There has been yet another gangrape in Delhi. A 42-year-old woman from Jaipur was allegedly gangraped by three people on Wednesday night in South Delhi. The police registered a case on Wednesday night against three people, out of which one person has been reportedly detained. ...
08:04 AM, Dec 27, 2012
Dubai: Afghanistan qualified for their second consecutive Twenty20 World Cup with a 47-run win over Namibia on Thursday, inspired by the bowling of Dawlat Zadran who took two of his three wickets in the first over. The win marks another milestone for Afghanistan, who in the past five years have been one of the most inspiring stories in sport. Made up of war refugees who learned the sport in Pakistan,...
03:36 AM, May 06, 2008
New Delhi: India's former captain Anil Kumble reckons Virat Kohli has the right game to fit in at the crucial number three slot in the Indian Test team, even though it will be impossible for anyone to step into Rahul Dravid's shoes. I have followed Virat closely since his India U-19 days and he has matured a lot. I am impressed in the manner he has improved in the past ...
03:10 AM, May 06, 2008
There was a time when New Zealand and Zimbabwe were well-matched on the international scene, even though it was not for top honours on the rankings chart. Though none of the current squad was present during Zimbabwes previous tour of the country more than a decade ago, they would be well served to remember the exploits of their predecessors in 2000-01. After having drawn the one-off Test in Wellington, then-captain...
11:57 PM, Apr 14, 2008
Adelaide: India middle-order batsman Virat Kohli cannot get over the disappointment on missing out on a century in the second innings of the Third Test at Perth as he gets set for the fourth and final Test here on Tuesday. I could not imagine that three wickets (Vinay Kumar, Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma) fell in the space of five balls. I thought I could easily get to the three-figure...
11:59 AM, Apr 14, 2008
Kimberley: Sri Lanka celebrated a rare success on Friday on their tour of South Africa with a five-wicket victory in the fourth one-day international. Big knocks from captain Tillakaratne Dilshan (87), Man-of-the-Match Thisara Perera (69) and Dinesh Chandimal (59) lifted the visitors to 304-5 after the home side reached to 299-7 with skipper AB de Villiers (96) to the fore. After keeping close to the six-run-an-over target at the De...
02:50 AM, Apr 14, 2008
Ben Hilfenhaus hastened India's slide by removing skipper MS Dhoni in innovative fashion. On 2, he bowled Dhoni a yorker-length delivery which was dug back out. The ball proceeded to pop up towards Hilfenhaus, who took the return catch but wasn't sure if it was a bump ball or not. He didn't celebrate immediately, but his team-mates appeared certain. After the on-field umpires turned to the TV umpire and replays...
02:04 AM, Apr 08, 2008
Lahore: Pakistani cricketers have been given specific instructions by their board (PCB) to only focus on their game and avoid getting into controversies in the forthcoming series against England in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, said team manager Naved Cheema. At the start of the conditioning camp, the players have been given a clear message about what is expected of them and what they should expect in the England series, said...
02:16 PM, Apr 07, 2008
