The Australian media accused senior batsman Virender Sehwag of creating a rift in the Indian team, which is reeling under the stress of two embarrassing defeats in the first two cricket Tests for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

India's famed batting line-up produced yet another spineless display to crash to an embarrassing 122-run defeat in the first cricket Test and hand Australia a 1-0 lead in the four-match Test series here today.

Australia were 179 for 8 to lead India by 230 runs at the close on third day of the first Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday.

Sachin Tendulkar gave glimpses of his vintage form but the record 100th international century continued to elude him as India responded with a strong batting display to keep the first cricket Test against Australia on an even keel here today.

Seeking to enhance bilateral cooperation in nuclear, energy, defence and economic spheres, India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will hold a summit meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev

Yemen’s defence ministry says government troops have killed six fighters Al Qaeda in a southern town and arrested the militants' leader during the fighting.

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Virat Kohli’s seven centuries in 66 ODIs is a phenomenal achievement, especially in one so young. Here is a batsman mature enough at 22 who averages 45 in the short game, again outstanding, and who is promising to break such conversion records. He is the quintessential NextGen Indian batsman, secure in the limited-overs arena that serves and enhances his aggressive instincts best.

Umpire Daryl Harper came in for some scathing criticism from the Indian cricket team, which blasted the Australian for his poor decisions during the first cricket Test against the West Indies.

The grievance cell of Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik has been defunct since 2008, leaving thousands of people in the state to suffer in silence, an anti-graft group said on Friday.

The very mention of Chris Gayle irritated a normally soft-spoken West Indies skipper Darren Sammy who couldn't hide being sarcastic when asked whether he is missing the prolific opener considering the state of his batting line-up.