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New Delhi, May 29: Former India hockey captain and India's chef-de-mission for London Olympics Ajitpal Singh feels that it won't be possible for the current team to win any medal at the quadrennial extravaganza. India have qualified for the London Olympics in February after a gap of eight years and the former players said a top-six finish will be a good performance for the current team. "I don't

Kolkata, May 29: Sourav Ganguly believes Gautam Gambhir is ready to take over from MS Dhoni as captain of the Test team after he led Kolkata Knight Riders to their first-ever IPL title on Sunday, beating hosts Chennai Super Kings. Ganguly was part of the commentary panel on India's tours to England and Australia in 2011-12, and felt Dhoni hasn't done much to command a place in the Test side. "As I

Chennai, May 28: Explosive batsman Yusuf Pathan became the first player to hold the Indian Premier League title with two different teams after his Kolkata Knight Riders outplayed Chennai Super Kings here Sunday. Pathan was part of the Rajasthan Royals squad which won the inaugural IPL in 2008. The 29-year-old attributed Knight Riders' success in IPL-V to Gautam Gambhir's captaincy and compared it

Chennai, May 28: Jubilant Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir on Sunday said that it was about completing a mission they had embarked upon when the tournament started 54 days back. "There is only one word that comes to my mind. Mission accomplished. We had strong belief in our team. We knew when the big day will come the guys would deliver. I want to thank our fans back in Kolkata, who

Chennai, May 28: An ecstatic Kolkata Knight Riders owner Shah Rukh Khan on Sunday apologised for his misbehaviour with the Mumbai Cricket Association officials at the Wankhede Stadium after a match against Mumbai Indians. Surrounded by his wife and daughter and other kids, the Bollywood superstar said, "I want to apologise to the kids for my misbehaviour at MCA. I apologise to all who saw me

Chennai, May 27: Kolkata Knight Riders became the new champions of the Indian Premier League as they defeated defending champions Chennai Super Kings by five wickets in a nerve-wracking final, to win their maiden IPL final, here today. Chasing a stiff target of 191, little known Manvinder Bisla played the most defining innings of his life as smashed the CSK bowlers to all corners to notch up 89

New Delhi, May 27: Former women players who turned out for the country have appealed to the Indian cricket board for a one-time payout as was done for their male counterparts from the profits of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) last week decided to disburse Rs. 70 crore from its coffers accruing from the IPL and Champions League T20 tournaments to

Kolkata, May 27: Rating Gautam Gambhir ahead of Mahendra Singh Dhoni as far as captaincy is concerned, former India skipper Sourav Ganguly on Saturday put his money on Kolkata Knight Riders to win the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League. The Indian selectors might have lost faith in Gambhir who was removed from vice-captaincy ahead of the Asia Cup, but Ganguly named the Delhi opener as the

Chennai, May 27: Gautam Gambhir's dazzling form and the aggressive streak in his captaincy has helped KKR make it to their maiden IPL final and the skipper warned his opposition on the eve of the final that he and his wards won't be there "to just compete but to get results." "When you go on to the field, you do not go there to make friends but you are there to get results in your team's favour

Amidst the Indian Premier League's mixed bag of last over finishes and the insinuations about spot-fixing and slanderous nights, irony too has found a place to flourish. Royal Challengers Bangalore was expected to saunter into the play-offs, however, the men in red and golden shades imploded at Hyderabad. Now the aggrieved team-members, perhaps with a wry smile, will watch their home-turf —