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Wellington, Sep 12: Former New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns expects to be charged with perjury this month by British authorities and will travel to Britain to defend himself, the player said on Friday. The charges stem from a 2012 libel action he brought against Lalit Modi, the former boss of the Indian Premier League. The court ruled in Cairns’ favour and ordered Modi to pay damages. Cairns

Sep 12: In a lengthy verdict phase climaxing Oscar Pistorius' trial, the judge said Thursday he can't be found guilty of murder but that he was negligent in the shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, raising the possibility he'll be convicted of culpable homicide. Judge Thokozile Masipa said she felt the double-amputee Olympian acted negligently when he fatally shot Steenkamp through a

Karachi, Sep 11: The International Cricket Council (ICC) is reportedly developing wearable sensors in hopes that they can provide the technological breakthrough needed to stamp out illegal bowling actions but does not expect them to be ready for trial in matches before mid-2105. Geoff Allardice, the ICC's general manager of cricket, revealed that there has been lots of progress in using the

Sep 10: Ravi Shastri, who served as team director during India's recently-concluded limited overs series against England, has put his weight behind the under-fire coach, Duncan Fletcher, calling him a "solid character". Speaking to ESPNCricinfo, Shastri lavished praise on Fletcher, who is under the scanner after a mixed tour of England during which the Indians were thrashed in the Test series

Granada, Sep 10: Lucknow boy Jitu Rai today became the first Indian shooter to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics after bagging a quota place with an impressive silver medal-finish at the 51st Shooting World Championships, here. Rai bagged the white metal in men's 50-metre pistol event at the at the CEAR Juan Carlos I shooting range. The 25-year-old Army marksman narrowly missed out on the gold

Dubai, Sep 9: The International Cricket Council (ICC) today suspended Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal, who is currently perched at the top of its ODI rankings, after his bowling action was found to be illegal following an independent analysis. "The International Cricket Council today confirmed that an independent analysis has found the bowling action of Pakistan's off-spinner Saeed Ajmal to be

New York, Sep 9: Marin Cilic hit all the right notes in a dominant 6-3 6-3 6-3 win over Kei Nishikori in the US Open final on Monday but it remains to be seen if the big Croatian is another one slam wonder or perennial threat. The final was a strange and unfamiliar one for tennis fans, the match marking the first time since the 2005 Australian Open that at least one of Novak Djokovic, Rafa Nadal

Sep 9: MS Dhoni won a game in the Caribbean on his own but the strategy was understandable as he had Ishant Sharma at the other end. At Edgbaston, after hitting a six off the first ball, he should have backed Ambati Rayudu, who was in good form in the series and has won pressure games for the Mumbai Indians in the IPL. This allowed the bowler to bowl at just one batsman and not alter the line

Karachi, Sep 8: Pakistan's off spinner Saeed Ajmal and South Africa's batsman Faf du Plessis have stormed to the top position in the International Cricket Council (ICC) ODI rankings. Du Plessis attained the top position after a stellar performance against Australia in Harare wherein he scored 464 runs in the triangular series, reported the Express Tribune. Du Plessis is the fourth South African

Birmingham, Sep 8: Stand-in skipper Eoin Morgan said he hoped England's thrilling three-run Twenty20 win over India in their final home international match of the season would spur the team on to greater heights ahead of the World Cup. Morgan, leading the side in the absence of injured all-rounder Stuart Broad, produced a stunning captain's innings of 71 in just 31 balls, including seven sixes, as