Oil prices surge to record high at $112 a barrel

Oil prices surge to record high at $112 a barrel It's all very well to win the World Cup after 28 years or for that matter be the No. 1 ranked Test team for 18-odd months. The Board of Control for Cricket in India along with Team India might have felt that they had an ace up their sleeve by getting rid of all technical assists for the Australia series, but there comes a time when a spade has to...
08:59 PM, Apr 10, 2008

Oil prices surge to record high at $112 a barrel

Oil prices surge to record high at $112 a barrel It's all very well to win the World Cup after 28 years or for that matter be the No. 1 ranked Test team for 18-odd months. The Board of Control for Cricket in India along with Team India might have felt that they had an ace up their sleeve by getting rid of all technical assists for the Australia series, but there comes a time when a spade has to...
08:59 PM, Apr 10, 2008

Does IPL make a good business proposition?

Does IPL make a good business proposition? Johannesburg: Former India coach Gary Kirsten is a bit surprised and sad after watching India's abject capitulation in England that led to the team surrendering the No 1 rank in Tests to Andrew Strauss's men. I am bit surprised with the results, but not in a negative way, the current South Africa coach said on the sidelines of a promotional event here. He insisted that there was no any reason...
11:17 PM, Feb 22, 2008

Does IPL make a good business proposition?

Does IPL make a good business proposition? Johannesburg: Former India coach Gary Kirsten is a bit surprised and sad after watching India's abject capitulation in England that led to the team surrendering the No 1 rank in Tests to Andrew Strauss's men. I am bit surprised with the results, but not in a negative way, the current South Africa coach said on the sidelines of a promotional event here. He insisted that there was no any reason...
11:17 PM, Feb 22, 2008
Reality check on IIM Lucknow's Budget knowledge

Reality check on IIM Lucknow's Budget knowledge

Karachi: Disappointed at losing out on a central contract for the second part of the year, discarded Pakistan wicket-keeper batsman Kamran Akmal has vowed to make a comeback in the good books of the Cricket Board (PCB) by virtue of his strong performance in the domestic circuit. Apart from Kamran, the PCB on Monday omitted former captain Shoaib Malik and leg-spinner Danish Kaneria from the list of 28 new centrally ...
11:03 PM, Feb 19, 2008
Reality check on IIM Lucknow's Budget knowledge

Reality check on IIM Lucknow's Budget knowledge

Karachi: Disappointed at losing out on a central contract for the second part of the year, discarded Pakistan wicket-keeper batsman Kamran Akmal has vowed to make a comeback in the good books of the Cricket Board (PCB) by virtue of his strong performance in the domestic circuit. Apart from Kamran, the PCB on Monday omitted former captain Shoaib Malik and leg-spinner Danish Kaneria from the list of 28 new centrally ...
11:03 PM, Feb 19, 2008

Here's a CUTE solution to air traffic woes

Here's a CUTE solution to air traffic woes London: A day before India and England lock horns in the first cricket Test of one of the most-anticipated series of the season at Lords, off-spinner Graeme Swann has said that you can't compare this Indian series with the Ashes. The tweaker said that the series against India is a massive one but shrugged off any comparison with the Ashes, saying it will be hard to compare the two. Whether...
10:08 PM, Feb 13, 2008

Here's a CUTE solution to air traffic woes

Here's a CUTE solution to air traffic woes London: A day before India and England lock horns in the first cricket Test of one of the most-anticipated series of the season at Lords, off-spinner Graeme Swann has said that you can't compare this Indian series with the Ashes. The tweaker said that the series against India is a massive one but shrugged off any comparison with the Ashes, saying it will be hard to compare the two. Whether...
10:08 PM, Feb 13, 2008

Budget forecast: Tax exemption limit may be raised

Budget forecast: Tax exemption limit may be raised Kingston: Stand-in captain Suresh Raina on Thursday admitted the need to spend some time with coach Duncan Fletcher in the nets in order to iron out some flaws in his batting. Raina who could muster only 74 runs from five ODIs was repeatedly out trying to play the wild slog over deep mid-wicket or extra cover. I need to spend some time in the middle. I just can't go out...
11:52 PM, Feb 04, 2008

Budget forecast: Tax exemption limit may be raised

Budget forecast: Tax exemption limit may be raised Kingston: Stand-in captain Suresh Raina on Thursday admitted the need to spend some time with coach Duncan Fletcher in the nets in order to iron out some flaws in his batting. Raina who could muster only 74 runs from five ODIs was repeatedly out trying to play the wild slog over deep mid-wicket or extra cover. I need to spend some time in the middle. I just can't go out...
11:52 PM, Feb 04, 2008

Tank up, decision on petrol price hike today

Tank up, decision on petrol price hike today Mumbai: Mumbai Indians have worked hard on their fielding over the past few days which was one area they wanted to improve upon badly, coach Robin Singh said ahead of the side's fourth round home clash against Pune Warriors at the Wankhede Stadium, here on Wednesday. "Certainly our fielding in that game (against Kochi Tuskers Kerala) was not up to scratch. That is one are we have been working on...
08:55 AM, Jan 17, 2008

Tank up, decision on petrol price hike today

Tank up, decision on petrol price hike today Mumbai: Mumbai Indians have worked hard on their fielding over the past few days which was one area they wanted to improve upon badly, coach Robin Singh said ahead of the side's fourth round home clash against Pune Warriors at the Wankhede Stadium, here on Wednesday. "Certainly our fielding in that game (against Kochi Tuskers Kerala) was not up to scratch. That is one are we have been working on...
08:55 AM, Jan 17, 2008

Basic instructions on how to apply for an IPO

Basic instructions on how to apply for an IPO Dubai: Former Australia skipper Ian Chappell feels Ricky Ponting should not share his captaincy tricks with newly-appointed captain Michael Clarke and should give him a free hand in making his own decisions. Chappell feels Clarke was the right man to lead Australia after Ponting stepped down following the team's quarterfinal exit from the cricket World Cup last month. "I think Michael Clarke was the right bloke to take over; he...
04:43 PM, Jan 15, 2008

Basic instructions on how to apply for an IPO

Basic instructions on how to apply for an IPO Dubai: Former Australia skipper Ian Chappell feels Ricky Ponting should not share his captaincy tricks with newly-appointed captain Michael Clarke and should give him a free hand in making his own decisions. Chappell feels Clarke was the right man to lead Australia after Ponting stepped down following the team's quarterfinal exit from the cricket World Cup last month. "I think Michael Clarke was the right bloke to take over; he...
04:43 PM, Jan 15, 2008

Nano giving two-wheeler industry sleepless nights

Nano giving two-wheeler industry sleepless nights Lahore: Pakistan cricket might have made a move forward after putting up a decent show at the recently concluded Cricket World Cup, but the players were left teary-eyed after their semi-final loss to arch rivals India. Talking to the media during a felicitation function hosted by the Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, the players expressed that the defeat to India was hard to comprehend as huge expectations were associated with...
02:52 PM, Jan 13, 2008