Kolkata
India win toss, choose to bat
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Wed, 12/05/2012 - 04:15.
Kolkata, Dec 5 - Indian cricket captain M. S. Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat in the third cricket Test against England at the Eden Gardens here Wednesday. Read more »
Only Rs.250 per Test match in the 1950s: Contractor
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Tue, 12/04/2012 - 14:19.
Kolkata, Dec 4 : The current crop of Indian cricketers may be earning crores from the game, but back in the 1950s, the country's players had to slog it out in Test matches in return for only Rs.
Dhoni takes dig at ex-cricketers turned commentators
Submitted by Keval Sharma on Tue, 12/04/2012 - 10:05.
Kolkata, Dec 4 : Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who has been criticised by some former Indian cricketers about his demand for rank turners, Tuesday took a dig at his critics saying he was not bothered.
Cook hints at replacing Broad with Finn for Eden Test
Submitted by Keval Sharma on Tue, 12/04/2012 - 09:57.
Kolkata, Dec 4 : With pacer Stuart Broad going wicketless so far in the cricket Test series against India, England captain Alastair Cook Tuesday hinted at playing Steve Finn in the Eden Gardens Test beginning Wednesday.
Dhoni wants big scores from Gambhir, Sehwag
Submitted by Keval Sharma on Tue, 12/04/2012 - 09:21.
Kolkata, Dec 4 : Ahead of their crucial Test match against England at the Eden Gardens here, Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Tuesday said he was hoping for a big contribution from his openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir.
Wicket will not assist spinners initially: Dhoni
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Tue, 12/04/2012 - 09:21.
Kolkata, Dec 4 : India cricket captain M. S. Dhoni, who had asked for a turning track for the Test match against England at the Eden Gardens beginning Wednesday, said the wicket would not assist the
Harbhajan down with flu, skips practice
Submitted by Keval Sharma on Tue, 12/04/2012 - 09:18.
Kolkata, Dec 4 - Spinner Harbhajan Singh is down with flu and did not attend the practice session Tuesday.
Indian captain M. S. Dhoni, however, refused to predict the availability of Read more »
Steve Finn bats for beleaguered pacer Broad
Submitted by Keval Sharma on Mon, 12/03/2012 - 08:53.
Kolkata, Dec 3 : Hoping that the Eden Gardens pitch would "have something for all", England pacer Steve Finn Monday batted for fellow pacer Stuart Broad whose lacklustre form has been
Sehwag 'never happy' with Eden food
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Mon, 12/03/2012 - 03:21.
Kolkata, Dec 3 - Dashing Indian batsman Virender Sehwag Sunday gave the thumbs up to Lords, Sidney and Ahmedabad, and the thumbs down to Eden Gardens - in terms of the food served to cricketers. Read more »
Dalmiya downplays Eden pitch controversy, says Prabir will continue to be curator
Submitted by Keval Sharma on Sat, 12/01/2012 - 13:22.
Kolkata, Dec 1 : Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Jagmohan Dalmiya on Saturday rubbished all controversies surrounding the Eden Gardens pitch, and said veteran curator Prabir Mukherjee has gone on leave as he is not well.
Rio de Janeiro, May 22 : Brazil international winger Osvaldo is reportedly a summer transfer target of Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk and Metalist Kharkiv. 
The Hague, May 22 : Ajax football coach Frank de Boer has agreed to extend his contract until the middle of 2017.
Cambridge, May 22 : British journalist James Fuller has written a biography of former West Indies captain Brian Lara, one of the greatest cricketers of all time. 
New Delhi, May 22 : Coach Stephen Fleming credited his Chennai Super Kings' success to correct team selection and the loyalty the franchise has shown to the players. 
Mumbai, May 15 : India's only motorcycle Grand Prix team resumes battle in France this weekend with high hopes of strong results after a top-10 start for the all-new Mahindra Grand Prix machine. 
Dijon-Prenois (France), May 13 : Indian racing driver Sailesh Bolisetti's second weekend of his 2013 Euro Race Car campaign ended on a disappointing note as he finished 18th and 17th in the two races here.