New Delhi | 1 hour ago
Kirti Azad backs Shah Rukh
New Delhi, May 17 - Bharatiya Janata Party - MP and former cricketer Kirti Azad Thursday came in support of Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, saying cricket officials were targeting him to divert attention from the IPL spot fixing issue.First, it's hard to believe Shah Rukh was drunk. I think this is a ploy by the BCCI to hide the spot fixing issue, Azad said of the Board of Control for Cricket in In ... read more

New Delhi | 1 day ago
Players' suspension not enough, BCCI must do more: Maken
New Delhi, May 16 - Sports Minister Ajay Maken Wednesday said suspending five domestic players allegedly involved in spot-fixing was not enough and the Indian cricket board needed to do more to get to the root cause of the menacing problem.Suspending the players does not mean that BCCI has got to the root of the problem. They must find out the root cause of the problem, Maken told reporters here. ... read more

New Delhi | 2 days ago
Kings XI's Srivastava claims innocence in spot-fixing charges
New Delhi, May 15 - Kings XI Punjab pacer Shalabh Srivastava, who was shown demanding Rs.10 lakh to bowl a deliberate no-ball in a sting operation by a TV channel, has claimed innocence and said it was a conspiracy to malign him.I am innocent. The TV clips are doctored. I have told the BCCI - about the incident and I am waiting for instruction from them, Srivastava said.I fail to understand whate ... read more

Chennai | 5 days ago
Pakistan's domestic T20 winners to play in Champions League: BCCI
Chennai, May 12 - The Board of Control for Cricket in India - Saturday decided to invite Pakistan's domestic Twenty20 champions for the Champions League tournament to be hosted by India in October.The BCCI working committee's decision to invite a Pakistani domestic team means domestic Twenty20 champions Sialkot Stallions, led by Shoaib Malik, would be seen in action in October. Bilateral cricket t ... read more

Kolkata | 20 days ago
Vengsarkar, Shiny Wilson presented lifetime achievement awards
Kolkata, April 26 - Former Indian cricket captain Dilip Vengsarkar and ace middle distance runner Shiny Wilson were Friday presented the lifetime achievements award by the Calcutta Sports Journalists Club - at a glittering function in the city's Town Hall.West Bengal Sports Minister Madan Mitra handed over the awards to Vengsarkar and Wilson before an august assembly of sportspersons, administrato ... read more

Kolkata | 1 month ago
No complaint on Eden pitch: Rajeev Shukla
Kolkata, April 15 - Indian Premier League - chairman Rajeev Shukla Sunday expressed satisfaction with the Eden Gardens pitch, saying there has been no complaint from any of the sides which have played on the hallowed ground in the tournament so far.All matches at the Eden have been low scoring with the batsmen finding run scoring difficult on the slow and dry track.I am satisfied with the pitch he ... read more

New Delhi | 1 month ago
Modi not impressed with IPL's opening ceremony
New Delhi, April 3 - Former Indian Premier League - chairman Lalit Modi was not impressed with the glamorous opening ceremony of the Twenty20 league in Chennai.Can't bear to watch it anymore - as on Tv it looks appalling. Was really looking forward to seeing something well presented. I am sure the Ratings will show, Modi, who is in London, wrote on the micro-blogging site Twitter. Modi said having ... read more

New Delhi | 1 month ago
Tendulkar, Sehwag take Twitter route to celebrate World Cup anniversary
New Delhi, April 2 - India's cricket stars took the Twitter route to celebrate the first anniversary of the 2011 World Cup win.Sachin Tendulkar, for whom winning the World Cup was a childhood dream, can't believe that the 12 months passed away since Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Indian team lifted the coveted trophy for the second time, breaking a 28-year-long wait.Time flies but memories last forever. ... read more

Chennai | 1 month ago
Star Group bags TV rights of BCCI
Chennai, April 2 - The Rupert Murdoch-led Star Group Monday bagged the six-year broadcast and digital rights of the Board of Control for Cricket in India - for all international and domestic matches at home.The Star Group beat Multi Screen Media -, which owns the telecast rights of the Indian Premier League -, to win the rights. The Star Group's six-year contract is valued at Rs.3,851 crore - and ... read more

New Delhi | 1 month ago
N.K.P. Salve, ex-minister and former BCCI chief, dead
New Delhi, April 1 - N.K.P. Salve, a former union minister and Congress veteran who worked with Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi and headed the Indian cricket board, died here early Sunday due to age-related problems, family sources said. He was 91.A widower, Salve is survived by his son Harish and daughter Arundhati. Harish Salve is a leading lawyer and a former solicitor general of India. Salve's ... read more