
An overwhelmed Rahman interspersed his Oscar speech with Hindi and Tamil. ...

09:59 AM, Feb 23, 2009

Male lifter Sateesha Rai and woman lifter Boradi Prameelavalli have been banned. ...

02:56 PM, Oct 03, 2008

Melbourne: Australian fast bowler Brett Lee on Friday heaped praise on James Pattinson and asked the new pace sensation to retain his aggression. I think it's controlled aggression and as a fast bowler you have to be in the batsman's face, Lee said of the 21-year-old Pattinson who was the Man of the Match in Australia's 122-run win over India in the first Test at the MCG. There's a line ...

02:18 AM, Apr 05, 2008

Georgetown: Deep concern was expressed over the Guyana government's decision to supersede the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and appoint an interim committee to run the game in the country. The government decision to form an Interim Management Committee follows a ruling by Chief Justice Ian Chang in August in a legal challenge over the legitimacy of the GCB executive after the last annual general meeting and election of office-bearers. 'As...

10:53 AM, Apr 04, 2008

Melbourne: Former India opener Akash Chopra says Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag will have to make it count whenever they are set, as trying conditions Down Under would make it difficult for them to get too many good starts in the Test series against Australia starting on Monday. Chopra couldn't score a fifty and his average was only 23.25 during India's eventful tour of Australia in 2003-04 but the then...

07:32 AM, Apr 03, 2008

Mumbai: Riding on Wasim Jaffer's record-breaking 82 as he overtook former teammate Amol Muzumdar as the highest run-getter in Ranji Trophy, Mumbai took the first-innings lead against Punjab by reaching 308-5 at stumps in their Elite Division Group A match here on Thursday. Jaffer needed 50 runs to go past Muzumdar, who achieved the milestone by overtaking Amarjeet Kaypee two years ago while playing for Assam, and the former India...

02:59 PM, Apr 02, 2008

Vadodara: Ambati Rayudu has been named as vice captain of Baroda which will play against Bengal in their Group B Elite Division Ranji trophy match at the Motibag ground here from Wednesday. Pinal Shah was already declared as captain. Rayudu who hails from Hyderabad has opted to play for Baroda and has done well so far in the season. Baroda has so far secured 13 points and stands third in ...

10:17 AM, Apr 01, 2008

Sydney: Test wicketkeeper Brad Haddin smashed 76 runs off 59 balls to overshadow Matthew Hayden's return to Australian cricket and lead the Sydney Sixers to a seven-wicket win over the Brisbane Heat in the opening match of the Big Bash Twenty20 tournament. Prolific Test opener Hayden, who last played in Australia in 2009, made an aggressive 29 from 28 balls before being bowled by another ex-Test player, legspinner Stuart MacGill...

01:21 PM, Mar 31, 2008