Kolkata: Today in the second Qualifier match of Indian Premier League (IPL) sixth edition, Mumbai Indians (MI) will be seen taking on Rajasthan Royals (RR) here at the Eden Gardens Stadium to book their seat in the final of the tournament against Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Mumbai will play here following their loss against CSK in the first Qualifier match while Royals have reached here by beating Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Eliminator match.

Mumbai Indians were dominatingly beaten by CSK in their last match but they came out victorious in both their previous clashes with CSK in the...

Bangalore: Indian Premier League (IPL) sixth edition is on the verge of its end with just two matches remaining. Siddhartha Mallya (son of Vijay Mallya) owned Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) was considered to be one of the toughest contenders for the cup, but they failed to make it to the final four. Where all the RCB fans ware heartbroken with their favourite team's ouster, the team's owner...

Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday withdrew Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf from next month's Champions Trophy in England and Wales after his name cropped up in the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scandal.

ICC said it took the decision after media reports indicated that the 57-year-old umpire was under investigation by Mumbai Police. Rauf, who is an ICC Elite Panel...

New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid, who got really hurt from the spot-fixing scandal by three of his team's players, hinted at getting retired from Indian Premier League (IPL) after the conclusion of sixth edition of the tournament.

After beating the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL Eliminator here at the Ferozeshah Kotla Wednesday, Dravid told reporters that he is aware that they...

New Delhi: IPL chairman and union minister Rajeev Shukla Thursday came out in defence of BCCI president N. Srinivasan, saying there is no need for him to step down.

"What is the need for BCCI chief to step down? If some MPs take bribe, does it mean parliament should be closed," Shukla told TV channel CNN-IBN.

"Whoever is caught should be punished, but is there any evidence against him...

Amsterdam: Indian golfer Sharmila Nicollet is raring to go at the Deloitte Ladies Open after her recent success at the Turkish Airlines Ladies Open at Antalya, where she finished tied 17th.

Sharmila, the only Indian at the Ladies European Tour (LET), is playing in the prestigious tour for a second successive year and will compete against some of the top lady golfers in the world. The 250,000...

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday blamed Sahara Adventure Sports Limited for the failure of the arbitration and said the body "cannot be held responsible" for the breakdown of the process.

Sahara, who own the Pune Warriors India franchise, pulled out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Tuesday due to BCCI's refusal to bring down the franchise fee for the...

Gaborone (Bostwana): The president of the world motorsport governing body, Federation Internationale de I' Automobile (FIA), Jean Todt is scheduled to visit Botswana in August, Botswana Motorsport Association (BMSA) has confirmed.

BMSA secretary general Joseph Khengere said on Tuesday that they had been in consultations with the FIA since affiliating to them earlier this year and the president...

New Delhi: Scandal-hit Rajasthan Royals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by four wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Eliminator here at the Ferozeshah Kotla Wednesday to enter Qualifier 2.

With a small target of 133, Rajasthan Royals had a jittery chase losing wickets at regular intervals but Australian middle-order batsman Brad Hodge (54 not out) made sure that the 2008 champions reached home...

New Delhi: After electing to bat first, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) looked struggling in the Indian Premier League (IPL) sixth edition eliminator match against Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium here on Wednesday. Royals's bowlers kept it very tight before Sunrisers' batsmen and restricted them to a meager total of 132 runs at the end of 20 overs.

Hyderabad's opening pair failed...