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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today authorised its president Shashank Manohar to take a decision on whether to challenge the Bombay high court’s decision to uphold the stay on the termination of contracts of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchisees Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab in the apex court. The... 

New Delhi- Bengal suffered a humiliating innings and 10-run defeat against the Railways, who qualified for the quarterfinals of the Ranji Trophy Super League here Saturday. It was a great turnaround for the Railways, who were lying sixth in the eight-team Group, but won two back-to-back matches to make the quarterfinals. They... 

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has asked suspended Pakistani cricketer Salman Butt to file a fresh reply to the spot-fixing charges against him. Aftab Gul, one of the lawyers who had been representing Butt, said the ICC had rejected a 40-page reply filed earlier this week. “Now the ICC has said that he must file... 

Veteran batsman Rahul Dravid and off—colour pacer Irfan Pathan failed to find a place in India’s 30—strong list of probables announced on Saturday for next year’s ODI cricket World Cup in the sub—continent. In a squad which didn’t offer any major surprises, youngsters Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane were included... 

CENTURION,South Africa – Scoreboard at lunch on the third day of the first test between South Africa and India at Centurion on Saturday. India first innings 136 (M.Morkel 5-20) South Africa first innings (overnight 366 for two) G. Smith c Dhoni b Harbhajan 62 A. Petersen c Gambhir b Harbhajan 77 H. Amla c Dhoni... 

Centuries from Hashim Amla and Jacques Kallis left South Africa in a commanding position at stumps on day two of the first Test at Centurion on Friday, with a first innings lead of 230 runs. On a day in which all four of the South African batsmen made half-centuries or more, the Proteas closed on 366 for the loss of two wickets... 

Australia has been dismissed for 309 in its second innings, setting England 391 runs to win the third Ashes test. Mike Hussey was the last batsman out, caught on the leg—side boundary for 116 to give fast bowler Chris Tremlett his first five—wicket haul in a test innings. Tremlett finished with 5 for 87 in his first test... 

Terming the trend of sequels as ‘healthy’, filmmaker Sajid Khan, who assures that the sequel of Housefull would be ten times funnier than the first in the series, says the box office record inspired him to make the sequel. “Of the 148 films made this year, my film ‘Housefull’ stands out among the... 

Actors Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor are upset with actor Ajay Devgn for having portrayed them as buffoonish cartoons in his next, Toonpur Ka Superhero. A source from Toonpur Ka Superhero, which releases next week, said, “In the film Ajay plays himself, a big star, who turns into a superhero for his son. There’s... 

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan and the threat by the Shiv Sena to ban screenings of his film “My Name is Khan” found mention in a US embassy cable that was leaked by WikiLeaks. My Name is Khan is a 2010 movie made by Karan Johar in which Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol played the lead roles. “The Shiv Sena had threatened...