Kolkata comes to a standstill due to bandh

Wellington: New Zealand all-rounder Scott Styris has announced his retirement from international cricket, ending a 12-year career in which he played 29 tests and 188 one-day internationals. The 35-year-old Styris said he reviewed his international future after this year's World Cup and decided it was the time to retire as the New Zealand team entered a new era under recently appointed captain Ross Taylor. Styris said it had been an ...
05:58 PM, Feb 06, 2008

National wipes: What made news today

Kingston: There seems no end to the list of Sachin Tendulkar admirers and the latest to laud the Indian batting icon is West Indian fast bowling great Courtney Walsh. "For me, Sachin has been the number one Indian batsman. Sometimes he has challenged me and at other times I have done so and we were very competitive. When we catch up there is respect from both sides," stated Walsh, who ...
12:12 AM, Feb 06, 2008