London: England captain Andrew Strauss praised his team for the splendid show against India that saw them win the series 4-0 and also become the No. 1 Test nation. It was outstanding again, a beaming Strauss said after India went down by an innings and eight runs at The Oval in the fourth Test. He lauded Graeme Swann, who took nine wickets in the match, and Ian Bell, who scored...
08:09 PM, Feb 23, 2008
Wellington: Former New Zealand cricket captain Daniel Vettori, the world's top-ranked limited overs bowler, announced Saturday he is taking an indefinite break from the short game to prolong his Test career. The 32-year-old, who is also ranked ninth among the world's leading ODI all-rounders, said he may return in time for the 2015 World Cup but in the meantime he wants to focus on adding to his 105 Tests. My...
08:46 PM, Feb 06, 2008
Mumbai: Buoyed by the upset victory over high-flying Mumbai Indians, a pumped up Deccan Chargers would play for pride when they clash with Pune Warriors in the IPL battle between low-ranked outfits at the D Y Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Monday. The 10-run victory in a low-scoring thriller over Sachin Tendulkar's strong Mumbai franchise has given the Chargers an ideal fillip ahead of the interesting duel with the...
12:02 PM, Jan 25, 2008
New Delhi: The unpredictable Yuvraj Singh shone with both bat and ball as India overcame a spirited challenge from Ireland to get over the line by five wickets in a World Cup Group B tie at Bangalore on Sunday. With the Irish going great guns at the halfway stage of their innings, Yuvraj struck crucial blows to end up with career best figures of 5/31 and limit the opposition to...
07:51 AM, Dec 27, 2007
Colombo: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi said unity in the team had resulted in their impressive wins against Kenya and co-hosts Sri Lanka in the World Cup. "Unity is our secret recipe," Shahid Afridi said. "The boys knew there is no other way we can win the World Cup. It was necessary to gel together and play as a unit. We've done that; now it's our greatest strength." Until last month,...
02:36 AM, Dec 25, 2007
Ahmedabad: Australian skipper Ricky Ponting smashed a LCD television set in the team's dressing room here, apparently in a fit of anger, after he got run out against Zimbabwe, sources in the Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) said. The incident took place immediately after Ponting was run out on 28 yesterday by a direct hit from Chris Mpofu in the Group A clash between Australia and Zimbabwe. GCA said that they...
03:25 AM, Dec 20, 2007
CNN-IBN's Kings of Cricket predict outcome of the inaugural match of the World Cup between India and Bangladesh. ...
05:20 PM, Dec 18, 2007
Ricky Ponting says his team didn't take India lightly and tells how his incredible century won Australia the World Cup. ...
09:01 PM, Dec 11, 2007
In CNN-IBN's Champions of the World programme, Richards talks about sharing the dressing room with other greats of his era. ...
02:05 PM, Nov 28, 2007
Pollution levels reach a three-year high in Delhi this Diwali. ...
08:58 AM, Nov 11, 2007
After a day of fun, all we are left with is pollution and huge hospital bills. ...
01:15 PM, Nov 10, 2007
Who do you think should be responsible for cleaning up the streets after Diwali? ...
11:45 AM, Nov 10, 2007
Brisbane: A gritty 81 not out by Michael Hussey and his unbroken sixth-wicket partnership of 77 runs with Brad Haddin prevented an Australian collapse on the second day of the first Test on Friday. The hosts lost four wickets in the afternoon session but recovered to 220/5 when rain forced early stumps on the day two. Earlier in the day, England claimed four wickets in the afternoon session to put...
04:40 PM, Nov 08, 2007
The future of the 2008 Beijing Olympics looks foggy. ...
11:56 AM, Oct 26, 2007
Centurion: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Anil Kumble on Sunday described his side's nine-wicket crushing of underdogs Guyana in their opening Champions League Twenty20 match here as a perfect game with his players coming up with an all-round show. It was a perfect game. We came up with an all-round show. The bowlers did a great job to restrict Guyana to 103 and then the batsmen finished off the match...
11:57 AM, Oct 14, 2007
Green CJs Aman and Joshua talk about the threat of global warming. ...
12:15 PM, Oct 13, 2007
Many fishes have died due to toxic effluents discharged by industrial units. ...
06:13 PM, Sep 20, 2007
Industrial and economic development has affected the environment and health of the people in the towns. ...
04:18 PM, Sep 19, 2007
The idea is to help reduce environment pollution and get fit at the same time. ...
09:14 AM, Sep 14, 2007
India is among 'Dirty Thirty' where pollution affects lives of millions of people. ...
07:03 PM, Sep 13, 2007
