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Hambantota (Sri Lanka), July 23: After starting the new season with a comfortable victory, favourites India will be aiming to keep up the momentum when they take on hosts Sri Lanka in the second cricket ODI here tomorrow. India cruised to a 21-run win against the islanders in the opening ODI -- courtesy the in-form Virat Kohli who smashed 106 and senior batsman Virender Sehwag who made a

London, July 23: Hashim Amla became the first South Africa batsman to score 300 in a Test match when he reached the landmark against England on the fourth day of the first Test at The Oval here on Sunday. In the process he broke the previous South Africa individual Test innings record of teammate AB de Villiers, who made 278 not out against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi in November 2010. Amla was on 311

Hambantota, July 22: India showed good fighting skills against Sri Lanka in the opening ODI here on Saturday and while there were several stand-out performances with the bat as well as with the ball, skipper MS Dhoni chose to specially credit Irfan Pathan. Pathan claimed 2 wickets and had earlier smashed a boundary, coming in to bat late in the Indian innings. His seven runs took his side to 305

Hambantota, July 22: Virat Kohli scored yet another hundred in international cricket on Saturday and the young Indian batsman said the Test century he scored against formidable Australia in their own backyard in the last season, gave him the confidence to do well in all formats. Kohli on Saturday scored his 12th ODI hundred, his fourth in last five innings, to contribute in India's tense 21-run

Hambantota, July 21:Former skipper Kumar Sangakkara's fighting knock of 133 went in vain as Sri Lanka lost their first one-day international against India by 21 runs to hand the visitors a 1-0 lead in the five-match ODI series at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota, Sri Lanka on Saturday. Virat Kohli played a fine knock of 106 as India posted 314-6 before restricting

Hambantota, July 21: Virat Kohli notched up a brisk hundred, while Virender Sehwag missed his ton by a whisker as India posted a daunting 314 for 6 against Sri Lanka in the first one-dayer here today. Kohli, who scored his fourth hundred in his last five innings today, was in sublime form and starred in a 173-run second wicket stand with Sehwag to lay the foundation for a big total here. The 23

New Delhi, July 21: ‘Winning a medal is my dream, my life’ Her coy smile belies the fierce ambition; her reluctance to be under the spotlight is ironical too. Perhaps, it is this demeanour that has taken Deepika Kumari to the top of world archery. In a sport that demands incessant concentration and ability to recoil within, the Jharkhand teenager has flourished and emerged as one of India’s best

Mumbai, July 21: Indian spinner Rahul Sharma on Friday tested positive for consumption of drugs at a rave party held in a posh Juhu hotel in May this year, said Mumbai Police. Sharma was present at the party along with South African cricketer Wayne Parnell when it was busted by the police. The Mumbai Police said that 42 of the 44 people arrested tested positive for drugs. The question now is

Dubai, July 20: There's a lot at stake in India's one-day series against Sri Lanka beginning July 21 as Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men have the chance to regain the number one spot if they clean-sweeps the five-match rubber. India, who are at fourth spot in the Reliance ICC ODI rankings, last held the number one position briefly in September 2009 but if it achieves a clean sweep against Sri Lanka

New Delhi, July 20: The reciprocal India-Pakistan cricket series, to be hosted by the neighbour, may be played in England as the island nation is emerging as the most suitable venue given the Indian board's reluctance to send a team to Pakistan. Deliberations between Indian and Pakistani cricket officials have seen several options being considered, including the series being played in India and