NAGPUR: Under fire for persisting with a struggling Piyush Chawla in the ongoing World Cup, Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Friday said he was not bothered by what critics say as long as as he thought he was taking “honest” decisions. Former players from India and abroad have criticised Dhoni’s team combination with some …
MOHALI: Kieron Pollard said on Friday he’s the man to step up for West Indies at the World Cup in the absence of injured allrounder Dwayne Bravo. Pollard showed more of his potential with a career-best 94 from 55 balls to set up West Indies winning total in the Group B game against Ireland. Pollard …
CHITTAGONG: Bangladesh’s players finally gave their country reason to cheer Friday when they clinched a two-wicket win over England that keeps alive hopes of the co-host reaching the quarterfinals. After the spinners restricted England to 225 all out, Bangladesh survived a minor collapse from 155-3 to 169-8 to bounce back in style from last week’s …
NAGPUR: On the eve of their World Cup match against India, South African captain Graeme Smith exhorted his young team to “challenge the perception” that they are prone to choke in big tournaments. A batting collapse saw South Africa lose to England in Chennai while chasing 171, giving credence to the belief that pressure gets …
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HYDERABAD: ‘Teenmaar’ with Pawan Kalyan, Trisha and Kriti Karbanda in the lead is fast progressing in its shooting. Deepika Padukone had agreed to do a special song for the movie. Another interesting news is that Chiranjeevi’s popular hit number ‘Chiluka Kshemamaa… Kulukaa Kusalama…’ in ‘Rowdy Alludu’ is being remixed for this film. This is the …
KOLKATA: There is at last some good news for the cricket-loving public of Kolkata, who were left disappointed after the iconic Eden Gardens lost out on the crucial World Cup match between India and England Feb 27. The hallowed ground has now been allotted a Twenty20 match between India and England and an ODI international …
NEW DELHI: Sania Mirza, who recently won an ITF tournament in Dubai to end the year on a high, Tuesday expressed confidence of a good show in the Australian Open early next year. The 24-year-old, who is now ranked 164th in the world, beat Bojana Jovanovski of Serbia 4-6 6-3 6-0 in the USD 75,000 …
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