Yuvraj will fight his illness, says Sehwag
February 7th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Feb 7 (IANS) India vice-captain Virender Sehwag Tuesday said the whole team is praying for a speedy recovery of Yuvraj Singh, who is undergoing chemotherapy in the US ... Read more...
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Will Indian women’s cricket team get its first Keralite?
February 1st, 2012 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 1 (IANS) Her chances of making it to the national side are a bright 75 percent but leg-spinner Asha Joy's family is leaving nothing to chance and cajoling ... Read more...
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Lakra to lead women’s hockey team in Olympic qualifiers
January 31st, 2012 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Asunta Lakra will be leading the 18-member India team for the women's hockey 2012 Olympic qualifier tournament at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium ... Read more...
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I’ve been dropped, not rested: Haddin
January 31st, 2012 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Melboure, Jan 31 (IANS) Australia's National Selection Panel (NSP) chairman John Inverarity inists that ODI wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has been rested but the Test vice captain feels he has been ... Read more...
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Hockey squad picked on performance not reputation: Nobbs
January 31st, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) India hockey coach Michael Nobbs Tuesday said a national team cannot be picked on sentiment and reputation but on current form, making it amply clear ... Read more...
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Ace forward Rajpal axed from hockey squad for Olympic qualifiers
January 30th, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) As expected former captain Rajpal Singh was Monday dropped from the 18-member India squad for the 2012 London Olympic qualifiers to be held at the ... Read more...
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Madrid eyes Wenger, Loew after fallout with Mourinho
January 25th, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Jan 25 (IANS) Spanish football giant Real Madrid has short-listed Germany's head coach Joachim Loew and Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger to replace Jose Mourinho.Mourinho was booed by section ... Read more...
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Veteran Hogg recalled to Australia’s Twenty20 squad
January 23rd, 2012 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 23 (IANS) Tasmanian George Bailey replaces Cameron White, who was dropped from the squad, as Australia's Twenty20 captain while veteran Brad Hogg, having retired from ODIs in 2008, ... Read more...
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Warne backs Wade as Haddin’s successor
January 18th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 18 (IANS) Australian spin-wizard Shane Warne says back-up wicketkeeper Matthew Wade should step in if Brad Haddin fails to find form in the fourth and the final Test ... Read more...
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Australia retain squad for Adelaide Test
January 17th, 2012 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 17 (IANS) Australia Tuesday announced an unchanged 12-member squad for the fourth and final Test in Adelaide starting Jan 24 as they chase a 4-0 whitewash of India.Having ... Read more...
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Dhoni handed one Test ban for slow over-rate
January 15th, 2012 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Jan 15 (IANS) India captain Mahendra Singh is certain to miss the Adelaide Test against Australia following a one Test ban for maintaining a slow over-rate in the ... Read more...
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India must clear cobwebs in mind and play fearless cricket: Ganguly
January 12th, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Jan 12 (IANS) Former India captain Sourav Ganguly Thursday said the war of words between the two teams will surely make the third cricket Test between India and ... Read more...
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No rift in Indian dressing room: Dravid
January 11th, 2012 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Jan 11 (IANS) India's veteran batsman Rahul Dravid Wednesday rubbished Australian media reports of a rift in the dressing room and defended the decision of some of the players ... Read more...
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Bayern lead 4-0 at halftime
January 10th, 2012 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Bayern Munich gave India a tough lesson in football with the Germans leading 4-0 at the halfway mark at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here ... Read more...
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Coach Arthur backs beleaguered Haddin
January 10th, 2012 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Jan 10 (IANS) Australia's beleaguered Test vice-captain and wicketkeeper Brad Haddin received the much needed backing from coach Mickey Arthur to fire in the third Test against India ... Read more...
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Australia name unchanged XI for second Test
January 2nd, 2012 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 2 (IANS) Australian captain Michael Clarke Monday named an unchanged XI for the second Test against India starting Tuesday at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) here.Clarke decided to ... Read more...
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Harris returns to Australia Test squad
December 30th, 2011 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 30 (IANS) Pace bowler Ryan Harris was Friday named in the 12-member Australian squad that will take on India in the second Test at the Sydney Crickt Ground ... Read more...
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We can chase anything under 300, says Sehwag
December 28th, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Dec 28 (IANS) India's vice-captain Virender Sehwag says India can chase anything less than 300 to win the first cricket Test after "the best bowling side I have ... Read more...
