Petrol, diesel prices may be hiked this week Petrol price may be hiked by about Re 1 a litre and diesel by 50 paise a litre by this weekend as oil firms begin to exercise the recently accorded freedom to adjust rates in step with cost. State-owned oil firms are losing Rs 1.32 a litre on petrol as international oil rates have firmed up during the last two weeks. ...  
06:24 PM, Feb 13, 2013

Windies end tour with 27-run T20 win over Australia Johnson Charles set West Indies on course for a big total and Pollard took three late wickets to guide them to a 27-run win over Australia. ...  
06:06 PM, Feb 13, 2013

West Indies Women pip Australia to reach World Cup final West Indies stunned Australia by eight runs in a low-scoring Super Six thriller to storm into the final of the Women's World Cup. ...  
04:50 PM, Feb 13, 2013

Pollard's controlled aggression a welcome sign: Gibson
by IANS
West Indies head coach Ottis Gibson has praised big-hitting batsman Kieron Pollard for demonstrating composure to score a century in the fourth one-day International against Australia. ...  
03:30 PM, Feb 13, 2013

One-off T20: West Indies end tour with 27-run win Kieron Pollard's 26 and three wickets helped West Indies to a 27-run victory over Australia in the one-off Twenty20 match in Brisbane. ...  
01:46 PM, Feb 13, 2013

Australia Women not complacent ahead of last Super Six match: Cameron Australia have already made it to the final but keeper Jess Cameron says they will take their last Super Six tie against West Indies seriously. ...  
05:43 PM, Feb 12, 2013

WI seek Twenty20 revival against revamped Australia The reigning ICC World Twenty20 champions will hope to end a disappointing tour with victory over a revamped Australia in Brisbane. ...  
03:29 PM, Feb 12, 2013

West Indies captain lauds players for NZ win
by IANS
Captain Merissa Aguilleira has credited an all-round team effort by the West Indies women for their 48-run victory over New Zealand in their second Super Six, second round match in the ICC Women's World Cup at Brabourne Stadium here. ...  
03:02 PM, Feb 12, 2013

NZ Women skipper blames her batters for defeat New Zealand Women lost to the West Indies Women by 48 runs and the captain said the defeat was disappointing as it was like a semi-final clash. ...  
07:33 PM, Feb 11, 2013

West Indies Women hammer New Zealand by 48 runs West Indies pulled off a big victory after bowling out their opponents for 159, which kept themselves in the hunt for a berth in the final. ...  
04:44 PM, Feb 11, 2013

Australia add Burns as cover for Voges for WI T20
by IANS
Cricket Australia (CA) on Monday named Queensland batsman Joe Burns as a cover for Adam Voges for the upcoming Twenty20 International against the West Indies on Wednesday. ...  
12:55 PM, Feb 11, 2013

World's largest held crocodile dies in Philippines The world's largest saltwater crocodile in captivity died Sunday, sending villagers to tears in a backwater southern Philippine town that shot to international prominence and started to draw tourists, revenue and development because of the immense reptile. ...  
02:58 AM, Feb 11, 2013

US: First-ever original track written and recorded in space A Canadian astronaut has teamed up with Barenaked Ladies lead singer Ed Robertson for the first ever original track to be written and recorded in space, 402 km above the Earth aboard the International Space Station. ...  
05:11 PM, Feb 10, 2013

Pacers lead Australia to 5-0 whitewash of West Indies Johnson, McKay, Faulkner and Cutting shared 8 wickets between them to help Australia restrict West Indies to 257 and win the fifth ODI by 17 runs. ...  
08:43 AM, Feb 10, 2013

No regrets battling pain to rescue WI: Pollard
by IANS
Pollard was struck on the finger from a ball that bounced but he blasted unbeaten 109 that lifted West Indies from 55 for 6 to 220 all out in 49.4 overs. ...  
04:20 PM, Feb 09, 2013

5th ODI: Aus eye whitewash as Windies play for pride A West Indies' whitewash well within their sight and grasp, Australia must be itching to get back on the ground to nail the visitors for the fifth time in a row despite a pretty fresh look to the squad for the fifth and final ODI here at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. ...  
03:20 PM, Feb 09, 2013

Michael Clarke ruled out of 5th ODI due to hamstring injury
by IANS
Clarke's right hamstring was assessed by the team medical staff following the fourth ODI and the physiotherapist has confirmed that he has hamstring stiffness. ...  
07:52 PM, Feb 08, 2013