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Highveld Lions played with purpose and hunted as a pack to bring down Delhi Daredevils in the first semifinal of the Champions League Twenty20 at Kingsmead here on Thursday. Defending a total of 139 made under blustery conditions, the Lions’ bowlers struck at regular intervals to restrict the IPL team to 117 for nine and win by 22 runs. Though Kevin Pietersen (50, 44b, 3x4, 1x6) anchored the major

London, October 25: The Indian selectors' decision to not include a spinner in the India 'A' team for the three-day warm-up match against the visiting England side has irked former English captain, Michael Vaughan, who described the tactics as "pathetic". "India to play no spinners against England in the A team warm-up game ... if that's what the game has come to???? Pathetic tactics," Vaughan

Mumbai, October 25: Sun TV Network on Thursday won the Hyderabad franchise of the Indian Premier League for an amount of Rs 85.05 crores per year, putting an end to the process of finding a new team in the wake of the controversial termination of cash-strapped Deccan Chargers. The IPL Governing Council met on Thursday to open the bids for the new IPL franchise and Sun TV was found to have the

New Delhi, October 24: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram on Wednesday questioned if the Indian team has the bench strength to replace opening duo of Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag ahead of the England series at home. "I doubt India have a Plan B to replace them. With Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman retiring, the middle order will be bereft of experience and under the circumstances, dislodging a

London, October 24: Gearing up for what promises to be a high-voltage tour of India, England wicket-keeper Matt Prior said beating Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men in their own backyard is a bigger task than clinching an away Ashes against Australia. "Absolutely, may be even bigger," Prior said when asked whether beating India in India was as big as or bigger than the Ashes. "The records are there, we

New Delhi, October 24: Call it the Saina effect. Badminton is all set to take a superfast shuttle to new heights with the launch of the Indian Badminton League (IBL), a million-dollar event which could change of the face of the sport worldwide. The IBL, based on a franchise model and tentatively scheduled to be held from January 20 to February 11 next year, would have $1 million (approx Rs 5.5

Coming into Champions League T20 as the defending champions, Mumbai Indian might be leaving South Africa without a single win under their belt but for Dwayne Smith the experience has been fulfilling personally as he got a chance to open the batting with Sachin Tendulkar. "At MI you open the batting with Sachin Tendulkar. From the time I was young, I've always admired him as a batsman and to open

Chennai Super Kings ended their Champions League Twenty20 campaign on a high as they clinched comfortable four-wicket victory over Yorkshire at Kingsmead in Durban on Monday. Subramaniam Badrinath (47 off 45 balls) and MS Dhoni (31 off 23 balls) helped Chennai achieved the 141-run target in 19 overs. Chennai finished at third place in their group with eight points. Both Chennai and fellow IPL side

Geneva, October 22: Cycling's governing body agreed on Monday to strip Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles and ban him for life, following a report from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that accused him of leading a massive doping program on his teams. UCI President Pat McQuaid announced that the federation accepted the USADA's report on Armstrong and would not appeal to the Court of

The Pakistan Cricket Board has postponed a tour to Zimbabwe in December in anticipation of a bilateral one-day series against India. A senior official of the board told Reuters that under the future tour programme of the International Cricket Council, Pakistan were due to visit Zimbabwe for a test and one-day series in December. "But since it is too close to the series against India we have