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Mohali, May 22: Lendl Simmons‘s magnificent century (100 not out) proved too good for Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) as Mumbai Indians (MI) ran out with a comfortable victory in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2014 on May 21. Simmons trailblazing knock off 61 deliveries helped Mumbai chase down a moderate 157-run target at Mohali. The win also keeps their faint chances of qualifying for the IPL 7 play

May 21: After beating captain Dhoni in the Twitter battle of followership last week, India's batting sensation, Virat Kohli, has reaffirmed his domination. According to the annual survey conducted by SportsPro media Kohli is the second most marketable sports personality of the year 2014. The cricketer has pipped names like Sebastian Vettel, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and is only behind

Kolkata, May 21: Robin Uthappa started brilliantly for Kolkata in the 47th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2014 between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Uthappa and Gautam Gambhir, who opened with him, have been in tremendous form at the top of the order for KKR. With 40-plus scores in each of his last six innings, Uthappa has been the best Indian batsman in IPL

Mohali, May 20: On a roll after notching up nine victories to qualify for the play-off stage, Kings XI Punjab would look to continue their winning momentum when they take on struggling Mumbai Indians in their first IPL-7 match at home ground here tomorrow. Punjab have been riding high on confidence after steamrolling almost every other side they have played against and one more victory tomorrow in

Mumbai, May 19: Kolkata Knight Riders moved a step closer to secure a berth in the playoffs of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2014 with a seven-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. The Kolkata bowlers did a splendid job to restrict Hyderabad to 142 on a batting beauty. Kolkata then got home in the last over, but through the chase they were

Kathmandu, May 18: The Indian men`s team completed the formalities with a 108-32 win over Maldives to be crowned the champions of the third South Asian Basketball Association Championship here on Saturday. India`s suffocating half court defense meant that Maldives was rarely able to get within 15 feet of the basket while India virtually lived in the paint. Forwards Amjyot Singh, Riken Pethani and

May 17: Australian batsman David Hussey is likely to get a chance to play for Chennai Super Kings on May 22 and 24 in the Indian Premier League 2014 when New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum returns home for the birth of his child. Hussey was picked as a replacement for injured all-rounder Dwayne Bravo by Chennai Super Kings. "The talk started a while ago, actually, with Dwayne Bravo having a sore

Ahmedabad, May 16: Rajasthan Royals are within touching distance of securing a play-off spot with a comprehensive 62-run victory over Delhi Daredevils in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2014. Ajinkya Rahane and Sanju Samson‘s fluent knocks took Rajasthan Royals to a massive 201 for six after being put into bat by Kevin Pietersen. Rajasthan started terribly by Ben Cutting dropping a sitter of Mayank

Cuttack, May 15: Morne Morkel, who was picked in the eleven for Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) crucial match against Kings XI Punjab, opened the bowling and gave them a strong start. He ended up picking 2 wickets for 20 runs and ended Kolkata's bowling woes at the top. In the match against Mumbai Indians yesterday he scalped CM Gautam early and bowled a tidy spell in the powerplay overs. He is

Mumbai, May 15: Kolkata Knight Riders beat the Mumbai Indians by six wickets in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2014 game at the Barabati Stadium, Cuttack. On a slow surface, Kolkata restricted Mumbai to 142 and then Robin Uthappa led the way with 80 to help Kolkata sail home. With this victory, Mumbai are almost out of contention for a place in the playoffs. With this victory, Kolkata have