MUMBAI (Reuters) - England captain Kevin Pietersen urged his team to raise their standards ahead of the one-day series against India this week after they lost a warm-up match by 124 runs on Tuesday. England lost to a second-string Mumbai side after their batsmen collapsed for 98... more »

Simon Katich scored 102 and Mike Hussey 90 as Australia went to the tea break on a painstaking 280 for 6, on Day 3 of the fourth Test against India... more »

GURGAON: The silken touch that Hemang Badani possessed when he arrived at the international scene eight years ago was very much in place as he laid the foundation for Chennai Superstars fiverun victory over Delhi Giants in the Indian Cricket League at the Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex here on Friday night. Chennai was the favoured team, having won .. more »

Sunderland plays Newcastle Utd live in English Premier League. Watch Sunderland vs Newcastle Utd live online, highlights, free online, 2008 free live streaming. Sunderland have started the season in fine style although recent defeats have taken the shine of their start. Since their 2-0 victory over Middlesbrough, Sunderland have picked up just two .. more »

Viswanathan Anand and Vladimir Kramnik before the 7th Game Indias Viswanathan Anand took a 37-move draw in the slav defence to maintain his dominance over Vladimir Kramnik in the 12-game World Chess Championship final. Anand, who had white pieces, did try to go for his fourth win in 37 moves but had to settle for a draw.The draw gives Anand a 5-2 .. more »

Spurs legend Gary Mabbutt expects Juande Ramos' services to be retained at the rock-bottom club despite their miserable Premier League form which has seen them amass just two points from eight games. .. more »

Accepted wisdom has it that the Champions League has supplanted internationals as apex of achievement in the beautiful game.2 Vote(s).. more »

The ECB have put arrangements in place for a twoTest series between England and the West Indies to fill the hole in their schedules next May.2 Vote(s).. more »

Indian Cricket League, 2008 Ahmedabad Rockets vs Mumbai Champs, 9th Match Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad, October 17, 2008 Match Information Toss: Mumbai Champs (Elected to bat) Batting: Mumbai Champs Innings Batsmen Mumbai Champs (74/5 in 16 ovs) Runs Balls 4’s 6’s SR Taufeeq Umar c B .. more »

Megastar Shahrukh Khan Saturday congratulated cricketer Sourav Ganguly for being included in the Indian squad for the upcoming Test and one-day series against Australia and hoped he would score a century in the first Test. "I am happy for him and wish he gets a century," Khan said on a visit here. "We always feel happy if Kolkata .. more »

Michael Clarke, the Australian vice-captain, has said the decision to send Andrew Symonds home ahead of the recent home ODI series against Bangladesh in Darwin was made by the team's leadership group, and not him alone.2 Vote(s).. more »

New Delhi: Virender Sehwag on Friday came out in support of senior cricketers in the Indian team, saying they should not be written off on the basis of their performance on one tour... more »

Blackburn is going to play against Arsenal this weekend 13 September, Saturday. The match will take place at the Ewood Park, the stadium of Blackburn Rovers. The kick off time is 15:00 BST and you can find detailed information about the match in this entry. The two clubs have so far played three matches so far in premier league this season. .. more »

Though India won the second one day international match but Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said he was a bit worried when India lost seven wickets while chasing a victory target of 143 and lauded debutant Subramaniam Badrinath for his responsible knock.Brief Scores : Sri Lanka 142 all out (38.3 overs) Thushara 44. Bowling Zaheer 4/21, .. more »

The Indian Cricket Board on Friday threw its weight behind Pakistan and backed the traditional rivals to host the Champions Trophy next month.  .. more »

Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest one day batsmen of all time and India are floundering without him, says Andrew Hughes. Sir Don Bradman thought Sachin Tendulkar was the closest batsman of the modern era to himself in terms of technique and temperament. Accolades don't come much more glittering than that. At the age of thirty-five, the little .. more »

Predictably, millions of people are enjoying the reflected glow of Abhinav Bindras medal, many of them going on about national pride and such as if they had personally fired the shots that clinched the gold. Equally amusing are the dining room/water-cooler conversations about how the boy held his nerve, didnt succumb to pressure, kept his hands .. more »

3rd Test India VS Sri Lanka - Highlights 1 - Day 3 - Idea Cup - 10 Aug 2008 Highlights 1 - Day 3 Video .. more »

South Africa captain Graeme Smith believes victory over England can be a springboard for Australia.4 Vote(s).. more »

2nd Test India VS Sri Lanka - Indian Wickets - Day 4 - Idea Cup - 3 Aug 2008 Indian Wickets - Day 4 Video Wicket Part 1 Sri Lanka - Day 4 Video .. more »