New Delhi: India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Monday said that the players showed character through their performances in the ongoing five-match ODI series after the disastrous tour of England in the not-too-distant past. I'm glad we're the winning side, it's really good. Well, of course, the series in England wasn't a good one for us, but the team showed character not to lose temper and still be sociable on...
12:04 AM, Mar 11, 2008
Melbourne: Australia's bowling spearhead Mitchell Johnson injured his left ankle on the opening day of Western Australia's Sheffield Shield clash with Tasmania at the WACA Ground on Tuesday. Johnson grimaced after his back foot slipped as he came in to bowl the fifth ball of his second spell. The 29-year-old looked uncomfortable before he rose to his feet and left for treatment. Western Australia's medical staff confirmed Johnson had rolled...
08:16 PM, Mar 08, 2008
Pallekele: Mitchell Johnson's career-best six wickets and Shane Watson's aggressive innings of 69 runs led Australia to a seven-wicket victory in the opening one-day international against Sri Lanka on Wednesday. Johnson's left-arm seamers claimed 6-31 to to restrict Sri Lanka to a modest 191, with lower-order batsman Suraj Randiv top-scoring with a six and four boundaries in 41 runs. Watson then hit six sixes and five boundaries to help Australia...
12:42 AM, Feb 20, 2008
Kingston: A debut can be a nervy affair at the best of times but not for Indian pacer Praveen Kumar, who said he didn't feel it was the first Test of his career as he snared three West Indian wickets in the ongoing match here. Praveen's 3/38 was instrumental in India bowling out the hosts for 173 in their first innings but it wasn't all perfect for the pacer as...
01:34 AM, Feb 06, 2008
Chennai: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni expressed happiness that his side stepped up the intensity in the second warm-up game on Wednesday and praised the team for the collective effort to crush New Zealand by 117 runs. In the first game (against Australia on February 12), we were not with intensity. Since this was the last game before the World Cup we wanted the intensity to be there, Dhoni said...
12:06 PM, Dec 16, 2007
Johannesburg: Former South African skipper Shaun Pollock believes that the Proteas will reach the final of the World Cup, starting on February 19. Pollock, who played four World Cups, including the one in which he was the captain of South African team in 2003, said this time round there would not be any fear factor for the Proteans. "There is no other team to be afraid of," the Afrikaans weekly...
06:00 PM, Dec 13, 2007
Islamabad: Pakistan winning the World Cup would help convince other teams to again play cricket in the country following a deadly attack in 2009, according to coach Waqar Younis. Pakistan have had to play all of its home series at neutral venues after gunmen attacked the Sri Lanka team bus and a vehicle carrying match officials at Lahore almost two years ago, killing several policemen and a driver. The incident ...
06:49 PM, Dec 12, 2007
New Delhi: Love him or hate him, you can't ignore mercurial fast bowler Shantakumaran Sreesanth. His onfield histrionics may have kept him initially out of the World Cup squad, though he is in it now as a replacement for injured Praveen Kumar. Sreesanth sees his selection a "godsent opportunity" and doesn't want to "mess it up". "I know my antics are a hot topic, but I don't want to think...
01:47 PM, Dec 12, 2007
New Delhi: Terming India as the hot favourites to win the upcoming World Cup, the International Cricket Council Chief Executive Officer Haroon Lorgat on Tuesday said the 'mega event’ fever is gripping the whole country. "India is going into the tournament as a favourite side and they have got the team to go all the way and make it count," Lorgat said on the sidelines of a programme organised to...
01:30 PM, Dec 11, 2007
Four CM's and 150 MP's met Ramadoss to oppose the rigorous anti-tobacco advertisements. ...
11:12 AM, Nov 27, 2007
A division Bench reserved its order after hearing the petitioner's counsel. ...
03:37 PM, Nov 13, 2007
Fresh legal hassles emerge for Bachchan in Uttar Pradesh. ...
08:08 PM, Nov 06, 2007
The Twenty20 World Championship tournament is drawing unprecedented rates for advertisements. ...
11:34 PM, Sep 13, 2007
Jodhpur saw more than its fair share of lights camera and action. ...
03:25 PM, Sep 08, 2007
The TN govt has sent a notice to a magazine for publishing i-pill ads. ...
03:35 AM, Aug 22, 2007
The i-pill is showing contra-indications in Tamil Nadu. ...
08:45 PM, Aug 21, 2007
Dera says Gurmeet Singh had worn a cap, not a turban. ...
08:43 AM, Jul 31, 2007
TV ads of two underwear brands banned on grounds that they are in “bad taste.” ...
09:03 AM, Jul 28, 2007
But he still looks doubtful to make his debut for LA Galaxy on July 21. ...
08:01 PM, Jul 19, 2007
Rakhi Sawant has signed up her first commercial for Minto Fresh. ...
02:37 PM, Jul 17, 2007
