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Dubai, Jun 5: The Indian cricket team dropped a rung to third but Virat Kohli continued to top the batting chart in the latest ICC one-day rankings announced on Wednesday. India lost their second position to Sri Lanka, while Australia maintained their place at the top of the heap. Sri Lanka's 3-2 series win over England helped them gain one ratings point to move up to 112, the same ratings points

New Delhi, Jun 4: The latest edition of the annual CEAT Cricket Awards was a star-studded affair that witnessed star Indian cricketers Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin being awarded for their commendable performances through the 2013-14 season. While Kohli won the CEAT International Cricketer of the Year award, off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, the fastest player from the country to pick 100

New Delhi, Jun 3: Selection snubs despite good performances have left him feeling hurt but veteran Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh says being ignored repeatedly has not dampened his spirits and he would continue to try for a comeback in the national team. Harbhajan finished this edition of IPL with 14 wickets from 14 games with an impressive economy rate of 6.47 (only third to Sunil Narine and

Bangalore, Jun 1: A resounding innings from Manish Pandey delivered Kolkata Knight Riders their second IPL trophy in three seasons, as a target of 200 was overhauled with three deliveries remaining at Bangalore's M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday night. If the first half of the IPL 7 final was dominated by Wriddhiman Saha's superb maiden Twenty20 century, the second was all about Pandey whose 54

London, Jun 1: A British newspaper alleged on Sunday that a former top Qatari football official paid $5 million to get support for the emirate's campaign to host the 2022 World Cup. The Sunday Times said it had obtained millions of emails and other documents relating to alleged payments made by Mohamed Bin Hammam, the then FIFA executive member for Qatar. It alleged that Bin Hammam, who is also

May 31: For 37 minutes, each and every Kings XI Punjab player, official, owner and fan had his or her heart in the mouth. Chasing a mammoth target of 227, Suresh Raina batted like a man possessed, and virtually every ball he touched raced to the boundary or over it. In 25 balls, he whacked 87 runs, helping Chennai Super Kings score 100 for two in six overs. The neutral Mumbai crowd was up on its

New Delhi, May 30: The raging 'Club versus Country' debate today again came to the forefront as ace spinner Sunil Narine faces a possible exclusion from the Test team, if he plays the IPL final for KKR thereby failing to meet the deadline joining the West Indies camp latest by June 1. The West Indies are scheduled to play their first Test against New Zealand at Kingston in Jamaica from June 8

Mumbai, May 30: Starsports.com, the digital sports channel owned by Star India Pvt. Ltd, said its coverage of the Indian Premier League (IPL) playoff matches Wednesday attracted 2.8 million online viewers, the highest for a sporting event outside of the US Super Bowl. The coverage of two big playoff matches—Kings XI Punjab versus Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings versus Mumbai Indians

Mumbai, May 29: Kolkata Knight Riders eased into the IPL final with their eighth-successive win, beating a listless Kings XI Punjab at Eden Gardens. Robin Uthappa prolonged a stellar season and took the record for the most runs scored by an Indian batsman in an IPL season. Gautam Gambhir, though scratchy with the bat, had helmed an impressive turnaround by Kolkata Knight Riders. The satisfaction

New Delhi, May 28: Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Kings XI Punjab's wonder boy Glenn Maxwell have been the most searched 'Man of the Match' players in this season's Indian Premier League (IPL). Chennai Super Kings was also the most searched team besides Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab. The four teams have also qualified for the IPL play-offs. This