Indore: India Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his deputy admitted they had not expected 290-plus score after a weak start on a two-paced track in the second ODI against England here today... more »

Today in Times Comment Libby Purves: Nothing mean about a means test William Rees-Mogg: Good intentions put us on the road to Hell Michael Gove: The CIA's coded humour is all in the names Michael Parkinson: A very mature student seeks the answer to the perennial question: what is the secret of success?  Alice Miles: One day on the .. more »

Newcastle vs Wigan Live Date: November 15, 2008 Time: 15 GMT Competition: England Premier League Live/Repeat: Live Upcoming Matches and Info: .. more »

England in India 2008 Cricket Schedule Date : Fri 14, November 2008 Time : 03:30 GMTLocation : Rajkot Match Type : India v England 1st ODI Team : India v EnglandDate : Mon 17, November 2008 Time : 03:30 GMTLocation : Indore Match Type : India v England 2nd ODI Team : India v EnglandDate : Thu 20, November 2008 Time : 03:30 GMTLocation : Kanpur .. more »

Live coverage of the Everton vs. Middlesbrough match on Sunday, 16 November, 2008. Live commentary and blogging, live score, match result, match review. Catch all the action when the Toffees host Boro at Goodison Park in the week number thirteen of the 2008-2009 English Premier League. Chat and discuss the match live with other fans on .. more »

India vs Australia 2008-09, Day Four, 4th Test at NagpurScorecardNo doubt about that. Dhoni is a leader who wants to win at all cost; costs that are legitimate, legal and well within the sporting spirit.Recap: Third DayIf anyone had lingering doubts about his leadership, this match shows he modify strategy to suit the current condition. Like he .. more »

Australia 50 for 0 (Katich 29*, Hayden 16*) trail India 613 for 7 dec (Gambhir 206, Laxman 200*, Johnson 3-142) by 563 runsVVS Laxman tormented Australia with his second Test double-century and Gautam Gambhir registered his first as India batted themselves into an almost unconquerable position in the third Test. On the second successive day of .. more »

Bangalore: Sourav Ganguly " Maharaja of Indian cricket' is  playing his final Test match starting on Thursday against Australia. Thi is a tribute and a salute to the Prince of Indian Cricket, "Dhada". He is one greatest left handers ever played the game. He is no comparable to anyone. He sculptured ... .. more »

Sachin Tendulkar has opted out of the first three ties of the seven-match One-Day International series against England starting in Rajkot from November 14.  .. more »

Newcastle v Man City: Preview Newcastle will be without Michael Owen for Monday night’s Barclays Premier League home match against Manchester City at St James’ Park. The 28-year-old striker could be out for up to 10 days with a groin strain, although a scan has at least shown there is no tear. Habib Beye (Achilles) and Jonas Gutierrez .. more »

With the situation in Sri Lanka stirring a political storm in Tamil Nadu, India Thursday sent a sternly-worded message to Colombo asking it to shun military means and pursue a political settlement that respects the human rights of minorities in the island nation. We are particularly worried about the humanitarian effect of the continuing conflict .. more »

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has named Mohammad Yousuf among the probables for the Twenty20 quadrangular tournament in Toronto, which begins on October 10 and features hosts Canada, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. The board included Yousuf’s name in the list submitted to the Canadian high commission for obtaining visas. “Unfortunately, .. more »

Ireland are set to tie up a long-term association with the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) to enable reciprocal tours between the two counties starting in 2009.12 Vote(s).. more »

Despite their historic 3-2 series-win against Sri Lanka, India has dropped to fifth place in the ICC ODI Championship table, released on Saturday. .. more »

Samit Patel took five for 41 and scored 31 runs to lead England to a 126-run victory over South Africa in the 3rd ODI... more »

Dubai , 25 August 2008The International Cricket Council today announced the umpire and referee appointments for the ODI series between Australia and Bangladesh , which gets underway on Saturday 30 August in Darwin .Javagal Srinath of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees will oversee the series while the ICC-appointed on-field umpire will .. more »

New signing Deco scores a stunning free-kick after just 3 minutes at the JJB stadium. 4′ [0 - 1] Deco .. more »

Colombo:  After steering India to a confidence boosting 92-run victory over Lankan XI here today, vice captain Yuvraj Singh, who hit a swashbuckling 172, has hinted a possible turn around in the five-match ODI series but claimed that the visitors will need to fire against the formidable spin duo of Muttiah ..... more »

Unfortunately schools are always the target for social policy. One of the places, where this was observable in horrible detail, was in apartheid South Africa. One had white-only schools, coloured-only schools, black-only schools and Indian-origin schools. It's this last one which caused me to take a deeper look at a paper which crossed .. more »

Slow left-armer Robin Peterson receives a call-up as South Africa name two spinners in their squad for next month's Champions Trophy in Pakistan.1 Vote(s).. more »