Kolkata: Captain Alastair Cook continued to torment India with a monumental knock of 190 as England put themselves in the driver’s seat by taking a mammoth 193 runs first innings lead in the third cricket Test here on Friday. Cook produced another magnificent effort before was run-out in a freak manner while Jonathan Trott and Kevin Pietersen also made significant contributions with scores of [Full Article...]

KARACHI: Pakistan’s former captains Moin Khan and Inzamam-ul-Haq have criticised Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni for arguing with umpire Aleem Dar during the ongoing Test series against England, saying his behaviour was “unacceptable” and the ICC should have taken him to task. “I am not at all surprised that the ICC has not reacted to the way Dhoni engaged in an argument with Aleem [Full Article...]

The performance of this English cricket team in India has taken many by surprise, but I would like to state that not long back they were the number one Test side in the world. Yes, it was during their number one reign when they were whitewashed by Pakistan in the UAE. But the hallmark of a good team is to learn from the mistakes [Full Article...]

New Delhi: Former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis feels that form of the Indian team is such that they require the services of Sachin Tendulkar for another year, a feeling that was also echoed by his new ball colleague and another former skipper Wasim Akram. “The situation in which the Indian team finds itself at the moment…from what we find out from the ongoing England [Full Article...]

New Delhi: Barely three days after the IOA was suspended by the International Olympic Committee, India on Friday faced more embarassment with the Indian Boxing Federation being suspended by its parent body for “possible manipulation” in its recent elections, throwing the participation of Indian boxers in international events into jeopardy. On a day of dramatic developments, the government also cracked the whip by de-recognising [Full Article...]

By Our Reporter SHILLONG: Riding on a high after two impressive results at home, Shillong Lajong FC would take on United Sikkim in a crucial Round 10 encounter of the I-League in Gangtok on Saturday. The Reds would look to continue their good run especially after they managed to hold Kolkata giants East Bengal to a goalless draw in their last home match and [Full Article...]

By Our Reporter SHILLONG: The much awaited hockey competition in the Shillong Games 2012 organised by the the Shillong Sports Association got underway at Polo Grounds on Friday. In the first match of the event, Pynthorbah SC locked horns with Umsohsun SC. Before the start of the match the players of both the Teams were introduced to the President of the Association K.F.Rangad in [Full Article...]

Shillong : Urban Affairs Minister Ampareen Lyngdoh flags-off the daily Airport Shuttle from Shillong to LGBI Airport, Guwahati, in the city on Friday. (ST)