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Thrashed in the first game in Durban, India would hope to put up a far more inspired display as they go into the second cricket one-dayer against South Africa here tomorrow with a few problems to sort out in both the bowling and batting departments. The Indians did well by drawing the Test series 1-1 and then winning the only... 

The final 15-member Indian squad for the forthcoming ICC Cricket World Cup in the sub continent will be picked by the national senior selection panel on January 17. “The selection committee is to pick the World Cup squad on the 17th at Chennai,” a Cricket Board source said on Friday. The selection panel, with Krishnamachari... 

Cuttack: Tausif Haque will lead Orissa’s challenge in the 72nd Senior National and Inter-State Table Tennis Championship to be held in Kolkata from January 17-23. The Orissa State Table Tennis Association (OSTTA) on Thursday picked a five member men’s team and in the women’s section Samartha Prusty will be... 

As Kenny Dalglish is quickly finding out to his cost, pass and move has not been the Liverpool groove for some time now. The Anfield club are considering some more realistic replacement syncopations, such as “miscontrol and flay, it’s the Liverpool way” and “aesthetically defile, it’s the Liverpool... 

Former double world champion Fernando Alonso insisted he has put last season’s last gasp title disappointment behind him as Ferrari prepare for the new Formula One season. Alonso led the championship standings going into the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi but a misjudged pit-stop sent him down the field and into... 

DOHA: A tough draw meant that India and Bahrain were both given little hope of reaching the Asian Cup quarterfinals, but they still have everything to play for in their encounter on Friday. India, appearing at their first Asian Cup since 1984, were thrashed 4-0 by Australia in their Group C opener, while Bahrain went down 2-1... 

In the immediate aftermath of the opening Twenty20 international Chris Woakes, the England debutant who hit an unbeaten 19 to secure a one-wicket victory, had been calm enough to suggest the chase was always “under control” at the Adelaide Oval. After having a day to reflect on his achievement, which included pulling... 

India’s participation at the Asian Cup in Qatar could provide a kick-start for football in the country, the president of the Asian Football Confderation (AFC), Mohamed Bin Hammam, said. In an interview with the Press Trust of India published on the official tournament website Thursday, Bin Hammam said that he was happy to... 

New Zealand coach John Wright wants to see the top and middle order “functioning better” in order to peg Pakistan back in the second Test, which gets under way in Wellington on Saturday. Pakistan inflicted a crushing 10-wicket defeat on their hosts last week in Hamilton, where the New Zealand batsmen – trailing... 

Liverpool have dismissed suggestions that the compensation due to Roy Hodgson in the wake of his sacking could impact upon the club’s transfer budget. The former Fulham manager’s departure was confirmed on Saturday morning after just six months of the three-year deal that he signed last summer. Reports have implied...