BIRMINGHAM: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni praised the mental resilience of his side after they beat England by just five runs in a thrilling Champions Trophy final at Edgbaston on Sunday.

LONDON: It's that time of the year in London. The roses are in bloom, the sky is heavily overcast and the score line reads love-all.

CARDIFF: Such seems to be the agility in this present Indian team that if a batsman merely defends a delivery to keep it within the 30-yard circle, there are - at any given point of time - at least five fielders close enough to reach it. They seem to work like a pack of wolves, reaching their prey in seconds.

CARDIFF: His three wickets might have been the most crucial bowling performance in India's Champions Trophy semifinal win over Sri Lanka but pacer Ishant Sharma does not consider himself "leader" of the attack as he feels the triumph was a result of "team work".

MIAMI: The Miami Heat clinched their second successive National Basketball (NBA) championship on Thursday, beating the San Antonio Spurs 95-88 in the decisive seventh game of an epic series.

RIO DE JANEIRO: Spain broke the record for the biggest margin of victory at the final phase of a FIFA tournament by crushing minnows Tahiti 10-0 at the Confederations Cup in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday.

CARDIFF: Of the 365 days in a calendar year, the Welsh say, it rains for close to around 240 days in Cardiff. That should leave the locals here with just about 125 days of dry weather.

FORTALEZA (Brazil): Brazil superstar Neymar scored one goal and set up the other to give hosts Brazil a 2-0 win over Mexico in their Group A game and all but assure them of a place in the semifinals of the Confederations Cup in Fortaleza on Wednesday.

Asad Rauf (Pakistani umpire who was officiating in IPL 6): "Do you know my birthday is coming up?"

LONDON: South Africa's coach Gary Kirsten admitted his team deserved the tag of chokers after it crashed to a seven-wicket defeat by England in the Champions Trophy semifinal on Wednesday.