Haroon Lorgat has said that ICC will not consider the idea of incorporating IPL into the Future Tours Programme. ...
04:41 PM, Jun 13, 2012
Kishore Biyani can sometimes get overly aggressive in betting on the future. He's also prone to occasional flights of fancy"and to top it all, often fails to pass the test on execution. But in my book, he has one trait that perhaps overrides all his other flaws: He is an original thinker. Or else, he wouldn't have succeeded in creating a $2.5 billion enterprise from scratch in about 15 years....
11:06 AM, Jun 11, 2012
Madrid: Chelsea striker Fernando Torres has put a difficult season behind him and is itching to be part of the European champions' future plans, the player said on Thursday following talks with the club's hierarchy. Torres voiced his concerns after being left out of Chelsea's starting line-up for last weekend's Champions League final victory over Bayern Munich, saying he had been close to throwing in the towel. "My goal was...
09:06 AM, May 25, 2012
Ganguly went through a lean patch both as a batsman and a skipper with Pune Warriors this season. ...
11:00 PM, May 22, 2012
"The BCCI has run cricket far better than others," said the Pune Warriors captain. ...
10:26 PM, May 22, 2012
London: Chelsea chief executive Ron Gourlay has played down reports linking Fernando Torres with an exit from Stamford Bridge this summer. The Spanish striker, who has notched up only 12 goals since his 50-million move from Liverpool last year, had to settle for a place on the bench during Saturday night's Champions League victory over Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena. The Blues prevailed 4-3 on penalties after the match...
08:20 PM, May 22, 2012
London: Didier Drogba's representatives have denied reports which suggested that the striker had announced that he will leave Chelsea when his contract ends next month. The striker was quoted by France Football magazine as saying that he had already informed his team-mates of his decision to quit Stamford Bridge this summer after playing a leading role in their Champions League triumph against Bayern Munich on Saturday. "We [Drogba and his...
08:03 PM, May 22, 2012
Madrid: Just one day after lifting the Champions League trophy, Chelsea striker Fernando Torres said he is not happy with his limited role on the team. Torres said he had the worst moments of his career with the club this season and needs clarity about his future role with the newly-crowned European champions. Torres told Spanish sports daily AS that he had been bitterly disappointed at being left out of...
07:18 AM, May 21, 2012
London: Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck said that the club will hold talks with forward Didier Drogba about a new contract next week, while also saying that they hope to appoint a permanent manager "sooner rather than later." Drogba, who scored the decisive penalty to defeat Bayern Munich in the shoot-out of the Champions League final on Saturday, is out of contract next month. The 34-year-old Ivory Coast international joined the...
06:51 AM, May 21, 2012
Munich: After leading Chelsea to the biggest trophy in club football, Roberto di Matteo's future as manager of the London club is still in doubt. Di Matteo had a conversation with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich after the team's penalty shoot-out win over Bayern Munich in the Champions League final on Saturday, but he would not disclose what he discussed with the Russian billionaire. "What was discussed with the boss we...
06:11 AM, May 21, 2012
Four companies are battling for the largest ever public-private partnership project to build a light armoured carrier for the Indian Army"the Future Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV). The Army needs about 2,600 such vehicles over 20 years. All four bidders"Tata Motors, Mahindra Defence Systems, L&T and the government-owned Ordnance Factory Board (OFB)"have presented their designs and the evaluation is set to move to the final phase within a month. The Rs...
12:07 PM, Apr 09, 2012
Tokyo: Hatsune Miku has a following that would make most Japanese pop stars green with envy, with thousands of fans at every concert and a big international following. She never misses a beat, fluffs a line or messes up a step. But then she doesn't really exist. Hatsune Miku is computer generated, based on a voice-synthesizing programme developed by the company Crypton Future Media that allows users to create their...
01:28 PM, Mar 12, 2012
Back in the 1990s, Nathan Myhrvold helped shape the modern computing world as Microsoft's Chief Technology Officer. Now he runs a firm called Intellectual Ventures. It's a combination of a private-equity fund and an innovation incubator. Myhrvold recently turned his sights on how to better use technology in the kitchen. So here's a look at what he's cooking up. ...
11:35 AM, Mar 02, 2012
Toronto: A months-long delay in Research in Motion's new BlackBerrys and a dreary quarterly report sent RIM shares tumbling again on Friday and pushed some analysts to sound the death knell for the mobile device that once defined the industry. RIM's announcement late Thursday that it expected to launch smartphones powered by its new QNX operating system months after initially expected revived calls for the ouster of RIM's co-CEOs Mike...
10:37 AM, Dec 18, 2011
New Delhi: Expressing disappointment at the government's decision to put on hold the FDI in retail decision, players in the sector on Saturday said a political consensus must be arrived soon in the interest of consumers and farmers. "There is no reason why consensus cannot be built on this issue. FDI in retail will benefit farmers and consumers, who will have to now strongly come in the support of the...
07:14 PM, Dec 03, 2011
New Delhi: India Inc on Thursday hailed the government's decision to allow 51 per cent FDI in multi-brand retail while completely opening single-brand retail to overseas investors, saying the move would help bring in the much needed capital for the sector. "It is a win-win situation for everyone. With the amount of money to be invested in back-end, supply chain and farm sector will benefit," Future Group Chief Executive Officer...
10:09 PM, Nov 24, 2011
New Delhi: Anna Hazare is an unlikely icon. But the frail 74-year-old in a Gandhi topi has captured India's mindspace, awakening images of integrity and the power of the common man. Future Brands MD and CEO Santosh Desai said, "Brands have woken up to the fact that consumers are not just consumers but they also have a stake in society and in the politics of the day. They have woken...
08:59 AM, Aug 25, 2011
Singapore: Asian stocks fell 1-2 percent on Thursday as the fallout from Wall Street's 4 percent drop overnight limited by a rise in US stock futures, while gold climbed above $1,800 an ounce to a new record, reflecting fears over Europe's worsening financial crisis. The Australian dollar, often a measure of investors' willingness to take risks, rose toward $1.02 as Asian equities pulled back from their lows, suggesting traders and...
07:01 AM, Aug 11, 2011
New Delhi: The latest WikiLeaks cables point to a static, dormant Indo-US relationship, with bilateral ties going nowhere. The Hindu newspaper has accessed the leaked cables which show that American officials are not happy with what they saw as the UPA government's "frustratingly cautious'' approach to Indo-US bilateral ties. They blame India's bereaucracy for a lot of the those problems. A cable dated January 8, 2008 from then US Ambassador...
08:08 AM, Mar 21, 2011
Hong Kong: Asian shares dropped after a massive earthquake hit Japan, including the capital Tokyo, darkening an already bleak mood caused by weak economic data and unrest in Saudi Arabia. The quake struck just before the close of Tokyo stock trading. Japan's Nikkei average closed at an intraday and five-week low, down 1.7 percent on the day. The Hong Kong's Hang Seng share index was down 1.8 percent, and Nikkei...
01:18 PM, Mar 11, 2011
