
New Delhi: In order to make the game more attractive and television-friendly, the FIH is set to conduct the hockey matches in the upcoming London Olympics on a blue turf in place of the traditional green, while the balls will be yellow in colour. "The venue for hockey is outstanding and for the first time (in the history of the game) a blue and pink pitch along with coloured balls...

04:56 PM, Feb 16, 2012
Panaji: Over the past few days, tarballs have washed up along many South Goa beaches. But don't panic, says the state government, it happens every year. These days, vast stretches of the beaches are covered with thick oil washed ashore in the form of tarballs. Worried that the black beaches may affect tourism, the state government insists this is not an unusual phenomenon. "I don't agree this is a...

05:26 PM, Sep 01, 2010

People in UK with surnames like Balls have declined by 75 per cent. ...

09:25 PM, Mar 25, 2009

Melbourne: As Australia is preparing for the high-voltage World Cup quarter-final against India, the Australian media has trained guns on skipper Ricky Ponting, severely criticising his captaincy and poor form with the bat. Noted cricket writer Peter Roebuck said the way Australia have performed so far in the World Cup, their chance to defend the title are "bleak". Roebuck wrote in Sydney Morning Herald following Australia's first defeat in the...

11:41 PM, Jan 04, 2008

CNN-IBN's panel of cricket experts talk about two crucial encounters of both groups. ...

09:51 AM, Jan 04, 2008

Fitness expert Vesna Pericevic Jacob says that it's a much cheaper option to build a gym at home. ...

08:24 AM, Oct 30, 2006