Perth, February 8:  India defeated Sri Lanka by four wickets in the second ODI of the tri-series at the WACA Ground here Wednesday. India achieved the target of 234 in 46.4 overs after Virat Kohli top scored with 77. Batting great Sachin Tendulkar made 48. India restricted Sri Lanka to a modest 233 ...

Perth, February 8: India restricted Sri Lanka to a modest 233 for eight in the second tri-series ODI at the WACA Ground here Wednesday. Dinesh Chandimal struck a crucial 64 off 81 balls while former captain Tillakaratne Dilshan (48) and Angelo Mathews (33 not out) contributed well in what was otherwise an ...

Canberra, Febraury 8: Prabhjit Singh Gill, an Indian-origin taxi driver in Australia, who was acquitted of raping a young woman, has said that he has often been offered sexual favours as payment for fares and the practice is becoming very common in the industry. Thirty-seven-year-old Gill  said he knew of nearly 60 ...

Sydney, February 7: The Australian cricket body has ordered the removal of a boundary-rope advertisement of an Indian mouthwash in Hindi after health authorities launched a probe over its similarity with a chewing tobacco product marketed in India. Cricket Australia (CA) is in frantic damage control after the federal health department reportedly ...

Kolkata, February 6: Australia's University of Wollongong (UOW) is planning to establish a 72-acre campus in Ahmedabad, an official of the varsity said Monday. "Indian students have a major presence in our country. So we thought why not establish a campus here which will allow them to get the Australian flavour of ...

Melbourne, February 5: India' joy at winning their first match on the Australian tour was short-lived as they slumped to a 65-run defeat against the hosts in the tri-series opener Sunday. India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni attributed the loss to an ordinary bowling performance. Australia were struggling at 35 for two in ...

Melbourne, February 3: India won the second Twenty20 International against Australia by eight-wickets at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here Friday. Chasing a target of 132, India made 135 for two with two balls to spare. Gautam Gambhir was the top-scorer with an unbeaten 56. This is India's first win on the Australian ...

Sydney, February 1: India lost the first T20 International against Australia by 31 runs at the ANZ Stadium here Wednesday. Chasing 172, India could only score 140 for six in 20 overs. Mahendra Singh Dhoni made 48 while Virat Kohli scored 22. David Hussey and Daniel Christian took two wickets each for Australia. Earlier, a sizzling ...

Sydney, February 1: A sizzling 72 from Matthew Wade took Australia to 171 for four against India in their first T20 International at the ANZ Stadium here Wednesday. Wade, who has been preferred over wicket-keeper Brad Haddin for the initial part of the upcoming ODI series, proved his worth by smashing his ...

Sydney, January 31: Former Australian captain Ian Chappell rates Brian Lara as a superior batsman to the resurgent Ricky Ponting and little master Sachin Tendulkar. Chappell says Lara's ability to amass big scores for the West Indies and his "innate knowledge" on targeting specific bowlers to score quickly makes him a better ...