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Mumbai, Feb 6: The five-day Irani Cup match between Mumbai and the Rest of India, commencing at the Wankhede stadium here on Wednesday, offers a good chance for some India rejects to press for recalls and other aspirants to showcase their talent in front of the national selectors. Rest of India, led by one-day discard Virender Sehwag, has a good all-round team on paper and the list includes

Mumbai, Feb 6: India were tonight knocked out of the ICC Women's World Cup after suffering an upset 138-run drubbing at the hands of Sri Lanka in a crucial Group A encounter here. Chasing a challenging total of 283, the hosts put up a pathetic show to be bowled out for 144 in 42.2 overs at the Brabourne Stadium. Incidentally, this was India's first defeat to Sri Lanka in 18 matches, having won

New Delhi, Feb 5: Since he did not see himself playing the 2015 World Cup, it was appropriate to quit the 50-over format in the best interest of the Indian team, batting great Sachin Tendulkar has said. The senior batsman said it was best to allow team find a winning combination ahead of the tournament, to be held in Australia and New Zealand. The 39-year-old batsman said it was right to walk into

Johannesburg, Feb 4: The bidding war that his name triggered at the IPL players auction left Chris Morris' head spinning and the South African all-rounder conceded that he has never seen the kind of money he would now be drawing. "I have never in my life seen this much money," said Morris, who was bought for a whopping USD 625,000 (Rs 3.3 crore) by the Chennai Super Kings, 31 times more than his

Chennai, Feb 4: The IPL players' auction for the sixth edition of the tournament held today was not exactly a grand affair but chairman Rajeev Shukla said that franchises wanted to only fill specific slots in their squads, adding that a full-fledged auction will be held next year. "It's not a full-fledged auction, that will be held next year. The franchises this time only wanted to fill the places

Chennai, Feb 3: Australia all-rounder Glen Maxwell became a millionaire while Sri Lanka's Ajantha Mendis and Thisara Perera were bought for handsome amounts at the Indian Premier League auction here Sunday. Abhishek Nayar was the most sought after Indian player. Contrary to expectations, Australia captain Michael Clarke and the legendary Ricky Ponting were sold at their base price of $400,000 to

Johannesburg, Feb 3: South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn took six for eight as Pakistan collapsed to their lowest test total of 49 on the second day of the first test at the Wanderers on Saturday. Pakistan's previous lowest innings total was 53 against Australia in Sharjah in 2002. Steyn, the world's leading paceman, recorded his best test figures at home against a Pakistan batting lineup who were

Chennai, Feb 2: Australian captain Michael Clarke and former skipper Ricky Ponting are likely to attract most attention when the nine franchises sit for the players' auction of the Indian Premier League 6 in Chennai on Sunday. While 101 players will go under the hammer during the auction, which will be only for the next edition, Clarke and Ponting, who are in the highest base price bracket of USD

Tirupati, Feb 2: Star batsman Sachin Tendulkar offered worship at the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara near here in the wee hours today. Tendulkar arrived on a 10-hour maiden pilgrimage on the hills at midnight. He offered worship in the traditional manner, wearing a white dhoti and shirt, and also took part in the 'Suprabhatha recitation seva' (a ritual), temple sources said. Tendulkar was

New Delhi, Feb 2: Hope quickly gave way to uncertainty, and uncertainty to reality. India’s Davis Cup campaign, in the absence of its top players, got off to a miserable start with the home side trailing 0-2 against South Korea at the end of the opening day of Asia-Oceania Group ‘I’ tie at the RK Khanna Stadium here on Friday. Ranjeet Virali Murugesan, the No.1 player for India in the tie