Johannesburg, 2011/07/28: [?AFP]South African fast bowler Wayne Parnell has converted to Islam after a period of personal study and reflection and will celebrate his 22nd birthday on Friday as a Muslim. Parnell confirmed in a statement on Thursday that he converted to Islamic faith in January this

New Delhi - 25 July 2011: England bowlers produced a superb bowling performance to clinch a convincing win by 196 runs overIndiain the first Test match at Lord's. India had to bat out a day and a session and they started well, with Laxman and Dravid looking good to repeat their past heroics. But the

World Number 2 Novak Djokovic of Serbia on Sunday rolled out a near-flawless performance to outgun defending champion and World Number 1 Rafael Nadal of Spain 6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 to win his first Wimbledon title in his debut appearance in the final. Djokovic won the first two sets easily, but Nada

India could not force victory over West Indies despite an early, attacking declaration on the final day of the second Test in Bridgetown as the weather closed in late on. The tourists made a surprising decision to come in midway through the morning session, ending their innings on 269 for six -

New Delhi - 30 June 2011: The Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) cricket is scheduled to begin in India from September 23 and go till October 9. The tournament returns to India this year with matches in Chennai, Bangalore and Kolkata, as well as a qualifying event in Hyderabad from September 19-21.

LONDON: It takes lot to bowl over Sachin Tendulkar as bowlers around the world would confess but tennis ace Roger Federer managed to do it just by his knowledge of cricket when the two legends caught up during the Wimbledon.In Pics:Tendulkar at Wimbledon|Babes on courtTendulkar, a self-confessed Fed

SURAT/MUMBAI: ASuratbuilder now owns theFerraripresented toSachin TendulkarbyMichael Schumacheron behalf ofFiatin 2002 when he equalled Sir Don Bradman's record of 29 Test centuries."It was my dream to own a Ferrari. I approached Sachin through a common friend and asked him if he wanted to sell the

JAKARTA: Defending championSaina Nehwal inched closer to a third successiveIndonesian Open Super Seriestitle after advancing to the finals with a hard-fought victory over Chinese Taipei'sShao Chieh Chengon Saturday.The fourth-seeded Indian won 21-14, 14-21, 21-17 in a 45-minute battle against giant-

KINGSTON: India allowed the West Indies tail-enders to delay the inevitable before wrapping up the first cricket Test with a comfortable 63-run victory inside four days and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match Test series on Thursday. Chasing a victory target of 326, West Indies never recovered from t

New Delhi - 14 June 2011: Indian pace spearheadZaheer Khanconsiders the two years withGreg Chappellas national coach the worst of his decade-long career as the controversial Australian made him feel unwanted in the team.Zaheer said he and other senior players were constantly worried about their plac

New Delhi - 09 June 2011: The government announced that it has earmarked Rs 258.39 crore for the preparation of athletes for the London Olympics, under 'Project Opex 2012'. Sports minister Ajay Maken, while addressing a press meet, said the estimated amount is for a period of 16 months, starting

PARIS - Bjorn Borg could not make it to Roland Garros on Sunday, which turned out to be a pity. It would have made for just the right photograph: Borg handing over the Coupe des Mousquetaires to his successor in the soft evening light. It has been 30 years since Borg won his sixth and last French

In the battlefield called Chepauk, Dhoni's army ambushed the Royal Challengers to defend the citadel they had clinched in Mumbai last year. The Chennai mean machine started working from Ball One with M Vijay (95 off 52 balls) and Mike Hussey (63 off 45 balls) taking over and there was no looking

CHENNAI: Gautam Gambhir will spearhead the Indian campaign for the upcoming ODI series against West Indies in the Caribbean while Suresh Raina has been appointed Gambhir's deputy. Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar were among the seniors who were rested as the national selectors

MUMBAI: Duncan Fletcher was on Wednesday appointed India's cricket coach to replace the highly successful Gary Kirsten, ending weeks of suspense on who will take over the high-profile job. The 62-year-old Zimbabwean has coached England with mixed results from 1999 to 2007, will take over the jo

Mohali, March 31, 2011 (The HIndu):India maintained its unbeaten record against Pakistan in World Cup cricket, securing a 29-run win in Wednesday's marquee semifinal in Mohali to set up a title clash with Sri Lanka.Sachin Tendulkar rode on his luck to make 85 and Suresh Raina contributed a vital ca

New Zealand players celebrate defeating South Africa in their World Cup quarterfinal match in Mirpur. (Reuters Photo)NEW DELHI: South Africa lived up to the chokers tag when they crashed to a 49-run defeat against New Zealand in their World Cup quarterfinal clash at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium in Mirp

Ahmedabad - 24 March 2011: Yuvraj Singh was India's hero yet again as the hosts ended Australia's 12-year-reign as World Cup champions with a five wicket quarterfinal victory on Thursday.The left-hander's unbeaten 57 -- his fourth fifty of a tournament where he is averaging over a hundred -- saw