William sisters enter Australian Open semis

Serena and Venus Williams are on track for a sisters semifinal at the Australian Open after fourth round wins. Venus advanced to the quarterfinals for the seventh time by beating Italy's Francesca Schiavone 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 in the opening match. Defending champion Serena had a 6-4, 6-2 win ove...

Paes-Dlouhy duo enter QF of Australian Open

Leander Paes has stormed into the quarter-finals of both men's doubles and mixed doubles events at the Australian Open in Melbourne today. Paes and his Czech partner Lukas Dlouhy outplayed the American pair of John Isner and Sam Querrey 6-3, 7-5 in the second round of the men's dou...

Sachin-Dravid duo centuries help India take 226 run lead with 5 wkts. in hand

India were 459 for five at close on the second day of the second Cricket Test against Bangladesh at Mirpur today. Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid hit centuries. Openers Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag scored half-centuries each . India has taken a lead of 226. For Bangladesh, Shafiul Islam and ...

Tendulkar hits ton to boost India on Day 2

India were 319 for two on the second day of the second Cricket Test against Bangladesh at Mirpur on Monday day when reports last came in. Rahul Dravid on 85 and Sachin Tendulkar on 100 were at the crease.Openers Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag scored half-centuries each to help India cruise towar...

Harbhajan reprimanded for breaching ICC Code of Conduct

Tendulkar to boost India on Day 2

India were 319 for two on the second day of the second Cricket Test against Bangladesh at Mirpur on Monday day when reports last came in. Rahul Dravid on 85 and Sachin Tendulkar on 100 were at the crease.Openers Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag scored half-centuries each to help India cruise towar...

Tendulkar, Dravid hit half-century each to boost India on Day 2

India were 250 for two after lunch on the second day of the second Cricket Test against Bangladesh at Mirpur on Monday.Openers Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag scored half-centuries each to help India cruise towards a first innings lead.Rahul Dravid on 64 and Sachin Tendulkar on 53 were at the cre...

Beloff to hear BCCI's plea against ban on Kotla

The International Cricket Council has appointed Michael Beloff as the Appeals Commissioner to hear BCCI's plea against the one-year ban on New Delhi's Ferozeshah Kotla stadium. An ICC statement said in Dubai that the matter will now proceed in accordance with the ICC's Pit...

Sania Mirza out of Aus open doubles event

Sania Mirza and her Spanish partner Virginia Ruano Pascual crashed out of women's doubles event at the Australian open on Sunday. In Melbourne, the pair of Sania-Pascual lost to the seventh-seeded Russian-Italian combination of Alisa Kleybanova and Francesca Schiavone 4-6, 3-6.The lone Indi...

India will resume their overnight score of 69 for no loss against Bangladesh in first innings of the second cricket Test at Mirpur on Monday.Earlier, the visitors reduced the hosts for 233 runs in their first innings. Mahmudullah remained not out 96 and Mohd Ashraful made 39. For India, Ishant Sharm...