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I have a lot more cricket left in me: Haddin
December 28th, 2011 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Dec 28 (IANS) Australia's Test vice-captain and wicketkeeper Brad Haddin believes that his place in the team is not under threat despite his unimpressive performance in the ongoing ... Read more...
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Debutant Cowan’s fitness under cloud
December 27th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Dec 27 (IANS) Australia are hopeful that debutant opener Ed Cowan will take the field on the third day of the first Test against India after receiving treatment for ... Read more...
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India let Australia off the hook (Roundup)
December 26th, 2011 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Dec 26 (IANS) India let Australia off the hook and allowed them to end the first day in the first Test at 277 for six in the first innings ... Read more...
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Pakistan make clean sweep of China hockey series
December 26th, 2011 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 26 (IANS) Pakistan has made a clean sweep of the four-match friendship hockey series against China, clinching the last game 2-1 in Lahore.Pakistan won the fourth and the ... Read more...
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Kirk Edwrds defends Sammy, calls him a fighting cricketer
December 25th, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bridgetown (Barbados), Dec 25 (IANS/CMC) New Barbados captain Kirk Edwards has described his beleaguered West Indies skipper Darren Sammy as a "fighting cricketer who gives his all".Edwards, one of the West ... Read more...
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Lakra to lead Indian women’s hockey team in Argentina
November 30th, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Asunta Lakra will lead the 18-member Indian women's hockey squad in two quadrangular international tournaments in Argentina from Dec 7 as part of preparations for ... Read more...
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Chetri to lead hockey team in Champions Challenge
November 18th, 2011 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Goalkeeper Bharat Kumar Chetri will lead the Indian hockey team in the men's Champions Challenge I tournament at Johannesburg from Nov 26 to Dec 4.Former ... Read more...
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Watson endorses life-ban for corrupt cricketers
November 4th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 4 (IANS) Australian vice captain Shane Watson feels cricketers found guilty of corruption should be banned for life.Watson's comments come in the wake of a landmark judgement by ... Read more...
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Four seniors in Bangladesh A team for Windies tour
October 25th, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Oct 25 (IANS/CMC) Four players in the squad in the ongoing Test series against the West Indies here have been named in a strong Bangladesh A squad to tour the ... Read more...
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Samuels, Bishoo, Kirk Edwards get WICB contracts
October 22nd, 2011 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
St. John's (Antigua), Oct 22 (IANS/CMC) Comeback all-rounder Marlon Samuels and new Test finds Kirk Edwards and Devendra Bishoo are among 18 male players offered central retainer contracts by the West ... Read more...
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Morkel promises to take up challenge to Warner
October 12th, 2011 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 12 (IANS) South African pace spearhead Morne Morkel has promised to take up his challenge to Australian opener and his Indian Premier League (IPL) teammate David Warner when ... Read more...
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WICB refuses contracts to Gayle, Sarwan, Bravo, Pollard
October 5th, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
St. John's (Antigua) Oct 5 (IANS/CMC) Former captains Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan, vice-captain Brendon Nash, all-rounders Dwayne Bravo and Keiron Pollard, and left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn do not figure in the ... Read more...
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Bangladesh recalls Shahadat for Windies series
October 1st, 2011 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Oct 1 (IANS/CMC) Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) selectors have recalled seamer Shahadat Hossain and called up uncapped all-rounder Elias Sunny but axed batsman Junaid Siddique for the limited overs series ... Read more...
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Anjum to lead Indian women’s hockey team in Australia
September 29th, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Striker Saba Anjum will lead an 18-member Indian women's hockey team in Australia where they are scheduled to play a four-Test series against the ... Read more...
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Sandeep, Sardar recalled in national team for Australia tour
September 29th, 2011 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) A week after revoking the ban on ace drag-flicker Sandeep Singh and mid-fielder Sardar Singh, Hockey India (HI) recalled the duo in the 22-member ... Read more...
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Parthiv Patel to lead Rest of India in Irani Cup
September 23rd, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Parthiv Patel will lead Rest of India in the Irani Cup match against Ranji Trophy winners Rajasthan in Jaipur from Oct 1-5.Delhi batsman Shikhar Dhawan ... Read more...
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Tiger was a true leader, great batsman: says Contractor
September 23rd, 2011 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 22 (IANS) Nari Contractor, who captained Tiger Pataudi in his debut Test and whose head injury propelled Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi to the hot seat of Indian cricket ... Read more...
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