India beat Bangladesh by four wickets to win the Nidahas Cricket Trophy final in Colombo last night. In a nail biting final, the visitors clinched the T20 Tri-series title with Dinesh Karthiks last-ball six. Needing five runs off the last ball, Karthik hit a flat-bat six over extra cover to keep Indias T20I record against Bangladesh intact. He was named man of the match for his great knock scoring 29 off just eight balls. Chasing 167 runs, skipper Rohit Sharma also laid the foundation with a brilliant half century. India were under pressure right from the start especially after losin ... Read More

When former Indian cricket team opener Wasim Jaffer got past the 160 run mark in the first innings of the Irani Cup match between Vidarbha and the Rest of India in Nagpur on Thursday, he overtook the first-class tallies of batting legends such as Dilip Vengsarkar (17868) and GR Viswanath (17970). Jaffer later went on to score a double hundred. He is now sixth on the list for Indias all time leading first-class scorers. He is also the fifth Indian first-class cricketer to score a double ton after the age of 40. When he scored 250, he became the first Asian cricket to score 250-plus sore afte ... Read More

Lionel Messi scored two brilliant goals and created another for Ousmane Dembele as Barcelona thrashed Chelsea 3-0 on Wednesday to reach the Champions League quarter-finals 4-1 on aggregate. Messi opened the scoring after two minutes and eight seconds, the quickest goal of his career, slipping the ball through Thibaut Courtois’ legs from a tight angle. The Argentine forward created the second with a blistering run from the halfway line which left three Chelsea defenders stumbling in his wake, before squaring the ball for Ousmane Dembele to rifle home his first goal for the club. Ma ... Read More

Roger Federer defeated Jeremy Chardy of France 7-5, 6-4 in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday and at 15-0 the worlds top-ranked mens player is off to his best start since 2006. The 36-year-old Swiss superstar can equal his season-best start of 16-0 with a win in the quarterfinals, where he will meet Chung Hyeon of South Korea in a rematch of their Australian Open semifinal. ... Read More

India reach Twenty20 tri-series final with 17-run win over Bangladesh tonight. Men in blue restricted Bangladesh to 159 for 6 in 20 overs in the final league match of the Nidahas Twenty20 Tri series cricket at Colombo. India set a victory target of 177 against Bangladesh. Skipper Rohit Sharma produced a 89-run knock while Suresh Raina contributed 47 in Indias innings. India off-spinner Washington Sundar took three wickets to unsettle the top-order, paving the way for Indias win. ... Read More

In the first two games, India has won one and lost one. That’s where the three teams stand after the first round. It isnt surprising that multi-nation tournaments are far more exciting than a bilateral series, for theres something riding on every game. While Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are almost full strength, India are playing their B team, and that allows us to track their performance objectively. ... Read More