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New Delhi, May 28: Wonderkid spinner Musheer Khan on Saturday took nine wickets in an innings during Mumbai Cricket Association's (MCA) Summer Vacation Under-14 camp. The left-arm spinner registered this feat while playing for Dadar Union against Virar in a two-day match. The 9-year-old's 9-wicket haul included a hat-trick as well. The youngster was in fine form at the Young Mohammedan Sports Club

New York, May 28: The US Justice Department has charged 14 individuals - including two current FIFA vice presidents and seven other world football officials - with offences including racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracies. It also said in a release that the 47-count indictment, unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, is "not the final chapter" in the wide-ranging and

New Delhi, May 27: If performance is the only benchmark and age just a number, then there is no reason to ignore what Ashish Nehra did in IPL 2015 to deserve a place in India's tour of Bangladesh. Harbhajan Singh, 34, was rewarded with a Test comeback for his 18 wickets but the 36-year-old Ashish Nehra's 22 wickets for Chennai Super Kings were neither considered for Tests nor ODIs. If anything

Melbourne, May 27: Former Australia fast bowler Brett Lee on Tuesday said former India skipper Sourav Ganguly would do “a great job” if made India’s new head coach. Following Duncan Fletcher’s departure, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will announce its new coach and revamped support staff prior to the team departing for the tour of Bangladesh on June 7. “I think he would do a

Mumbai, May 26: Classy middle order batsman Ajinkya Rahane today won the CEAT Indian Cricketer of the Year award while former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara clinched the International Cricketer of the Year honour at a ceremony organised on May 25. Former India captain Kapil Dev, who led the country to the first of two World Cup titles in 1983, was conferred with the International Lifetime

London, May 26: England completed a remarkable win to beat New Zealand by 124 runs in the first Test at Lord`s on Monday. New Zealand, set 345 to win on the fifth and final day, were dismissed for 220 as England won the 100th Test between the two countries to go 1-0 up in this two-match series ahead of the second Test at Headingley on Friday. For England, without a permanent head coach following

Monaco, May 25: Lewis Hamilton responded with the grace and dignity of a champion Sunday when he fought back his emotions after an extraordinary tactical error by his Mercedes team cost him victory at the Monaco Grand Prix. The two-time champion and current series leader was on course for a well-deserved and comfortable triumph ahead of his team-mate and nearest rival Nico Rosberg until, following

Kolkata, May 25: Mumbai Indians' love affair with Eden Gardens continued as they clinched their second IPL title following a crushing 41-run win over Chennai Super Kings in a lop-sided summit clash, here tonight. Mumbai Indians posted an imposing 202 for five as skipper Rohit Sharma (50) and Lendl Simmons (68) rattled up a 119-run stand off just from 67 balls after being invited to bat. The Mumbai

New Delhi, May 24: It’s still a game of glorious uncertainties. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) wants to make India ‘home’ where it can host all its international series. “We would like to make India our home,’’ PCB chief Shahryar Khan said from Lahore on Saturday. Khan said the PCB has offers from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka as well but would prefer India. “India will be more cost-effective,’’ he

New Delhi, May 23: Former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi feels that BCCI needs to appoint a "strong coach" to guide the temperamental Test captain Virat Kohli, who has courted a lot of off-field controversies in recent times. "I believe Virat needs a good coach, who will be an able guide. That coach should be able to take charge of his temperament. He (Kohli) is so impulsive and it needs to