A charity poker event put on by Wild Turkey bourbon raised has raised over $200,000 for the Shane Warne Foundation. The event, which was attended by 140 sports stars, celebrities and poker pros, took place at Melbourne’s Crown Casino, including 2005 World Series of Poker champ and Aussie poker super star Joe Hachem, who donated [...]

Australian cricket legend Shane Warne has spoken of his shock as he watched television reports of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai while on his way there.
Warne and his long-time friend, former Victorian wicketkeeper Darren Berry, are in Singapore and were supposed to catch a connecting flight to the Indian city ahead of next week’s scheduled [...]

Indian Premier League winners Rajasthan Royals cancelled their media conference, which was scheduled to be held here this evening at a five-star hotel, because of the dastardly terror attack in South Mumbai on Wednesday night.
The media interaction was to be held as a prelude to the December 3-10 Champions Twenty League which has come under [...]

After the terror attacks in Mumbai on Wednesday, the Champions League Twenty20 tournament has indefinitely been postponed. The new dates will be announced next month. The league was scheduled to start on December 3 at three venues in India including Mumbai.
The decision was taken on Thursday by the Governing Council of the Champions League Twenty20 [...]

India, winning the One-Day International series against England in style in Bangalore on Sunday, is sitting pretty with skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni celebrating the well deserved victory.“Its not often we find ourselves in such a position!”, is what the skipper had to say said about their 4-0 lead. With the series already decided, Dhoni may [...]

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said he always trusted Yuvraj Singh’s talent as a cricketer while noting that he also bowled and fielded well when he struck form with the bat.
“Yuvraj is a very talented player. When he gets going he is one of the toughest batsmen to bowl to. He scores in every [...]

Till a few months ago he was captain of England. Life has come a full circle for Michael Vaughan as he tries to regain his place in the new England team under Kevin Pietersen. Michael Vaughan: One of the main areas is that people are not getting hundreds.
Yuvraj got hundreds in the first two games [...]

If young is the new mantra in the indian cricket, then look at the guys who are performing at the domestic level consistently. Not the likes of Sharma and Rainas who have been given uumpteen chances and they bloody fail every time. The ones who grind their way to the top through hard work, good [...]

England’s limp performance in India has reopened the ‘over-coaching’ debate. In the dark blue corner you have the super-correct Ian Bell, the ultimate product of the ECB system, while in the light blue corner you have Yuvraj Singh, England’s long-handled nemesis who golf-shots yorkers for six.
This is not about who’s the better player – [...]

With the ODI series already in his pocket, Mahendra Singh Dhoni is in the mood for some experimentation.
Riding on the crest of an unbeatable 4-0 lead in the seven-match series against England, the India skipper is certain to make a few changes in the fifth match at the Barabati Stadium here on Thursday, a day-night [...]