New Delhi: Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGI) has been rated as the best airport in India, the fifth best regional airport in Asia and the eighth best airport in the 5-10 million passengers per annum capacity category. The ratings were given at the recently concluded Skytrax-World Airport Awards held at the Passenger Terminal Expo in Geneva. The RGI, along with Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) and Bengaluru International...
09:03 AM, Apr 19, 2013
Bangalore: Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Thursday categorically stated that Karnataka elections will be held on time as it has been scheduled amidst speculations on postponement of the Karnataka elections after a terror attack in Bangalore. "Karnataka Assembly election will be on time...These type of incidents have happened in the past before elections and elections have also taken place," Shinde said. Bangalore was hit by terror attack on Wednesday...
04:40 PM, Apr 18, 2013
Pune: Sunrisers Hyderabad legspinner Amit Mishra on Wednesday became the first bowler to achieve the distinction of taking three hat-tricks in the IPL, courtesy a stunning penultimate over in which he dismissed four Pune Warriors players to clinch an 11-run win for his team at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium in Pune. Mishra's hat-trick - Bhuvneshwar Kumar lbw, Rahul Sharma and Ashok Dinda bowled - came after he removed Pune...
08:25 PM, Apr 17, 2013
Jodhpur: The delay in construction of the campuses of the eight new IITs has not affected the "standards of education" and pace of research, Union Minister of Human Resource Development MM Pallam Raju said here on Wednesday. Referring to IIT-Jodhpur, he said that the institution has done remarkable job in the field of solar energy and promoting entrepreneurship. Attributing the delay to the issues like land acquisition, he said in...
01:07 PM, Apr 17, 2013
Pune: What looked to be the two weakest IPL teams after their standings in the last season - bottom and second from bottom - Pune Warriors and Sunrisers Hyderabad clash at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium in game one of Tuesday's double-header seeking to outdo the each other. Pune are coming off an upset win over two-time IPL winners Chennai Super Kings while Hyderabad's last match was a huge defeat...
04:07 PM, Apr 16, 2013
Chennai: Former South Africa pacer Allan Donald is in awe of Dale Steyn and says had he bowled alongside the current world number one pace merchant from his country, the two would have formed the most lethal attack. Donald is presently employed as coach with IPL franchise Pune Warriors. "I wish I did. If I were to bowl with Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel, we would have formed the most...
02:48 PM, Apr 16, 2013
Shikhar Dhawan, the star of India's Mohali Test win against Australia and one of the top batsmen of IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad, is back home from Melbourne and waiting for clearance from the National Cricket Academay (NCA) to appear in IPL 6 having recovered from a hand fracture, ESPNCricinfo reported. Dhawan hurt his hand while patrolling the boundary during his dream Test debut in Mohali where he played a dominating...
11:03 AM, Apr 15, 2013
Kolkata: Surisers Hyderabad coach Tom Moody on Sunday backed his non-performing young lot, saying sooner than later they will deliver. Hyderbad surrendered meekly against a clinical Kolkata Knight Riders as the visitors' batsmen never looked like chasing a challenging target of 181. "We have some young faces. They are learning. We got to trust them. Overtime, they will deliver. We just got to keep the faith on the younger guys....
08:57 AM, Apr 15, 2013
Kolkata: The top four batsmen laid out the carpet and the bowlers walked over it as Kolkata Knight Riders got back onto the points table after two losses in a row, beating Sunrisers Hyderabad by 48 runs on a sluggish Eden Gardens surface. Kolkata made a promising start with their first fifty-run opening stand of the season but it was Eoin Morgan's blast that turned a competitive total into a...
07:20 PM, Apr 14, 2013
Live updates from Game 17 of IPL 6 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Eden Gardens on Sunday. Kolkata are coming into this game after facing back-to-back losses against Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Hyderabad, on the other hand, have won three of their four matches and will look to topple the strong-looking KKR. ...
03:20 PM, Apr 14, 2013
New Delhi: Sunrisers pace spearhead Dale Steyn wants to pick the brains of former Pakistan skipper Waqar Younis, who is a bowling consultant with the Hyderabad franchise. The top-rated fast bowler said Waqar's presence is a big boon for Sunrisers and the youngsters will benefit a lot from the Pakistani. Waqar, known for his reverse swing and toe crushers, has 789 international wickets during an international career that spanned over...
04:24 PM, Apr 13, 2013
New Delhi: In the pulsating closing moments of their Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Daredevils seriously thought Amit Mishra should have been given out for obstructing the field while taking a run on Friday. Mishra, who was adjudged man of the match for his one for 15 in his four overs of legspin, and then an unbeaten 15 to steer the Sunrisers to victory from a...
08:40 AM, Apr 13, 2013
New Delhi: Delhi Daredevils' winless streak in IPL 6 continued with their fourth consecutive loss, the latest by three wickets to Sunrisers Hyderabad in a low-scoring thriller at the Feroz Shah Kotla on Friday. Delhi were restricted to their lowest total of the season but threatened to defend it, reducing the visitors to 100 for 7 before Amit Mishra and Dale Steyn came to the rescue in a tense finale....
11:40 PM, Apr 12, 2013
New Delhi: Sunrisers Hyderabad mentor VVS Laxman on Thursday said he is not really worried about his batsmen's unimpressive performance ahead of the clash with Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League here at the Ferozeshah Kotla on Friday. The Sunrisers, newcomers this season, failed to make an impact with the bat in the first two of their three matches, despite winning them. They managed 126 and 130 in home...
08:27 PM, Apr 11, 2013
Bangalore: Skipper Virat Kohli gave Royal Challengers Bangalore the high they needed to set their engine in motion in IPL 6, but in defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders they face a team on Thursday that can match Bangalore's star power man for man. Bangalore were a little hurt losing to Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Super Over and avenged that defeat in style in the return match on Tuesday as Kohli's...
09:48 PM, Apr 10, 2013
Kannada actress Ragini Dwivedi during the IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on April 9, 2013. PTI Photo by Shailendra Bhojak. ...
11:13 AM, Apr 10, 2013
Bangalore: Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli was on Tuesday fined after his side were found to have maintained a slow over rate during their IPL match against Sunrisers Hyderabad here. At the end of the match, Royal Challengers Bangalore were assessed to be three overs behind the required rate after allowances were taken into consideration. Since it was his first offence of the season under the IPL's Code of...
10:38 PM, Apr 09, 2013
Bangalore: Royal Challengers Bangalore pacer R P Singh said that his side can win matches in the IPL even without contribution from explosive West Indian batsman Chris Gayle as shown by captain Virat Kohli who hit an unbeaten 93 against Sunrisers Hyderabad here on Tuesday. "Generally people talk about Gayle, but we have plenty of batsmen like Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers. So we can't say we are not able...
09:21 PM, Apr 09, 2013
Bangalore: A bustling Virat Kohli half-century was the highlight of Royal Challengers Bangalore's seven-wicket win as the home team leveled the scores with Sunrisers Hyderabad following their Super Over loss to the same opponents on Sunday. Set a target of 162, RCB lost their openers in the space of six deliveries after a brisk start but found their hero in skipper Kohli whose IPL-best 93 not out off 47 balls...
03:53 PM, Apr 09, 2013
Royal Challenger Bangalore have a tough task on their hands when they play the in-form Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in IPL 6 on Tuesday. Playing at home on Sunday, Hyderabad got the better of Bangalore in a Super Over thriller thanks to Cameron White's heroics with the bat. In their first match on April 5, they had beaten Pune Warriors India after Amit Mishra, Thisara Perera and Dale...
03:01 PM, Apr 09, 2013
