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KOLKATA: Almost everything that could have gone wrong at Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday did, a TOI post-mortem conducted 24 hours after the massive Messi mess has revealed. Eyewitnesses who had a ringside view of the chaos were near-unanimous about where it all began. Someone from the crowd of hangers-on accompanying politicians and organisers, positioned close to Argentine football icon Lionel Messi,...

CHENNAI: The question foremost in the minds of cricket fans is whether rain will spoil the much-anticipated India-Australia World Cup match at the M A Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk on Sunday. While IMD has forecast light to moderate rain, private forecasters and bloggers said the rain clouds may not move towards Chepauk and the match may not get disrupted even if it rains as it may not be intense. For...

On Saturday, Ajinkya Rahane showed that class is permanent. Making his debut for the Chennai Super Kings, Rahane smashed the fastest fifty of this IPL season off just 19 balls, which sealed CSK's win over Mumbai Indians. Rahane smashed 61 runs off just 27 balls, including seven fours and three sixes, which helped CSK race past MI's 157/8 for a seven-wicket win."I always enjoy playing at Wankhede. I have...

MUMBAI: Built in the stands behind the long-on boundary, at the spot where MS Dhoni hit the 2011 World Cup-winning six, the victory memorial at the Wankhede Stadium was inaugurated by Dhoni himself on Friday. The Mumbai Cricket Association built the memorial to commemorate India's second World Cup triumph.India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in the final on April 2, 2011.Batting first, Sri Lanka posted...

CHENNAI: Cricket fans heading to M A Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk to watch IPL matches could travel in metro trains for free or catch the action live on large screens put up at five metro stations. Chennai Metro Rail Limited has tied up with Chennai Super Kings to provide free metro train ride for IPL and CSK fans on all match days in the city in April and May. Passengers will have to produce their QR...