
The girl was forced to clean the toilets after her parents reportedly failed to pay the school fee. ...

09:05 AM, Jul 30, 2010

New Delhi: Tainted cricketer Mohnish Mishra has accepted the statements he made during the sting operation which claimed to have exposed corruption in the IPL, but said he had done that casually to develop his value. Mishra was suspended by his Indian Premier League team Pune Warriors with immediate effect, hours after the BCCI handed him the same punishment for his alleged involvement in spot-fixing pending a board inquiry. We...

04:00 PM, May 23, 2008

Mumbai: The revamped Wankhede stadium, which recently came under the scanner of the fire department for not following safety norms, on Tuesday received a no objection certificate (NOC) from the Mumbai Fire Brigade to stage World Cup matches. We have given NOC to the stadium. They have fulfilled all the fire safety norms at the stadium, deputy chief fire officer AN Shinde, who inspected the stadium with his team, told...

12:42 PM, Dec 20, 2007
Harare: A Zimbabwe team spokesman says opening bowler Ed Rainsford has been ruled out of the World Cup by a hamstring injury. Media manager Jeff Murimbechi says Zimbabwe's selectors, who have already had to make two changes before the tournament, are seeking permission to replace Rainsford with medium pacer Tinashe Panyangara. Rainsford picked up the injury when he was struck on the leg by a straight drive off his first...

09:25 PM, Dec 15, 2007
Chennai: Former India coach John Wright on Tuesday said the success of the then team under him was largely due to the determination and drive of the senior players to improve and he was just a catalyst in the process. Wright, who had maintained a low-profile throughout his five-year tenure from 2000-2005, was his modest self when reminded that the current Indian team was his baby. "Oh no ... it's...

11:40 AM, Dec 15, 2007