SATHYA SAI BABA, one of India’s most famous gurus, died in hospital yesterday, triggering a global outpouring of grief and tributes from devotees across politics, sport and entertainment.

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Gautam Gambhir pulled off an impressive run chase to beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in the World Cup final in Mumbai.

MAHENDRA SINGH DHONI has hailed star batsman Sachin Tendulkar’s dedication to his craft as India aim to secure World Cup glory on home soil today.

INDIA’S favourite cricketing son Sachin Tendulkar will play a World Cup final in his home town of Mumbai after helping his country beat Pakistan by 29 runs in Mohali.

CAPTAIN William Porterfield rued the fact that Ireland did not put up a more imposing total as they went down to a five-wicket defeat to India in their World Cup Group B match in Bangalore yesterday.

ENGLAND and India tied one of the World Cup’s greatest matches after Andrew Strauss and Sachin Tendulkar each hit scintillating centuries in Bangalore.

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is to end its backing of the Williams Formula One team at the end of their current agreement, as a result of the economic downturn.

CRICKET Australia’s hopes of organising a domestic Twenty20 competition to rival the Indian Premier League have been given a major boost after the Board of Control for Cricket in India agreed to release their players for the mooted event.

INDIA put themselves in a strong position to deny Australia a new Test wins record thanks to some valiant batting from VVS Laxman and a fine all-round showing from Irfan Pathan in the third Test at the WACA.

ENGLAND lost a highly-charged thriller at The Brit Oval yesterday as India levelled the NatWest Series of one-day internationals by completing a huge run chase in the final over.

Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly and Gautam Gambhir put on 164 for the second wicket as Ireland were comprehensively thrashed at Stormont.

India dominated today’s one-day international at Stormont as the tourists warmed up for next month’s Test series with England by skittling Ireland for just 193 from their 50 overs.

Facing genuine world stars like Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid can only help to improve Ireland's cricketers, according to captain Trent Johnston.

Captain Trent Johnston has challenged Ireland’s new generation to finally come of age when they step out against international heavyweights India tomorrow.

Matthew Hoggard produced a four-wicket haul to halt Australia’s fightback and keep England’s hopes of victory in the second Ashes Test alive.

England completed a remarkable final-Test victory at the Wankhede Stadium to share the series with India.

AUSTRALIA clinched their third Cricket World Cup with a thumping 125-run victory over India.

Australia today completed a comprehensive and almost inevitable triumph over India to become the first side to lift the World Cup three times.

SOURAV GANGULY’S unbeaten hundred took India to their first World Cup final in 20 years after they beat Kenya

SACHIN TENDULKAR’S 30th Test century took him above Don Bradman and into second in the all-time list as India’s astounding run rampage took them to a huge first-innings total against England on day two at Headingley.

Mother Teresa, the Yugoslav-born Catholic nun who spent her life caring for the poor in the slums of Calcutta, has been voted the greatest Indian in a magazine poll.

INDIA’S determined batting line-up prevented England claiming a fourth successive Test win and spared them the embarrassment of narrowly missing out on victory because of their reluctance to play on two nights earlier.

VIRENDER SEHWAG’S second Test century frustrated England on the opening day at Trent Bridge.

Indian police have arrested a Pakistani who is accused of plotting to kidnap cricket stars Sachin Tendulkar and Saurav Ganguly.