Bangalore: Voters in Bangalore slightly improved their record on Sunday with a higher turnout at the booths to cast their ballots in the Assembly election but still remained the lowest in the state. Bangalore urban district recorded 52.83 per cent voting, the state election authorities said while the state average was around 70 per cent of the over 40 million voters. In the last assembly polls in 2008, the turnout...
09:29 AM, May 06, 2013
The fast bowler also said that he won't return to international cricket until he is one hundred per cent fit. ...
09:24 AM, May 06, 2013
Mohali: The door is closing down slowly and gradually for Kings XI Punjab as they seek their fifth win of the season against a top-favourite Royal Challengers Bangalore in match 51 of the IPL 6 at the PCA Stadium in Mohali on Monday. Punjab are still quite a distant away from the top four and a win is a necessary tonic to make things easier for them. However, it might...
08:42 PM, May 05, 2013
CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose asks residents of Bangalore about their voting ambitions ahead of the state Assembly elections on May 5. ...
11:49 PM, May 03, 2013
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu police made more arrests in connection with the Bangalore blast on Friday. Two people were arrested from Coimbatore. Valayal Hakeem and Asgar Ali were arrested for possessing explosive material. The blast took place on April 17 near the BJP headquarters in Bangalore. ...
04:36 PM, May 03, 2013
"I do try and read the bowler's mind, premeditate a tad." Easier said than done, but AB de Villiers doesn't just say that; he does it as well for Royal Challengers Bangalore. A fifty off just 23 balls from his bat on Thursday sent Pune Warriors India into submission mode. But more than that, it was the disdain with which the South African treated the bowlers that deflated Pune's hopes...
10:41 AM, May 03, 2013
Bangalore: In a last-minute bid to woo Bangalore voters, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday promised to extend the city's nightlife by two hours if voted to power. The BJP claimed it will extend the 11.00 pm deadline to 1.00 am for restaurants and up to midnight for bars. The party also promised to build a new reservoir to cater to the city's water problem. ...
11:32 PM, May 02, 2013
Live updates from Game 46 of IPL 6 between Pune Warriors and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune on Thursday. Having lost eight of their ten matches, Pune are lying at the bottom and playing for self esteem. RCB will look to change their fortunes at away venues; they have six wins in ten matches though and are lying at No. 2. ...
07:20 PM, May 02, 2013
Pune: After registering a massive 130-run victory over Pune Warriors a week back, Royal Challengers Bangalore have suffered two consecutive losses while Pune too have continued their downslide to the bottom of the table with ease losing their last five matches. At the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium on Thursday, the teams will face each other once again for game 46 of IPL 6 with Pune hoping to shrug off Chris...
11:39 PM, May 01, 2013
Jaipur: Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli said his team was 10-15 runs short as Rajasthan Royals pulled off a stunning four-wicket win with a ball to spare in their Indian Premier League match at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here Monday. Rajasthan made 173 for 6 in reply to Royal Challengers' 171 for 6 in 20 overs. Rajasthan Royals owe their win to Sanju Samson who struck a 41-ball 63,...
10:46 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Jaipur: Better execution of plans and adapting to wickets are the two key elements Royal Challengers Bangalore need to focus on if they are to start winning matches away from home in the ongoing IPL, feels pacer Ravi Rampaul. "We need to execute our plans and will have to adapt to the wickets and play accordingly," Rampaul said on Monday after his side suffered another defeat away from its citadel,...
09:49 PM, Apr 29, 2013
CNN-IBN's cricket expert Aakash Chopra reviews the IPL 6 tie between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore that Rajasthan won by four wickets on Monday. ...
08:55 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals maintained their unbeaten record at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium with a gripping five-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore to make it five wins in a row in Jaipur. Set a target of 172, the home team was indebted to young Sanju Samson's 61 and 41 from Shane Watson who earlier in the day had snared three wickets as RCB's big guns were kept quiet on Monday. RCB...
07:39 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Live updates from Game 40 of IPL 6 between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. The centre of attraction for this 'Royal' encounter remain the two big hitters from both the sides - RCB's Chris Gayle and RR's Shane Watson. RCB have been elbowed out of the top stop on the leaderboard by Chennai Super Kings while Rajasthan need a win to consolidation...
03:07 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Bangalore: With less than a week to go for the Assembly elections campaigning is in full swing in Karnataka. The generals have now landed on the battlefield. After Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, now Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will start his tour of the state. He will first address a public meeting in Hubli which was a BJP stronghold till recently. But the question is whether Dr Singh will be...
09:18 AM, Apr 29, 2013
The IPL aspires to be the EPL (English Premier League), so it is ironic that poor crowd behaviour - a feature of the EPL - ...
09:14 AM, Apr 29, 2013
Midway into the tournament, an assessment of how the nine franchises have done in season six of the IPL. CHENNAI SUPER KINGS The two-time IPL winners are currently top of the table with seven wins (the most for the season) from nine matches and look good for the play-offs. They lost their first match to Mumbai Indians narrowly and then ended up on the wrong side of an upset against...
08:17 AM, Apr 29, 2013
Bangalore: With just a week before the state goes to polls, campaigning in Karnataka picks up steam. After Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will start his tour of the state on Monday. Singh will address two public meetings on Monday. He will first make a speech in Hubli, the most important city in north Karnataka which was a BJP stronghold till recently. From Hubli, the Prime...
08:07 AM, Apr 29, 2013
Bangalore: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP's frontrunner for the PM post, on Sunday left no stone unturned in wooing the voters in Bangalore and riling the opposition Congress with his remarks. Modi, in his trademark flamboyant oratory, asked Congress why it had failed to declare its CM candidate for the state so far. "All BJP leaders are asking Congress to announce their CM candidate in Karnataka. A 'hand'...
07:56 PM, Apr 28, 2013
Jaipur: Rahul Dravid's Rajasthan Royals would be a confident bunch fresh off their eight-wicket win against Sunrisers Hyderabad, as they prepare to host table-toppers Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in game 40 of IPL 6 on Monday. Both Rajasthan and RCB have produced impressive performances this year with Bangalore sitting at the top of the points table with 12 points and Rajasthan at third with 10. Coming...
04:24 PM, Apr 28, 2013
