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Team India's Biggest Defeats

Bad as the Indian cricket team's defeat against England is, India has had it worse

Losing Indian Cricketers Flayed

"Kingdoms fall. Empires crumble. Regimes collapse. It is the unwritten law of history. But who would have thought that India's reign would come to an end like this -- so swiftly, so feebly, so abjectly?

India Cricketers Butt of Ridicule

British media are lambasting the Indian team's "abject" performance and "lack of application", and some even had fun suggesting that Virender Sehwag took the help -- in vain -- of some "mint" and "sugary saliva

Once and Past Glory

Even as India get a thrashing in London, we recall how India came to England in 1971 with a record of no wins and 15 defeats in their 19 Tests, ... but all that changed at the Oval

India's Basketball Sisters

American Football Making Foray Into India

American-style football is seeking an entry into India. But it is unclear whether a country that has a single-minded obsession with cricket will take to this all-American sport.

"How the Hell Did India Get to Number One"

Former British Cricket Captain Geoffrey Boycott: "The question everybody keeps asking is how the hell did India get to number one in the world playing like this? They look a shadow of even an average team. The bowlers try hard but are military m

British Bowler Tells Indian Fielders to Get Their Hands Out of Their Pockets

Tim Bresnan tells India's losing players that they should go home if they can't play with more passion. "It'd help if India's fielders didn't have their hands in their pockets. It's not that cold. They need to look

Giving Poverty a Kick

Formula1 Expected to Trigger Auto Racing Frenzy in India

India's usually overshadowed motor racing fraternity is banking on the arrival of Formula One to spark a surge in domestic interest in their sport.