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India beat Zimbabwe to clinch series

HARARE: A disciplined India notched up a convincing seven-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the third one-day international to secure an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series on Sunday. Amit Mishra scalped four wickets and skipper Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 88-ball 68 to emerge as

Virat Kohli fastest to score 15 ODI tons

NEW DELHI: Skipper Virat Kohli added another feather to his during India's dominating victory over Zimbabwe in the first ODI at Harare on Wednesday as he became the fastest batsman in the history of the game to score 15 one-day international hundreds. Kohli's 115 from just 108 deliveries help

Afridi marks comeback with one-man demolition job

Shahid Afridi made one of the more remarkable comebacks in international cricket in leading Pakistan to a crushing 126-run victory over the West Indies in the first one-day international at the Guyana National Stadium. Omitted from his country's failed Champions Trophy campaign, the mercurial

Rejuvenated India seek to win another ODI title

PORT OF SPAIN (TNN): Bolstered by their dramatic comeback in the tournament, a rejuvenated India will be gunning for yet another title triumph when they clash with an equally determined Sri Lanka in the final of the tri-series on Thursday. The reigning Champions Trophy winners may also get a

Parvez Rasool first from J&K team in Indian cricket squad

SRINAGAR/CHANDIGARH/NEW DELHI (TNN): As a kid he often played cricket on the deserted streets of Bijbehara, a small town in south Kashmir, whenever separatists shut down the Valley. In 2009, he was detained and questioned by the Bangalore police for alleged links to a terror plot outside the

India beat WI by 102 runs (D/L) in Celkon Mobile Cup

PORT OF SPAIN (Trinidad) (TNN): Skipper Virat Kohli led from the front with a responsible century-knock as India bounced back in the race for the tri-series final with a dominating 102-run win over the West Indies in a crucial rain-hit match, on Friday. Batting with a lot of grit and gumption

Sri Lanka crush India by 161 runs in Celkon Mobile Cup

KINGSTON (TNN): Upul Tharanga scored a career-best unbeaten 174 as Sri Lanka produced a clinical display to thrash India by 161 runs in the third match of the ODI tri-series. Sent into bat, Sri Lanka first rode on Tharanga's 174 and Mahela Jayawardene's 107 to pile up a mammoth 348 for one an

West Indies defeat India by one wicket in second ODI

KINGSTON: Kemar Roach got himself a perfect birthday present as he guided West Indies to a thrilling one-wicket victory over India in a nail-biting encounter in the second ODI of the Tri-series on Sunday. Chasing a modest target of 230, West Indies made a heavy weather of the chase despite a spar

India to host 2016 World T20 and 2023 ODI World Cup

NEW DELHI: The long form of cricket is set to get a boost with the much-awaited World Test Championship soon to become reality. The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Saturday announced its decision to replace the Champions Trophy - the last edition of which was won by India recently - with t

Mehran, Gujranwala, Bhatkal supreme in BSF T-20 league

RIYADH (Arab News): Mehran, Gujranwala and Bhatkal emerged champions in the BSF Twenty20 cricket tournament organized by Riyadh Cricket League and played at the RCL cricket complex, Al-Kharj Road. In the Super Cup final Mehran got the better of NAB by 24 runs, in the Premier League — I Gujran

SA choke again as dominant England reach final

LONDON (TNN): An impressive bowling performance powered England to the Champions Trophy summit clash as the hosts thrashed South Africa by seven wickets in the first semifinal on Wednesday. The hosts bundled out South Africa for a meagre 175 after inserting them in to bat and then comfortably

Lanka oust Aussies to enter semis

LONDON (TNN): A disciplined Sri Lanka set up a semifinal date with India in the ICC Champions Trophy as they knocked out holders Australia by posting a 20-run win, with veteran Mahela Jayawardene caressing his way to an unbeaten 84-run knock on Monday. Jayawardene made his runs off 81 balls t

Champions Trophy: Sri Lanka beat England by 7 wickets

  LONDON: Kumar Sangakkara smashed an unbeaten 134 off 135 balls as Sri Lanka stunned England by seven wickets in a high-scoring thriller on Thursday to stay afloat in the Champions Trophy. The Islanders, chasing England's seemingly impregnable 293-7, launched a spirited chase in the

Dhawan, Jadeja star as India march into semifinals

LONDON: The Oval looked like a photoshopped image of a cricket ground on a grey canvas here on Tuesday. Adding life to that image was Team India and the scores of high-decibel fans who had arrived here in the morning to show their support. MS Dhoni and his boys did not disappoint, putting in

BCCI initiates 'operation clean-up' For IPL.

The BCCI has announced its first set of proposals to "clean up" the IPL, measures ranging from financial disclosures by players and team owners to curbing the tournament's controversial "entertainment" quotient, including putting a stop to cheerleaders and after-match parties. The measures are pa

Serena Williams Wins French Open 2013 Title, Defeats Maria Sharapova In Final

PARIS -- Two hours before her French Open final, Serena Williams practiced on center court, the stands deserted as she whacked one winner after another to the distant sounds of a brass band playing on the plaza. When the music stopped, the seats filled and the match began, Williams went on defens

CT: England thump Australia by 48 runs

BIRMINGHAM: Ian Bell cracked a responsible 91 and James Anderson scalped three wickets as England dished out a disciplined all-round performance to notch up a convincing 48-run victory over Australia in their Group A match of the Champions Trophy on Saturday. Riding on Bell's half-century, En

Ind vs SA: Shikhar Dhawan's ton sets up India's win over South Africa

CARDIFF: In the middle of all the madness surrounding cricket, if there's one man having a blast, he's Shikhar Dhawan. Confined to the first-class circuit for years, tagged a wasted talent and blamed for his off-the-field eccentricities, he's emerged from those shadows to shine in the brightness