I’m sure there are many still coming to terms with the news of Sachin announcing he will retire from the game after playing his 200th Test. That’s easily understandable when you consider his standing in the sport. He’s been a phenomenon and a true icon…

An apocryphal story freely circulated about Sachin Tendulkar holds that for most of his career India's selectors never debated his place in the national team. They merely asked him if he was available.The diminutive 40-year-old Mumbai native has enjoyed the same iconic status off…

New Delhi: Disgraced former IPL chairperson Lalit Modi has leveled fresh allegations against current BCCI President-in-exile N Srinivasan, accusing him of indulging in financial impropriety during the 2009 edition of cash-rich league, in effect causing a monumental loss of $633 million to BCCI. Modi, the…

A Delhi court Monday granted bail to suspended Rajasthan Royals cricketer Ajit Chandila and two others booked in the IPL spot-fixing scam.Additional Sessions Judge Dharmesh Sharma also granted bail to former Ranji player Baburao Yadav and bookie Deepak Kumar.Chandila was booked under the…

New York: Novak Djokovic believes Rafa Nadal may soon displace him as world number one and has plenty of time to break Roger Federer's benchmark 17 major titles after the Spaniard roared to the U.S. Open title at Flushing Meadows on Monday.Djokovic was beaten…

Karachi: Former ICC president Ehsan Mani has backed the decision of the sport's governing body to persist with the Decision Review System (DRS), which according to him has helped in reducing the mistakes of umpires."I think they are only minor issues now related to…

World No.1 Novak Djokovic has hit out at US plans to take military action against Syria, and along with Ana Ivanovic expressed how his country went through hard times when NATO air strikes blasted the Serbian capital in 1999.According to the Sydney Morning Herald,…

In the old days, September would mark the beginning of the new Indian cricket season. Cricketers after being away from the game for about six months and busy at their place of work, would take out their spotlessly clean flannels and shoes and prepare in…

Record-breaking batsman Aaron Finch thinks a first win in any format in six months will give Australia a huge dose of much-needed confidence after the disappointment of the Ashes defeat.ScorecardThe 26-year-old smashed 156 runs off 63 balls to help Australia beat England in…

Not too long ago, India’s batting constituted the most lustrous in the game. A line-up starting with Virender Sehwag and continuing with Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman presented a bowler’s nightmare and was certainly the prime reason for India’s impressive record…