Sports

New Delhi, Feb 21: Star batsman Virat Kohli became the second most followed Indian sportsperson on 'Facebook' behind iconic Sachin Tendulkar as he crossed the 20-million mark, the social networking site said. 26-year-old Kohli, the first Indian batsman to score a century against arch-rivals Pakistan in a World Cup match in the 76-run victory on February 15, currently has 20,002,000 followers on

Cuttak, Feb 20: Gautam Gambhir's hot-headed nature has seen him get into altercations with Shahid Afridi, Shane Watson and Virat Kohli on the field. On the fourth day's play of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal clash between Delhi and Mumbai at the DRIEMS College Ground in Tangi on Thursday (February 19), Shardul Thakur joined that list. Set a target of 441 in just over five sessions, Delhi started

Dubai (UAE), Feb 19: Former Indian captain Anil Kumble is all set to become the 77th member of the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame after his name was inducted in the prestigious list during India's World Cup game against South Africa at Melbourne on Sunday. Kumble, who is now the Chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee, is the fourth India cricketer to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame after

Karachi, Feb 19: Pakistan's tainted former captain Salman Butt has apparently made his first full confession of guilt to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in the infamous 2010 spot-fixing scandal. Butt who was banned along with Muhammad Asif and Muhammad Aamir in the aftermath of the spot-fixing scandal that broke out when Pakistan was touring England made the confession during a meeting with PCB

Feb 18: There was something different about Virat Kohli at the Adelaide Oval on February 15. Actually, there were several things different about him at a venue that he can now claim to have made his own with a third international ton in three innings this Australian summer. For one thing, the lynchpin of the Indian batting wasn't at his very best. He has called his 22nd One-Day International

Canberra, Feb 18: Shakib Al Hasan on Wednesday became the first Bangladesh batsman to score 4,000 runs in One-Day Internationals (ODIs). The left-handed batsman reached the milestone in their World Cup opener against Afghanistan at the Manuka Oval here. The top all-rounder is closely followed by opener Tamim Iqbal who has accumulated 3,990 runs in 136 ODIs. Bangladesh were struggling when Shakib

Melbourne, Feb 18: If your dream is to dine with Sachin Tendulkar then be ready to shell out big bucks as Sydney's most iconic restaurant is offering an exclusive dinner with the Little Master priced at 1,500 to 3,000 Australian dollars with just a few seats up for grabs. The VIP dinner which will be only attended by over 60 people will be held on February 26 after the India-South Africa match on

Kolkata, Feb 18: India will require a sum of Rs 7,000 crore to create block and village level basic sports infrastructure across the country. Government intends to create sports infrastructure that can be connected to each village to spot the talents at the remotest. "We will need Rs 7,000 crore to create sports infrastructure at block level across the country," Union Minister of State of Sports

Bengaluru, Feb 17: It took some time coming, but by far, the biggest surprise package of this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) player auctions in Bengaluru turned out to be a local boy. Konganda Charamanna (or KC) Cariappa, a very highly-rated mystery spinner in the Karnataka cricket circuit, was purchased by defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for a whopping Rs.2.4 crore. An unknown

Bangalore, Feb 16: Flamboyant all-rounder Yuvraj Singh on Monday emerged as the costliest cricketer in the IPL 8 players’ auction, bought for a record Rs16 crore ($2.57 million approx) by Delhi Daredevils in Bangalore. Yuvraj, who carried a base price of Rs2 crore, was sold for the highest ever price in IPL history after a fierce tug of war for his services between Delhi Daredevils (DD) and Royal