Jaipur: On a pitch with a rare tinge of green, Rajasthan Royals, led by Rahul Dravid, opted to go in with an unprecedented all-pace attack comprising five fast bowlers, and defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 19 runs to register their second consecutive win in the Indian Premier League on Mond

  HYDERABAD: In a game which went down to the wire, and into the Super Over, the first in the sixth edition of the league, Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by five runs in the T20 league at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal. In the Super Over, Cameron Whi

Mumbai Indians' reluctance to give Kieron Pollard an opportunity to express himself higher up the batting order has been hard to fathom. But when the top order collapsed before the tenth over in Mumbai's Indian Premier League 6 clash against Chennai Super Kings on Saturday (April 6), Pollard had

Batting great Rahul Dravid received India's third highest civilian honour, the Padma Bhushan, from President Pranab Mukherjee during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan's Darbar Hall Friday. Former boxer Ngangom Dingko Singh and rower Bajrang Lal Takhar received the country's fourth highest civilian

KOLKATA: With KKR registering a six wicket win against Delhi Daredevils in the inaugural match of IPL season 6, Kolkata on Wednesday erupted in joy with KKR fans celebrating the victory by dancing on the streets and cheering for the home team. The celebration was kicked off by KKR owner and Bolly

Dubai: The Meydan jinx was finally broken as America rightfully reclaimed the $10 million Dubai World Cup when 2011 Kentucky Derby (G1) sensation Animal Kingdom outclassed some of the best equine superstars from around the globe to win racing’s richest prize on Sataurday. Ridden confidently by 28

NEW DELHI: Former Sri Lankan captain  Arjuna Ranatunga on Wednesday slammed IPL governing council's decision to withdraw Sri Lankan cricketers from Chennai matches of the tournament and asked the players to opt out of the entire high-profile event beginning April 3. "... as far as cricketers

As protests in support of the Sri Lankan Tamils continued, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today said IPL matches would be permitted in the state only if there were no Sri Lankan players, umpires, officials or support staff in these matches. "In view of the popular antipathy and anger in T

NEW DELHI: "Dhonee. Dhonee. Dhoneee." The chant reverberated around Feroze Shah Kotla as India closed in on victory within three days in the fourth Test against Australia. Scorecard | Match in Pics After a topsy-turvy day that saw 16 wickets tumble, leaving India 156 to win, it was fitting

NEW DELHI: Nathan Lyon scalped five wickets as Indian batsmen were tested for the first time in the series on a crumbling track but still managed to take a slender four-run first-innings lead in the fourth and final Test against Australia on Saturday.   At stumps after an intriguing second da

NEW DELHI: India's quest for a historic clean sweep started on a good note as the host spinners continued their dominance over Australia to take the honours on the opening day of the fourth and final Test on Friday. Australia, sans their injured skipper Michael Clarke, managed 231 for eight a

NEW DELHI: Australia skipper Shane Watson won the toss and elected to bat against India in the fourth and final Test at the Feroze Shah Kotla stadium on Friday. Ajinkya Rahane replaced injured Shikhar Dhawan in the Indian squad while Australia replaced Matthew Wade, Mitchell Starc and Xaier D

NEW DELHI: The fourth Test against Australia at the Ferozeshah Kotla could well be fans' last opportunity to see Sachin Tendulkar play an international match in India. India is scheduled to next play a Test series at home against the West Indies in October 2014, Tendulkar would be 41.5 years

Durban: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq led his side to a three-wicket win over South Africa in the fourth one-dayer on Thursday, setting up a series decider in the final match in Benoni on Sunday. Misbah made 80 and Imran Farhat scored 93 as Pakistan chased down South Africa's total of 234 fo

India's latest batting sensation Shikhar Dhawan was on Tuesday ruled out of the fourth and final Test against Australia starting in Delhi on Friday due to a fracture on his left hand which he sustained while fielding during the third match at Mohali. He will be out of action for six weeks. Th

India 499 (Dhawan 187, Vijay 153, Siddle 5-71) and 136 for 4 beat Australia 408 (Starc 99, Smith 92) and 223 (Hughes 69) by six wickets Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Long awaited for India, too little and much too late for Australia. MS Dhoni's team completed a six-wicket victory in Mohali

NEW DELHI: Bhuvneshwar Kumar took three wickets to lead Indian comeback after the hosts being bowled for 499 in first innings on the fourth day of the third Test against Australia at PCA stadium in Mohali. Bhuvneshwar was on a roll, removing Steven Smith to leave Australia stuttering at 55/3.

MOHALI: His arms aloft after scoring a breathtaking debut century, Shikhar Dhawan acknowledged the crowd and his teammates, twirled his moustache and allowed himself a smile. It hadn't sunk in yet, but he had climbed a monumental peak, playing a dominating, stroke-filled knock and sending the Au