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Olympic bronze medallist shuttler Saina Nehwal on Friday experienced the thrill of flying in an Indian Air Force aircraft, and described the experience as "dream come true". She flew in 'Kiran Jet Trainer' for about 20 minutes, after taking off from the training academy in Dindigul on the outskirts of the city. "It's a great honour. It was dream come true for me to fly. Everyone in their childhood

Colombo, September 28: David Warner and Shane Watson blasted their way to propel Australia to an emphatic nine-wicket victory over India in the Super Eight match of the ICC World Twenty20 at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Warner remained unbeaten on 63 off 41 to take Australia to victory target of 141/1 in 14.5 overs. Warner and Watson stitched 133-run stand in just 13.3 overs to pile misery on

Colombo, September 28: A fiery cameo by Umar Gul and sensible show by Umar Akmal helped Pakistan snatch victory from the jaws of defeat of South Africa in the Super Eight clash of the World Twenty 20 in Colombo on Friday. Chasing 134, Pakistan were struggling at 76/7 in 14.3 overs, before Gul executed a brilliant turnaround with his big hits. Dale Steyn who earlier dismissed Imran Nazir, scalped

New Delhi, September 28: The removal of former India batsman Mohinder Amarnath from the national selection committee on Thursday has met with widespread disapproval by his former team-mates. Speaking to Cricketnext, Amarnath’s 1983 World Cup-winning team-mate Madan Lal termed as "unfortunate" the BCCI’s decision to remove him as North Zone selector. "The news of Amarnath's ouster came as a shock

Colombo, September 28: India will be playing against Australia in their first Super Eight game on Friday. The men in yellow want to redeem their pride after they were recently ranked below Ireland in this format. The Indians will be worried about how to tackle the most dangerous opening pair in world cricket, Shane Watson and David Warner. They would also be concerned about how they will cope with

Hosts Sri Lanka today pulled off a nail-biting victory over a spirited New Zealand via the Super Over after their opening 'Super Eight' match of the ICC World Twenty20 saw fortunes fluctuating from one team to the other till the very end, here. With both teams tied at 174 after the end of their innings, the result was decided with the help of a Super over. Sri Lanka batsmen Mahela Jayawardene

PALLEKELE (SRI LANKA), September 27: A little-known Johnson Charles scored his maiden half-century while big-hitting Chris Gayle too made a quick-fire fifty to propel West Indies to a competitive 179 for five against England in a Super Eights match of the ICC World Twenty20 in Pallekele on Thursday. After an incredibly slow start, Charles used his long handle to great effect to notch up his

Former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram has thrown his weight behind off-colour Virender Sehwag, saying skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni must trust the India opener's abilities. "Sehwag's position in the batting line-up is a no brainer. Dhoni has to trust Sehwag's abilities," Akram said on the eve of India's World Twenty20 match against Australia. The former speedster referred to Mike Hussey's

Australia know exactly what Virender Sehwag is all about and how lethal he can be. The 195 he scored at the MCG in the third Test on Boxing Day in 2003 still serves as an ugly reminder. But while Sehwag has been awesome, he has also been awful. In the last Test series Down Under, he got out many times playing the cut shot or perishing caught at point, despite two fielders being stationed at that

Sri Lanka’s star batsmen Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara are renowned for dishing out great knocks in cricket. Now the pair are also being celebrated for serving up some really tasty culinary dishes. The two icons of Sri Lankan cricket have joined forces to start a restaurant called Ministry of Crab in Colombo. A T20 World Cup volunteer guided me to the restaurant, declaring while giving