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Kozhikode, Nov 10: Paying glowing tribute in their own way to master blaster Sachin Tendulkar who is retiring from cricket, around 2,000 students of a school in Palakkad district of Kerala donned Tendulkar masks during the one-hour long assembly. The ground at the BSS Gurukulam Higher Secondary at Alathur virtually turned into 'faces' of Tendulkar as the students, teachers and non-teaching staff

Abu Dabhi, Nov 9: Faced with an ICC inquiry for his alleged role into a dispute with India, Cricket South Africa Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat today said that he was "distressed" by the turn of events. Talking to reporters here after signing a MoU with Pakistan for a short tour to fill the gap created by the shortened Indian series, Lorgat said he was distressed on being asked to face a probe by

Kolkata, Nov 8: Right-arm pacer Mohammed Shami on Friday registering the second best figures for India on debut, taking nine for 118 in the first Test match against the West Indies in Kolkata. Shami played a crucial role in India’s win by an innings and 51 runs at the Eden Gardens, taking four for 71 in the first innings while grabbing five for 47 in the second. In the first innings, Shami rocked

Chennai, Nov 8: One of the greatest ever chess players, Garry Kasparov, says five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand "brings honour to the sport and to his nation", but predicts a Magnus Carlsen victory in his World Championship clash against the Indian wizard. The much-anticipated event starts here from tomorrow. Previewing the World Championship, Kasparov was full of praise for the Indian.

Kolkata, Nov 8: Rohit Sharma hit an unbeaten 150 while R Ashwin, too, scored his second career Test century to put India in a strong position in the first session on Day 3 of the first Test against West Indies at Eden Gardens on Friday. Ashwin reached his century with a single off Tino Best. He took 159 balls overall and struck 11 boundaries to complete his ton. Sharma looked solid with his

Kolkata, Nov 7: Indian openers were looking solid by the end of Day 1 of Kolkata Test. And most of the ticket holders were of the impression that Sachin Tendulkar would come to the crease to play his 199th Test innings somewhere around lunch time. But both the Indian openers failed to live up to the expectations and were back in the hut within the first nine overs of Day 2. After the fall of

Kolkata, Nov 7: Pacer Mohammed Shami announced his arrival on the Test arena by scalping four wickets in a dream spell against the West Indies as a dominant India started Sachin Tendulkar's farewell series by taking early control of the first Test here today. Shami returned impressive figures of 4/71 in 18 overs as India bowled out the visitors for a paltry 234 after they opted to bat at the Eden

Kolkata, Nov 6: Pacer Mohammed Shami announced his arrival on the Test arena by scalping four wickets in a dream spell against the West Indies as a dominant India started Sachin Tendulkar's farewell series by taking early control of the first Test on Wednesday. Shami returned impressive figures of 4-71 in 18 overs as India bowled out the visitors for a paltry 234 after they opted to bat at the

Kolkata, Nov 6: After having made a goof-up in spelling Sachin Tendulkar's name, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) were in for another embarrasment today when they addressed the batting legend's wife as "Mr" Anjali in the welcome message on the giant electronic scoreboard. The CAB's second goof-up came in as many days when the giant display at the High Court end kept on flashing Welcome "Mr

Kolkata, Nov 6: West Indies rode on Marlon Samuels’ attacking knock to recover from early damage and post 107 for the loss of two wickets at lunch on the opening day of the first cricket Test against India at the historic Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday. Making his debut, Mohammad Shami got his maiden Test scalp in the form of Kieran Powell (28) after Bhuvneshwar Kumar gave India the initial