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London, Oct 10: Kevin Pietersen said on Thursday he had yet to find out why he was sacked by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) as officials maintained their wall of silence after a deluge of publicity for his controversial autobiography. Pietersen’s decade-long international career, during which time the South Africa-born batsman became England’s all-time leading run-scorer, was

New York, Oct 9: India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the sole Indian sportsman to figure on Forbes' list of the world's most valuable athlete brands, a list that has been topped by American basketball player LeBron James and includes golfer Tiger Woods and tennis stars Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Dhoni is ranked fifth with a brand value of USD20 million in 2014, slightly down from

Kochi, Oct 9: No Sunil Narine, no Chris Gayle, losses in the two practice games followed by a dispute between players and the board on the eve of the first match. When Dwayne Bravo's letter to WICB mentioned the West Indies team morale was at "an all-time low", no one would have doubted it. Still, the visitors somehow found a way to galvanise. Marlon Samuels, playing his first ODI in seven months

Kochi, Oct 8: The West Indies cricket team today decided not to boycott the opening ODI against India here but the side's tour remained in jeopardy over an acrimonious pay dispute with its parent body. Skipper Dwayne Bravo came out for the toss to put an end to the speculation that the Caribbeans may boycott the match to protest against the contracts handed out to them by the West Indies Cricket

Oct 8: India will face West Indies in the opening encounter of the five-match One-Day International (ODI) series at Kochi on Wednesday. The visitors are missing two of their biggest players in Chris Gayle and Sunil Narine, which lessens their chances of victory. However, the side still has plenty of firepower to beat any team on their day. Sameer Jhatakes a look at the likely combination that West

London, Oct 7: Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has named India among the teams that could confirm the "horrendous and highly disturbing" culture of bullying within the English cricket outfit. Pietersen blamed former coach Andy Flower for "ruling by fear" and attacked vice-captain Matt Prior for allegedly orchestrating a campaign against him. "I could give you telephone numbers of

New Delhi, Oct 6: She understands the emotion behind L Sarita Devi's tearful protest on the Asian Games podium but MC Mary Kom, who became the first Indian woman boxer to win a gold at the mega-event, said faced with a similar crisis, she would have shown dissent differently. Speaking after returning from Incheon, Mary Kom said she does not want to dwell on the controversy too much but supports

Bangalore, Oct 5: Suresh Raina smashed a brilliant unbeaten century as Chennai Super Kings romped to an eight-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in the Champions League T20 final in Bangalore. Kolkata made 180-6 in their 20 overs after being put in to bat, opener Gautam Gambhir scoring 80, but the Super Kings reached their target with nine balls to spare and claimed the title for the second

Incheon, Oct 4: India today ended its 17th Asian Games campaign at the eighth spot on the medals tally, a drop of two positions from the previous edition of the mega-event which drew to a close here. India signed off with 57 medals – 11 gold, 10 silver and 36 bronze. The tally dipped considerably compared to the 2010 edition in Guangzhou, China. In 2010, the country had ended sixth with 65 medals

New Delhi, Oct 4: The West Indies Cricket Board has withdrawn Sunil Narine from the touring party for the coming series in India in wake of his being banned from bowling in the Champions League Twenty20 after being reported twice. The WICB will focus on getting Narine the opportunity to have his action assessed and return to cricket. The decision was made after board officials held discussions