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Injury rules Walmiki out of remainder of Olympic Qualifier

Promising India striker Yuvraj Walmiki was ruled out of the remainder of the men`s hockey Olympic Qualification tournament due to a hamstring injury. Walmiki sustained the injury during India`s third ...

Posted On: Feb 24, 2012 | Comments : 0

Irfan keen to take the spot of medium-pace bowling allrounder

Irfan Pathan on Friday said he is keen to fill in the position of the medium-pace bowling allrounder in the Indian team that skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni craves for all too often. Dhoni has often rued...

Posted On: Feb 24, 2012 | Comments : 0

India team manager denies Dhoni-Sehwag rift

After the BCCI, now the India team manager has denied there is any rift in the Indian team, rubbishing speculation over differences between MS Dhoni and Virender Sehwag on the reasons for following th...

Posted On: Feb 24, 2012 | Comments : 0

In Indian hockey, Singh is King!

India are just a step away from getting back into the Olympics and the hero - as has historically been the case - is once again a 'Singh' - a last name that is synonymous with Indian hockey ev...

Posted On: Feb 24, 2012 | Comments : 0

Olympic qualifiers: Crucial Friday for Indians

The final league games of the Olympic qualifiers for hockey on Friday hold key to who plays whom and for what position – more precisely, which two teams will clash in the final for the solitary ...

Posted On: Feb 23, 2012 | Comments : 0

MS Dhoni, Virender Sehwag patch up after BCCI intervention

After being on the denial mode, the BCCI has now asked Secretary Sanjay Jagdale to do a clean-up act. It is understood that the board secretary has spoken to MS Dhoni and Virender Sehwag over the rift...

Posted On: Feb 23, 2012 | Comments : 0

India, SA fight for second spot in ODI rankings

Dubai, Feb 22: As the deadline for announcing the best team in the ICC ODI Championship draws closer, India, South Africa and Sri Lanka have emerged as contenders for the second place which has made t...

Posted On: Feb 23, 2012 | Comments : 0

India's cricket greats debate Sachin's ODI future

India's cricket greats have begun talking about a topic that was considered unthinkable a year ago -- Sachin Tendulkar's retirement from the sport. Or, at least, the need for the record-breaki...

Posted On: Feb 23, 2012 | Comments : 0

Sahara Force India on top in F1 pre-season testing

German driver Nico Hulkenburg set the pace as Sahara Force India topped the time-sheets on the second day of the Formula One pre-season testing in Barcelona. Hulkenburg clocked the fastest lap time of...

Posted On: Feb 23, 2012 | Comments : 0

Dhoni may have been asked to follow the rotation policy: Bedi

Mahendra Singh Dhoni may have been forced to implement the rotational policy on senior players following a diktat by the BCCI, according to former Indian captain Bishen Singh Bedi who said the controv...

Posted On: Feb 23, 2012 | Comments : 0
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