New Delhi: The high-stakes clash between India and England promises to be a humdinger with both teams turning the pressure up a notch. While England are riding high after defeating Sri Lanka 1-0 in the three-match Test series, India produced a similar result, more importantly away from home which brings them to England with renewed confidence of repeating the success under the leadership of Rahul Dravid on the 2007 voyage....
01:14 AM, Feb 14, 2008
Kolkata: The organisers of the Champions League Twenty20 are planning to sell tickets at throwaway prices for the six matches slated to be held at Eden Gardens here. There is another bonanza in offer for the spectators who will get to see two matches in price of one ticket on the day two fixtures are scheduled at the Eden. Satisfied after their inspection of the stadium this morning, a two-member...
11:00 PM, Feb 11, 2008
Kingston: The Lalit Modi-BCCI feud has ended up costing Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar, whose payments for the work he did as an IPL Governing Council member are yet to be released. Gavaskar was part of IPL's governing council between 2008-2010 and had been promised Rs. 4 crore per year, over and above the Rs. 1 crore for coming on board, by the then BCCI chief Sharad Pawar - a...
12:05 AM, Feb 07, 2008
Melbourne: Australian Defence Minister Stephen Smith has backed beleaguered Simon Katich saying the opening batsman was the victim of an extraordinary blunder by the country's selectors, who have been led by Andrew Hilditch for the past five years. Historically, of course, there have been a series of atrocities committed by the Australian Cricket Board, or Cricket Australia (CA), or the Australian selectors against West Australian cricketers, but this one is...
02:21 AM, Feb 04, 2008
New Delhi: Gary Kirsten turned down the opportunity to continue as India's coach after leading them to victory in the World Cup just over two months ago. But now he is all set to take on the role South Africa's coach and really it's not a matter of surprise. Kirsten, aged 43, had a successful three-year stint with Team India during which he helped them to many crucial series win...
08:05 PM, Feb 01, 2008
Hyderabad: Their survival in the Indian Premier League at stake, former champions Deccan Chargers face an uphill battle as they take on a spirited Kolkata Knight Riders on Tuesday. Deccan have played eight matches so far and managed to win only three of them. The roller-coaster campaign puts them in the lower half of the points table with six points. Significantly, four other IPL teams also have six points and...
04:23 PM, Jan 21, 2008
Pakistan takes momentum and confidence into Wednesday's first quarterfinal against a West Indies team that is lacking both. ...
09:09 PM, Jan 05, 2008
Dhaka: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi indicated on Tuesday he would retain the side which defeated Australia in the World Cup group stages for Wednesday's quarter-final against the West Indies. Pakistan took the field for the Australia match without fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar and opened the bowling with left-armer Abdur Rehman as the defending champions were beaten for the first time at a World Cup since 1999. "We want to go...
04:45 PM, Jan 05, 2008
India will be wary of the big-hitting Kevin O'Brien and look to address their bowling woes before the quarterfinals. ...
08:16 PM, Dec 26, 2007
Dhaka: Bangladesh heads into its second World Cup match on Friday hoping that its spinners can wreak the kind of havoc against Ireland which they failed to inflict on India last weekend. Bangladesh batted well against its tournament co-host on Saturday, reaching 283-9. However, it finished with an 87-run defeat due to the earlier failure by spinners Abdur Razzak and captain Shakib Al Hasan to make any real impression on...
11:43 PM, Dec 20, 2007
It's likely that some symbolic relics lie inside the coffin at the Taj Mahal. ...
12:50 PM, Aug 23, 2007
The Radio Frequency Identification Chip will have all marksheet and other details. ...
11:50 AM, Aug 20, 2007
US says N-deal won't be suspended automatically if India conducts N-test. ...
02:30 PM, Aug 18, 2007
Islamabad says Dawood Ibrahim does not live in its soil. ...
12:19 PM, Aug 08, 2007
After Guruvayoor Temple in Kerala, the Ramanathaswamy temple in Rameswaram in TN is in the midst of controversy. ...
10:39 AM, Jun 26, 2007
The Guruvayur Devaswom Managing Committee may have apologised for the purification issue but the temple head priest said he did not regret his decision. ...
12:32 AM, Jun 14, 2007
Guruvayur Board has taken a U-turn saying the purification ceremony after Vayalar Ravi's son's visit was a mistake. ...
08:10 PM, Jun 13, 2007
Guruvayur board officials say the purification process carried out in temple after Vylar Ravi’s visit was a mistake. ...
01:13 PM, Jun 13, 2007
Mayawati is let off but the Taj Corridor still occupies the banks of Yamuna and is an ugly contrast to the splendour of the Taj. ...
08:28 AM, Jun 06, 2007
Scientifica is a unique contest set to be the nation's biggest science and technology competition. ...
10:18 AM, Jun 04, 2007
