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London, August 15: Kevin Pietersen has apologised to the ECB over the derogatory text messages that he sent about members of the England dressing room to South Africa players in a last-ditch attempt to gain forgiveness and be selected for World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka. Pietersen and his representatives were waiting on Tuesday evening for the ECB to respond to his gesture with Saturday's deadline for

Townsville, August 14: India's openers performed far better against Zimbabwe than they did against West Indies, setting up a platform for a match-winning score despite a middle-order slowdown at Tony Ireland Stadium. In a match they had to win to stay in theUnder-19 World Cup, Unmukt Chand and Prashant Chopra delivered a 139-run partnership, and a last-over thrash from medium-pacer Kamal Passi

Former Pakistan batsman, Javed Miandad has dismissed speculations about sharing the revenues with India for the upcoming short tour later this year. The former skipper who has been given additional power and responsibilities by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) insisted that it was useless to speak about money issues at this juncture. "I don't think money matters now... what is important is we

New Delhi, August 14: The IPL governing council will meet on Tuesday to decide the fate of Deccan Chargers, who have allegedly flouted rules by mortgaging their franchise to banks to enable them to tide over a tight cash situation, sources said on Monday. Under IPL rules, franchise owners are not allowed to mortgage their teams and use the funds for other expenses. Members of the IPL governing

Melbourne, August 13: Usain Bolt has spoken of his desire to play in the Big Bash League this year, and the Melbourne Stars are keeping the door open to potentially sign him. The possibility was first raised in June when Bolt was interviewed on Australian TV by Eddie McGuire, a presenter who is also the Stars president, and the team's marquee player Shane Warne has also asked Bolt whether he was

Dubai, August 13: India's Virat Kohli, the leading run-scorer in ODIs in 2012, has earned nominations in two of the top three categories at the annual ICC cricket awards – the ICC and ODI Cricketer of the Year. Leading the list of nominations at the ninth edition of the ICC awards are Saeed Ajmal, Hashim Amla, Alastair Cook, Michael Clarke and Kumar Sangakkara who have been nominated in each of

London, August 13: England batsman Kevin Pietersen has been dropped for the final Test against South Africa starting on Thursday over allegations he sent derogatory texts to the rival team, a statement said on Sunday. Pietersen had previously hinted the Lord's Test could be his final match for England but issued an apology on Saturday which said he wanted to commit to all forms of the game with

Kolkata, August 12: A veteran of four consecutive Olympics, legendary Leslie Claudius, bemoaned the disastrous display of the Indian hockey team in the London Olympics where it touched its nadir and finished last, and said the national game is "dead". "It was in London where it all began for me (in the 1948 Olympics). Now, everything is over at the same place. It can't get worse. Our hockey is

New Delhi, August 12: The lone Indian to challenge the Chinese domination in badminton, Saina Nehwal, is hoping that her London Olympics bronze medal will inspire at least half a dozen more to join her at the top level and be a threat to the traditional powerhouse. "I want more players to come from India because I want to make it like China where you have 5-6 players dominating and I want

Shoddy batting by top-order saw Unmukt Chand-led India U-19 side lose their opening World Cup match against the West Indies by four wickets on Sunday. On a slow track at the Tony Ireland stadium, the Indian colts could never get going as they were restricted to a paltry 166 for eight in their stipulated 50 overs. Despite early hiccups, the West Indies team slowly but surely reached the target with