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Chahar, Rahane sign up with Rajasthan Royals

Jan. 12: The two-day hectic bidding for the players in the Indian Premier League auction might be over but a scramble to grab the uncapped players has begun between the 10 franchises. The Rajasthan Ro

England snatch last-ball victory

Jan. 12: Debutant Chris Woakes guided England to a record eighth successive Twenty20 international win as the tourists inflicted more torment on Australia with a last-gasp one-wicket win at the Adelai

SA thrash India in 1st ODI

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Heavy overnight rain wreaked havoc with India’s team plans. The visitors went in with just one spinner on a brown pitch that kept slow and low — but they still managed to keep South Africa to 289/9 in 50 overs essentially through part-timers for the first of the five-match ODI series at Kingsmead here on Wednesday. But the top order collapsed, and India fell a massive 135 runs short of the target.

India suffer 135 run loss against SA

Durban: India suffered a crushing 135 runs loss against South Africa in the first One-day International at the Kingsmead Stadium here on Wednesday.

The result comes as a rude shock for the Indian cri

How do cheer girls help cricket? BCCI

How do cheer girls promote the cause of cricket? Why are players auctioned like 'gladiators' in IPL system of cricket? These were some of the questions that members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance posed to top BCCI officials, including its President Shashank Manohar, Secretary N Srinivasan and IPL Commissioner Chirayu Amin during a hearing on financial transactions related to the conduct of IPL.

Tribunal defers verdict to Feb. 5

Jan. 11: An anti-corruption tribunal against Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer ended Tuesday with no decision and a further hearing scheduled for February 5.

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New sponsors for 'Tigers'

Dhaka: The Beximco Group has replaced Grameenphone as the official sponsors of Bangladesh's cricket team for the forthcoming World Cup.

Grameenphone, a joint venture between Norway-based Telenor and

BCCI blames Modi for FEMA violations in IPL

Under fire over allegations of foreign exchange violations in IPL, BCCI's top officials on Wednesday blamed sacked commissioner Lalit Modi for "mistakes" as they told a Parliamentary panel that they had given approvals at his behest in "good faith".

KKR cricketing brains behind Ganguly ouster: SRK

Kolkata Knight Riders' co-owner Shah Rukh Khan on Wednesday said leaving out former India captain Sourav Ganguly from the team was a decision taken by the "cricketing brains" of the franchise and not by him.

Chance for youngsters, says Dhoni

Jan. 11: India are without openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir and bowler Praveen Kumar for the ODI series against South Africa beginning on Wednesday, but skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said the

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