Twenty20 cricket is money-spinning and popular but for Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews, nothing comes close to the thrill of playing Test cricket. "Test is the ultimate format. I really enjoy playing Test cricket. It's not always as easy as you think, but Test is the ultimate form. And we (Sri Lankans) always enjoy playing Test cricket," Mathews, who leads the Test and ODI side of the country, said. Mathews,...
05:31 PM, May 05, 2013
Phil Mickelson and Nick Watney survived some late-round misadventures to emerge from Saturday's third round tied for the lead in the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mickelson topped the leaderboard for most of the day and Watney took his turn alone in first place during the final stretch before both players fell back with double-bogeys to head into Sunday's final round knotted at eight-under-par 208....
10:20 AM, May 05, 2013
London: Wolverhampton Wanderers chairman Steve Morgan apologised to the fans on Saturday after the club was relegated to the third tier of English soccer for the first time since 1989. Wolves lost 2-0 at Brighton and Hove Albion to finish second from bottom of the Championship, twelve months after they dropped out of the Premier League. They became the only club in the English game to have twice suffered relegations...
10:20 AM, May 05, 2013
Kolkata: The West Bengal government has sealed the offices of MPS group, a business house that has an estimated liability of Rs 17,000 crore and is under the scanner of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). The crackdown comes after the collapse of Saradha group's chit fund business in April, which affected thousands of depositors. Panicking depositors and agents protested outside the MPS group's office at Lake Town...
09:58 AM, May 05, 2013
Hyderabad: India media pacer Irfan Pathan has set his sights on the ICC Champions Trophy starting next month in England. Irfan, who was recalled to the 15-member Indian team on Saturday, said he wants to make the most of the opportunity that has come his way. "When I got to know that I was selected in the fifteen, I was happy from within and excited to be a part of...
09:32 AM, May 05, 2013
St. John's: Allrounder Dwayne Bravo was on Saturday named as West Indies captain for next month's Champions Trophy, replacing Darren Sammy who stays in charge of the Test and Twenty20 squads. Bravo, who took over from Sammy for the three-match whitewash of Zimbabwe in the Caribbean this year, leads a 15-man squad for the June 6-23 tournament in England. "Our results in Tests and T20s have been showing consistent improvement...
09:22 AM, May 05, 2013
First he was sidelined from the Test squad and now he's been dropped from ODIs too: life has gone full circle for Gautam Gambhir. The 31-year-old, who was heralded as India's future captain, is now out of favour. While there can be plenty of reasons for his omission from the national set-up - his form with the bat might be the most important one - his on-field behaviour could be...
08:40 AM, May 05, 2013
The flight from San Fransisco to Phoenix took 18 hours and 18 minutes on Saturday - and didn't use a drop of fuel. A solar-powered airplane that developers hope eventually to pilot around the world landed safely in Phoenix on the first leg of an attempt to fly across the United States using only the sun's energy, project organizers said. The plane, dubbed the Solar Impulse, took 18 hours and...
07:00 AM, May 05, 2013
Jalna: Attacking Maharashtra Government for allegedly not providing relief to people in drought-hit areas, MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday said Prithviraj Chavan is an incompetent Chief Minister. "The chief minister is incompetent and has been imposed by the Congress high command," said Thackeray, after visiting a fodder camp, opened by his party at Kharpudi road. Coming down heavily on the state government, Thackeray said various organisations are opening fodder...
01:51 AM, May 05, 2013
Manchester: Gareth Bale produced yet another moment of magic to keep Tottenham on course for a return to the Champions League, while Wigan boosted their survival hopes in the English Premier League with a come-from-behind win at West Bromwich Albion. Playing his first match since being named English football's player of the year, Bale cut inside from the right in the 86th minute and smashed a long-range strike into the...
10:39 PM, May 04, 2013
Mumbai: A forthright Michael Holding on Saturday termed the Indian bowling attack as "ordinary", with most of them like Ishant Sharma starting off as quicks and then losing out on pace. "It's ordinary. That's all I can say. I've seen a few fast bowlers, who come in and bowl quick when they start, but they don't last which is unfortunate. Something is going wrong. I don't know if it's the...
09:07 PM, May 04, 2013
Vasco: East Bengal's chance to stay in contention for the title race ended after they were held to a 2-2 draw by Dempo FC in the 25th round of the I-League played at Tilak Maidan Stadium on Saturday. East Bengal, who led 1-0 at half time, scored through Penn Orji in the 17th minute. Dempo who were unable to breach the rival defence in the first half found the equaliser...
08:56 PM, May 04, 2013
The BCCI selectors on Saturday kept Gautam Gambhir out of the Champions Trophy squad without explaining their decision to exclude him. ...
06:19 PM, May 04, 2013
Mumbai: The Indian team is scheduled to play two warm-up games against Sri Lanka and Australia ahead of their ICC Champions Trophy Group B opener against South Africa next month in England. The practice match against Sri Lanka is scheduled on June 1 followed by the tie against Australia on June 4, according to BCCI sources. The 15-member Indian squad, led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, will leave for England from...
04:45 PM, May 04, 2013
Amit Mishra is not a bad performer, but the musical chairs between him and Piyush Chawla makes one believe these are the only two India are left with when it comes to picking a legspinner for the national side. It's hard to see Mishra getting a game in the Champions Trophy in England, but going back and forth between him and Chawla puts a mirror in front of India's declining...
04:11 PM, May 04, 2013
New Delhi: Hardwork and belief finally ended cricketer Dinesh Karthik's three-year-long wait to return to the national fold. The 27-year-old wicketkeeper batsman heaved a sigh of relief on Saturday after he was selected in India's 15-member squad for next months' Champions Trophy in England and Wales. "I am really happy at the moment. I was waiting for this day for sometime now. It means a lot to me," Karthik told...
03:23 PM, May 04, 2013
The Indian selectors on Saturday excluded Yuvraj Singh and Gautam Gambhir from India's 15-man Champions Trophy squad. The All-India Senior Selection Committee met at the Cricket Centre in Mumbai, where it recalled Shikhar Dhawan to the squad in place of Gambhir who was part of the team for the home series against Pakistan. Yuvraj too featured in the series against Pakistan and did fairly well but was still left out....
03:06 PM, May 04, 2013
New Delhi: The Sandip Patil-led BCCI selection committee on Saturday awarded medium pacer Vinay Kumar and wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik for their good show in IPL 6 with a call-up to India's ODI squad for the Champions Trophy in England next month. However, veteran opener Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh didn't find a place in the 15-member touring party. The All-India Senior Selection Committee met at the Cricket Centre in...
12:59 PM, May 04, 2013
