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Johannesburg, Dec 5: South African cricket captain AB de Villiers on Wednesday reminded India of its poor track record in South Africa as the three-match series starts on Thursday with the first ODI at the Wanderers here. De Villiers is very much aware of India's poor record in South Africa. The Indians have won only five of the 25 matches they have played against the home team in their own

Islamabad, Dec 4: The Pakistani Taliban has said it will target journalists and media organisations for "fabricating" the statement of its spokesperson asking news outlets not to pay tribute to cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on his retirement. The shura council of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, headed by its new chief Mullah Fazlullah, decided to attack the journalists and media organisations which

Hoshiarpur, Dec 4: Indian men registered their second win of the 2013 Kabaddi World Cup as they breezed past Spain in their group match while women's team defeated Kenya in an easy encounter here on Tuesday. India beat Spain 55-27 in their Pool A match at the Lajwanti Stadium. The Indian women overwhelmed Kenya 56-21 to bag their second win in as many matches. The men's team will now take on Kenya

Mumbai, Dec 3: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has won this year's ICC People's Choice Award, thus becoming only the second Indian cricketer to win the coveted prize after just-retired Sachin Tendulkar. Dhoni has now become only the third cricketer to win this award after Tendulkar, who was the first-ever recipient in 2010, and Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara, who won it in 2011 and 2012. Other

Johannesburg: Dec 3: The cold war between the Board of Control for Cricket in India and Cricket South Africa has led to much consternation among the South African public but MS Dhoni maintained that the relationship between players from either side has been cordial. The Indian skipper, along with coach Duncan Fletcher, addressed the media on team’s arrival here for a shortened two-Test and three

Hong Kong, Dec 2: India's numero uno squash players, Saurav Ghosal and Dipika Pallikal, will be looking to end the year on a high when they compete against the world's best in the Cathay Pacific Sun Hung Kai Financial Hong Kong Open, starting here tomorrow. The WSA World Series Gold event -- the last of the year -- gets underway with the main rounds at the Hong Kong Squash Centre tomorrow after

Mumbai, Dec 2: Mahendra Singh Dhoni says playing in alien conditions and that too without Sachin Tendulkar is a big challenge for his side but the Indian skipper is hopeful that playing One-dayers first will allow his batsmen settle well ahead of the Test series against South Africa. India will play three-match ODI series ahead of two-Test series in South Africa. “If you see there is always a new

Dubai, Dec 1: The Indian cricket team continued to be second in the ICC Test rankings with Ravichandran Ashwin topping the all-rounders' chart in the latest list issued on Sunday. India are placed behind South Africa with 119 points, which is just 12 less than the Proteas' tally. The teams are set to clash in a two-Test and thee ODI series starting December 5 in South Africa. Cheteshwar Pujara is

Attari, Dec 1: Pakistan's 16-member women kabaddi team arrived in India for the first time to participate in the 4{+t}{+h} World Cup Kabaddi being held from November 30 to December 14 in Punjab. Wearing blazers and salwar kameej, Pakistan's "macho women" were confident of leaving a mark in an international event. They were accompanied by 18-member Pakistan men's team along with officials, coaches

Moradabad, Nov 30: Indian leg-spinner Piyush Chawla has tied the nuptial knot with his long-time friend Anubhuti Chauhan in a grand ceremony here. Piyush and Anubhuti, who happen to be neighbours, got married late last night in the presence of close family members and friends, including the cricketers' Uttar Pradesh teammates. Anubhuti, an MBA, is the daughter of Dr Ameer Singh Chauhan, who is