With the 2012-13 English Premier League (EPL) title having been decided, IBNLive runs the rule over the most valuable players. Enjoy!
David de Gea: The Manchester United goalkeeper was slammed by critics initially for committing errors but the young Spaniard proved everyone wrong in the second half of the season, giving spectacular performances one after the other and kept nine consecutive clean sheets to asserts himself as United's No. 1 custodian.
Pablo Zabaleta: Zabaleta has surely been the most underrated player for Manchester City. He is a useful player because he can play on both sides of the pitch either as a defender or a defensive midfielder. The Argentine is physically strong and provides the much needed strength in the defence.
Jan Vertonghen: The Tottenham Hotspur defender was surely Andre Villas Boas' signing of the season. He was rock solid as a centre half and scored important goals as well. He was equally commanding on the left flank of the Tottenham defence. He was one of the main reason to help Spurs finish fifth in the EPL this season....
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08:04 AM, May 21, 2013
New Delhi: In a twist to the December 16 gangrape case, sources say that the records of the bus in which the incident took place have been destroyed. However, sources said that the Crime Branch is checking if this is a periodic cleansing undertaken by the transport department. Sources add that the Crime Branch has some evidence against the Transport Department officials who gave clearance to the bus owner Dinesh...
12:08 PM, May 14, 2013
New Delhi: Ruchika Katyal, an IPS probationer, has achieved fifth rank in the prestigious Civil Services Examination. Katyal, a 2011-batch Arunachal Pradesh Goa Mizoram Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre probationary of Indian Police Service, is undergoing training at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy in Hyderabad. She has been sent as an observer to poll-bound Karnataka. 26-year-old Katyal, who is also a Chartered Accountant, hails from Rohtak in Haryana and has...
08:22 AM, May 04, 2013
New Delhi: For the third consecutive year, a woman has topped the prestigious Civil Services Examination 2012. Haritha V Kumar, a probationer of Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise) 2011 batch, has made it to the top slot of the coveted exam, according to the results declared on Friday by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The top position in General, Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Scheduled Caste (SC) have...
08:01 AM, May 04, 2013
New Delhi: Haritha V Kumar, who emerged topper in the All-India Civil Services Examination, initially did not believe it was true as she thought her friends had played a prank. "I did not believe that I got the first rank. My friends told me that I am the topper but I refused to believe. They dragged me and showed it to me on Internet and then only I believed them,"...
10:52 PM, May 03, 2013
New Delhi: Keralites have outshone others in the UPSC civil services examination 2012. Three of the top four belong to the state, including the top two. The top 50 has eight candidates from the state. Haritha V Kumar (Roll No. 075502) from Thiruvananthapuram took the top position. This is after a gap of 20 years that a Keralite has notched the top rank. This was the B.Tech graduate's fourth attempt....
06:13 PM, May 03, 2013
The final results of Civil Services Examination, 2012 conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) were announced on Friday. A total number of 998 candidates have qualified and have been recommended for appointment including 457 General (including 23 physically challenged candidates), 295 Other Backward Classes (including 9 Physically challenged candidates), 169 Scheduled Castes (including 2 Physically challenged candidate) and 77 Scheduled Tribes candidates against 1091 vacancies (550 General, 295...
04:27 PM, May 03, 2013
Mumbai: Nearly a year after four low intensity blasts ripped the Junglee Maharaj (JM) Road in Pune, the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) has filed its chargesheet before a special MCOCA court in Mumbai. The 3,857-page chargesheet was filed on Tuesday before special MCOCA Judge Y D Shinde against eight arrested accused and five absconding accused. According to the chargesheet, the blasts were allegedly hatched by members of terror group...
03:51 PM, May 01, 2013
Zimbabwe dismissed Bangladesh for 147 in the second innings thumping the visitors by 335 in the 1st Test at Harare. Read on for the updates Bangladesh innings: End of over 49.2 : Bangladesh 147 all out Graeme Cremer scalped the remaining two wickets in consecutive deliveries dismissing Rubel Hossain (4) and Robiul Islam (0) as Zimbabwe registered a thumping 335-run victory over Bangladesh on day 4. End of over 46:...
