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Agarkar still harbours hopes of making India comeback

He might have been off the national selectors' radar for more than four years, but Mumbai paceman Ajit Agarkar has not lost hope of making a comeback into the Indian team at some point in the futu...

Posted On: Feb 21, 2012 | Comments : 0

India’s big hockey switch

While Hockey India (HI) continues to dismiss the threat of the World Series of Hockey (WSH), its former skipper, Rajpal Singh, has decided to join the ‘league of rebels’ and is all set to ...

Posted On: Feb 21, 2012 | Comments : 0

Sri Lanka beats India by 51 runs

Nuwan Kulasekara removed Sachin Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir and claimed two important catches as Sri Lanka beat India by 51 runs on Tuesday to replace the World Cup champions in second spot in the Tr...

Posted On: Feb 21, 2012 | Comments : 0

Why we can not accept ‘this’ Sachin

Heads some younger, some wiser – have been advising Sachin to quit – at least at the One-Day level. I beg to differ and not out of long-lasting love for Sachin, not for any nostalgic senti...

Posted On: Feb 21, 2012 | Comments : 0

Yusuf Pathan confident of making a comeback

Discarded India cricketer Yusuf Pathan today expressed optimism that he would be able to make a comeback into the national squad like his brother Irfan, who is presently playing in the triangular ODI ...

Posted On: Feb 21, 2012 | Comments : 0

Ganguly happy with truce between Sahara, BCCI

Glad that the Sahara Group and the BCCI have reached a compromise that paved the way for the participation of Pune Warriors in this year's IPL, the franchise team's mentor Sourav Ganguly wants...

Posted On: Feb 18, 2012 | Comments : 0

Tri-series: India aim to stifle cornered Aussies

Australia's back-to-back losses have thrown the ODI tri-series open and a revitalised India would look to corner the struggling and injury-hit hosts when the two sides clash in the critical second...

Posted On: Feb 18, 2012 | Comments : 0

Tickets flying off shelves for Tendulkar’s swansong match in Sydney

Over 22,000 tickets have been sold for what is slated to be masterblaster Sachin Tendulkar's last international match in Sydney. Tendulkar, however, is not certain to play in the game taking into ...

Posted On: Feb 18, 2012 | Comments : 0

Rohit Sharma has been India's most successful batsman since World Cup

In the past two weeks, there have been a few articles written by eminent sportswriters on how Rohit Sharma needs to justify his inclusion in the Indian One-Day International (ODI) side. With all due r...

Posted On: Feb 18, 2012 | Comments : 0

A battle for the future of Indian hockey

When India take on Singapore tonight in the first game of the Olympic qualifiers, they will justifiably start as favourites. But they will also know that the bigger challenges lie ahead. India ranked ...

Posted On: Feb 18, 2012 | Comments : 0
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