Bridgetown, Apr 9: Shivnarine Chanderpaul struck a resolute 103 not out Sunday to lift West Indies to 449-9 declared on the second day of the opening test against Australia.

KOLKATA: A depleted Delhi outfit came up with a strong performance to make the most of a rain-reduced IPL match against Kolkata, which surrendered by 8 wickets with some 50,000 of their adoring fans in attendance at the Eden Gardens on Thursday.

MUMBAI: Dhyan Chand passed away in 1979. Thirty-three years have flown by since then, and the Indian government is still not sure if hockey's greatest player ever deserves a Bharat Ratna.

Colombo: England's batsman Kevin Pietersen was given an official warning for trying to play the switch hit before Tillakaratne Dilshan was in his delivery stride on the third afternoon at the P Sara Oval.

Colombo: Kevin Pietersen struck 151 for his 20th test hundred to help England to a 185-run lead over Sri Lanka on Thursday on the third day of the second test.

Chennai, Apr 5: Chennai Super Kings on Wednesday suffered a eight-wicket defeat to Mumbai Indians in the tournament opener and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni admitted it was a "rusty" start to their title defence in IPL 5.

Kolkata: Underachievers in the last four seasons, both Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Daredevils would look to reverse their fortunes when they kickstart their IPL V campaign against each other at the Eden Gardens here today.

Colombo: Alastair Cook and captain Andrew Strauss frustrated Sri Lanka by scoring half-centuries in a solid 122-run opening partnership to put England in command of the second test on Wednesday.

Chennai: A spectacular mix of Bollywood razzmatazz and high-octane performances by International stars were the highlights of a glittering opening ceremony which set the ball rolling for the fifth edition of the IPL here yesterday night.

CHENNAI: Ladies and gentlemen, it's finally time for the main course.

Katy Perry and Priyanka Chopra were perfect starters; but at the end of the day, Indian Premier League is all about the Sachin Tendulkars and the MS Dhonis and, come Wednesday, the two superstars of Indian cricket will cross swords yet again at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.