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Dubai, Feb 23: Defending champions India crashed out of the Under-19 World Cup cricket tournament after suffering a three-wicket defeat at the hands of a disciplined England side in the quarterfinals here today. Batting first, India managed 221 for eight, and then saw England chase down the target with five balls to spare at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. On conditions favourable to

Brasilia, Feb 22: Fans have already purchased 2.3 million tickets for this year's World Cup following this week's second lottery-style sales phase, world soccer governing body FIFA said Friday. Almost 10 million requests have been made by fans from 228 countries and regions since sales began in August last year. Supporters in Brazil have acquired the most tickets with 906,000, followed by the US

Port Elizabeth, Feb 21: AB de Villiers made an unbeaten century and put on 123 with JP Duminy to lead South Africa to 323-5 against Australia in the second Test at St. George’s Park on Friday. De Villiers powered to a 19th Test century and a sixth in 12 matches and was 102 not out at lunch on the second day. Duminy was 59 not out. Their partnership strengthened South Africa’s attempt to fight its

New Delhi, Feb 21: The government today said it will not be able to provide fool-proof security to Indian Premier League matches due to the coming Lok Sabha polls. "Due to general elections, it will be difficult to provide adequate security to IPL matches," Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde told reporters here. Sources said the Home Ministry has conveyed to BCCI that it would be able to provide

New Delhi, Feb 21: Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been ruled out of the Asia Cup, which starts next week in Bangladesh, owing to a side strain that he picked up during the second Test in New Zealand. The Indian skipper, who landed in Mumbai along with the rest of the team on Wednesday night, will now undergo a 10-day rehabilitation to recover from a Grade I left side-strain that he suffered while diving

Wellington, Feb 19: New Zealand media on Wednesday showered praise on triple centurion Brendon McCullum, describing him as "Captain Fantastic" and his epic 302-run innings as their "greatest innings". McCullum yesterday became the first New Zealand batsman to score a triple century as the skipper helped his team to force a draw in the second Test and complete a 1-0 series win against India in the

Dubai, Feb 19: India have retained their second position in the ICC Test team rankings following a draw in the second and final Test on Tuesday against New Zealand, which won the series 1-0. A two-Test series loss has resulted in India slipping from 117 ratings points to 112, which means that they are ahead of Australia by just one rating point. The Aussies now have a great opportunity of

New Delhi, Feb 18: Virat Kohli hit his sixth Test ton while Brendon McCullum became the first Kiwi to score a triple on Day 5 of the second Test at the Basin Reserve in Wellington as the match finished in draw. With this, the hosts win the two match series 1-0. Kohli (105*) has been in supreme touch since he strode out. He has been favouring the elegant cover drive and playing it to perfection

Feb 17: India have overcome a large scare against Scotland at the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2014. Chasing a paltry target of 89, India were tottering at one stage as they were 22 for five at one stage. However Sarfaraz Khan and Deepak Hooda ensured there were no further hiccups as India sailed through. It was a game dominated by the spinners. Scotland came on and lost two early wickets to the pacers

Wellington, Feb 18: Brendon McCullum became the first New Zealand batsman to hit a triple-hundred in Test cricket to take the second cricket Test beyond India’s reach on the morning session of the fifth and final day, in Wellington on Tuesday. McCullum scored a historic 302 on the opening session of day while Jimmy Neesham smashed a century on debut as the hosts declared their second innings at