KANPUR: In a new twist to the IPL betting controversy, one of the three front men arrested from a Kanpur hotel reportedly claimed in his conversation with the Ajmer-based bookie that he was in touch with two players of Gujarat Lions. Based on this conversation, Kanpur cops may question the two playe

The police arrested three people in Kanpur suspected of illegal betting on cricket matches, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had said on Thursday, a day after the city hosted its first IPL game of the season. However, there are many safer betting sites like Sick Odds website, that ar

MUMBAI: Even as reports surfaced from Down Under on Thursday morning that Cricket Australia had offered long-term contracts to five of its most valuable cricketers in exchange for not playing the IPL, it has come to light that the BCCI is busy planning a triangular series in Florida featuring Austra

Royal Challengers Bangalore may have endured a miserable IPL season but captain Virat Kohli is determined not to let those results weigh him down. “If you play the sport for so long, you have to accept that these kinds of days will come,” he said here on Wednesday, speaking at an event to announce T

New Delhi, May 9: The 15-member Indian cricket team for the upcoming Champions Trophy 2017 was announced on Monday (May 8) with five players being kept on stand-by. After announcing the squad for the ICC event, chairman of selectors MSK Prasad also dispelled the doubts about Mahendra Singh Dhoni'

They might have broken out of jail against Kolkata Knight Riders, thanks to their disciplined bowling, but Kings XI Punjab are still on the edge of the cliff and one wrong step would spell their doom. Needing to win their remaining two matches while also hoping for other results to go their way, Gle

Royal Challengers Bangalore all-rounder Shane Watson has termed the current edition of the Indian Premier League as the worst season of his career. Royal Challengers Bangalore have managed to win just two out of the 13 matches they have played so far to be at the bottom of the eight-team points t

It’s hard to believe that A.B. de Villiers could have been dismissed for zero in three consecutive Test innings. The face of South African cricket and a modern batsmen who has introduced new elements to the art of batting, de Villiers returned to the pavilion without opening his account in the secon

Time spent away from the cricketing arena is enabling M. Vijay freshen his mind before he attempts a comeback from a ‘forced’ injury break. The ‘stage-by-stage’ recovery from a major fitness concern can be rather frustrating but the Indian opener wants to look at the brighter side. Vijay, who

Kolkata: Bowling all-rounder Axar Patel wants to make the most of his Indian Premier (IPL) form for Kings XI Punjab, to reinforce his way into the national side for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy next month in England. On Friday, Patel once again proved his credentials with a quickfire 17-ball

Mumbai Indians became the first team to qualify for the IPL Play-offs after bulldozing hosts Delhi Daredevils by 146 runs at Feroz Shah Kotla on Saturday. West Indians Lendl Simmons and Kieron Pollard struck blazing half centuries before their bowlers came up with clinical show to demolish the home

India thrashed New Zealand 4-0 to finish third in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament on Saturday. Defender Rupinder Pal  Singh (17th, 27th minutes) slammed home two penalty corners in the second quarter before S.V. Sunil (48th) and Talwinder Singh (60th) scored field goals in the last pe

New Delhi: The Indian Premier League, one of the most followed sporting even across the globe, is all set to welcome to previous champions – Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore – in the competition from 2018 season onwards. As per a report in Dainik Jagaran, BCCI CEO Rahul Johri c

Cheteshwar Pujaraon Monday was nominated for the Arjuna Award by the Board of Control for Cricket India (BCCI) for his brilliant show during the last season. Along with Pujara, India women's cricket team member Harmanpreet Kaur was also recommended for the prestigious award by the Indian Board. Howe

New Delhi: Delhi Daredevils skipper Zaheer Khan is unlikely to play in the remainder of the Indian Premier League due to a hamstring strain. Zaheer had suffered the injury during a match against Kolkata Knight Riders at Edens Gardens and according to team sources, he will miss the next match agai

Miserly Negi strangulates Pune Pawan Negi is by no means a prodigious turner of the cricket ball. Instead, he relies more on pin-point accuracy and subtle variations in pace to plot his dismissals. On Saturday, at the MCA Stadium in Pune, the left-arm spinner failed to hit the straps against the

Former Pakistan T20 skipper Shahid Afridi has declined Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Executive Committee chairman Najam Sethi's offer to give him a farewell upon his retirement from international cricket. On Friday, Afridi took to Twitter to thank Sethi for meeting him last Sunday and offering to ar

Melbourne: The long-standing pay dispute between Cricket Australia and its players continue as the Australian Cricketers Association (ACA) has rejected the new pay offer from the game's governing body, saying the proposal will be a win for cricket administrators but a loss for the game. The major