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New Delhi, May 16: Rajasthan Royals co-owners Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra Thursday said they were in shock after three of their franchise players were arrested on the charges of spot-fixing. "RR is a team that Fights with integrity, Rahul being a front runner ... Sad this has happened so close to the Playoffs. This too shall pass," Shilpa Shetty said on the social networking site Twitter. "We @#

Mumbai, May 16: Mumbai Indians once again proved their invincibility at home as they successfully defended their impeccable home record with a comfortable 14-run win over Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League match here on Wednesday. Defending a total of 166 for eight, Mumbai made early inroads which proved decisive in the end as the Royals were restricted to 152 for seven. It was the

Mumbai, May 15: India might have left out seasoned campaigners Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh and Gautam Gambhir from their ICC Champions Trophy squad, but South African speedster Dale Steyn feels even without the trio, skipper Mahendera Singh Dhoni has a strong side at his disposal. "India have got a great side. If you look at the IPL, the highest run getters, the highest wicket takers are all

Chennai, May 15: Mahendra Singh Dhoni led the way with a typically aggressive half-century to power Chennai Super Kings to a 33-run win over Delhi Daredevils here today and brighten their prospects of securing a top-two finish ahead of the play-offs of the Pepsi Indian Premier League. Batting first, Chennai rode on Dhoni's 35-ball unbeaten 58 to post a competitive 168 for four. Albie Morkel (3/32)

Chennai, May 14: The fate of IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils at the MA Chidambaram cricket stadium here today remains uncertain as PWD officials have withdrawn the stability certificate for all the stands, sources said. Referring to the withdrawal of stability certificates to all the nine stands by PWD officials, Chennai Police yesterday issued a show cause notice to the

Bangalore, May 13: A question mark hanging over their play-off chances, Royal Challengers Bangalore return to the comfort of home as they clash with Kings XI Punjab in a crucial Pepsi IPL match, on Tuesday. Four defeats in their last six matches have landed them in a situation where they must win their penultimate contest, otherwise not only they will have to win their last match but also pray

Pune, May 12: Pune Warriors’ Parvez Rasool has reportedly refused to endorse the name of a liquor brand on his team’s jersey citing religious sentiments. The J&K cricketer requested his team management that he be allowed to tape the logo on his jersey since it hurts his religious sentiments. The team reportedly accepted his request and allowed him to tape the logo. “I used tape to hide the logo

Pune, May 12: Mumbai Indians inched closer to earning a play-off berth as they rode on a disciplined bowling performance to eke out a five-wicket win over Pune Warriors in a Pepsi Indian Premier League (IPL) match here today. Mitchell Johnson led the way with an economical figures of 2/8 off his four overs before skipper Rohit Sharma's patient knock of 37 off 41 balls guided Mumbai to a win with

Parvez Rasool Zargar's life has not been bed of roses. The terrorists have threatened to kill him for playing cricket, but nothing has stopped Rasool from playing the game he loves the most. Today he is the face of Jammu and Kashmir cricket. Sarang Bhalerao looks at Parvez Rasool’s career thus far. After warming the bench for 12 matches, a window of opportunity opened for Parvez Rasool on May 9

New Delhi, May 11: One just got the feeling that it was going to be Virat Kohli's night on Friday. There is a familiar swagger to the Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper's footsteps when he comes out to bat at the Feroz Shah Kotla. And why shouldn't it be like that? After all, Kohli has learnt most of his trade at this very ground. Kohli was almost 'Gaylesque' as he smashed his way to 99 off 58