United Nations: Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi wants a full time UN representative to Myanmar, the UN Security Council was told. A senior Indian diplomat told PTI that Vijai Nambiar, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's special envoy to Myanmar, told the Security Council in a closed door session that Suu Kyi wanted a UN official to be assigned to the country full time. Nambiar's "assessment" of post-election Myanmar was "rather...
08:54 AM, May 20, 2011
UN says nearly $10 million of cyclone aid has been skimmed off by the Junta. ...
12:23 AM, Jul 30, 2008
CNN's Betty Nguyen gets us a rare, inside look at Myanmar. ...
04:38 PM, Jul 18, 2008
Chennai: Chennai Super Kings' Suresh Raina became the first-ever batsman to cross 2000 runs in the Indian Premier League on Monday. Raina achieved the feat during the course of his 44-run knock against Kolkata Knight Riders at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Prior to this match, the left-handed Raina had 1865 runs from 64 matches at an average of 35.86. Raina, who top-scored for his team on Monday with a 34-ball...
03:59 PM, May 17, 2008
Pune: Deccan Chargers captain Kumar Sangakkara has been fined $20,000 for his team's slow over-rate during Thursday’s IPL 5 match against Pune Warriors India here. At the end of the match, Deccan Chargers were assessed to be one over behind the required rate after allowances were taken into consideration. Since it was his first offence of this season under the IPL Code of Conduct, Sangakkara was fined $20,000, said an...
11:59 AM, May 16, 2008
11 p.m. The match has been officially called off. One point each to RCB and CSK. So both the teams are now with nine points, which takes Chennai to number three and Bangalore to number four on the points table. 10:45 p.m. The rain is not relenting, which means, in all likelihood, the match is going to be abandoned. No official word yet, though. 10:15 p.m. As the ground staff...
01:20 AM, May 16, 2008
Bangalore: Chennai Super Kings bowling coach Andy Bichel says he expects their match against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Wednesday to be a high-scoring one. The previous match between these teams was also high-scoring with Chennai coming out top in a 200 plus chase. Since RCB's batting looks heavy at top of the order fully packed with overseas players, I think it will come down to a nail-biting over and hope...
06:51 PM, May 15, 2008
Chennai: Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming was not concerned by the late finish by his side in their seven-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals, saying that the home side was always in control of the Indian Premier League match. Asked why his side left it so late to win the match in the last ball, Fleming said, We should not have but we were always in control of things. It...
06:25 PM, May 14, 2008
New Delhi: Azhar Mahmood, the former Pakistan allrounder, has received a visa to play across Indian cities in the IPL for Kings XI Punjab. The Pakistani-turned-British allrounder had initially got only city-specific visa - that is, only for the port of entry Delhi and his final destination Chandigarh on his Pakistani passport. As per the law, the Pakistani citizens get visa for specific cities in India. He applied for visa ...
03:56 PM, May 13, 2008
Port of Spain: Shane Watson again showed why he is Australia's man for all occasions when he ground his way to a vital half-century on the first day of the second Test against West Indies on Sunday. The all-rounder, now padding up at three after stints at number six and as an opener, batted for almost two and a half hours for just 56 runs at Queen's Park Road in ...
11:31 PM, May 12, 2008
Karachi: A match in Pakistan's domestic Twenty20 competition last month is under scrutiny over allegations of foul play and under-performance by some players, an official said. Karachi Zebras lost the Super Eight tournament game by 31 runs against a weakened Peshawar Panthers side missing injured star Pakistan paceman Umar Gul. The win lifted Peshawar to the semi-final and relegated Karachi. I myself felt some foul play and several players under-performed, ...
11:36 PM, May 11, 2008
Pune: The Pune Warriors India spinner Rahul Sharma says the IPL has helped him to prove his ability as a player and has also brought him on the national selectors' radar. “I have shown my talent and ability in the IPL. The selectors have also seen my talent in [the] IPL and have given me [the] opportunity to play for India. MS [Dhoni] always tells me I am ‘a kind...
01:34 AM, May 11, 2008
MUMBAI INDIANS INNINGS 20th over: Rohit Sharma wins it for Mumbai with a last-ball six. Christian will be gutted as he fails to defend 18 runs in his over, especially after a superb penultimate over bowled by Steyn. But hats off to Rohit's composure under such pressure. He finishes with 73 not out off 50 balls, including four boundaries and five sixes. A five-wicket win in the end for Mumbai....
12:54 PM, May 10, 2008
Karachi: BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla Sunday made it clear that there is no possibility of Pakistani players becoming a part of the lucrative Indian Premier League until and unless there is a resumption of bilateral cricket ties between India and Pakistan. Shukla said there was no campaign or hatred against Pakistan and he himself felt sad that Pakistani players were not featuring in the IPL. No one is against Pakistan...
12:15 AM, May 10, 2008
CNN-IBN's cricket experts talk about Rajasthan Royals' convincing win over Kings XI Punjab. ...
07:52 PM, May 09, 2008
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