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Hobart, December 18: Pacemen Peter Siddle and Mitchell Starc bowled Australia to victory over Sri Lanka in the first Hobart Test today, claiming six wickets in the final session for a thrilling win. The Sri Lankans looked to be batting out for a draw until Siddle and Starc struck to secure Australia's first win of the home season, after losing to South Africa 1-0 in the recent three-Test series

Nagpur, December 18: Mahendra Singh Dhoni wore a distant look while revealing his thoughts on India’s home series defeat against England. “There are not many things that will come close to the 2007 50-over World Cup loss. This is not even close to that.” In his words, there wasn’t a hint of hurt that usually accompanies such crushing defeats, especially at home. Perhaps, Dhoni’s comments stemmed

Nagpur, December 17: England on Monday broke a 28-year-old jinx by achieving a historic Test series win on Indian soil, leaving the hosts embarrassed with a 2-1 verdict in their favour after the fourth and final match ended in a draw here. Scorecard The last time an English side had defeated India in their own den was way back in 1984-85, under the captaincy of David Gower. The day belonged to

New Delhi, December 17: Jonathan Trott and Ian Bell resumed England second innings on the fifth day of the fourth Test against India at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur on Monday. England ended Day 4 closer to a historic series win, reaching 161/3 at stumps, carving out a lead of 165 runs after India had declared at 326/9, four short of England's first-innings total. Already 2-1 up in the series, the

Ludhiana, December 16: Indian men's kabaddi team put in a stellar performance as they literally thrashed archrivals Pakistan 59-22 in the finals of the 3rd Kabaddi World Cup, to retain their title at the Guru Nanak stadium, here on Saturday. The Indian boys led by Sukhbir Sarwan brought their A-game in the final match and didn't allow their opponents to settle and put the green brigade under the

Nagpur, December 15: Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli batted resolutely to take India to 146/4 at lunch on the third day of the fourth and final cricket Test against England in Nagpur on Saturday. Battling hard to resurrect the stuttering innings, the two overnight batsmen carried on in a sedate fashion against the England attack to remain unconquered in a lunch score of 146 for 4 in

New Delhi, December 15: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar feels that some of the Indian players became very "casual" after their success in the 2011 World Cup which is "less than acceptable." "After the success of 2011 World Cup, the attitude of some of the players became too casual. They started behaving as if the nation owes it to them for winning World Cup which is less than acceptable,"

Karachi, December 14: The Pakistan Cricket Board is leaving no stone unturned in its efforts to ensure that the national team produces successful results in India and South Africa. The chairman of the board, Zaka Ashraf, said on Friday that they will be sending a sports psychologist with the team to India. "Dr Maqbool Babri has been working with some of our players in recent times and he will also

New Delhi, December 14: As the pressure of retirement mounts on Tendulkar, Akram feels that Indian cricket is in a “delicate situation”. “The question is who will bell the cat? Who will pop the question? Today, former cricketers are openly asking for Dhoni’s head. Can you do the same with Tendulkar? A lot of people, like Sourav Ganguly, feel he should retire, but Sachin himself might still want to

Hosts India have won the inaugural Blind Cricket Twenty20 World Cup by beating rivals Pakistan by 29 runs in the final in Bangalore. Pakistan's only defeat in the competition came after India posted 258 and defended that total by restricting Pakistan to 229 in reply in a high-scoring match. Pakistan had gone into the match following eight wins in the group stage - including beating India by eight