Twenty20 internationals often go through an identity crisis. They are neither World Twenty20, nor leagues like IPL and BBL where every game takes you towards a larger goal. On international tours, Twenty20s – often one or two in number – run the risk of being seen as just exhibition games. Not for India this time. MS [...]
Novak Djokovic win Australin opens final defeating Nadal by 5-7,6-4,6-2,6-7, 7-5 in an epic encounter which lasted almost 6 hours. Nadal lost six finals to his nemesis in 2011, but will hope the minor adjustments he made to his game during off-season will be enough to finally end Djokovic’s hold over him. For the Serb, [...]
Former captain Sourav Ganguly has come down heavily on the Indian team after it suffered a 0-4 whitewash in Australia, demanding sweeping changes in the team. “If the team keeps losing like this, changes are inevitable,” Ganguly said after India on Saturday lost the final Test in Adelaide by 298 runs, their eight successive loss [...]
Australia 7 for 604 dec and 5 for 167 dec beat India 272 and 201 (Sehwag 62, Lyon 4-63, Harris 3-41) by 298 runs. Before the Sydney Test, Glenn McGrath gave his typical prediction that Australia would win the series 4-0. Few people truly expected it to happen. But such has been the gulf between the two sides [...]
Manchester United veteran Paul Scholes has admitted he missed the game more than he ever imagined following his retirement last summer. The 37-year-old stunned most observers by returning to the game this month, over half a year after announcing his decision to quit. Sir Alex Ferguson jumped at the opportunity to get Scholes back into [...]
The beleaguered Indian coach, Duncan Fletcher, is under the scanner for his failure to craft an impact on Team India. What’s in store now? The presence of Duncan Fletcher in the Indian dressing room was expected to add an intriguing sub-plot to an eagerly- anticipated Test series Down Under. After all, the 62-year-old Zimbabwean, now [...]
Australia decided against enforcing the follow-on after the Peter Siddle-inspired outfit overcame a fine maiden century from Virat Kohli to take command against India. The home side took a 332-run first-innings lead after Siddle led the way with five for 49, overshadowing Kohli’s 116 in India’s 272 all out. Australia slumped to 50 for three [...]
Rafael Nadal fought back after losing the opening set beat Roger Federer in four sets and reach the Australian Open final. Federer came out firing but Nadal gradually wore him down to clinch a 6-7 (5/7) 6-2 7-6 (7/5) 6-4 win in three hours and 42 minutes and secure his place in Sunday night’s title [...]
India 2 for 61 (Gambhir 30*, Tendulkar 12*) trail Australia 7 for 604 dec (Ponting 221, Clarke 210) by 543 runs. Michael Clarke entered this Test with a whitewash on his mind. After two days, he could hardly have hoped for Australia to be in a stronger position to push for it. A day that started with Clarke [...]
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has stressed any mention of Wembley has been banned in the dressing room. The Reds host Manchester City on Wednesday in a crucial Carling Cup semi-final second leg tie. They may hold a 1-0 lead from the first leg but after manager Kenny Dalglish blamed the cup games against City and [...]
