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Jones' 'terrorist' remark still hurts Amla FE - Tue, Jul 8
Two years have passed since Hashim Amla was called a "terrorist" live on air by Dean Jones and although he forgave the Aussie cricketer-turned-commentator within hours of the gaffe, the South African batsman says the hurt caused by the remark still lingers on.
Exhausted Dhoni takes a break from cricket FE - Tue, Jul 8
Indian ODI skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has opted out of the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka citing exhaustion caused by non-stop cricket.
Beijing is ha-pi-tu-mi-te-yu for Olympics! FE - Tue, Jul 8
Faced with my blank look of incomprehension, the taxi driver took a deep breath and tried again. "Ha-pi-tu-mi-te-yu," he intoned. Wow, I thought, six years out of Beijing have turned my once almost fluent Chinese to mush.
End of an era? Pepsi drops Tendulkar FE - Mon, Jul 7
Completing a phase-out of its aging cricket brand ambassadors, soft drinks major has dropped master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, whose long-standing contract with the company expired in May.
Paes zooms back into top 20 of doubles rankings FE - Mon, Jul 7
The semi-final appearance at the Wimbledon last week has helped Leander Paes leap eight places and return to the top-20 of ATP doubles rankings at 15th in the latest list issued on Monday.
More thought needed on switch-hitting: Sachin FE - Sun, Jul 6
Sachin Tendulkar believes Kevin Pietersen's controversial switch-hitting technique should not be banned but said cricket's laws needed clarifying.