Team India face a major task to reach the tri-series one-day finals after an abject 87-run loss to Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday.

India's batting floundered miserably again to give Australia a massive 87-run victory in the tri-series ODI match here on Sunday and only a miracle can now help the beleaguered team to qualify for the

Faced with a do-or-die situation, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is all set to field his three regular openers rather than experiment with a pinch hitter at the top of the order in Sunday's cruc

As Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh battles cancer, here is a story of hope he can take inspiration from.

The 30-year-old Yuvraj, who is currently in the United States undergoing chemotherapy for a canc

Their survival in the series at stake and reputation hit by speculation of discord in the camp, India are a team on the brink as they prepare to take on world number one Australia in a crucial tri-

India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday rubbished media reports of rift in the dressing room but admitted that the turn of events in the past week caused uneasiness among the players.

"If you

Kevin Rudd will decide on Friday whether to challenge Prime Minister Julia Gillard for the leadership of Australia's ruling party as he lashed out at the tactics being used to discredit him.

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Former prime minister Kevin Rudd confirmed on Friday he will challenge his successor Julia Gillard to lead Australia's ruling party, saying she had lost voters' trust and would crash at the next elect

Irfan Pathan on Friday said he is keen to fill in the position of the medium-pace bowling allrounder in the Indian team that skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni craves for all too often.

Dhoni has often rue

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Thursday called a ballot on the leadership of the ruling Labor party, bringing to a head an ugly row with predecessor Kevin Rudd.

She said a vote would be h