
Mumbai: The Clash of the Titans at Mohali is a godsend for the bookies. Call it patriotism or sound business sense, the money is firmly behind India to put it past Pakistan in the semi-final. While the whole country is gearing up to witness the mother of all cricket encounters at Mohali on Wednesday, bookies are right on their phones, working over time before this massive clash. The Men in...

09:11 PM, Mar 28, 2011

Bangalore: A special team of Bangalore Crime Branch on Thursday arrested three bookies allegedly involved in cricket betting in Bangalore. The police recovered more than Rs 2 crore in cash, 25 mobile phones, SIM cards of different telecom service providers, two revolvers, a laptop, an Internet USB device and two cars. The three bookies have been identified as 27-year-old Ravi alias Fighter Ravi, 28-year-old Vipul and 27-year-old Vinod. The trio...

03:58 PM, Feb 26, 2011

The crucial UPA trust vote is keeping bookies in the Capital very busy. ...

08:57 PM, Jul 18, 2008

A British man bet on his chances of beating terminal cancer. ...

01:05 AM, Jun 03, 2008

New Delhi: Kolkata Knight Riders' Australian pacer Brett Lee said his IPL skipper Gautam Gambhir is one of the most brilliant captains he has played under as the Indian backs up good leadership with strong personal performances. Gambhir is just brilliant. He is a born leader and it comes naturally to him. Besides, he backs it up with strong performances and has been leading our flock really well, Lee said ...

01:36 PM, May 20, 2008

Abu Dhabi: England will bid to put their woeful showing in the Test series behind them when they take on Pakistan in the four-match one-day series which kicks off here on Monday, captain Alastair Cook said Sunday. Pakistan blanked England 3-0 in Tests on the back of superb performance from their spinners with Saeed Ajmal (24 wickets), Abdul Rehman (19) and Mohammad Hafeez (five) plaguing rival batsmen no end. Pakistan...

09:23 AM, Apr 23, 2008

The IPL auction, set to be held in Bangalore on February 4, will see 144 players - including several former Kochi Tuskers Kerala players - go under the hammer. These players, picked according to a combination of their valuation and star worth, will be put up for auction. The players who stand to pocket hefty deals are big-ticket players from the defunct Kochi franchise. Brendon McCullum, VVS Laxman and Sreesanth ...

01:11 PM, Apr 18, 2008

New Delhi: For eight months now the Indian cricket fan has waited with breathless anticipation for the ultimate cricket icon, Sachin Tendulkar, to score his 100th international hundred. All this while, one man has stayed under the radar, doing what he has done with quiet efficiency for several years now. In this season of hype and noise, of made-for-TV fasts and high-pitched spectacles, Rahul Dravid has reaffirmed one's faith in...

05:46 PM, Mar 21, 2008

New Delhi: The suspicion raised by former India batsman Vinod Kambli over the 1996 World Cup semi-final against Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens has turned heads, but is there validity to what he claims? Kambli, who walked off the field on the night of March 13, 1996 in tears after the match was awarded to Sri Lanka by default, on Thursday said he found something amiss in the game. Kambli ...

03:28 AM, Mar 21, 2008

Hyderabad: With both teams in the running to make it to the next stage of the Champions League T20, the final qualifying match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Somerset on Wednesday is bound to see a few nerves. However, coming into the game, the two sides involved will have the advantage of knowing the result of the earlier match between Ruhunu Eleven and Leicestershire Foxes, depending on which both Kolkata...

10:06 AM, Mar 01, 2008

Mohali: Going by their performance in the group stage of the cricket World Cup, Wednesday's semifinal is going to be a battle between India's power-packed batting line-up and the potent bowling of the Pakistanis at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium. The build-up has been intense and to cap it all, the prime ministers of the two nations are going to witness the game from the presidential box of the...

10:47 PM, Jan 09, 2008
Dhaka: Till Thursday evening, Amir Sahin of Madaripur and Netrokona's Anwar Hossain were non-entities. But within the space of a few hours, these two men, normally seen in shabby clothes, have turned into celebrities. Sahin and Hossain make a living by ferrying people on their cycle rickshaws and were among the 14 chosen to carry the cricket captains into the Bangabandhu National Stadium on their rickety vehicles for the opening...

09:37 AM, Dec 18, 2007

Punters are having a tough time putting bets on the evenly-matched rivals. ...

07:02 PM, Sep 24, 2007

Bookies fail to predict the game. Bets per match fall to Rs 500-600 cr. ...

08:28 PM, Sep 22, 2007