Touted as a humdinger of a contest, Indian Super League’s second match between Kerala Blasters and NorthEast United turned out to be surprising affair as the latter clinched a hard-fought win in front of an ecstatic home crowd at the Indira Gandhi stadium in Guwahati. The young NorthEast brigadeRead More

The tactics Australian batsman Steve Smith’s spectacular and highly unusual catch to dismiss Pakistan’s batsman Fawad Alam during Sunday’s dead-rubber ODI in Abu Dhabi has reportedly caused a lot of controversy. Left-hander Alam was facing spinner Xavier Doherty during the 18th over of Pakistan’s innings with Smith positioned at slip.Read More

A humdinger of a contest is on the cards as NorthEast United FC take on Sachin Tendulkar co-owned Kerala Blasters FC in the second match of the Indian Super League(ISL) on Monday. The Ricki Herbert-coached home side will bank on the support of a fanatical home following and a potentRead More

If you thought current cricketers earned more than former cricketers in India, think again. It’s not Mahendra Singh Dhoni or Virat Kohli to whom the BCCI pays the most annually. The biggest pay cheques from India’s cricket body goes to former players Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri — over Rs.6Read More

New Delhi, Lauding Virat Kohli for agreeing to drop a rung in the batting order for the team’s sake, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said the strategy used in the second ODI against the West Indies here could be continued as the batsman adjusted well to the change. Kohli (62),Read More

Paris, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo spent a rare Saturday in the shadows as Argentina and Portugal slipped to defeats in friendly internationals staged more than 8,000km apart. Messi missed a first-half penalty as Brazil beat Argentina 2-0 in a fiercely contested “Superclasico” in front of 50,000 fans in theRead More

New Delhi, Dejected at missing out on his maiden ODI ton for the “24th time” in 93 matches, West Indies opener Dwayne Smith said the Indian bowlers came back brilliantly to halt the visitors, who were cruising along at one stage in the second ODI here. Smith made a run-a-ballRead More

Almere (The Netherlands), Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram was in his elements as he overcame Rajiv Ouseph of England to enter the men’s singles final of the $50,000 Yonex Dutch Open Grand Prix, here. The 13th seeded Indian, who returned to the circuit after a seven-month injury layoff in August, defeatedRead More

Colombo: Having worked hard on his bowling action for long, banned Sri Lankan offspinner Sachithra Senanayake is hopeful of early return to International cricket. “I am hoping to return to play international cricket as soon as I am allowed,” Senanayake told reporters on Saturday having turned out for his employerRead More

New Delhi, Even though BCCI’s chief of groundstaff Daljeet Singh has worked to keep a fair amount of grass which is a must to ensure good bounce, local lad Shikhar Dhawan, who will be playing his first match in India colours here, said it will be a “typical Kotla trackRead More