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Jaipur, Sep 26: It was a 'Veteran's Day out' at Sawai Man Singh Stadium as 38-year-old Brad Hodge and 41-year-old Pravin Tambe engineered a comfortable 30-run victory for Rajasthan Royals against Highveld Lions of South Africa in a group league match of the CLT20 here today. Royals thus kept their unbeaten record at home intact with 10th straight win (eight wins in IPL). While Hodge's 23-ball-46

England batsman Kevin Pietersen declared on Tuesday that Hot Spot "had an absolute stinker" during the Ashes series, but said that players remain supportive of the technology. The decision review system (DRS) came in for criticism during the series, which England won 3-0, with Hot Spot's infra-red imaging falling under particular scrutiny after a number of inaccurate decisions. Pietersen became

New Delhi, Sep 25: The Board of Control for Cricket in India has banned former Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi for life on charges of financial irregularities. In its Special General Meeting in Chennai on Wednesday, the Board discussed a report filed by its disciplinary committee and decided to impose the ban. Modi can, of course, challenge the BCCI decision in court. After the Delhi

Mohali, Sep 25: Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Trinidad & Tobago by four wickets in their Champions League Twenty20 match here tonight. Opting to field, Sunrisers restricted Trinidad and Tobago to 160 for eight, and chased down the target with three balls to spare. Brief scores: Trinidad & Tobago: 160 for eight in 20 overs (Darren Bravo 66; Darren Sammy 2/21, Thisara Perera 2/26, Ishant Sharma 2/36)

Ranchi, Sep 24: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is known for his daring innovations, both with the bat and with his hairstyle ever since he made his debut against Bangladesh nearly a decade ago. And Dhoni was seen sporting a new hairstyle while leading Chennai Super Kings against South African side Titans in a Champions League Twenty20 match here on Sunday.Dhoni, who had long hairs when he

London, Sep 23: Monty Panesar has been named in England's squad for the Ashes series in Australia despite recently being busted by police for drunk and disorderly conduct. The spinner was released by county club Sussex after being fined by police for urinating in public following his ejection from a nightclub, and he has not played for England since the incident. England national selector Geoff

Ranchi: Sep 23: Riding on a solid batting performance, the formidable Chennai Super Kings opened their Champions League Twenty20 campaign in style, defeating South Africa’s Titans by four wickets in a high-scoring encounter here on Sunday. Michael Hussey (47) and Suresh Raina (47) clobbered the Titans bowlers to add 89 runs in just 44 balls for the second-wicket, which swung the match decisively

The Mumbai police have outlined how Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf, who was listed as a "wanted accused" in the chargesheet on the IPL betting scandal, was allegedly given gifts by bookies, passed on match-related information to them, and placed bets on matches himself while officiating in the tournament. The police made their case on the evidence of transcripts of recorded phone conversations that

Jaipur, Sep 22: Rajasthan Royals began their Champions League Twenty20 campaign in superb fashion as they thrashed defending champions Mumbai Indians by seven wickets in their Group A match, here on Saturday. It was good all-round show by the hosts as they first restricted the visitors to 142 for seven, using helpful conditions well, and then comfortably overhauled the target with two balls to

Mumbai, Sep 21: Gurunath Meiyappan, former owner of Chennai Super Kings, was today chargesheeted along with actor Vindoo Dara Singh and 20 others by Mumbai police in the IPL betting case for forgery, cheating and criminal conspiracy, four months after the scandal rocked the cricketing world. Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf and 15 alleged bookies from that country have been named as wanted accused in