Ganguly powers Bengal to semi-finals
Sourav Ganguly's 89 powered Bengal to the final-four © AFP Sourav Ganguly came roaring back to form with an unbeaten 89 off 104 balls to guide Bengal to the semi-finals of the Ranji Trophy one-day…
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Medium pacers, fairytales and scheduling botch-ups
Railways' went from no-hopers to Ranji champions © Getty Images Fairytale of the season Railways' odyssey to the Ranji Trophy summit. With four points from their first five games, staring down the relegation barrel, a…
Gibbs has operation on his nose
South African opener Herschelle Gibbs has had an operation to reset a double fracture in his nose. He was struck in the face by a bouncer from Vasbert Drakes on the fourth day of the…
Lack of sleep leaves no room for groundsman's nightmares
It's little wonder that New Zealand Cricket's High Performance Centre turf manager Karl Johnson asked today: "What is it about opening matches of World Cups?"He and his crew had another sleepless night attempting to halt…
Sanghvi, Saif star in ONGC triumph
ONGC stormed into the semifinals of the MRF-Buchi Babu invitationtournament at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk today. Aftersecuring a first innings lead of 224 over All India Associate Banks,ONGC rattled up 166 without loss…
Du Plessis fifty seals win on tough pitch
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details1:39By the Numbers - du Plessis joins SangakkaraSouth Africa's attack out-thought and out-classed Bangladesh's steadily improving pack to defend a total of 148, more than half of which was scored by Faf…
Tendulkar conferred Padma Vibhushan
Sachin Tendulkar is among 13 personalities to be conferred the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian honour.Tendulkar, and Vishwanath Anand, the highest-ranked chess player in the world, are the first sportsmen to receive the honour in…
Bangladesh's Manjural Islam killed in road accident
Manjural Islam sways out the way of a bouncer in Sri Lanka in 2005 © Getty Images Manjural Islam, who played six Tests and 25 ODIs for Bangladesh between 2003-04 and 2005-06, has been killed…
Australia level series in thriller at Durban
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsHow they were out Andrew Symonds' return for Australia couldn't have come at a better time © Getty Images Australia kept their nerve and eked out a one-wicket win against South Africa…
Parlane's 203 puts Wellington on top
ScorecardMichael Parlane smashed his way to a maiden double-hundred as Wellington took control on the second day of the State Championship at Auckland. Parlane surpassed his previous highest score, 190 for New Zealand Academy against…