Sun TV's Hyderabad IPL franchise expects to break even in second year

CHENNAI: The Kalanithi Maran-owned Sun TVBSE 3.34 % expects its newly-acquired Hyderabad IPL franchise to break even in the second year but not before incurring a likely Ebitda loss of Rs 25-30 crore in the first year, said a report by brokerage Enam.

IPL 6: Pune Warriors may release Jesse Ryder

Delhi: The Pune Warriors India are all set to release burly New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder who now goes back to the auction pool while Delhi Daredevils will also release a few of their foreign recruits from last season including Ranji Trophy's highest run-scorer Robin Bist.

IPL: Mumbai Indians looking to revamp team

CHENNAI: Mumbai Indians (MI), probably the biggest under-achievers of the five-year-old IPL, are now seriously looking at revamping their team for the sixth edition. It's understood that the team management has released at least six players from the roster - a mix of Indian and foreign players. Some of the players rumoured to have been released by MI are Richard Levy, Thissara Perrera, Davey Jacobs, Aiden Blizzard and Clint McKay.

Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi loses appeal against 90,000-pound compensation to Chris Cairns

Former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi has lost his appeal against the 90,000 pound libel award to former New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns over unfounded accusations of match-fixing.

Indian Grand Prix 2012: Vettel win again!

Driving like a champion, Sebastian Vettel on Sunday notched up a start-to-finish victory at the Formula One Indian Grand Prix to extend his lead over Ferrari rival Fernando Alonso to 13 points in the overall championship table.

Vettel got away from the rest from the start and widened the gap further to claim his second consecutive win at the Buddh International Circuit. This was the fourth win in a row and fifth overall for the season for the Red Bull driver. Alonso, running a close second in the drivers’ standings and starting fifth on the grid, displayed his fighting abilities to claim the second spot. Mark Webber, the other Red Bull driver, staved off a strong challenge from McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton to take the third place.

Gopi Says to Saina’s Bindas ‘maar doongi’

All of India was not watching, like it was in August. There were no frantic cries of ‘Go Saina Go’. Television channels were not focussing on her. And newspapers behaved as if it was just another day in office for Saina Nehwal, playing another Super Series tournament in a town called Odense in Denmark.

Till Saina breached the Great Wall of China. Also known as Wang Yihan, world number one in women’s singles.

Before the team left for Denmark, Gopi had spent quality time on the court, engaging Saina in several singles encounters. 

Sammy dedicates World T20 triumph to West Indian fans"gangnam"

COLOMBO, OCT 7: 
West Indies Skipper Darren Sammy tonight dedicated their World Twenty20 triumph to fans back home and said it is a step in the “right direction” and will usher in a new beginning for cricket in the Caribbean islands.

An inspired West Indies clinched the crown with a comfortable 36-run victory over Sri Lanka, winning a major global title after over three decades.

“Thank you to everyone who supported us. The tournament is for the fans. The Caribbean people wanted this. This moment we’re going to live forever. We went through a lot in the last two years,” Sammy said at the post-match presentation ceremony here.

“I can’t say we are back but this is a step in the right direction,” he added.

The skipper said, from Jamaica to Guyana, the entire island nation will be celebrating tonight.