New Delhi, May 12: The SMS game introduced in IPL has been stopped with immediate effect. Earlier a huge controversy sparked off following Sports Minister MS Gill’s remark in which he slammed the game and termed it as ‘betting.’ Reacting to the development, 6 UP, the inventors of the game came out in strong disagreement with .. more »

The Australian was injured while batting in their defeat to the Deccan Chargers Monday night and will be out of action for the next 10 days, making him unavailable for the rest of the team’s campaign unless his side make the final. However, the Royals said in a release Tuesday that Warne was working with the team doctor and that they will .. more »

The unknown blogger may not have turned out even once for his Kolkata Knight Riders team owned by actor Shah Rukh Khan, his rib-tickling posts have endeared him to thousands of fans, and attracted coverage by prestigious newspapers such as Britain's Telegraph and Independent. 'You rock, dude', is one of the most common refrains among .. more »

D Kulkarni, S Malinga, D Bravo, C Nanda, Harbhajan Singh, Y Takawale, A Nayar, JP Duminy, A Rahane, *S Tendulkar, S Jayasuriya.. more »

"I guess it's only a matter of time before you see us using those," Australian umpire Daryl Harper told the "The bats are getting heavier, the shots are hit with more ferocity... I can bet umpires have to be very careful," he said, suggesting a baseball helmet with a full face cover would act as a good form of protection. .. more »

Karachi, May 12: After a gap of nearly 20 months, the Pakistan cricket team will finally be playing a proper and full Test series when they tour Sri Lanka in July. The cricket boards from both the countries have finalised the itinerary for Pakistan`s tour of Sri Lanka from June 27 to August 12 which will include three Tests, five one-day .. more »

Paul Collingwood England's ranks to deliver another emphatic display against West Indies and ensure their participation in the Ashes later this summer. The two-match series against West Indies is still to capture the public's imagination, with the ease in which England secured their 10-wicket triumph at Lord's contributing to only 3,000 .. more »

Royal Challengers Bangalore players celebrate after winning their IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Super Sport Park in Centurion on Tuesday. Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 6 wickets with 4 balls remaining. (AP Photo) Royal Challengers Bangalore players celebrate with teammate Ross Taylor after winning their IPL match against .. more »

Kimberley, May 11 (IANS) Deccan Chargers defeated Rajasthan Royals by 53 runs in an Indian Premier League match here Monday. Brief scores: Deccan Chargers 166 for seven in 20 overs (Dwayne Smith 47, T. Suman 29; Yusuf Pathan 3-34). Rajasthan Royals 113 all out in 19.3 overs (Swapnil Asnodkar 44; Rohit Sharma 3-12, Chaminda Vass 2-19)... more »

Jadeja said yesterday that an Indian player was asked to come off while fielding and when asked why he was called back, one of the assistant coaches said, "You bloody Indian, you do as you're told." According to NDTV news channel, the player and coach involved are Test discard Ajit Agarkar and bowling coach Andy Bichel. Asked for a .. more »

Lahore: Pakistan allrounderShahid Afridi is hoping to provide his team an edge with his bowling and not with his flamboyant battingduring the forthcoming Twenty20 World Cup in England, as he is looking forward to gaining inspiration from two former world-class leg-spinners Anil Kumble and Mushtaq Ahmed. Afridi said he is taking inspiration from .. more »

London, May 12 (ANI): England fast bowler Stuard Broad aims to join James Anderson and fire England to Ashes glory this summer. Pace ace Broad is determined to make the most of being handed the new ball in Test cricket. Fab four Steve Harmison, Matthew Hoggard, Andrew Flintoff and Simon Jones fronted the bowling attack when England beat .. more »

Mumbai Indians taking on the Kings XI Punjab. Both teams are out of the top four as of now, but a win will take them into the top half of the tournament. Tendulkar says legspinner Chetanya Nanda, who had a decent outing in the game against Bangalore, sits out and seamer Rohan Raje is back. Yuvraj Singh wins the toss and Punjab choose to bat. At .. more »

Vaas, who was warming the bench in the tournament so far, played a crucial role in the Chargers' victory over defending champions Rajasthan Royals yesterday with a quickfire 20 with the bat and two crucial wickets up front. The left-arm pacer first trapped Graeme Smith lbw on his first delivery and then removed Lee Carseldine as Deccan Chargers .. more »

Dilip Vengsarkar says that Tendulkar, Dravid and Ganguly were all in favour of Dhoni leading India in 2007 ICC World T20. The former chief selector on Monday said that apart from Sachin Tendulkar, former skippers Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly also played key roles in Mahendra Singh Dhoni's appointment as the Indian captain for the inaugural .. more »