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Shane Bond loves Dandiya, says 'its awesome'

Meet the new hero of the Indian Dandiya raas - Shane Bond. When not practicing for the coming Indian Cricket League (ICL) season, the strapping New Zealand bowler is dancing to dandiya beats, keeping quite a few women on their toes.2:30 PM on October 05

Chawla spell gives BP XI advantage against Australia

Board President's XI reached a commanding position with an overall lead of 251 runs after Piyush Chawla's five-wicket haul saw Australia being bowled out for 314 in their first inings on the third day of the four-day practice match here Saturday.11:30 PM on October 04

Mutatkar, Anand in Bitburger Open final

India's Aditi Mutatkar Saturday upset local favourite Juliane Schenk while Chetan Anand beat Peter Mikkelsen of Denmark to reach the women's and men's singles finals respectively of the Bitburger Open badminton tournament at Saarbruecken in Germany.11:30 PM on October 04

Aussies no longer invincibles: Buchanan

Former Australian cricket coach John Buchanan has served a reality check on the world champions, saying their invincible aura is now diminished and that the upcoming series against India would be a litmus test for them.11:01 PM on October 04

Cameron White to be McGain's replacement

Cameron White will fill in for injured Bryce McGain in the Australian squad for the four-Test series against India starting in Bangalore next week.11:00 PM on October 04

Ganguly will score a century: SRK

Megastar Shahrukh Khan Saturday congratulated cricketer Sourav Ganguly for being included in the Indian squad for the upcoming Test and one-day series against Australia and hoped he would score a century in the first Test.9:00 PM on October 04

Scoreboard: India A vs New Zealand A, day two

Scoreboard on the second day of the four day cricket match between India A and New Zealand A at the M.A. Chidambaram stadium.8:32 PM on October 04

AFC Cup: India lose 2-5 to South Korea

India went down 2-5 to South Korea in their first Group B match of the AFC Under-16 Championship at Tashkent Saturday.8:31 PM on October 04

Ganguly fails to get a good knock in Chennai game

Sourav Ganguly could not get the desired knock in the middle, bating for India A against New Zealand A here Saturday. He was run out for 14 after leg-spinner Amit Mishra celebrated his call-up to the Test squad with a six-wicket haul to restrict the visitors to 315 in the first innings.8:31 PM on October 04

Kolkata Knight Riders to stay put at Eden Gardens

Eden Gardens would be the home venue of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for the second edition of cricket's Indian Premier League (IPL) next year.8:30 PM on October 04

Rajan brothers win sixth round of Enduro Cup

Brothers Sudanand and Prithveen Rajan of Team WSRF with Leela won the sixth and concluding round of the Enduro Cup at the JK Tyre National Racing championship here Saturday.8:30 PM on October 04

Mohun Bagan manage 1-1 draw with Air India

Substitute Branco Vincent Cardozo's second half strike enabled three time winners Mohun Bagan salvage a 1-1 draw against Mumbai's Air India in a I-League encounter here Friday.1:00 AM on October 04

Cabinet sanctions additional money for CWYG

The union cabinet Friday approved the release of additional funds of Rs.435 million for the Commonwealth Youth Games (CWYG) scheduled to be held in Pune Oct 12-18.10:32 PM on October 03

New Zealand A recovers after early hiccups against India A

A determined New Zealand A ground their way to 270 for three in their first innings against India A at stumps on the opening day of the second four-day match at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here Friday.10:02 PM on October 03

Injured McGain to fly back to Australia

Australian veteran spinner Bryce McGain would fly back home because of shoulder injury, Cricket Australia (CA) announced Friday.9:32 PM on October 03