Tiruparankunram: In a marked departure from the usual practice of putting up posters for politicians and actors, some youngsters have put up a giant flex board near Tiruparankunram praising Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Kumar for holding the assembly polls in a fair manner. The youths of Avaniapuram, who claimed to be members of the 'Praveen Kumar's fans association', said they also performed "milk abhishekam' to the Board, which...
11:56 AM, May 16, 2011
Chennai: With the model code of conduct coming into force for the April 13 Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, the Election Commission on Wednesday ordered stoppage of distribution of free colour TV sets, the ruling DMK's flagship scheme. Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Kumar also warned of "severe action" against officials found violating the code. "District Collectors and the Heads of Departments have been asked to stop forthwith distribution of free colour...
01:32 PM, Mar 02, 2011
The world No. 58, Vladislav Tkachiev was sleeping during his game. ...
04:57 PM, Sep 04, 2009
CNN-IBN's panel of cricket experts discuss Kolkata Knight Riders' emphatic win over Royal Challengers Bangalore. ...
01:20 AM, May 17, 2008
Roseau, Dominica: Shivnarine Chanderpaul followed Brian Lara in becoming the second West Indies batsman to pass 10,000 Test runs on Thursday and team-mate Darren Bravo said he is the example to follow for the new generation of cricketers in the Caribbean. Bravo, who shared in a 110-run partnership with the 37-year-old Chanderpaul, has long viewed his relative Lara as a role-model and that is visible at times in his batting...
11:38 AM, May 16, 2008
Chennai: Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga was adjudged Man-of-the-Series for his all-round performance for Mumbai Indians, who on Sunday night won the Champions League T20 tournament after defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore by 31 runs in the final. Malinga, who also won the Golden Wicket award for taking the most number of wickets, 10, said: "I am happy that our team won. I am in the Mumbai Indians team as...
01:48 AM, Mar 08, 2008
St. John's: Former captains Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan, vice-captain Brendon Nash, all-rounders Dwayne Bravo and Keiron Pollard, and left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn do not figure in the list of retainer contracts the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has offered for next year. It is reliably learnt that Nikita Miller, left-handed batsman Devon Smith and all-rounder Dave Bernard Jr have also been overlooked for retainers which usually range in value from...
08:57 PM, Mar 06, 2008
New Delhi: Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has supported his former teammate Shoaib Akhtar's claims that Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar was scared of his pace, by sensationally claiming that he has seen Sachin's feet trembling while facing the fast bowler. Akhtar has written in his autobiography 'Controversially Yours' that Tendulkar was scared of his bowling, a comment that has caused furore across the border, forcing publishers to cancel all...
05:03 PM, Mar 05, 2008
In an event organised in the memory of Indian cricket legend Dilip Sardesai, Kapil Dev addressed a variety of issues related to the sport. ...
01:29 PM, Mar 05, 2008
Colombo: Former Australian batsman Geoff Marsh began his two-year stint as Sri Lanka's new coach on Thursday, hoping to lead the side beyond his contract and into the next World Cup in 2015. Marsh, who turns 53 in December, said he was ready to accept the challenge of preparing the Sri Lankan team for the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, even though his contract was only for two...
08:29 AM, Mar 05, 2008
Chennai: Chennai Super Kings' skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was all praise for his bowlers after the home side's three-pronged pace attack restricted Cape Cobras to a modest score of 145 in the Champions League Twenty20 match here on Wednesday. Had we lost, it would have become very difficult. The score of 145 was a very good effort by our bowlers, who capitalised really well when they lost a couple of ...
11:26 PM, Mar 04, 2008
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