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New Delhi, Jul 18: The sixth edition of IPL, which was rocked by the spot-fixing scandal, has now been hit by a doping fiasco with Delhi and Kolkata Knight Rider's promising left-arm seamer Pradeep Sangwan failing a random dope test during the cash-rich league. Sangwan is only the second cricketer in the history of IPL after Pakistani speedster Mohammed Asif to have been found guilty of consuming

Melbourne, Jul 18: Sacked Australia coach Mickey Arthur has been left “extremely upset and disappointed” after his confidential lawsuit against Cricket Australia was leaked to the media leading to a massive controversy. “I am extremely upset and disappointed that confidential documents appear to have been given by others to the media,” Arthur said in a statement. “The matters raised in my

London, Jul 17: Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has rated Brian Lara ahead of Sachin Tendulkar as he feels the West Indian batsman enabled his team win more matches. "Sachin and Lara were the two stand-out batsmen for me. Lara won more games for his team than Sachin probably has. I'd lose more sleep as captain knowing Lara was coming in to bat next day than I would with Sachin," said

M S Dhoni's best friend, Santhosh Lal, along with whom the Indian Captain invented the famous "Helicopter Shot" is no more. Lal was a former Ranji player, who had been suffering from Pancreatitis. Earlier, when Lal was airlifted to New Delhi, where he was treated, Dhoni had offered to assist his childhood friend in all ways possible. Dhoni had been in constant touch with the family and had

Dubai, July 17: The ICC on Tuesday admitted that the umpires made seven errors during the first Ashes Test between Australia and England of which four were rectified using the Decision Review System, which has ignited a fresh debate on the technology. The three decisions that were marked as uncorrected errors included the one against Jonathan Trott when a correct leg before wicket decision was

New Delhi, Jul 16: With the all-important Asia Cup round the corner, Hockey India is all set to hire a specialist foreign goalkeeping coach for the Indian men's team ahead of the August 24 to September 1 event in Ipoh, Malaysia. Hockey India secretary general Narinder Batra confirmed that that they are in look out for a foreign expert to work with Indian goalkeepers on short-term basis. "Yes, we

New Delhi, Jul 16: Rahul Dravid, captain of Rajasthan Royals, has recorded his statement with the Delhi Police in the IPL spot-fixing scandal and will be made a prosecution witness. According to media reports, the special cell of Delhi Police went to Bangalore on July 10 and under section 161 of the CrPC, Dravid’s statement was recorded. Besides Dravid, Rajasthan Royals coach Paddy Upton will also

Georgetown, Jul 15: All-rounder Shahid Afridi returned to international cricket with a blistering half century and a career-best 7-12 as Pakistan recorded a thumping 126-run victory over West Indies in the first one-day international on Sunday. Afridi, recalled after missing last month's Champions Trophy due to poor form, scored 76 off 55 balls to pilot Pakistan to 224-9. Afridi then skittled West

Nottingham (England), Jul 15: Australia enjoyed a relaxed evening in Nottingham after losing a dramatic first Ashes Test against England by 14 runs on Sunday. The players gathered for an Asian meal in their city centre hotel following a narrow defeat in the opening match of the five-match series. "I am as confident as I was when we landed here," captain Michael Clarke told a news conference. "With

Mumbai, Jul 14: India's new ODI opening combination of Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma might have clicked, but former chief selector Kiran More is wary of dismissing the comeback chances of senior batsmen Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir. "Competition is a healthy sign for Indian cricket. There is a good healthy competition going on. Whoever performs will be in the team. If somebody is unfit