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Happy to get the first win under my belt: Gambhir
India’s stand-in cricket captain Gautam Gambhir was happy to have a win under his belt in his first One-day international as a captain here Sunday.“Leading the first side and to get the first win under your belt is very satisfying. Everyone chipped in and…
Kochi pulls out of IPL
Kochi’s Indian Premier League dream is all but over as the squabbling franchise owners Thursday wrote to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) that they have failed to settle their ownership patterns and were, therefore, withdrawing from the league.The development came…
Ranji Trophy: Tamil Nadu 26/1 on truncated day
Tamil Nadu were 26 for one against Railways in the eight overs that were possible due to rain and wet ground conditions on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match here Wednesday.No play was possible before 4.30 pm and gathering…
NASCAR award for Karthikeyan
India’s first Formula One driver, Narain Karthikeyan, now participating in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series here, was adjudged the “Most Popular Driver of 2010″ in a fan poll held on the NASCAR website.Karthikeyan, who drives for Starbeast Motorsports team, defeated veterans and fan…
Asian Games medals tally, Day 11
Medals tally on the 11th day of the Asian Games here Tuesday:Rank Country G S B T1 China 165 85 79 3292 South Korea 64 55 74 1933 Japan 34 64 68 1664 Chinese Taipei 12 11 29 525…
Dravid’s 31st Test ton puts India on top against New Zealand
Rahul Dravid struck a classy 191 as India declared their first innings at 566 for eight and enjoyed a 349-run lead over New Zealand at the end of the third day’s play in the third and final cricket Test here Monday.New Zealand, who had…
New Zealand announce squad for ODI series
All-rounder Scott Styris and batsman Jamie How returned to the New Zealand One-day squad for the five-match series against India, starting Nov 28.How, who played his last game in January 2009, returned to the senior side after nearly two years. The selectors picked him…
Ahmedabad, Rajkot likely to replace Kochi in IPL
Ahmedabad and Rajkot are the two likely cities to bid for a slot in the Indian Premier League (IPL) if the the Kochi franchise fails to agree on its ownership pattern before the Nov 27 deadline.The IPL Governing Council (GC) at its meeting in…
Harbhajan’s second consecutive Test ton takes India to 472
Spinner Harbhajan Singh Monday became the first No.8 batsman to get back-to-back hundreds in Test cricket as India were all out 472 in the first innings against New Zealand on the fourth day of the second cricket Test here.Harbhajan remained unbeaten on 111 and…
India to face Myanmar in first round of 2012 Olympic qualifiers
India, who climbed up 16 places in the latest FIFA rankings, will face Myanmar in the first round of football qualifiers for the 2012 London Olympics.India, ranked 144th in FIFA rankings, will play the first leg against 145th ranked Myanmar at home, Feb 23,…