12:25 PM, Apr 20, 2013
Harare: Bangladesh will need to produce a record fourth-innings total to beat Zimbabwe in the first Test after 16 wickets tumbled on the third day on Friday. Bangladesh, replying to the home team's 389, lost their last five wickets for no run as they were skittled out for 134 before Zimbabwe stretched their huge lead to 442 by reaching the close on 187 for seven. Paceman Robiul Islam gave the...
11:02 PM, Apr 19, 2013
New Delhi: Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal has asked a committee, which is examining the conditions for allocation of spectrum to different entities, to submit its report soon. The Minister approved a note for expansion of the committee on April 1, 2013 and asked the panel to submit its report in one month from the date of its reconstitution, official sources said. "The issue (spectrum assignment) impacts other ministries such as...
02:15 AM, Apr 13, 2013
New Delhi: The Indian cricket team will play three Tests, seven ODIs and two Twenty20 matches during their tour of South Africa, slated to start at the end of this year. Cricket South Africa and the Indian Cricket Board were contemplating accommodating one more Test but things could not materialise as both boards decided to stick to ICC's Futures Tour Programme (FTP) The Indian team will be short on Test...
08:21 PM, Apr 12, 2013
Vadodara: The Indian women's cricket team rode on a disciplined bowling performance to register a 10-run win over Bangladesh in the third and final T20 International and inflict a 3-0 whitewash on the visitors here on Friday. Electing to bat, India posted 123 for nine and then restricted Bangladesh to 113 for seven in their allotted 20 overs. It was a good show by the Indian openers Mona Meshram (22)...
04:13 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Clarke also feels it's harsh to claim that this is Australia's worst team ever after just one bad Test series against India. ...
12:30 PM, Apr 02, 2013
The PCB chairman said that the board has no plans to sack captain Misbah-ul-Haq or coach Dav Whatmore after Pakistan's Test series whitewash in South Africa. ...
09:11 AM, Apr 02, 2013
Pallekele: Kusal Perera smashed a brisk 64 to set up Sri Lanka's 17-run victory over Bangladesh in a one-off Twenty20 international in Pallekele on Sunday. The opener hit four sixes and five fours in his 44-ball knock as Sri Lanka posted a challenging 198 for 5 before restricting Bangladesh to 181 for 7. Mohammad Ashraful top-scored for Bangladesh with a 27-ball 43 while seamers Angelo Mathews and Thisara Perera each...
11:20 PM, Mar 31, 2013
Bangladesh innings: End of over 20, Bangladesh 181 for 7: Sri Lanka win by 17 runs. Sri Lanka put up a great show after Kusal Perera's cameo as hosts defeated Bangladesh by 17 runs. Putting into bat, Sri Lanka set a stiff target of 199 runs. Bangladesh, who gave a solid fightback managed to score 181 runs in reply. This was also highest total by Bangladesh batting second in the...
06:51 PM, Mar 31, 2013
New Delhi: Senior BCCI official Rajeev Shukla feels that Sachin Tendulkar should be allowed to retire on his own terms considering the huge contribution the veteran batsman has made to Indian cricket. "He (Tendulkar) has made a huge contribution to Indian cricket and is a guiding spirit of the team. Nobody has to tell him to go. When Sachin feels, it's time; he will go on his own," Shukla said....
04:58 PM, Mar 31, 2013
Pallekele: After a moral boosting win in the 3rd ODI, Bangladesh will be raring to go in the one offTwenty20 international against Sri Lanka at Pallekele and with an experimental Sri Lankan side against them, the visitors will very well fancy their chances on Sunday. Sri Lanka had named five uncapped players in the squad clearly hinting that they are going to take their chances in the last game of...
09:53 PM, Mar 30, 2013
New Delhi: India pacer Ishant Sharma feels that he has got his "rhythm back" in the recently-concluded home Test series against Australia after spending the better part of last year on the sidelines due to ankle surgery. "I think I am slowly getting back into my rhythm. I am pretty happy with my performance against Australia. Although, I couldn't do much in the first couple of Tests, I did well...
05:00 PM, Mar 30, 2013
