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Ind vs Eng ODIs: Bhajji dropped from fresh-look Indian team

Off-colour spinner Harbhajan Singh was today dropped as the selectors opted to infuse young blood by naming leg-spinner Rahul Sharma and paceman Sreenath Aravind in India's depleted 15-member squa...

Posted On: Sep 29, 2011 | Comments : 0

Any spot will do for Mumbai batsman Rahane

It was as an opener that Ajinkya Rahane shone in the limited opportunities he got in England but the Mumbai batsman knows he cannot afford to be fussy about his batting position in the India team. Rah...

Posted On: Sep 27, 2011 | Comments : 0

Gambhir reveals he is '100 percent fit'

Indian opener and Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir insisted that he has completely recovered from the concussion he sustained during the recent tour of England. "I am 100 per cent fit...

Posted On: Sep 26, 2011 | Comments : 0

Deepika goes down fighting

World junior champion Deepika Kumari of India lost to Cheng Ming of China in the tie-breaker of the women's individual recurve title match of the World Cup finals at Istanbul on Sunday. The two ti...

Posted On: Sep 26, 2011 | Comments : 0

Parthiv Patel to lead Rest of India in Irani Cup match

Diminutive wicket-keeper Parthiv Patel was on Friday named as captain of Rest of India for the Irani Cup cricket match against Ranji Champions, Rajasthan.BCCI`s All India Senior Selection Committee me...

Posted On: Sep 24, 2011 | Comments : 0

Sandeep, Sardara get a reprieve

Hockey India on Wednesday revoked the two-year ban it had imposed on Sandeep Singh and Sardara Singh for their act of “indiscipline.” The two had walked out of the Indian team on the eve o...

Posted On: Sep 24, 2011 | Comments : 0

Yet another opportunity lost for Saina

It was not a million years ago that India's badminton star Saina Nehwal was ranked number two in the world and there was talk about her getting to the numero uno position sooner rather than later;...

Posted On: Sep 24, 2011 | Comments : 0

‘Controversially Yours' from Akhtar

Shoaib Akhtar stirred up a major controversy when he launched his autobiography — Controversially Yours — here on Friday. The Pakistan speedster has confessed to having tampered with the b...

Posted On: Sep 24, 2011 | Comments : 0

Ganguly takes a dig at ICC for rejecting Sachin’s ODI formula

Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly said that he was not surprised to see ICC rejecting Sachin Tendulkar`s suggestion to revamp the ODIs by splitting the format into four innings of 25 overs each. &q...

Posted On: Sep 23, 2011 | Comments : 0

Indian eves continue their good run in Asian Cup hockey

Anupa Barla (13th and 55th minute), Poonam Rani (19th) and Navjot Kaur (57th) sounded the board for India, while Nadia Khan scored the consolation goal for Malaysia in the 64th minute. India, who alon...

Posted On: Sep 23, 2011 | Comments : 0
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