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Mohali, Sep 25: Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Trinidad & Tobago by four wickets in their Champions League Twenty20 match here tonight. Opting to field, Sunrisers restricted Trinidad and Tobago to 160 for eight, and chased down the target with three balls to spare. Brief scores: Trinidad & Tobago: 160 for eight in 20 overs (Darren Bravo 66; Darren Sammy 2/21, Thisara Perera 2/26, Ishant Sharma 2/36)

Ranchi, Sep 24: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is known for his daring innovations, both with the bat and with his hairstyle ever since he made his debut against Bangladesh nearly a decade ago. And Dhoni was seen sporting a new hairstyle while leading Chennai Super Kings against South African side Titans in a Champions League Twenty20 match here on Sunday.Dhoni, who had long hairs when he

London, Sep 23: Monty Panesar has been named in England's squad for the Ashes series in Australia despite recently being busted by police for drunk and disorderly conduct. The spinner was released by county club Sussex after being fined by police for urinating in public following his ejection from a nightclub, and he has not played for England since the incident. England national selector Geoff

Ranchi: Sep 23: Riding on a solid batting performance, the formidable Chennai Super Kings opened their Champions League Twenty20 campaign in style, defeating South Africa’s Titans by four wickets in a high-scoring encounter here on Sunday. Michael Hussey (47) and Suresh Raina (47) clobbered the Titans bowlers to add 89 runs in just 44 balls for the second-wicket, which swung the match decisively

The Mumbai police have outlined how Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf, who was listed as a "wanted accused" in the chargesheet on the IPL betting scandal, was allegedly given gifts by bookies, passed on match-related information to them, and placed bets on matches himself while officiating in the tournament. The police made their case on the evidence of transcripts of recorded phone conversations that

Jaipur, Sep 22: Rajasthan Royals began their Champions League Twenty20 campaign in superb fashion as they thrashed defending champions Mumbai Indians by seven wickets in their Group A match, here on Saturday. It was good all-round show by the hosts as they first restricted the visitors to 142 for seven, using helpful conditions well, and then comfortably overhauled the target with two balls to

Mumbai, Sep 21: Gurunath Meiyappan, former owner of Chennai Super Kings, was today chargesheeted along with actor Vindoo Dara Singh and 20 others by Mumbai police in the IPL betting case for forgery, cheating and criminal conspiracy, four months after the scandal rocked the cricketing world. Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf and 15 alleged bookies from that country have been named as wanted accused in

Jaipur, Sep 21: Desperate to exorcise the ghosts of the spot-fixing scandal, Rajasthan Royals will look to start afresh as they face the daunting prospect of running into IPL-6 winners Mumbai Indians in the inaugural group stage match of the Champions League T20 here on Saturday. The fact that the tournament will be the last in the shorter formats for veteran Sachin Tendulkar, who will be pitted

Bangalore, Sep 21: Having made a statement with the bat in the just-concluded India 'A' series here, Yuvraj Singh today said that he hoped to get picked in the ODI team. "I had a fantastic tournament here (Bangalore). Hopefully it will change things for me," he told reporters at the launch of cancer detection month by 'YouWeCan' and Indian Cancer Society here. "I am not here to talk about my

Kolkata: Sept 20: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly and tennis ace Leander Paes will be conferred Lifetime Achievement Awards, while successful football coach Subhas Bhowmick will be given 'Guru Ratna' by the state goverment at a function here on September 28. Reacting to the news, Ganguly said: "I really feel proud to hear this. It's a massive achievement." Excited to meet Paes who recently won