Mumbai pile on the pressure

Friday 6 November '09

Romesh Powar has much to thank Rahul Sharma for. The Punjab fielder dropped the Mumbai all-rounder, not once but twice, during the course of the day.

Ablish, Gony leave Mumbai fretting

Thursday 5 November '09

If Mumbai thought dismissing Punjab for 259 was a job well done, they were in for a surprise at the Sector 16 stadium here.

All square as India stumble

Tuesday 3 November '09

Ricky Ponting wouldn’t have minded taking a few of the Indian batsmen out for dinner last night, but the Aussie skipper spent time celebrating...

It’s love at first sight for Chinese women’s team

Tuesday 3 November '09

As the PCA stadium broke into an impromptu bhangra after an Indian boundary, a group of women looked at each other in disbelief.

All square as India stumble

Monday 2 November '09

Ricky Ponting wouldn’t have minded taking a few of the Indian batsmen out for dinner last night, but the Aussie skipper spent time celebrating...

After the high, the blows

Monday 2 November '09

Barely had the Indian team recovered from the hangover of Saturday night’s win when they were hit by two large doses of bad news.

India-Australia encounter to see packed stands

Saturday 31 October '09

India winning the Nagpur ODI seems to have enhanced the excitement among cricket buffs in this part of the country...

Punjab batswoman has her eyes fixed on U-19 WC

Wednesday 28 October '09

Just as Reva Arora walks back to the pavilion after making a quick 50 in a match, her eyes starts searching for her coach...

Fate pushed him back to the beginning, but this fast bowler kept the fight on

Thursday 22 October '09

For Amanpreet Singh, life has come full circle. The talented Chandigarh-based fast bowler could have already made it to the national side, but fate had something else up its sleeve.

Stadium-16 to host Punjab-Mumbai Ranji game

Friday 2 October '09

After a brief lull, the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium is going to come alive again next month as the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) has allotted a Ranji Trophy match between Punjab and defending champions Mumbai to be played here from November 3 to 6.

Sehwag fails to score in comeback match

Monday 21 September '09

A sense of excitement was building up around the Sector 16 stadium as Virender Sehwag lined up for Reliance I in the JP...

Corporate tourney stint lands Madan Mumbai Indians contract

Friday 11 September '09

For one who has just played 13 first-class games, it's not easy to put stars like MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh and RP Singh in the background.

Madan steals the show as AI Blue reach final

Monday 7 September '09

An unheralded Chandan Madan stole the thunder from his more famous team mates as he hit a match-winning century to put Air India Blue...

‘I have to do more in Zaheer’s absence’

Sunday 6 September '09

RP Singh will be in the spotlight more than ever when he travels to Sri Lanka and later to South Africa for the Champions...

Indian team dream is far from getting over, says Kaif

Thursday 3 September '09

Mohammad Kaif is choosing to take inspiration from Ashish Nehra and Rahul Dravid. At 28, with doors to the Indian team...

Kabaddi player stabbed to death after fight over table fan

Tuesday 11 August '09

A Haryana kabaddi player, Naveen, was stabbed to death on Sunday night, allegedly by his team mate Sumit Sangwan after a fight broke out...

Two months after BCCI deadline, Mongia waits for NOC from ICL

Friday 24 July '09

Dinesh Mongia’s wait to get back to mainstream cricket is not over yet. The former India player and Indian Cricket League recruit was not named...

DAV College authorities put cricket offline from PU inter-college tournament

Tuesday 14 July '09

The impossible has happened. For decades the powerhouse of cricket, the place where the likes of Kapil Dev, Yuvraj Singh, Ashok Malhotra...

Sarul Kanwar: The run-machine

Thursday 9 July '09

For Sarul Kanwar, leaving his hometown Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) and shifting to Chandigarh in 2001 for better cricket opportunities was the turning point in his life.

Wrestler’s son aims for Ranji berth

Thursday 2 July '09

It was in 1990 that wrestler Darshan Lal was made the coach of the Indian wrestling team for the World Cadet Wrestling Championship in Hungary.

‘His mother was everything for him’

Sunday 14 June '09

For Kapil Dev, his mother Raj Kumari Nikhanj was the biggest inspiration of his life.

THE RISING STARS

Saturday 13 June '09

Looking at Chandigarh batsman Anil Sihag's small build, it's hard to imagine that his willow has the ability to tear apart the bowlers.

Mohali lad makes IPL2 his own

Tuesday 26 May '09

As the Royal Challengers Bangalore needed 37 runs of 26 balls to clinch the DLF IPL2 trophy, the Deccan Chargers (Hyderabad) clearly had their backs to the wall.

Harmeet does it, one dream at a time

Tuesday 26 May '09

At 107 for 6 in the 16th over, with Bangalore needing a gettable 37 runs off 26 balls for the IPL-II title, it was a question of who would blink first.

ICL recruit Sodhi wants to return to the BCCI fold

Thursday 7 May '09

Among the first ones to take cue from the Board of Control for Cricket in India's 'amnesty' offer to the rebel Indian Cricket League players will be the former Punjab and India all-rounder Reetinder Singh Sodhi.