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Veteran Australian pacer Brett Lee believes India have lost the mental edge this summer and his team would look to take full advantage of the tourists' slump by preventing them from getting on board in any format. .... more »
Eight Indians, including veteran Test batsman V.V.S. Laxman, 32 Australians and 30 South Africans will be among the 144 players up for sale in the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction here on Saturday.
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Unruffled Roger Federer brushed aside the challenge of Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro in straight sets on Tuesday to become the first man through to the Australian Open semi-finals. .... more »
Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina showed nerves of steel under pressure as they shocked second seeds Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond to breeze into the women's doubles semifinal of the Australian Open here on Tuesday. .... more »
Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting on Tuesday sent out a strong message to his detractors with his 41st Test century and said he won't be retiring after the Adelaide Test.
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Russia's Maria Sharapova battled back from a set down to beat Germany's Sabine Lisicki Monday and reach the Australian Open quarter-finals, her best performance since lifting the title in 2008.
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Mahela Jayawardene was on Monday reappointed captain of the Sri Lankan squad for all three formats of the game hours after Tillakaratne Dilshan resigned from the post following the team's dismal showing in South Africa. .... more »
A replacement player last season, explosive West Indian batsman Chris Gayle has now been drafted into the Royal Challengers Bangalore squad for the coming two editions of the Indian Premier League. .... more »
Andy Flower on Friday expressed his confidence in England staging a swift comeback against Pakistan after losing the first Test by ten wickets inside three days.
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India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna came from a set down to win 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 against Australian pair of Mathew Edben and Chris Guccione in the first round of the men's doubles in the Australian Open here on Wednesday. .... more »
India's veteran middle-order batsman V.V.S. Laxman has squashed reports of his retirement following his poor performance in the ongoing Test series against Australia. .... more »
Struggling Indian opener Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday conceded that his team has let the entire nation down in the ongoing Test series against Australia and has failed to live up to the expectations. .... more »
Novak Djokovic on Tuesday called for talks to improve conditions in tennis to be kept 'behind closed doors' after a public disagreement between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer at the Australian Open. .... more »
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer eased into the Australian Open's second round on Monday as local teenager Bernard Tomic stole the show with an epic five-set upset of Fernando Verdasco. .... more »
David Warner learnt the art of occupying the crease for a long time from West Indies' veteran Shivnarine Chanderpaul, whose fourth-fastest Test century was also equalled by the explosive Australian opener during the innings and 37 runs win over India in the Perth Test.
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A controversy broke out late on Thursday after a TV Channel aired footage which showed ground-staff at the stadium in Perth sipping and drinking beer on the pitch only hours before India and Australia play the third cricket Test on it. .... more »
Former India captain and veteran middle-order batsman Rahul Dravid hopes that the ongoing Test series against Australia doesn't turn out to be a nightmare like the whitewash the team suffered during their England tour last year. .... more »
The Indian squad for the upcoming two-match T20 International series against hosts Australia and the subsequent triangular one-day series, with Sri Lanka completing the line-up, is to be picked at Delhi on January 15, according to Cricket Board sources.
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Leander Paes won another Chennai Open doubles title after he beat an Israeli combine of Andy Ram and Jonathan Erlich with help from Serbian Janko Tipsarevic. .... more »
Hassled by crowd behaviour during the second cricket Test in Sydney last week, the Indian team management is planning to demand higher security around the boundary rope for the remainder of the four-Test series. .... more »
Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany waves while sitting in a vintage car before the Indian Formula One Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida - PTI .... more »
Australian wicketkeeper batsman Brad Haddin today fired a fresh salvo at the struggling Indian team ahead of Friday's third Test here, saying the visitors 'break quicker than anyone in the world' when things are not going their way. .... more »
India's stature grew in the world of sports after it successfully hosted its first ever Formula One Grand Prix in 2011 but the drivers in the country continued to struggle in this glamorous and expensive sport. .... more »
Chennai Super Kings will start their title defence against Mumbai Indians in the inaugural match of the fifth edition of Indian Premier League at Chennai's M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on April 4, the Indian cricket board announced on Friday. .... more »
Flamboyant Indian batsman Virender Sehwag created history by becoming the highest scorer ever in a one-day innings and the second cricketer after teammate Sachin Tendulkar to score a double century in the fourth ODI against the West Indies. .... more »
Australia's veteran middle-order batsman Mike Hussey was happy to be part of history with skipper Michael Clarke during their record 334-run unbroken stand for the fifth wicket on the third day of the second cricket Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) here Thursday. .... more »
Serena Williams injured her left ankle on Wednesday while playing her first tournament since September in what looms as a major setback for her Australian Open preparations. .... more »
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel was crowned World Champion for the second year in a row at the 2011 FIA Awards Night while Jaypee Sports International (JPSI) bagged the Formula One Promotional Trophy for successfully hosting the inaugural Indian Grand Prix at a glittering function. .... more »
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has blasted the cricket board after its refusal to pay him $1 million fee per season for media activities involving the Indian Premier League (IPL). .... more »
Rafael Nadal battled back from a set down to defeat brave Argentine Juan Martin del Potro and hand Spain a fifth Davis Cup title on Sunday. .... more »
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