Mumbai:Twenty-eight villages in the state of Haryana, which produced the country's greatest fast bowler Kapil Dev, have banned cricket barely two weeks after the national team's World Cup first-round exit.
Mumbai: Cricketing legends and former captains Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev have joined hands with a sports management company to promote various sports, including golf and hockey, all over the world.
Lahore: Former Pakistani opener Saeed Anwar laid into Pakistani selectors on Monday for ignoring him for the forthcoming Zimbabwe tour and hinted at possible retirement.
New Delhi: New Sports Minister Vikram Verma on Tuesday ruled out early resumption of India-Pakistan cricket ties, saying ground realities had to change significantly before a favourable decision could be taken.
New Delhi: India has ruled out an early resumption of cricketing ties with Pakistan, saying the situation in both the countries was not conducive for reviving bilateral tours.
Mumbai: Autonomy of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), existing since the 30s, is in serious jeopardy with the recent Central government directives on playing cricket with Pakistan posing a danger of the BCCI becoming a tool in the hands of the government, feels a former sports official of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA).
New Delhi: India decided to stop playing cricket against Pakistan because the game had been reduced to a "gladiatorial contest," External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh said on Monday.
Melbourne: Cricket is likely to be ruled out at the Commonwealth Games to be held at Melbourne in 2006, state officials said on Tuesday.
Durban: Top South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes says it was a wise decision to concentrate on One-day games only and not participate in Test matches.
Sydney: Never let it be said that Steve Waugh doesn't know what day it is. It was to have been a motivational address by one of Australia's most successful sporting leaders to a team desperate to kick a bad habit of underachieving, but the star failed to show.
