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Auckland, Jan 25: Ravindra Jadeja very nearly pulled off a sensational victory with some lusty hits but could not take India home in the last over as the third one-dayer against New Zealand ended in a nail-biting tie to keep the visitors afloat in the five-match series on Saturday. Chasing New Zealand's stiff target of 315 largely built around opener Martin Guptill's 111, India came back from the

New Delhi, Jan 25: Ajinkya Rahane took a good catch at deep mid-wicket to dismiss centurion Martin Guptill off Ravindra Jadeja in the third one-day international at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday. Guptill hit 2 sixes and 12 fours in his 129-ball 111 before falling to Jadeja. Guptill's fifth ODI ton, his first against India came off 123 balls as New Zealand crossed the 200-run mark in the 34th

Melbourne, Jan 24: Sania Mirza stands just one win away from clinching her third mixed doubles Grand Slam title after the Indian and her Romanian partner Horia Tecau entered the Australian Open final with a come-from-behind win here today. Sania and Tecau defeated the Australian pair of Jarmila Gajdosova and Matthew Ebden 2-6 6-3 10-2 in a contest lasting an hour and 13 minutes. In a see-saw

Jan 24: The cricketing ice between India and Pakistan is melting. The frosty diplomatic relations notwithstanding, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to renew the bilateral ties with Pakistan. The inevitable fallout of the decision is India's readiness to play Pakistan anywhere. In other words, the BCCI, which has been steadfastly against going to a neutral country to

Chennai, Jan 23: Set to benefit immensely from the structural overhaul of the ICC, the BCCI on Thursday unanimously backed the plan which would cede executive decision-making in world cricket to India, Australia and England. In an emergent meeting, the Indian board reviewed the proposals of the ICC Commercial Rights Working Group, which have created quite a flutter in international cricket. "The

Hamilton, Jan 23: When millions are doled out for non-performers in the IPL, many sadists sit back and calculate the price of every run scored or wicket taken by them; of course, it is just an exercise in futility as one can only arrive at a notional figure. But in the second One-dayer here a simple catch, that too beyond the boundary line, proved to be worth a mouth-watering 1,00,000 NZ dollars

Hamilton, Jan 22: India were on Wednesday dethroned as the number one ODI team after they suffered an agonizing 15-run defeat in a rain-truncated second ODI against New Zealand, who have now taken a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. India, who desperately needed a win to retain their top spot, made a valiant effort to overhaul the revised target of 297 in 42 overs but failed to cross the

Hamilton, Jan 22: Rain halted proceedings as hosts New Zealand reached 98 for one in 17 overs against India in the second one day international here today. India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to field as New Zealand opener Jesse Ryder hit a flurry of boundaries off Mohammed Shami reaching 20 off 10 balls before being dismissed off the 11 delivery. Ryder trying to cut a back

Hamilton, Jan 21: Often criticised for letting his emotions get the better of him even on the field, Indian batsman Virat Kohli today conceded that he made a few mistakes early on in his career but has now realised that "use of words" is not necessary in a face-off. "I have made a few mistakes early on that I admit myself and there have been times when I have gone over the top and done things that

New York, Jan 20: India's world No.12 Dipika Pallikal put up a spirited display before going down in straight games to Hong Kong's Annie Au in the Qualifying Finals of the Women's JP Morgan Tournament of Champions, here. Pallikal, the highest-ranked player in the qualifiers, lost 8-11 9-11 5-11 in 33 minutes to Annie. With the ouster of the Chennai girl, the Indian challenge came to an end in the