Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Sunday made it clear that English counties having players from the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) would not be allowed to participate in the inaugural Champions Twenty20 Tournament to be held in September-October this year.
“The working committee, which met today, approved the proposal to jointly [...]
“I am more concerned about Manchester United’s result. Did they win?” Thus asked Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene to reporters after his brilliant century helped them conquer New Zealand in the semi-final of the last World Cup.
Manchester United tamed AC Milan at Old Trafford in the Champions League semi-final the same night Sri Lanka qualified [...]
A little-known militant group called the Indian Mujahideen claimed responsibility for setting off bombs in Jaipur that killed 61 people and injured 216 people this week, police said.
A video clip sent by email to national media showed one packet strapped on the back of a bicycle. The email said that the packet contained a bomb, [...]
Ahmedabad: BCCI-appointed Commissioner Sudhir Nanavati, who is probing the slap-row involving S Sreesanth and Harbhajan Singh, said on Saturday that he would submit his report on Tuesday instead of Monday.
“Earlier, I was going to submit my report on Monday, but now I have decided to do it on Tuesday,” Nanavati, who is probing the Sreesanth-Harbhajan [...]
Karachi: Pakistan’s flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi said he would be aiming to better Brendon McCullum’s awe-inspiring 73-ball 158 knock when he makes his debut for Hyderabad Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday.
The swashbuckling right-hander left on Monday for India to play in the IPL and said McCullum’s knock was fresh in [...]
Preity Zinta, Bollywood star and now one of the four co-owners of the Mohali team of the Indian Premier League (IPL), was a lonely host at her squad’s first tie Saturday evening with the stadium here virtually without any stars or many spectators.
The over-35,000-capacity Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium had some stands virtually empty, particularly [...]
After defeating Hyderabad’s Deccan Chargers Sunday at the Eden Gardens, the Kolkata Knight Riders and team owner Shah Rukh Khan were at the peak of their confidence about winning the Indian Premier League (IPL).
‘I love winning - whether it’s IPL matches or films or a game of carom with my kids or the entire world. [...]
A large number of Hindu activists and several women groups are planning to stage a protest against cheerleaders of the Indian Premier League’s Bangalore team Royal Challengers, as they believe their act damages Indian culture and tradition.
The 12-member squad has been recruited to add a dash of glamour to the Royal Challengers. Cheerleaders [...]
India is crazy about two things – cricket and movies. Both have locked horns for eyeballs time and again and now, with the Indian Premier League (IPL) launching a new format and a new kind of cricket in India, another face-off is brewing between the two passions of India.
IPL matches begin April 18 and will [...]
Picture this… Take some of the biggest names in Bollywood like Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Hrithik Roshan, Akshay Kumar and Juhi Chawla… Add to this, some top notch industrialists like Dr. Vijay Mallya and Mukesh Ambani….Finally, take some of the best cricketers across the world like Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Yuvraj Singh, Sanath [...]
