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Cricket-Yuvraj heroics could earn India test return

By N.Ananthanarayanan KANPUR, India, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh's match-winning hundreds in the first two one-dayers versus England could finally cement his test berth. The 26-year-old left-hander slammed...

Referee rebukes Broad for 'wide ball' protest

Stuart Broad had his first brush with officialdom at the conclusion of England's 54-run defeat to India on Monday and, judging by the aggressive and slightly confrontational way in which the fast bowler plays cricket, it is...

Birmingham City: Blues target Prem star

Birmingham City, 17:48, November 18, 2008 Birmingham are being linked with a move for Chelsea winger Scott Sinclair, who they hope to sign on loan. Blues boss Alex McLeish is keen to bolster his attacking options and is looking...

Showboating over as Paul Appleby prepares to defend his British featherweight title

Scotland's Paul Appleby will make the first defence of his British featherweight title against Esham Pickering from Newark at the Kelvin Hall, Glasgow on Nov 22, aware that he faces the most serious examination of his...

Detroit spinners?

By John Reed and Bernard Simon The plant that assembles Chrysler’s Jeep Wrangler near Toledo, Ohio sprawls across four buildings, but Chrysler occupies only one of them. The others house three of the troubled carmaker’s...

Symonds, all-round bad boy, rides to rescue of Australia

In 1995, Andrew Symonds was made England's young cricketer of the year. It wasn't his fault. This is worth making clear because he has been eminently culpable for most of the other contentious events in his career since.

Cricket: England accept power of spin and call in Graeme Swann to turn the tide

England will accept the inevitability of India tomorrow and choose a specialist spin bowler for the first time as they seek to recover from 2-0 down in the seven-match one-day international series. And if the selection of...

Watch this: Little Dorrit, Wild About Your Garden, The Devil's Whore, Criminal Minds

Little Dorrit8pm, BBC1For a little Dorrit, she does go on a bit. Halfway through the series, and such has been the relentless roster of character actors chewing up the scenery, regurgitation may be required or there won't be...

‘Clean chit by Rajnath a serious matter’

Refutes BJP’s communal angle charge ‘Congress will get clear majority in Rajasthan’ JAIPUR: The Congress on Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of “politicising” investigation and “communalising” terror. Speaking in the...

India rise to 3rd in ODI rankings

After beating England comprehensively in the first two matches of the seven-ODI series, India moved up two places from fifth to third position in the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Championship table. England slipped from third to...

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