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Mohali, Mar 14: Elements had the final say as the first day of the third cricket Test between India and Australia here was called off without a ball being bowled, thanks to a heavy downpour that lashed the city since early morning. Play was officially called off at about 13.15 local time, even as a buoyant India's march to achieving their best-ever result in a Test series against Australia came to

Mohali, Mar 14: When the opposition is in total disarray, it's important to drive home the advantage and deliver the knockout punch. Team India, 2-0 up in the four-match series, will be looking to do just that as they take on Australia in the third Test that gets under way on Thursday. With the Aussies still busy managing the fallout from 'Home-workGate', the time is right for India to hit hard

In the driver's seat after two convincing wins, the stage is perfect for India to record their biggest-ever series win over a depleted Australia, who have been rocked by off-field controversies and dissensions, ahead of the third cricket Test starting here tomorrow. If the humiliating losses in Chennai and Hyderabad were not enough, the once mighty Australians were dealt a body blow with the

Fatehgarh Sahib/Chandigarh, Mar 12: Beijing Olympic bronze medalist Vijender Singh was questioned for five hours by the police at Panchkula Police Lines on Monday in connection with the recovery of 26 kg of heroin worth Rs 130 crore last week. Asked by a team comprising both Punjab and Haryana police for his hair and blood samples, Vijender refused saying he would find it humiliating. "I am not

Mohali, Mar 11: Australia's tour of India went from bad to worse today after four players, including vice-captain Shane Watson, were shockingly axed from the team for breach of discipline. Watson, pacers James Pattinson and Mitchell Johnson and young batsman Usman Khwaja have been dropped for the third Test after failing to make presentations in a team meeting as instructed by the management.

Mohali, Mar 11: India is lucky to have the experience of senior players such as Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar and it would be a big challenge for Australia to make a comeback in the third Test, all-rounder Moises Henriques said. "It's a different challenge. It is certainly very tough to win over here, to win Test matches over here, against very experienced Indian team and very

Patiala/Chandigarh, Mar 10: Olympic bronze-medallist Vijender Singh's roommate and sparring partner Ram Singh was today expelled from the National Institute of Sports after admitting that he consumed drugs with the star boxer, who may soon be questioned by the police. Serving as a head constable with Punjab Police, Ram, a former National Championship medallist in the super heavyweight category

Chandigarh, Mar 10: The struggling Australian cricket team's tour of India was thrown into further disarray after wicketkeeper Matthew Wade injured his ankle, putting him in doubt for the third Test starting on Thursday. "He got injured while playing basketball yesterday and he is currently undergoing a scan at a hospital. We don't know the status as of now," the Australian cricket team's media

New Delhi, Mar 10: South African pace legend Allan Donald feels cricket would be a poorer sport once Sachin Tendulkar retires from the scene as the Indian veteran is "Maradona and Pele put together" for the game. "Sachin Tendulkar's charm goes beyond the field. For cricket he is Maradona and Pele put together, it is as simple as that. Cricket will be a poorer sport when he quits the game. He has

New Delhi, Mar 10: Hours after confessing to have met drug dealer Anoop Singh Kahlon and purchasing heroin from him, boxer Ram Singh has now admitted that he and star boxer Vijender Singh took drugs thinking it was food supplement. According to sources, during questioning, Ram Singh told Punjab police officials that he and Vijender mistook drugs for food supplement. The police is yet to question