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Hyderabad, May 18: A fighting Sunrisers Hyderabad upstaged Rajasthan Royals by 23 runs here on Friday to greatly enhance their chances of playoff qualification in the ongoing T20 league. The hosts were restricted to 136/9 in their 20 overs by the visitors who played the game under the shadow of the spot-fixing scandal which has rocked the franchise. However, Hyderabad's bowlers, once again, rose

New Delhi, May 17: The Delhi police is likely to quiz Rajasthan Royals captain Rahul Dravid and co-owners Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra in the IPL spot-fixing case. All three have to appear before Delhi police on May 21. Three players of Rajasthan Royals S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan were arrested by Delhi police on Thursday on the charges of spot-fixing. Delhi Police Commissioner

New Delhi, May 17: In a sensational revelation it was learnt that the Rajasthan Royals players, who were allegedly involved in spot-fixing in IPL, were supplied with women by the bookies. According to TV reports, the transcript of the taped conversations between the players and the bookies revealed that the bookies used to arrange women for those players involved in spot-fixing. It was learnt that

Thiruvananthapuram, May 17: In his first response to the drama that he is now entangled in, S. Sreesanth has admitted to his involvement in the spot-fixing incident. Talking to reporters of Malayalam TV channels outside the court where he and others were produced, he said tersely, “It is my mistake,” before being whisked away.

New Delhi, May 17: The mastermind behind the whole spot-fixing saga was reported to be a close aid of Dawood Ibrahim. His name was Sunil Ramchandani alias Sunil Dubai while the principal bookie referred to as 'Jupiter' in phone conversation is a person called Chandresh. Paceman S Sreesanth and two other bowlers belonging to the Rajasthan Royals IPL team who were arrested on Thursday for spot

Dharamsala, May 17: Kings XI Pu¬njab eked out a close seven-run win over Delhi Daredevils here on Thursday to keep alive their slim chances of qualifying for the play-offs of the Indian Premier League. Kings XI first rode on David Miller and captain Adam Gilchrist’s whirlwind knocks to post a challenging 171 for four. Miller scored an unbeaten 44 off just 24 balls towards the end, while Gilchrist

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)