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Bangalore, Apr 17: Once Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers attained full flow, Royal Challengers Bangalore’s chase seemed destined for a smooth end. But it wasn’t to be. The run out of de Villiers triggered a spectacular collapse with Royal Challengers losing five wickets for nine runs. The hosts slipped from a comfortable 129 for two to 152 for seven for the scores to be levelled with Delhi

New Delhi, Apr 16: Olympic medallists Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt will miss the upcoming Asian wrestling championship due to injury problems. Addressing a press conference in the run-up to the continental event, Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh informed about the duo’s absence. “Sushil has a shoulder related problem. The injury had debilitated one of his

Chennai, Apr 16: It took four games and Angelo Mathews’s absence for Steven Smith to finally find a place in the Pune Warriors India (PWI) eleven. At the end of the game against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Monday, he succeeded in making it extremely hard for PWI to leave him out again. It seemed as if he could do nothing wrong. With an unbeaten 39 off 16 balls

Augusta, Apr 15: Adam Scott sank a 10-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole on Sunday to beat Angel Cabrera and win the 77th Masters, becoming the first Australian golfer to capture the green jacket. Nine months after making bogeys on the last four holes to squander a British Open lead at Royal Lytham and two years after sharing second at the Masters, the 32-year-old from Adelaide won his

Jaipur, April 15: Rajasthan Royals defeated Kings XI Punjab by six wickets in an Indian Premier League match here tonight. Brief Scores: Kings XI Punjab: 124 all out in 18.5 overs (David Hussey 41, Azhar Mahmood 23; S Sreesanth 2/20, Siddharth Trivedi 2/21). Rajasthan Royals: 126 for four in 19.2 overs (Ajinkya Rahane 34 not out, Shane Watson 32, Sanju Samson 27 not out; Praveen Kumar 2/10).

New Delhi, Apr 14: Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni seems to be in a very playful mood these days as he once again tickled his fans' funny bones by cracking a few good-humoured jokes on Chennai Super Kings teammate 'Sir' Ravindra Jadeja. "When you give Sir Ravindra Jadeja one ball to get 2 runs he will win it with one ball to spare !!," Dhoni wrote on his twitter handle following Chennai's dramatic

Kerela, Apr 14: While many of his former team mates were busy playing cricket at the highest level in India, former Australia captain Steve Waugh was steeped in celebrations of Vishu here. Vishu marks the beginning of the New Year in the local calendar. Waugh got a taste of local festivities at a private function in a luxury hotel about 70 km from the state capital late Saturday night. Many devout

Chennai, Apr 14: Royal Challengers Bangalore relived their worst nightmare as Chennai Super Kings pulled off yet another stunning victory from the jaws of defeat under the most dramatic circumstances at the MA Chidambaram stadium here on a pleasant Saturday night. Playing in front of a packed stadium, Chennai were struggling to scale down RCB’s 165 at several stages of the match but in the end a

New Delhi, Apr 13: Dale Steyn's reputation precedes him wherever he goes. The Delhi Daredevils paid the ultimate tribute to the world's best speedster with the track they laid out for the Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Feroz Shah Kotla. In complete contrast to their opening match against Rajasthan Royals, there was hardly a blade of grass on the track on Friday even though the Daredevils' strength

Bangalore, Apr 12: Skippers Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir, who were involved in an ugly spat during Royal Challengers' match against the Knight Riders, were warned and reprimanded for breaching the IPL code of conduct. Kohli and Gambhir were involved in an on-field altercation after the latter was dismissed in the 10th over of the innings. As Gambhir and other players walked towards cover region