The World Cup

Hope for 2012: Fan in despair, a rescue act from cricket heroes

After the World Cup victory every fancy notion about Team India looked believable. Now things look so different.

It was hard to hold tears after we won World Cup: Dhoni

Dhoni said it was a great achievement for India to have won the World Cup as no host country has ever bagged the coveted trophy.

Thorpe finishes second on return after 5-yr hiatus

Ian Thorpe, 29, said he was wracked by nerves before the FINA World Cup short-course swim in Singapore, where he timed 56.74sec in the 100m individual medley to finish second in his heat.