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New Delhi, Mar 7: Out-of-form opener Virender Sehwag was on Thursday axed from the Indian cricket squad for the third and fourth Test against Australia, paying the price for a prolonged run drought. The squad was trimmed to 14 with the selectors deciding against picking a replacement for Sehwag, who has scored just 27 runs in his three innings during the ongoing series. Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh

Mar 6: Cristiano Ronaldo dealt his former club Manchester United a cruel blow by scoring the goal that put Real Madrid into the Champions League quarterfinals after the hosts were left distraught by Nani's harsh dismissal. The 56th-minute red card, shown for a dangerous challenge, was the turning point of the game as Real won 2-1 on the night and 3-2 on aggregate with goals from Luka Modric and

London, Mar 6: It's not just India who are rejoicing Australia's drubbing in the first two Tests but also England as weeks before the Ashes series, former skipper Michael Vaughan declared that the British team is better than Australia in every department. After Australia's shambolic innings defeat inside four days in the Hyderabad Test, Vaughan wrote on twitter: "Breaking news. Anyone that has

Melbourne, Mar 6: Launching a scathing attack on their cricket team for a spineless show in the second Test, the Australian media today dubbed their players as "pale warriors", who did not have the stomach for fight and the legs to last the distance. The media spared skipper Michael Clarke but enjoined him to move out of his comfort zone and take tough decision because he has no choice but to "pay

Mumbai, Mar 6: Bollywood actress Preity Zinta on Tuesday was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the alleged irregularities in the conduct of the second season of the Indian Premier League. The ED also recorded the statement of Preity, co-owner of Kings XI Punjab, for over 10 hours. "She complied with the summons issued to her by us", said an ED official. Preity (38)

Hyderabad, Mar 6: The shocking ease with which Australia collapsed on Day four was surprising. Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin were quick to seize on the batsmen's remarkable lack of will to fight as India completed a mammoth win -- by an innings and 135 runs -- with a day to spare. The 9,495 faithfuls had not even settled into their seats here at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Tuesday

New Delhi, March 5: Ishant Sharma struck in the third over of the fourth day as he had Shane Watson caught behind by MS Dhoni in the second Test at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Tuesday. Ishant bowled a swinging delivery down the leg side, Watson flicked it and Dhoni dived to his left to pouch it. This is Ishant's first wicket in this series. The day's play started with Ed

Hyderabad, Mar 4: Cheteshwar Pujara scored his second double hundred and shared a record partnership with Murali Vijay as India took a huge 266-run first innings lead against Australia on the third day of the second cricket Test on Monday. Despite failure of the other middle-order batsmen, India scored a commendable 503 in their first innings and the tea break was taken after the fall of last

Hyderabad, Mar 3: Murali Vijay (129*) and Cheteshwar Pujara (162*) wrote their names into the record books with an unbroken partnership of 294 for the second wicket which all but shoved Australia out of the second Test and drove India to a lead of 74 at stumps. While Australia's two frontline fast bowlers bowled fine spells in the morning, it was the spinners who let them down: Xavier Doherty and

Colombo, Mar 3: Sri Lanka's upcoming Test series against Bangladesh was thrown into disarray after the country's cricketers refused to sign central contracts due to a pay dispute despite an extended deadline that ended today. Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said not a single player responded to today's 9 am local time deadline to enter into fresh contracts with the SLC. The players, 60 of