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Raipur, Sep 15: Openers Lendl Simmons and Mike Hussey struck commanding fifties to hand Mumbai Indians a resounding 9-wicket win over Sri Lankan outfit Southern Express and keep their team in the hunt for the main draw of the Oppo Champions League Twenty20, here today . Chasing 162 for a win in the qualifying match, Mumbai rode a clinical 139-run opening stand between Simmons (76 not out) and

Raipur, Sep 14: Lahore Lions skipper Muhammad Hafiz feels his bowlers set the stage for victory over Mumbai Indians in their first qualifier of the Champions League T20 tournament, by restricting the opponents to a low score. He, however, also credited his batsmen for finishing the game well to post a six-wicket victory over the Mumbai side here yesterday at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh

Mumbai, Sep 13: Former India captain and batting legend Rahul Dravid has said of the three formats of the game, ODI cricket at present was largely irrelevant and struggling to survive and consequently there should be more tournaments like Champions Trophy or World Cup to give it a proper context. Former India captain and batting legend Rahul Dravid has said of the three formats of the game, ODI

Sep 13: Many call it a sidekick to the Indian Premier League. But for individual players, the Champions League Twenty20 is another platform for players to make a mark in the shortest format of the game. As the tournament moves into its sixth edition, many players from different clubs have come together for this event over the years. This time too, it promises to be no different and its primary

Wellington, Sep 12: Former New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns expects to be charged with perjury this month by British authorities and will travel to Britain to defend himself, the player said on Friday. The charges stem from a 2012 libel action he brought against Lalit Modi, the former boss of the Indian Premier League. The court ruled in Cairns’ favour and ordered Modi to pay damages. Cairns

Sep 12: In a lengthy verdict phase climaxing Oscar Pistorius' trial, the judge said Thursday he can't be found guilty of murder but that he was negligent in the shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, raising the possibility he'll be convicted of culpable homicide. Judge Thokozile Masipa said she felt the double-amputee Olympian acted negligently when he fatally shot Steenkamp through a

Karachi, Sep 11: The International Cricket Council (ICC) is reportedly developing wearable sensors in hopes that they can provide the technological breakthrough needed to stamp out illegal bowling actions but does not expect them to be ready for trial in matches before mid-2105. Geoff Allardice, the ICC's general manager of cricket, revealed that there has been lots of progress in using the

Sep 10: Ravi Shastri, who served as team director during India's recently-concluded limited overs series against England, has put his weight behind the under-fire coach, Duncan Fletcher, calling him a "solid character". Speaking to ESPNCricinfo, Shastri lavished praise on Fletcher, who is under the scanner after a mixed tour of England during which the Indians were thrashed in the Test series

Granada, Sep 10: Lucknow boy Jitu Rai today became the first Indian shooter to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics after bagging a quota place with an impressive silver medal-finish at the 51st Shooting World Championships, here. Rai bagged the white metal in men's 50-metre pistol event at the at the CEAR Juan Carlos I shooting range. The 25-year-old Army marksman narrowly missed out on the gold

Dubai, Sep 9: The International Cricket Council (ICC) today suspended Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal, who is currently perched at the top of its ODI rankings, after his bowling action was found to be illegal following an independent analysis. "The International Cricket Council today confirmed that an independent analysis has found the bowling action of Pakistan's off-spinner Saeed Ajmal to be