| Thu, 17 May 2012 06:32:47 GMT Universal shades of fortitude and fighting spirit have found expression on a canvas with the strokes of a city-based painter. The painting, which depicts cricketer Yuvraj Singh's battle against cancer, can be an inspiration for others, says the artis© HT Wed, 16 May 2012 22:00:11 GMTThis isn't the first time the nexus between cricket and money has been exposed, and this won't be the last. The era in which the game was played solely for the love of the sport is long gone. But an average first-class cricketer today stands to earn© HT Wed, 16 May 2012 22:00:11 GMTAlthough Mohnish Mishra, one of the players suspended following the TV sting, has since claimed he made 'frivolous statements' that he was paid black money by Pune Warriors for 'personal gain', he should be hauled up if he is found to have made misle© HT Wed, 16 May 2012 22:00:11 GMTLegends of the game have invariably been batsmen. Tales of how they nullified brilliant bowling attacks in trying circumstances are still recounted with passion. And these legends had one thing in common - they triumphed over vicious pace bowling.© HT Wed, 16 May 2012 22:00:10 GMTPaceman Kamran Khan, formerly of Rajasthan Royals and now of Pune Warriors, got his first contract in RR through an agent in 2008. The agent charged 25% from his contract money as Kamran was a nobody and not even on the fringes of first class cricket© HT Wed, 16 May 2012 22:00:10 GMTSaurabh Tiwary and Manish Pandey turned out together in the under-19 World Cup in 2008. The two also made their IPL debut together when Mumbai Indians snapped them up in the first edition. However, it was Pandey who made a name for himself in the IPL© HT Wed, 16 May 2012 16:45:33 GMTRavi Sawani, heading the inquiry committee set up by the Indian cricket board to probe the latest spot-fixing allegations in the sport, interrogated one of the five suspended cricketers, Shalabh Shrivastava, here Wednesday.© IANS Wed, 16 May 2012 15:48:11 GMTKolkata Knight Riders moved a step closer to qualifying for the playoffs with a convincing 32-run win over Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Wankhede Stadium here Wednesday.© IANS Wed, 16 May 2012 14:24:59 GMTKings XI Punjab captain David Hussey has defended his Indian Premier League (IPL) team following allegations of corruption during the tournament, and insists he would be disappointed if any player from his team is found involved in it.© ANI Wed, 16 May 2012 10:56:22 GMTSports Minister Ajay Maken Wednesday said suspending five domestic players allegedly involved in spot-fixing was not enough and the Indian cricket board needed to do more to get to the root cause of the menacing problem.© IANS Wed, 16 May 2012 09:02:08 GMTKings XI Punjab skipper David Hussey has said media should not question the integrity of his players amidst the sting operation conducted by a TV channel that showed his former teammate Shalabh Srivastava allegedly demanding Rs.10 lakh to bowl delibe© IANS Wed, 16 May 2012 08:35:28 GMTThe Delhi High Court Wednesday refused to restrain Sachin Tendulkar from taking oath as Rajya Sabha member and sought the central government's response on a petition challenging the cricketer's nomination to the upper house.© IANS Wed, 16 May 2012 07:15:26 GMTWith fewer hotel rooms to accommodate thousands of Indian Premier League (IPL) fans, Himachalis will play good hosts by throwing open their doors for visitors for the two IPL matches scheduled here Thursday and Saturday.© IANS Wed, 16 May 2012 05:03:36 GMTKeeping faith in the IPL franchisee owners, BCCI President N Srinivisan on Tuesday refused to believe that the team owners may have some involvement in the spot-fixing as the Twenty20 league is under-scanner now.© HT Tue, 15 May 2012 22:01:46 GMTAll the five cricketers shown in the TV sting are expected to appear before the BCCI's anti-corruption unit in New Delhi on Wednesday.© HT Tue, 15 May 2012 20:02:02 GMTSome defeats hurt more and Monday's loss to the Super Kings was disappointing for two reasons. It removed us from the top two places and it came off the last ball of the match. That's never a good feeling!© HT Tue, 15 May 2012 20:02:02 GMTWhen it comes to judging corruption allegations in cricket, particularly in the sub-continent, 'no smoke without fire' has become the favoured testing method. There are two strong reasons for this: the match-fixing scandal that rocked the game in 200© HT Tue, 15 May 2012 20:02:02 GMTA day after being stunned by a television sting that has raised serious concerns of possible corruption and underhand dealings, particularly in the Indian Premier League, senior Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officials tried to link the© HT Tue, 15 May 2012 20:02:02 GMTMandeep Singh had just pulled away a scorcher from Morne Morkel to the mid-wicket boundary. The Kings XI opener's eyes lit up when Varun Aaron also banged it short, and he positioned himself for an encore. The ball appeared on its way to the boundary© HT Tue, 15 May 2012 19:00:52 GMTWith the availability of Herschelle Gibbs, everything seems to have fallen in place for the Mumbai Indians. Finally, they are looking like a well-set combination, worthy of the billing as one of the pre-tournament favourites.© HT |