Galle: Spin genius Muttiah Muralitharan brought down the curtains on his Test career in a blaze of glory by becoming the first cricketer to scalp 800 wickets as Sri Lanka spanked India by ten wickets in the first Test here on Thursday.

On the last day of the first Galle test, India is left staring at defeat by the hosts. Muttiah Muralitharan claimed Harbhajan Singh's wicket on Thursday, his 799th one to meet the landmark of 800 Test wickets.

Mumbai: Virat Kohli smashed an unbeaten 70 off 44 balls as Royal Challengers Bangalore finished with 175/4 against Chennai Super Kings in the first qualifier of IPL-4 at Mumbai on Tuesday

Michael Lumb smashed 83 in 43 balls as the Rajasthan Royals crushed the Kings XI Punjab by nine wickets in the Indian Premier League in Jaipur

New Delhi: Adam Gilchrist, skipper of Kings XI Punjab, was on Friday entrusted with the added responsibility of coaching the side in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL), the fifth edition of the cash-rich Twenty20 meet.

New Delhi: Delhi Daredevils' play-off hopes suffered a jolt as Kochi Tuskers Kerala snapped their three-match losing streak by thrashing the hosts by seven wickets in their Indian Premier League match here on Monday.