disappointment of the three-runloss in Hyderabad behind them, Indian captain Mahendra SinghDhoni today said his team is focussed on making a fresh startin the must-win sixth cricket one-dayer against Australia heretomorrow."It was hurting and disappointing. But we have lefteverything in the dressing room. We have two more games to goand that's what count now. Whatever has happened has happened.You...

void created by the retirement of spin legend Shane Warne can never be filled in the Australian cricket team, feels chief selector Andrew Hilditch.Hilditch, who was recently reappointed Australia's chief selector until the 2011 World Cup, created quite a stir here by trying at least seven spinners since Warne retired after the Ashes series in 2006-2007."The reality is when we lost Warne, it couldn...

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Moved by the plight of woman footballplayer Madhu Kumari, who is living in poverty, BJP Lok Sabhamember and film actor Shatrughan Sinha has written to Biharchief Minister Nitish Kumar urging him to arrange employmentfor her."It is appalling that Madhu who represented the Indianteam from 1999 to 2007 is living in penury and hardship," theactor turned politician, said in a letter to Kumar.He demande...

Joshna Chinappa's late chargeproved insufficient as she crashed out of the US Open SquashChampionship after suffering a straight set first round defeatat the hands of England's Laura Massaro in New York today.Chinappa, India's lone challenge at the prestigious USD42,450 event, lost 2-11 9-11 15-17 to her fifth seed opponentin just 37 minutes at the Heights Casino club.The US Open is one of the WIS...

Slowly regaining the form which haddeserted him in the past few months, Indian golfer JyotiRandhawa, the highest-placed Asian at the prestigious WGC-HSBCChampions, today said he considers himself lucky to haveturned in under-par cards on a difficult course here.Tied sixth at eight-under after three rounds, Randhawa,who carded a two-under 70 today, said the good run has come asa big relief because ...

Moises Henriques honeymoon ininternational cricket lasted only two matches but the youngall-rounder said he is determined to be back in the fieldwithin a week or two to claim for a spot in the Australianteam for the summer series against West Indies and Pakistan.One of the stars of New South Wales' victorious ChampionsLeague campaign, Henriques, himself was a replacement forinjured James Hopes in ...

Abu Dhabi: Brendon McCullum smashed a century and Scott Styris picked up three wickets to lead New Zealand to a 64-run win over Pakistan in the second one-day international on Friday.Powered on by opener McCullum`s 131, New Zealand posted 303 for eight and then bowled out Pakistan for 239 runs in 47.2 overs to square the three-match series at 1-1.Salman Butt (59) and Khalid Latif (45) gave Pakista...

Anand PhilarTruth to tell, even a Neville Cardus would have struggled with adjectives while describing Sachin Tendulkar039;s latest act at Hyderabad where he crossed another milestone of 17,000 ODI...

Abhimanyu Mithun registered ahat-trick on debut and his match haul of 11 wickets scriptedKarnataka's comprehensive 185-run victory over hosts UttarPradesh in the Ranji Trophy Super League Group B match heretoday.Chasing 438 for an improbable win, UP could manage 252before being shot out in 66.2 overs with Abhimanyu, who hadclaimed six for 86 in the first innings, scalping five for 95for his match ...

Mumbai: Viva Kerala dominated its I-League match against Mahindra United and earned a creditable 1-1 draw at the Cooperage here on Friday.Thailand’s Wisoot Bunpeng put the Kerala team in the lead in the 29th minute, scoring off a free kick.Viva Kerala’s Nigerian defender Bello Rasaq was adjudged the man of the match....

Captivating, who has been well tuned, is expected to score in the Krishnaraja Trophy (1,200m), the main event of the races to be held here on Saturday (Nov. 7).False rails (width about 2m from 1,600m to the winning post) will be in position.• SARB-KALA PLATE (Div.II), (1,200m), rated 20 to 45, 1-00 p.m.: 1. Supreme Arch (7) Adarsh 60.5, 2. Freedom Fighter (4) Himanshu 60, 3. Hurricane Bolt (10) S....