India will brief IAEA on the technical aspects of the draft safeguards text. ...
02:33 AM, Jul 25, 2008
Both nations agree to move forward on the deal ‘as expeditiously as possible’. ...
10:40 PM, Jul 24, 2008
Pakistan has reportedly written a letter to more than 60 countries. ...
12:57 PM, Jul 24, 2008
In the days ahead, top ministers and officials are said to visit world capitals. ...
03:49 AM, Jul 24, 2008
Pranab Mukherjee made an impassioned speech in LS on Monday. ...
03:18 PM, Jul 23, 2008
The IAEA Board of Governors is meeting on August 1 in Vienna. ...
08:39 AM, Jul 23, 2008
New Delhi: India and England are gearing up for a grueling battle ahead. But when the majority of the focus is on spinners, it is the fast men who are expected to play an equally vital role in the four-Test series starting in Ahmedabad on November 15. Here,
Cricketnext looks at whether India have a pace attack capable of consistently troubling England’s batting line-up and how it stack ups against...
09:09 AM, Jul 18, 2008
Brisbane: Tony Greig and Bill Lawry are being missed in the commentary box with the first Test of the Australian cricket season beginning here on Friday. Greig is undergoing treatment for lung cancer while Lawry opted out of the first Test between Australia and South Africa due to personal reasons. What is missing most is their famous banter on air. "It's been an incredible journey so far - you have...
01:50 PM, Jul 17, 2008
Mumbai: Yuvraj Singh is all set to regain his spot in the Indian Test squad when the new national selection panel, headed by Sandeep Patil, sits down on Monday to pick the team for the series-opener against England at Ahmedabad from November 15-19. Though skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said that the left-handed batsman was the best judge of his fitness for the rigours of Test cricket after having undergone...
11:54 AM, Jul 15, 2008
Guwahati: Tripura were struggling at 72 for 3 after Assam captain Dheeraj Jadhav scored the season’s first double-century on Saturday. The former Maharashtra batsman now captaining his adopted state in his fourth season with them fell 17 short of his career-best as Assam lost their last five wickets for 30 runs to be bowled out for 450, but by stumps Tripura trailed by 378 runs. Jadhav, 33, resumed the day...
08:34 AM, Jul 15, 2008
Mumbai: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar said that Sachin Tendulkar getting some runs under his belt in the Ranji Trophy match before the upcoming four-Test series against England is a good sign. Gavaskar was one of those who had said the 39-year-old's mode of dismissals in recent matches was concerning. "He is one the most hardworking studious guys you come across. I think Sachin would have got enough time to...
02:16 AM, Jul 15, 2008
Ghaziabad: Imtiaz Ahmed, the medium pacer from Uttar Pradesh, was an unknown figure until he picked up a five-wicket haul against the star-studded Delhi on the opening day of the 2012-13 Ranji Trophy Friday. The 26-year-old, playing only his seventh first-class match, came instantly into the limelight when he took the wickets of Gautam Gambhir, the India opener, and Mithun Manhas, a seasoned batsman in the domestic circuit, besides hoovering...
11:26 PM, Jul 14, 2008
The Bengal batsman scored 93 for India A on day one of the three-day warm-up tie against England XI. ...
08:47 AM, Jul 13, 2008
Centurion: A rampaging Sydney Sixers would look to maintain their winning momentum and book a berth in the final when they take on local side Titans in the second semi-final of the Champions League Twenty20 here on Friday. Sixers are the only side to have won all their four group matches and they are the most all-round team in the tournament with balance in batting, bowling and fielding departments. The...
01:55 AM, Jul 11, 2008
Much more was expected of the three Indian Premier League (IPL) teams that failed to make the semi-finals of the ongoing Champions League Twenty20 and will now head home to dejected fans – defending champions Mumbai Indians, former winners Chennai Super Kings and current IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders. For a host of reasons, including poor batting and bowling and at times leadership, these three high-profile teams devalued the tournament...
04:08 PM, Jul 10, 2008
Melbourne: Hard-hitting West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels has signed up a deal to play in the second season of Australia's Big Bash League, their domestic Twenty20 tournament, for Melbourne Renegades. Samuels will join Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan as the second international player for the Renegades. Fresh from his Man-of-the-Match performance in the ICC World Twenty20 final when he smashed 78 from 56 balls against Sri Lanka, Samuels will...
12:24 PM, Jul 10, 2008
Lahore: The Governing Board of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will be given a presentation on the proposed Pakistan Premier League at its meeting on Tuesday in Abbotabad. A PCB official said Sarwar Salman Butt who was working as consultant for the Board would make the presentation. The PCB has been talking about launching the PPL T20 competition since last year but recently admitted it could not be held before...
09:23 AM, Jul 10, 2008
Karachi: PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf Sunday said they were negotiating with five boards, including Sri Lanka, to bring their teams to Pakistan and hoped that international cricket will resume in the country soon. Ashraf said the ongoing friendly exhibitions matches with a World XI was a step in that direction and it would eventually pave the way for Test teams visiting Pakistan. I think these matches are a good step...
09:04 AM, Jul 10, 2008
Hyderabad: Retired batsman VVS Laxman will lead Hyderabad in the Ranji Trophy Group A league match against a Punjab Cricket Association team in Mohali from 2 November. The 27-year-old had announced retirement from international cricket in August this year ahead of the home series against New Zealand despite being selected to play. The other members of the Hyderabad Ranji team are: D B Ravi Teja (vice captain), P Akshat Reddy,...
08:47 AM, Jul 10, 2008
Cape Town: They have inched closer to the semifinals with Sunday's win but Delhi Daredevils skipper Mahela Jayawardene was not too happy with the way his players performed against Perth Scorchers, here. Chasing a small target of 122, Delhi just about managed a narrow three-wicket win with three balls to spare. Delhi had lost four batsmen at a score of 60 and had Virender Sehwag not scored a half-century and...
08:19 AM, Jul 10, 2008
