
Jaipur: Robin Bisht (93) and Rashmi Parida (85) were the stars of Rajasthan's fightback in their Irani Cup match against Rest of India, but the danger of defeat still lurked on the Ranji Champions, who were trailing by 356 runs at the end of Day Three in Jaipur on Monday. Starting the day at 53 for three, Bisht and Parida resisted the Rest of India attack with aplomb, but the...

01:05 AM, Mar 06, 2008

Chennai: The Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming on Saturday declared that the players are focussed on winning their next two matches in order to qualify for the semi-final of the Champions League Twenty20. CSK started their campaign on a discordant note losing to Mumbai Indians but won their second game against Cape Cobras to earn two points and are to play Trinidad and Tobago (Sunday) and New South Wales...

05:45 PM, Mar 05, 2008

London: The International Cricket Council is in talks with Interpol about forging formal links to help combat corruption in the sport. The international police agency has contacted cricket's governing body in the wake of three Pakistan players being banned for a minimum of five years for their involvement in spot-fixing. Ronnie Flanagan, chairman of the ICC's anti-corruption and security unit, said he wants increased co-operation with crime-fighting agencies around the...

11:56 AM, Mar 05, 2008