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Lord's, Jul 22: The horizontal bat shot against the rising ball is the most unpredictable stroke in cricket. The batsmen are never in control of it. To negotiate it safely, you either sway out of the way or duck underneath. In the Lord’s Test, the England batsmen seemed to have forgotten this important lesson and paid the price. It proved to be India’s surprise weapon when the going got tough on

London, Jul 21: India clinched their first Test win at the historic Lord's in nearly three decades as they rode on Ishant Sharma's inspired spell of fast bowling to demolish England by 95 runs and take a 1-0 lead in the five match series here today. The lanky speedster, whose consistency has always been under the scanner, delivered when it mattered most, as he grabbed a career-best 7 for 74 to

London, Jul 20: The controversy over the "poor" pitch in Trent Bridge is yet to settle down but that has not stopped a new controversy from brewing in the India-England second Test after the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) was forced to tender an apology for the manner in which one of its groundstaff swept the pitch. It started after Kevin Pietersen, who was watching the game on television on

London, Jul 20: It would be such a shame if the Anderson-Jadeja fracas becomes the central theme of the ongoing series between India and England rather than the cricket which on the evidence of play seen so far in the series has been enthralling. There has been much speculation whether the matter could not have been amicably resolved, with some mutual back-slapping over a beer at the end of the

London, Jul 19: Medium pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar said he learnt from the mistakes that English bowlers committed on the opening day to perform well in the ongoing second cricket Test here. "We learnt from the English bowling on day one and we saw that they bowled too short at times. So we watched and learnt what lengths to bowl and adjusted out bowling accordingly," Kumar said after the second day's

Jul 19: The World Cup may be over for Germany and Argentina, but players on both teams are putting their cash winnings to good use by donating them to worthy causes. According to the UK-based Express, 25-year-old German football star Mesut Ozil has donated his World Cup prize money – totaling more than $400,000 for winning the tournament – to various charity projects in Brazil. The hefty sum is

New Delhi, Jul 18: India's hopes of fetching five badminton medals at the Commonwealth Games suffered a massive jolt today as ace shuttler and defending champion Saina Nehwal pulled out of the Glasgow event after failing to recover from leg blisters sustained during the Australian Open Super Series triumph last month. "It is an extremely difficult decision but an important one," a heartbroken

London, Jul 18: Ajinkya Rahane scored a well-compiled century to help rescue India's first innings on the opening day of the second test against England at Lord's on Thursday. England had reduced the visitors to 145 for seven on a bowler-friendly pitch early in the final session, but Rahane's 103, along with support from number nine Bhuvneshwar Kumar (36), ensured India had rallied to 290 for nine

Glasgow, Jul 17: Indian women hockey team's chief coach Neil Hawgood has said that his squad are ready to deliver big results at the Commonwealth Games to be held here from July 24 to Aug 2. "While the team is young, but the kind of play that they showed on the recent Malaysian tour gives me reason to be proud of them and confidence that we will deliver our best performance here," said Hawgood

Nottingham/UK, Jul 16:On Tuesday, the International Cricket Council (ICC) charged England fast bowler James Anderson after India alleged and complained that he "abused and pushed" allrounder Ravindra Jadeja on day two of the drawn first Test in Nottingham. But the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has decided to contest the allegations. The ICC has charged Anderson under Level 3 of its code of