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John Wright, the former New Zealand captain and coach, has urged his countrymen to sort out their technical difficulties in their heads on the eve of the second Test against India in Bangalore. New Zealand had a torrid time in Hyderabad, where they were bowled out for 159 and 164 to lose by an innings and 15 runs, with R Ashwin and Pragyan Ojha accounting for 18 wickets. Wright, who stepped down

Bangalore, August 30: His contemporaries like Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman may have hung up their bats but veteran Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar says he continues to enjoy his game and is not even thinking about retirement at the moment. "As long as there is a reason to wake up with a reason in the morning, it makes sense in continuing. The day I don't enjoy wielding a bat in my hands, I will

Real Madrid secured its first Spanish Supercopa since 2008 on away goals after a narrow win over archrival Barcelona in Wednesday night's second leg at the Bernabeu. The hosts had failed to win in their last seven home meetings with Barcelona but went about ending that record early on with goals in the first 20 minutes from Gonzalo Higuain and Cristiano Ronaldo. The visitors were then reduced to

London, August 29: Andrew Strauss resigned as England's Test captain and announced his retirement from professional cricket with immediate effect on Wednesday. "After much thought over the last few weeks, I have decided to step down as England Test captain and announce my retirement from all forms of cricket," Strauss said in an England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) statement issued ahead of a

South Africa's Hashim Amla became the fastest player to 3,000 one-day international runs during the course of his 150 that set up the Proteas' 80-run win over England at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. Amla's brilliant 124-ball knock yesterday, featuring 16 fours, saw him reach the landmark in 57 innings compared to the 69 it took West Indies' Vivian Richards, one of cricket's all-time great

Bangalore, August 29: A buoyant India will bank on their spin twins to sweep the short series against struggling New Zealand when the second and final Test starts in Bangalore on Friday. Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took 12 wickets and left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha six as India underlined their supremacy on home soil by winning the first Test in Hyderabad by an innings and 115 runs. Ross Taylor

The Indian Premier League has lost its title sponsor after real estate giant DLF declined to renew its five-year deal, a company spokesman said on Tuesday. "We have just stepped off the IPL," DLF group executive director Rajeev Talwar told the Press Trust of India. "Sponsoring the IPL over the last five years was a strategic decision wherein we wanted to establish our brand presence across India

New Delhi, August 28: Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's love for bikes is no secret. His garage boasts of a Hellcat X132 (only one in South Asia), a Kawasaki Ninja, a Yamaha 650cc, aHero Honda CBZ Xtreme and a TVS Star Cityamong others. The Indian skipper has now taken his passion a step further by foraying into the world ofSuperbike championship with his own team -MSD R-N Racing Team India

Sachin Tendulkar sees a shadow of himself in Virat Kohli but the young Indian batsman says he literally worships the iconic cricketer and matching his feats would be nothing short of "mission impossible" for him. Kohli is the fastest to score 1000 and then 3000 ODI runs and has been India's most prolific scorer this year with five centuries which led to many comparing him with Tendulkar. Tendulkar

The Indian cricket team had reason to celebrate after a resounding innings win against New Zealand in the first Test at Hyderabad, but they didn't forget the feats of the India Under-19 side that had lifted the World Cup a few hours before the senior side wrapped up victory against New Zealand. MS Dhoni started his post-match speech with a congratulatory message for the Unmukt Chand-led side