovic Nadal advances (18 March 11:51) |
| Croatian veteran Ivan Ljubicic ousted a weary world number two Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-3 on Wednesday as defending champion Rafael Nadal booked his quarter-final |
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England to send 500-plus contingent to CWG (18 March 11:50) |
| England are planning to send a huge contingent of more than 500 athletes for the October Commonwealth Games and Australia too are determined to come full streng |
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Injured Gambhir out of IPL match against CSK (18 March 10:16) |
| Delhi skipper Gautam Gambhir has been ruled out of the Friday's Indian Premier League match against Chennai Super Kings due to a hamstring injury. |
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Flintoff planning to visit India to watch IPL (18 March 09:41) |
| England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff could not resist himself from seeing his Chennai teammates in action and planning to visit India to watch IPL soon. |
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Cricket Australia wants Arthur as coach Report (18 March 09:28) |
| Former SA coach Mickey Arthur has been approached by the Cricket Australia, which wants him to replace Tim Nielsen as the national coach, a report said. |
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Pakistan players pay tribute to Woolmer (18 March 09:23) |
| Former Pakistan cricketers paid tribute to coach Bob Woolmer, whose tragic death during the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies had left everybody stunned. |
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Appoint Afridi as captain for World T20 Inzamam (18 March 09:15) |
| PCB should not waste anymore time in announcing the name of Shahid Afridi as the captain for the Twenty20 World Cup, feels former skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq. |
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Saina Nehwal breaks into top-5 in rankings (18 March 09:15) |
| India's ace badminton player Saina Nehwal has gained her career-best rankings after she gained the fifth spot following her stupendous show in the All England B |
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David Beckham has bubble bath with comedian for charity (18 March 06:05) |
| Football heartthrob David Beckham has come up with a novel way to raise money for charity - by lathering up in a tub with comedian James Corden. |
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World press critical of Woods return at Masters (18 March 02:01) |
| Tiger Woods' planned return to golf at the Masters drew plenty of criticism from the international press on Wednesday, and the most scathing comments came from |
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Pakistan sets cutoff for banned cricketers appeal (18 March 06:41) |
| Pakistan cricket authorities said on Wednesday seven players banned or fined for indiscipline during a disastrous tour of Australia have 30 days to appeal. |
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Gayle to join KKR in Ahmedabad (18 March 06:39) |
| Kolkata Knight Riders big hitting opener Chris Gayle will join the side in Ahmedabad on Thursday. |
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We flopped with both bat and ball Karthik (18 March 06:13) |
| Acting Delhi Daredevils captain Dinesh Karthik blamed defeat against Mumbai Indians to flop show of their bowlers. |
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Czech Vaidisova hangs up racket at 20 (18 March 04:09) |
| Czech tennis player Nicole Vaidisova has decided to end her career at the age of 20, the Czech daily Sport announced on Wednesday, quoting her stepfather Ales K |
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Swann rises to second position in ICC rankings (18 March 03:28) |
| Graeme Swann became the first England bowler in six years to rise to second position of the ICC Test bowler rankings. |
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Boxers get sponsors after gold rush (18 March 03:11) |
| Indian boxers' phenomenal haul of six gold medals in the Commonwealth Championships on Wednesday helped them get a team and kit sponsor in Monnet Steel group. |
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Commonwealth Boxing Indian boxers make a clean sweep (18 March 03:10) |
| World number one Vijender Singh (75kg) fought through a bleeding nose to clinch his first international gold medal in two years as Indian pugilists made a clean |
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Warne showers praise on Kumble (18 March 02:41) |
| Keeping the IPL spirit alive, Shane Warne released Kumble's book in Bangalore ahead of their encounter. |
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PCB remembers Bob Woolmer (18 March 02:04) |
| Pakistan Cricket Board paid tribute to former Pakistan Coach Bob Woolmer on the ocassion of his third death aniversary on Wednesday . |
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