Perth: Not too impressed with Virat Kohli’s abusive behaviour towards a journalist recently, former Indian cricketers Sunil Gavaskar and V V S Laxman on Thursday called on the star batsman to resolve the row amicably with the concerned scribe. Gavaskar and Laxman admitted that dealing with the media was neverRead More

Perth: In-form pacer Mohit Sharma was on Thursday hit on the right hand during training but he remains available for selection for India’s World Cup game against the West Indies here on tomorrow. “Mohit Sharma got hit in his right hand during net practice today and Precautionary x-ray was takenRead More

Hyderabad: Tennis player Sania Mirza on Thursday said that she has joined hands with nature conservation body World Wildlife Fund (WWF) India, to pledge her support to Earth Hour 2015, which is WWF’s global campaign to raise awareness and inspire individual action on climate change. Mirza spoke about her associationRead More

Perth: West Indies great Vivian Richards has called Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s side a “powerful force” but still feels that India will have trouble defending their cricket World Cup title due to their “inconsistent” bowling. “India is a powerful force at this point in time with three wins out of threeRead More

Glasgow: Andy Murray was on Thursday drawn to face Donald Young in Friday`s opening rubber of the Davis Cup World Group first-round tie between Great Britain and the United States. The world number five will tackle world number 47 Young in the first match of the tie at Glasgow`s EmiratesRead More

Kuala Lumpur: Danish star Caroline Wozniacki booked a place in the quarter-finals of the Malaysian Open after dispatching China`s Lin Zhu in straight sets on Thursday. The Chinese player put up a good showing in the first set but was overpowered in the second by the top-seeded Dane who wonRead More

Melbourne: Former England captain Geoffrey Boycott has said that the Indian cricket team is doing well because so far it has been a “batsman’s World Cup” and they will continue to be a “big threat” when batting first. “I think it is because this is a batsman’s World Cup. YouRead More

Perth: Chairman of selectors Clive Lloyd said the West Indies are desperately missing the spin heroics of game-changer Sunil Narine to strengthen their campaign in the cricket World Cup underway in New Zealand and Australia. Off-spinner Narine withdrew just before the squad left the Caribbean for the World Cup, claimingRead More

Perth: Indian team’s irregular sessions may have surprised many but skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni feels that it is better to do three days of “high intensity” training rather than six days of “mediocre” workout to keep fresh in a marathon tournament like the cricket World Cup. The Indian team practicedRead More

Chennai: Seasoned politician Sharad Pawar, who was forced to pull out of the the race for president’s post at the BCCI elections, said on Monday the poll outcome has shown that the powerful cricketing body was not solely controlled by N Srinivasan. “I am quite happy with the new setRead More