
Beijing: Two different quakes jolted parts of China early Tuesday morning, prompting people to rush out of their houses, though no casualties were reported. An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale shook the border area of Sichuan and Gansu provinces in western China at 5:58 am (local time) Tuesday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre. The epicentre, with a depth of 20 km, was monitored at about 32.6...

09:05 AM, Nov 01, 2011

About 70 dams in Sichuan are in danger of collapsing. ...

08:40 AM, May 31, 2008

Mumbai: Dwayne Smith smacked 16 runs in the last over as Mumbai Indians held their nerve to register a miraculous two-wicket win against Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League match at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. It looked all over for Mumbai after Smith took a single off the first ball of the 20th over and when Ben Hilfenhaus bowled Lasith Malinga (0) off the second. But RP ...

11:09 AM, May 20, 2008

Mumbai Indian innings: 20th over: Mumbai 158 for 7. Ben Hilfenhaus bowls the last over and cleans Malinga up. Smith hits the fourth ball for a six to make it 8 from 2 to win and then smashes the fifth for four and then smacks the last ball for another boundary to win it for Mumbai Indians. 19th over: Mumbai 158 for 7. This is suicidal by Mumbai Indians they ...

08:40 AM, May 20, 2008

Bangalore: South African batsman JP Duminy is a doubtful starter for Deccan Chargers against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their Indian Premier League match here on Sunday, coach Darren Lehmann said. Lehmann said his side might be languishing at the bottom of the points table but they would leave no stone unturned to pocket some wins in the tournament. Duminy is nursing an injury. It depends on how he pulls up...

11:11 PM, May 19, 2008

Pune: Notwithstanding his perfectionist image, Sachin Tendulkar believes that surrendering to the subconscious mind while batting can be a good idea. It is good to surrender yourself to the subconscious mind (while batting). The conscious mind can sometimes create problems, he said during an interaction with budding cricketers of a local club here on Thursday. Stating that nobody can be perfect despite his best preparation, the senior India batsman asked ...

09:24 AM, May 19, 2008

Chennai: In a candid submission, defending champions Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming has said that his side has been challenged for the first time in the history of the Indian Premier League. Fleming admitted that CSK has been below par in this edition of the tournament after suffering a five-wicket loss at the hands of Kolkata Knight Riders here on Monday. Star-studded CSK has been inconsistent in the ongoing...

09:14 PM, May 17, 2008

New Delhi: Former South Africa pacer Allan Donald says Pune Warriors India's Ashok Dinda's jump at the bowling crease is very much similar to the one he had in his playing days. I have no problem with his jump and that's the way he has done it for a while now. It's not something you see with most bowlers but he [Dinda] reminds me of myself. I too had to...

12:35 PM, May 17, 2008

CNN-IBN's cricket experts review Pune Warriors India's 20-run win over Delhi Daredevils in IPL 5 on Saturday. ...

07:00 PM, May 14, 2008

New Delhi: Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir Friday said he was ready to bat at No.3 if the team needed any time during the Indian Premier League (IPL). Gambhir batted at No.3 without much success in the first two matches scoring 16 and 0. But in the last four matches he has opened and twice he has notched up a fifty. [Kolkata] Knight Riders is not just my team,...

01:05 PM, May 14, 2008