Srinagar: Former India captain Bishen Singh Bedi on Thursday extended his support to the revival of Indo-Pak cricketing ties, saying the sport should not be mixed with politics. We are living in free India, there are those who oppose, but I am of the view that there should be matches between India and Pakistan. Cricket is a separate thing from politics, the two should not be mixed. If cricketers are...
04:40 PM, Jun 10, 2008
London: In a shock announcement, England batsman Kevin Pietersen has decided to retire from international limited-overs cricket with immediate effect. A press release from the England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed Pietersen’s decision, which was taken in consultation with the board during the first Test against West Indies at Lord’s recently. “After a great deal of thought and deliberation, I am today announcing my retirement from international one-day cricket,” said...
03:36 PM, May 28, 2008
Dominica: Jamaican batsman Marlon Samuels and wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin have been recalled to the West Indies squad for next month's Test series in England. Keeper Carlton Baugh has been left out along with 19-year-old opener Kraigg Brathwaite, who struggled in this month's series against Australia. Ramdin has recovered from a hand injury but his return owes as much to Baugh's failure with the bat against Australia and the selectors are...
07:06 PM, May 16, 2008
Roseau: Shivnarine Chanderpaul, only the 10th player in history to make 10,000 Test runs, believes hard graft and long hours in the nets propelled him to his landmark. The 37-year-old became only the second West Indian to reach the magic figure when he went to 14 in his side's second innings in the ongoing third and final Test against Australia at Windsor Park. Playing in his 140th Test, the veteran...
01:05 PM, May 16, 2008
New Delhi: Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara is unhappy at not being able to get the opportunity to train at Pallakele or at Hambantota, the two new venues that will host World Cup matches in Sri Lanka. "We would love to train at all the grounds, but we also need to have the proper facilities to train. Side wickets, gyms, all of these things need to be available at the...
01:11 PM, Dec 10, 2007
Sydney: Defending champions Australia unveiled their squad for next month's World Cup, banking on the fitness of a pair of injury-prone pacemen and elder statesmen Ricky Ponting and Mike Hussey. Veteran Brett Lee and enigmatic short-form specialist Shaun Tait were both included in the 15-man squad for the tournament in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, which they are trying to win for the fourth successive time. Ponting was named as...
01:49 AM, Dec 01, 2007
Anti-POSCO agitators have temporarily retreated to their villages. ...
07:04 PM, Nov 30, 2007
Clashes began when those favouring the project tried evicting protestors. ...
08:58 AM, Nov 30, 2007
Ten people were killed in clashes between pro-POSCO and anti-POSCO villagers. ...
12:35 AM, Nov 27, 2007
But for the heavily armed police, the pro and anti-POSCO groups are close to coming to blows. ...
04:13 PM, Nov 02, 2007
Bangalore: India will be without explosive batsman Virender Sehwag in the upcoming one-day series against Australia due to an injury while Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan have been rested. Although the Cricket Board has not specified the exact nature of Sehwag's injury but he is reportedly nursing a shoulder problem. Since Gautam Gambhir is also injured, the selectors have filled the opening slot by calling Murali Vijay in ...
04:52 PM, Oct 23, 2007
The company will review the law and order condition every month. ...
04:06 PM, Oct 22, 2007
Another fight has erupted between Karunanidhi and rival, Jayalalithaa. ...
11:37 PM, Oct 19, 2007
Officials were taken hostage in Orissa village opposed to company’s Rs 51,000-crore plant. ...
06:02 PM, Oct 13, 2007
The Centre is all set to build 600 km of highways in Orissa to be called POSCO roads. ...
04:52 PM, Jun 27, 2007
Despite the local opposition, POSCO is confident of start building the Orissa steel project in October. ...
03:06 PM, May 23, 2007
Just days after three POSCO executives were taken hostage by agitating villagers, the company was told to stop health camps. ...
01:03 PM, May 20, 2007
POSCO hostage crisis may be over but the incident has put a question mark on the immediate construction work at the site. ...
11:54 AM, May 12, 2007
Three executives of the Korean steel company POSCO who were taken hostages by tribals were set free on Saturday. ...
10:17 AM, May 12, 2007
The three executives had gone to the area to negotiate directly with villagers to buy land for the project. ...
08:26 PM, May 11, 2007
