Aug 14, 2011
Ex-cricketers slam humiliated India
India`s humiliating series loss and surrendering of world number one Test spot to England came under severe criticism.
Strauss: Victory was a team effort
Andrew Strauss was a proud man after his team reached the zenith of Test cricket and termed it a "result of playing consistent cricket for a considerable period of time."
The men who helped England peak
Coach Andy Flower and captain Andrew Strauss have helped a talented squad reach their potential over the past two years.
"Dravid should have taken DRS"
Dhoni feels that Rahul Dravid should have appealed for DRS after being adjudged caught behind off James Anderson's bowling during India's second innings.
Dhoni: Nothing went our way
MS Dhoni admitted that "nothing has clicked for the team" so far in the Test series against England and they have only played to 60 per cent of their potential.
Lorgat hails terrific England effort
International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat has congratulated England on "deservedly" becoming the world's top-ranked Test team.
Six key games in England's rise
Here is a looking back in memory to trace England's rise to the top of the ICC Test rankings.
Strauss savours special moment
Andrew Strauss was full of pride in England after they beat India by an innings and 242 runs at Edgbaston to win the series and move to the top of the Test rankings.
Lloyd: Worrying times for Dhoni
David Lloyd feels Indian captain MS Dhoni seems to have run out of luck and these are testing times for the World Cup-winning skipper.
England roar to top of the world
England knocked India off the top of the world Test rankings with a crushing innings-and-242-run victory at Edgbaston.
Ganguly: India have sunk to a new low
Former India captain, Sourav Ganguly, feels the team has sunk to a new low in the Tests vs England and said he has not seen the team in such a poor state in the last 10 years.
Gooch so pleased for Cook
Alastair Cook has pleased his mentor Graham Gooch twice over at Edgbaston.
Cook responds to Warne's comments
Alastair Cook has defended England's approach after Shane Warne criticised a "boring" day's play in the third Test against India at Edgbaston.
CAB assures security for England games
Kolkata Police on Friday gave security assurance for the upcoming ODI and T20 matches between India and England in October.
'Easy to be No.1, tough to sustain'
After yet another gruelling day for India at Edgbaston, Gautam Gambhir admitted that England were very close to taking over as the number-one Test side.
Mackail-Smith keeps Eagles flying
A goal from Craig Mackail-Smith was enough to secure Brighton's second win of the fledgling npower Championship season as they beat Portsmouth 1-0.
Motherwell stay top in Scotland
Tom Hateley's glorious injury-time free-kick kept Motherwell top of the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier League as they beat hosts St Mirren 1-0.
Copenhagen remain unbeaten
FC Copenhagen maintained their unbeaten start to the new SAS Liga season with a 2-0 win at home to FC Midtjylland.
Real Madrid vs Barcelona Preview
Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola insists his side cannot have any excuses heading into their Supercopa first leg against Real Madrid.
Wenger sees red over Barton incident
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes Joey Barton should have joined Gervinho in being sent off after the pair were involved in a second half incident.
Pakhtakor close in on league leaders
Pakhtakor closed to within six points of Oliy Liga leaders Bunyodkor with a 3-1 win over Shurtan Guzar.
CSKA retain lead despite draw
CSKA Moscow missed the chance to move five points clear at the top of the Premier Liga as they were held to a 1-1 draw by 10-man Rubin Kazan.
Draw takes Lucerne top of Super League
Lucerne edged to the top of the early Super League standings courtesy of a 1-1 draw at Sion.
Dortmund downed, Bayern rise
Holders Borussia Dortmund were brought back down to earth with a 1-0 defeat at Hoffenheim, while Bayern Munich won by the same scoreline at Wolfsburg.
Big boys stumble as Bolton cruise
Arsenal and Liverpool both started their season with draws while QPR got a rude Premier League awakening at the hands of Bolton.
Borussia M'gladbach 1-1 Stuttgart
Borussia Monchengladbach and Stuttgart defended their unbeaten starts to the season with a 1-1 draw at the Borussia Park Stadion.
Rugby: Wales face Henson blow
Wales centre Gavin Henson faces an anxious wait to see if his World Cup dream is still alive after suffering a suspected broken arm in the 19-9 win over England.
Rugby: Wales 19-9 England
England's World Cup preparations suffered a major jolt at the Millennium Stadium as Wales exposed their chronic lack of flair or imagination.
Tri Nations: South Africa 9-14 Australia
World champions South Africa look in bad shape as they prepare to begin the defence of their title next month after an experienced line-up came up short against a well-drilled Australia side in Durban.
Newcastle United 0-0 Arsenal
Gervinho's Arsenal debut ended in ignominy as he was sent off for slapping Joey Barton in a hard-fought goalless draw at Newcastle.
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