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Kolkata: December 4: After the controversy surrounding the preparation of the Eden Gardens pitch, the uneasiness between Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and veteran curator Prabir Mukherjee was evident as both decided to look through each other. The Indian players looked relaxed during their training session but the captain and the curator maintained safe distance from each other. While Dhoni

Perth, December 3: South Africa won the third Test by 309 runs on Monday to clinch back-to-back series in Australia, retain the No. 1 ranking and end Ricky Ponting’s career with a big defeat. Robin Peterson dismissed Ponting (8) and skipper Michael Clarke (44) as South Africa finished off the Perth Test with a day to spare after battling to salvage draws in the first two Tests in Brisbane and

Bangalore, December 3: They are visually impaired, but don't have a problem in 'seeing' or hearing the ball to hit it for a boundary or loft it for a six or running singles or twos between the wickets. In a dramatic opening match of the T20 World Cup for blind Sunday, India beat Australia by 215 runs in the 20-over format at the Central College grounds in the city centre here. In other three

Perth, December 3: Australia's Ricky Ponting was dismissed for eight in his final Test innings on Monday, bringing the curtain down on a 17-year career that saw him become the second-greatest run scorer in history. Ponting, who was caught by Jacques Kallis off the bowling of Robin Peterson, announced his impending retirement before the Perth Test against South Africa -- his 168th Test. The South

Kolkata, December 3: While visiting a hospital in Pakistan, batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar encountered a child whose name made the master tremble with fear. The kid’s name was Osama - the same as that of Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden. One would come across many such anecdotes about Tendulkar’s life in "The Peak" - a book by sports photo-journalist Suman Chattopadhyay which was launched by

New Delhi, December 3: The Pakistan Cricket Board has laid some strict guidelines for its players for the upcoming tour of India which includes restrictions on attending private dinner parties and not entertaining any friends at the team hotel. "There are certain security protocols that we have taken. The players won't entertain any requests from friends or fans to attend private dinner parties

Mumbai, December 3: Discarded India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was more in the news last season for the amount he fetched in the IPL auctions for season 5. Chennai Super Kings, owned by BCCI president N Srinivasan, bagged the Saurashtra cricketer for an astronomical $2 million (Rs 9.72 crore approx) after winning the tie-breaker that followed a theatrical bidding war with Deccan Chargers. On

Khulna: December 2: Anamul Haque and the spin twins, Abdur Razzak and Sohag Gazi, insipired Bangladesh to their biggest win in ODIs as the visitors were bowled out for 132 while chasing a 293. Razzak and Gazi did exceptionally well as the West Indian batting attack imploded rather unusually. In a steep chase, they failed to read the two spinners, who picked six wickets between them, and were

Melbourne, December 2: India recovered from conceding an early self-goal to prevail 4-2 over New Zealand and move to the top of Pool A in the Champions Trophy hockey tournament on Sunday. The victory gave India six points from two matches and also made them the only unbeaten team in their pool following England’s surprise 4-1 win over Olympic champions Germany earlier in the day. Goals from

Mumbai, December 2: With the arrival of the winter season in the country, comes the season of weddings. And the latest celebrity to have taken a marital plunge is Indian pacer Rudra Pratap Singh. Singh married his long time sweetheart Devanshi Popat in Ahmedabad on Friday. The ceremony was a hush-hush one but the reception is scheduled to take place in Lucknow 4 on December 4. Uttar Pradesh Chief