Australia's Ten Network television has offered Cricket Australia Aus$500 million (US$505 million) in cash for coverage rights over the next five years, reports said Friday.
May 10 2013, 4:14 pm
Read MoreAnjum Chopra, born May 20, 1977, was a fearless left-hander who was influential in some of India’s most memorable victories. Along with the likes of Mithali Raj, Anjum has galvanised women’s cricket in India. Sudatta Mukherjee looks back at the life of Anjum, who rekindled memories of David Gower with her stylish batting.
May 20 2013, 11:49 am
Read MoreIf ever there was something that was just what the doctor ordered, it was Saturday’s match between Royal Challengers Bangalore against Chennai Super Kings. It had something for every type of cricket watcher — the hardcore cricket fan could hope for some high quality cricket to take his mind off the body blow dealt to his faith in cricket by Sreesanth and Company, while the hardcore cricket cynic could hope for further I-told-you-it-was-fixed exultations when the likes of RP Singh get tonked all over the park. The average Joe could watch the face-off because there wasn’t anything else playing in the bar he was getting drunk in.
May 19 2013, 2:25 pm
Read MoreLive updates on IPL spot-fixing controversy involving Rajasthan Royals cricketers S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan.
May 20 2013, 2:45 pm
Read MoreDashing England batsman Kevin Pietersen feels MS Dhoni's "clever" captaincy is the reason behind Chennai Super Kings' success in the ongoing IPL but downplayed the issue of his own absence being the cause of Delhi Daredevils' poor show.
May 3 2013, 3:31 pm
Read MoreOn May 20, 1911 Ted Alletson scored 189 in 90 minutes against Sussex at Hove. Since lunch he had scored 142 in 40 minutes, which included the time lost when five separate balls had soared outside the stadium, and the balls were never retrieved. If one assigns about three minutes to every lost ball, then – well – we can do the arithmetic! Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at what he feels is arguably the greatest onslaught by a tailender in the history of the sport.
May 19 2013, 10:35 am
Read MoreThe Madhya Pradesh Additional Advocate-General Prashant Singh has quit from his post.
May 4 2013, 2:36 pm
Read MoreAn avalanche of controversies has hit the 2013 Indian Premier League (IPL). In the backdrop of the spot-fixing affair, David Warner’s abusive tweets directed at two journalists have caused a stir, with Cricket Australia (CA) taking a grave view of the matter. One of the two journalists in question wrote an article critical of the IPL, which attracted Warner’s attention.
May 18 2013, 2:51 pm
Read MoreFormer England captain Andrew Strauss said on Friday it was important for the side's Ashes prospects that star batsman Kevin Pietersen regained full fitness.
May 18 2013, 10:58 am
Read MoreZaheer Khan has picked up four for 17 off his two overs. Chennai fell short by 24 runs. They never their innings going. Zaheer picked up two wickets off his first over and conceded only three runs. Chennai finish first despite the loss. Bangalore are now on 18 points. They will hope Sunrisers Hyderabad lose their last game.
May 19 2013, 1:13 am
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