India’s woman boxer M C Mary Kom on Saturday claimed a historic fifth successive World Championship title, beating Steluta Duta of Romania 16-6 in the final here. Mary Kom, who competed in the 48kg category, had defeated Alice Kate Aparri of Philippines 8-1 in semifinal yesterday to assure herself of at least a silver in [...]
Victoria held their nerve to beat Chennai Super Kings on a Super Over eliminator to take victory in an important Champions League Group A clash at Port Elizabeth. After Victoria were bowled out for 162 in reply to the Super Kings’ 162 for six, they posted 23 without loss in the one-over eliminator, to which [...]
Warriors openers Davey Jacobs and Ashwell Prince scored aggressive half-centuries to set up a six-wicket victory over the Central Districts in their Champions League Group A clash in Port Elizabeth. Jacobs hammered 74 in 47 balls and Prince 64 in 50 as the Warriors raced to 181 for four in 19.1 overs after the New [...]
Pakistan cricket team sent more shockwaves to world cricket after it was disclosed on Saturday that the scoring patterns in its innings during Friday’s ODI match against England were fixed, prompting the ICC to launch an immediate probe. The ICC action followed diclosures by British tabloid ‘The Sun’ that an individual in the Pakistani team [...]
India’s famed doubles combination of Leander Paes, 37, and Mahesh Bhupathi, 36, on Saturday confirmed their participation in the October 3-14 Commonwealth Games. After winning the Davis Cup doubles tie against Brazil in the company of Bhupathi, Paes said: “We will be playing together in the Commonwealth Games and to prepare ourselves, we will be [...]
South Australia took their third straight Champions League Twenty20 victory with an impressive eight-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore in Durban. After Daniel Christian’s four wickets had helped them bowl the Indian Premier League side out for 154, half-centuries from openers Daniel Harris and Michael Klinger saw them to the win, and into the semi-finals, [...]
The Mumbai Indians gave their Champions League Twenty20 campaign a much-needed boost with a comprehensive 31-run win over Guyana in Durban. Batting first, Kieron Pollard smacked 72 and Sachin Tendulkar made 48 to guide the Indian Premier League runners-up to a score of 184 for four. That proved insurmountable for Caribbean champions Guyana, who closed [...]
Chennai Super Kings thrashed Wayamba by 97 runs as they took their second comprehensive win of the Champions League Twenty20 in after a one-sided match at Centurion Park. After Suresh Raina and Murali Vijay blasted half-centuries to steer the Super Kings to 200 for three, Ravi Ashwin took four wickets as Wayamba were bowled out [...]
Aaron Finch hit an unbeaten 93 in just 60 balls to help Victoria secure their first win of the 2010 Champions League as they beat Central Districts by seven wickets. Finch hit the fourth ball of the final over, bowled by Doug Bracewell, for six over long-on to seal a vital win for the four-time [...]
An impressive India bounced back from back-to-back defeats as they blanked higher-ranked Namibia 2-0 in their third international football friendly match of the month on Wednesday. Having lost to Thailand in their earlier two matches on September 4 and 8 in Bangkok and respectively, India came up with a much improved show to beat their [...]
Around 700 delegates, including chefs-de-mission, from the 71 participating nations for the Commonwealth Games have arrived in the city and will move into the newly-built Games Village near Akshardham tomorrow. The delegates, presently staying in various city hotels, will be participating in the Delegation Registration Meeting beginning tomorrow. The soft opening of the Village on [...]
South Australia made it two wins out of two in the Champions League Twenty20 as they secured an impressive five-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in another high-scoring contest in Durban. After the Mumbai Indians posted 180 for seven, South Australia reached 182 for five with three balls remaining as they build on their opening success [...]
The Warriors made it two wins out of two by beating Victoria by 28 runs in a Champions League Group A match in Port Elizabeth. Batting first, the ‘home’ side made 158 for six before four-time Australian champions Victoria closed on 130 for nine in reply. Leading the way for the Warriors was captain and [...]
With incessant rains showing no signs of relenting, the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee tried to put up a brave face and said even if it downpours on October 3 the opening ceremony of the mega-event event will not be “rescheduled”. The OC said that opening ceremony of other Games like 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2006 [...]
The Royal Challengers Bangalore got their Champions League campaign off to the perfect start with a comprehensive nine-wicket win over Guyana. Bangalore, the only Indian Premier League team to be making a repeat appearance at the competition, dismissed Guyana for 103 before racing to 106 for one inside 13 overs. South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis [...]
South Australia marked their debut in the Champions League Twenty20 with an 11-run win over the Highveld Lions, who failed in their bid to make it two wins in a row having beaten the Mumbai Indians on the opening night of the competition. Australian runners-up South Australia scored 178 for six before the Lions managed [...]
Indian Premier League champions Chennai Super Kings marked themselves down as a team to look out for in the Champions League Twenty20 with a crushing 57-run win over Central Districts in their opening match. After Subramaniam Badrinath’s unbeaten 54 had guided them to 151 for four in Durban, they then dismissed the New Zealand side [...]
The Warriors made it two wins for the home sides in the Champions League Twenty20 by beating Sri Lankan champions Wayamba in the second game of the tournament in Port Elizabeth. They scored their victory by closing on 156 for three after Wayamba had amde 153 for nine from their 20 overs. Opener Jeevantha Kulatunga [...]
The 2010 Champions League Twenty20 got underway with home side the Highveld Lions beating the Mumbai Indians by nine runs in a high-scoring match in Johannesburg. Batting first, the Lions racked up 186 for five before the Indians – runners-up in the 2010 Indian Premier League – finished on 177 for six in reply. Half-centuries [...]
The fourth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) looks set to comprise 74 matches with the ten participating teams split into two groups. A change in format was necessary after two new teams, the Sahara Pune Warriors and a franchise from Kochi were added. Last year, 60 matches were played as all eight teams [...]