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Tip of a dirty iceberg

Last updated on: Wednesday, 16 May 2012 14:29

The full facts of the sting operation have yet to emerge - and they probably never will - but already it's clear that five young men have got themselves into a situation from which they will find it hard to extricate themselves.

When cricket became a saviour in battle-scarred Afghanistan

Last updated on: Monday, 14 May 2012 17:23

Cricket has not caught on to any major extent in Afghanistan even 11 years after the Taliban was pushed out of Kabul in 2001. The sports-shy Afghans are still too battle-scarred to laugh their angst away on the pitch.

Who is Sourav Ganguly?

Last updated on: Friday, 11 May 2012 15:46

"On the off-side there is God and then there is Sourav, " this was what Rahul Dravid had to say about a man he had debuted with at Lord's in 1996 - Sourav Chandidas Ganguly.

If you're not for Dada, you're against Kolkata

Last updated on: Monday, 07 May 2012 14:05

He shares a special relationship with Kolkata fans. Arguably no other Indian player, not even Sachin Tendukar, has had such a bond with his home city. Form matters little. If you are not on the side of dada, you are on the wrong side of Kolkata.

Promising domestic players are excelling in IPL

Last updated on: Saturday, 05 May 2012 16:37

Players like Parvinder Awana (Kings XI Punjab), Shahbaz Nadeem (Delhi Daredevils), Debabrata Das (Kolkata Knight Riders) and Mandeep Singh (Kings XI Punjab) have done reasonably well in domestic cricket, but their showing in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has made them stars overnight.

Sonakshi Sinha smitten by Brett Lee's looks

Last updated on: Thursday, 03 May 2012 14:20

In spite of Bollywood actor Sonakshi Sinha not being a cricket fan, she still does like watching some handsome faces among cricketers.

Virender Sehwag turns on the heat in IPL 5

Last updated on: Wednesday, 02 May 2012 12:54

As IPL 2012 went past its halfway stage in the previous week, the focus was clearly on the form of Delhi Daredevils and Kolkata Knight Riders. Both teams have displayed consistency with both bat and ball.

Who is Sachin Tendulkar?

Last updated on: Wednesday, 16 May 2012 11:00

Sachin Tendulkar has been called the God of cricket. For most individuals that would be an unbearable burden. But then few individuals could even dream of posting such statistics as a 100 international centuries, or over 15000 test runs, the first batsman to get a double century in one-day internationals.

No IPL impact on theatre occupancy: PVR Cinemas

Last updated on: Friday, 20 April 2012 16:49

Movie occupancy has been stronger in the first quarter of the current fiscal year 2012-13 than earlier years despite the Indian Premier League (IPL), Pramod Arora, PVR Cinemas president and CEO told NDTV Profit.

Sachin Tendulkar on the men and memories of his career

Last updated on: Monday, 26 March 2012 14:16

At a media interaction organised by his agents, World Sport Group for select mediapersons at a suburban hotel, Sachin Tendulkar spoke on his recent high, disappointments and the people who contributed to his much-celebrated 23-year international career. Welcome to the highlights: