IPL: Mahela shines as Delhi still on top

DELHI: Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene knocked a brilliant half-century to steer Delhi Daredevils to an easy five-wicket win against Kings XI Punjab in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League here at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium on Tuesday. Delhi are now going ahead of all other teams with 20 points in their 14 matches in the tournament while Punjab failed...

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Five IPL players suspended over 'fixing'

NEW DELHI: Five Indian Premier League players were suspended from cricket on Tuesday as fresh fixing allegations hit the game and threatened to further tarnish a competition already dogged by controversy. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) moved swiftly after a sting operation by a local TV channel highlighted alleged fixing and corruption in domestic...

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Azhar Mahmood welcomes CLT20 invite for Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood has welcomed the BCCI's decision to include Pakistan's T20 champions Sialkot in the Champions League T20. The BCCI, during its working committee meeting last week, cleared the decks for the inclusion of Pakistan's domestic Twenty20 champions in this year's CLT20 for the first time since the event's inception. ...

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Anderson wins England player of the year award

LONDON: James Anderson was named England's cricketer of the year for 2011/12 at a ceremony at Lord's here on Monday. The Lancashire seamer saw off competition from fellow nominees Stuart Broad and Alastair Cook for an award voted for by the English cricket media. The award recognises outstanding performances in all formats of international cricket over the...

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Mushtaq unlikely to become PCB bowling coach

ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan Test leg-spinner, Mushtaq Ahmed is unlikely to get a green signal from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for appointment as the new bowling coach of the national cricket team. Mushtaq, who has been working with the England team as spin bowling consultant for the last three years had expressed interest in working with the Pakistan team...

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IPL Spot-Fixing: BCCI suspends 5 players

NEW DELHI: The Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) has suspended five players from the IPL who were caught on tape admitting to spot-fixing during a sting operation. The sting operation which was conducted by India TV showed the five players representing IPL teams admitting to taking part in fixing The sting operation alleged murky deals in the IPL and suggested...

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IPL spot-fixing sting operation: BCCI calls an emergency meet

NEW DELHI: The Board of Control of cricket in India (BCCI) has announced that it will examine the footage of a sting operation done by a Hindi news channel on spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The sting claims to have uncovered the lid on spot-fixing, and also black money deals in the IPL. In its official press release, the BCCI announced that the entire...

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Bravo’s last-ball six steals win for Chennai

KOLKATA: Chennai Super Kings recorded a thrilling five-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders when Dwayne Bravo hit a six off the final ball of the match in the Indian Premier League – season V here at the Eden Gardens on Monday. Chasing 159, Chennai completed their eighth win to keep hopes alive in the tournament.Now, both teams are in the last four with 17 points...

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Mumbai snatch 5-wkt win from Bangalore

BANGALORE: Ambati Rayudu and Kieron Pollard powered Mumbai Indians to a sensational five-wicket win against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League here at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Monday. Chasing 171, Mumbai Indians made a disastrous start losing five wickets for 51 including star batsman Sachin Tendulkar, who got a first...

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England Lions crush West Indies by 10 wickets

LONDON: England Lions crushed West Indies by 10 wickets on Sunday, dealing a further blow to the brittle confidence of the tourists ahead of the first Test which starts at Lord's on Thursday. Joe Root (115 not out) and Michael Carberry (72 not out) led the Lions to victory in Northampton with a session to spare on the final day of the four-day game, finishing on 197-0...

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IPL: Two matches today

BANGLORE: Two matches will be played in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Monday ,Royal Challengers Banglore and Mumbai Indians will clash in the first match here, which will start in the afternoon at 3.30 P.M.  (Pakistan Time)In the second match, Kolkata Night Riders will take on Chennai Super Kings. This will start in the evening at 7.30 P.M. (Pakistan Ti...

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