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Birmingham, Jun 24: England captain Alastair Cook said Ian Bell's dismissal in the ninth over was a poor umpiring decision which finally proved to be the turning point of the match for the hosts. Bell (13) could consider himself unlucky as he got a raw deal from third umpire Bruce Oxenford. He was adjudged stumped off Ravindra Jadeja's bowling when TV replays showed that Bell had got his foot back

Birmingham, Jun 24: It came down to the proverbial wire, but in the end all of England's melancholic weather and the T20-like drama could not deny India its share of joy in gloomy Birmingham on Sunday. From the start of the Champions Trophy early this month, they had been the team to beat here. In the end, they remained unbeaten. The only coveted trophy missing from India's cupboard - MS Dhoni's

Birmingham, Jun 23: Just over two years after MS Dhoni guided India to their World Cup triumph in Mumbai, the skipper has inspired a largely different group of players to the final of the ICC Champions Trophy. As India prepare to take on England in the summit clash here at Edgbaston on what promises to be a muggy (if not rainy) Sunday, Dhoni has the opportunity to create a unique record. If India

Birmingham, Jun 22: Putting behind the turbulent phase of the past few weeks, a red-hot India are standing on the cusp of winning their second straight world title as they take on hosts England in the summit showdown of the ICC Champions Trophy here tomorrow. The reigning World Cup winners roared into the title clash of what will be the last edition of the tournament, winning all their four

New Delhi, Jun 22: There will be a dash of cricket in the inaugural Indian Badminton League with star batsman Sachin Tendulkar set to be part of a conglomerate to buy the Mumbai Masters franchisee in the event. Tendulkar will be part of a conglomerate, which is in the process of buying the Mumbai Masters, according to highly-placed sources in the Badminton Association of India. "Tendulkar is in

Mumbai, Jun 21: Among all the Indian captains that he has played against, Sourav Ganguly is the "favourite" of West Indian batting legend and former skipper Brian Lara as he feels his leadership against arch-rivals Australia was "astonishing". "Sourav is my favourite. His leadership against Australia in Australia was astonishing. I have great respect for him," Lara said at a Dell event on

New Delhi, Jun 21: Former IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi today made a sensational claim that three Chennai Super Kings player had links with a real estate tycoon, who is also a bookie and has close links with Gurunath Meiyappan and other IPL franchisee owners. In a series of tweets, Modi made several claims such as that said real estate businessman had tried to acquire IPL franchisee in 2010 but was

Cardiff, Jun 21: Inspired by their bowlers, India made short work of Sri Lanka in the second ICC Champions Trophy semi-final in overcast Cardiff by eight wickets with 15 overs to spare. Like the other semi-final on Wednesday at The Oval, the match turned out to be an anticlimax as the weight of expectation got to Sri Lanka. Their batting, barring skipper Angelo Mathews, was lacklustre and a total

London, Jun 20: An impressive bowling performance powered England to the Champions Trophy summit clash as the hosts thrashed South Africa by seven wickets in the first semifinal on Wednesday. The hosts bundled out South Africa for a meagre 175 after inserting them in to bat and then comfortably overhauled the target with 12.3 overs to spare. Such was the domination of the England bowlers that AB

Kochi, Jun 19: For all its travails, troubled times have one good thing about them. They help you realise the strength of your relations and recognise the people who’d stand by you through thick and thin. Sreesanth who spent nearly a month in the infamous Tihar jail after being booked on spot-fixing charges in the Indian Premier League will vouch for it. The most important thing, apart from the