The Chennai Superkings take on Mumbai Indians on Wednesday and among those who’ll be watching it keenly is IPL Chennai’s brand ambassador, actor Vijay. It also looks as though the Superkings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Vijay have found a fan in each other. “Definitely all my fans will come – they are all cricket […]

In a glittering function that had loads of dance and music, the Chennai Super Kings cricket team was launched in chennai on Saturday. The team which had none of the foreign players, who could make it due to “prior commitments”, was introduced to the gathering. Chennai Super Kings assistant coach, V.B. Chandrasekhar, described the team […]

  India made history here on Tuesday as Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his men held their nerve to win a tense second final against Australia by nine runs and triumph in the Commonwealth Bank ODI tri-series. India’s first tournament victory in the competition came in the final edition of the ODI tri-series in Australia. In […]

Third Test, Bangalore: India 626 & 284-6 dec drew with Pakistan 537 & 162-7 India settled for a draw in the final Test with Pakistan in Bangalore to claim a first home series for 29 years against their fiercest rivals. The hosts won the three-Test series 1-0 but were heading for an unlikely second victory, […]

The Indian Cricket League is surely dead in the water before a ball has even been bowled AS THE fledgling Indian Cricket League (ICL) prepares for the first of what it hopes will be many seasons, the eyes of the world are elsewhere, on the upcoming Test series between India and Pakistan. Worse than that, […]

India’s wait for a One-day series triumph over Pakistan on home soil ended tonight after 24 long years as they thrashed their archrivals by six wickets to take an invincible 3-1 lead in the five-match series.Chasing a competitive 256 for victory, the Indians overhauled the target comfortably with 21 balls to spare in a floodlit […]

World No.17 (former World No. 1) and two-time Chennai Open champion (2004, 2005), Spaniard Carlos Moya confirmed his participation for Chennai Open 2008. The 13th edition of tournament will be held from December 31 to January 6, 2008, at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in Nungambakkam. Carlos Moya has been an overwhelming crowd favourite and he […]

Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh built on a solid platform laid down by Ganguly and Gambhir to give India a 1-0 lead in the ongoing Indian Oil cricket series. Dhoni scored a responsible 63 (77 balls, 8x4s) and Yuvraj made a fluent 58 (74 balls, 6x4s, 1×6) to add 105 runs for the […]

Indian film actor Kamal Haasan’s younger daughter Akshara is the talk of the town. She is just 16 and has her eyes set on the Olympics already. Both daughters of Kamal Haasan have carved a place for themselves. The two young girls are growing up to be well-groomed and brilliant individuals, creating an identity for […]

Amidst a sea of emotions, India clinched a humdinger by five runs to win the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on Monday. Chasing India’s 157 for five, Pakistan was dismissed for 152 with three deliveries remaining. Pakistan required 13 runs off the last over with one wicket left with Misbah-ul-Haq (43, […]

“I assure you I will not rest on my laurels. My goal is now to guide India in qualifying for the 2008 Olympics,” said India’s hockey coach Joaquim Carvalho after India’s 7-2 victory over South Korea in the final of the Asia Cup hockey championship on Sunday. Talking about the final, the coach said, “we […]

A silver medal at the Asian Games in Doha last year and then stripped of it following a gender controversy. And now an alleged suicide attempt. Wind in her face, leaping forward across victory lines. That’s how Santhi Soundarajan, a promising athlete from Pudukottai district of Tamil Nadu battled for glory for long. But now, […]