Former India cricketers react to IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla's resignation in the wake of the spot-fixing scandal. ...
09:19 PM, Jun 01, 2013
Southampton: New Zealand are one win away from an ODI series triumph against England when they take the field in the second match here on Sunday. The Black Caps went into the series as rank outsiders but surprised the hosts with a five-wicket win in the first ODI on Friday. The New Zealand bowlers, led by Tim Southee, continued their good work from the Test series, combining well to restrict...
07:31 PM, Jun 01, 2013
Chennai: The SSLC (Class X ) results were announced in Tamil Nadu on Friday, with a pass percentage of 89 per cent being registered and nine girls from different districts topping the list. The girls secured 498/500 marks while the number of students scoring centum in Mathematics and Science registered a massive increase. Two girls, one from Puducherry and another from Chennai, scored 499 but they had opted for Sanskrit...
09:56 AM, Jun 01, 2013
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum looked forward to next month's Champions Trophy in the UK with confidence after a five-wicket win in the first one-day international against England at Lord's on Friday. The Black Caps were whitewashed 2-0 by England in the preceding Test series, suffering several batting collapses including a slump to 68 all out just a few weeks ago in a 170-run first Test defeat at Lord's. New...
09:37 AM, Jun 01, 2013
New Delhi: Concerned over the unchecked sale of abortion pills, Women and Child Development minister Krishna Tirath is planning to write to Health ministry seeking measures to regulate the sale of such medicines. Official sources said that Tirath, who is on a visit abroad, would soon be sending Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad a letter apprising him of her views on the matter. "There had been certain complaints related to...
01:58 AM, Jun 01, 2013
London: Opener Martin Guptill led New Zealand to a five-wicket victory over England in their opening one-day international with an unbeaten century on Friday. Guptill hit eight fours and four sixes in his 123-ball innings of 103 not out. His last boundary won the match at Lord's against an insipid England team that could only manage 227 in its 50 overs as the three-match series got underway. Chasing the modest...
11:28 PM, May 31, 2013
Paris: Defending champion Rafael Nadal labelled the French Open schedule "a joke" and revealed he had struggled to motivate himself after reaching the third round with an unconvincing victory over Slovakian Martin Klizan on Friday. Nadal, seeking his eighth Roland Garros title, looked ill at ease against fellow left-hander Klizan before securing a 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-3 on a cool, blustery day in Paris. The 26-year-old had not struck a...
09:42 PM, May 31, 2013
Paris: Rafael Nadal came from behind for a second match in a row Friday at the French Open, surviving another shaky start to beat Martin Klizan 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. Entering the tournament, seven-time champion Nadal had lost only 14 sets in 53 matches at the French Open. Now he has lost the opening set in each of the first two rounds. Last year, Nadal dropped one set in the...
05:44 PM, May 31, 2013
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08:25 AM, May 31, 2013
Bangalore: A Special Court here on Thursday adjourned to June 3 the disproportionate asset case against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa for further recording of defence witnesses and their cross examination. Judge MS Balakrishna adjourned the case after recording of evidence of one defence witness and cross examination of two witnesses. Jayalalithaa is facing charges that she accumulated wealth of Rs 66.65 crore disproportionate to her known sources of...
08:19 PM, May 30, 2013
New Delhi: Social activist Aruna Roy, who has decided to dissociate herself from Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council, on Thursday hit out at government saying it was focussing on economic reforms and growth at the cost of poor people. Roy, who has attacked the Prime Minister for rejecting a proposal of NAC to raise minimum wages under MGNREGA, said pro-poor issues have been pushed to the back burner by the...
05:10 PM, May 30, 2013
Paris: When Rafael Nadal was claiming the French Open title in 2006, Martin Klizan was also triumphing at Roland Garros - albeit winning the junior crown. On Thursday the unseeded 23-year-old Slovakian will get the chance to see how far he has come in seven years when the two meet in the second round on Court Suzanne Lenglen. Spanish third seed Nadal is looking to add to his record seven...
09:52 AM, May 30, 2013
New Delhi: The Department of Telecom is likely to slap a demand notice of Rs 650 crore on Bharti Airtel for allegedly violating licence norms on subscriber local dialing (SLD) services. "DoT this week has approved imposition of demand notices of financial penalty of Rs 500 crore and Rs 100 crore respectively on Bharti Airtel for violating licence conditions by provisioning of SLD services," sources said. Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal...
09:35 PM, May 29, 2013
Bangalore: The Special Court trying the disproportionate assets case against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Wednesday recorded the evidence of three more defence witnesses. Judge MS Balakrishna adjourned the matter to Thursday for further recording of evidence of defence witnesses and their cross examination. Jayalalithaa is facing charges that she accumulated wealth of Rs 66.65 crore disproportionate to her known sources of income when she was Chief Minister from...
08:51 PM, May 29, 2013
London: Having a relegation on your CV might not seem the best thing for the employment prospects of aspiring Premier League managers but it does not seem to be hampering their chances of a plum job. Roberto Martinez is being courted by high-flying Everton despite presiding over Wigan Athletic's drop to the second tier after they conceded a joint-worst 73 goals in 38 league games. They have won plaudits for...
08:13 PM, May 29, 2013
Mumbai: After the crackdown by the Maharashtra government on the doctors allegedly indulging in aborting female fetus in the state, the racket has now shifted to the neighbouring states. The racket of aborting female fetus is now operating in the states bordering Maharashtra as the doctors have set up their shops there. An NGO has exposed the alleged racket in a sting operations. The doctors take a huge fee and...
11:04 AM, May 29, 2013
New Delhi: Denied a chance to appear for the IIT-JEE exams because he is visually impaired, an 18-year-old who scored 96 per cent in his Class 12 CBSE has opted to study at Stanford University in the US. "I would love to pursue my studies in my country, but the depressing guidelines of IIT-JEE last year have made it impossible for blind students to appear in the JEE (joint entrance...
10:54 PM, May 28, 2013
New Delhi: The Law Ministry has proposed punishment ranging from three to seven years' jail for various "dishonest" practices in a sporting event, including spot-fixing and match-fixing. The draft 'Dishonest Practice in Sporting Event (Prevention) Bill', submitted to the Sports Ministry, provides for punishment of up to three years in jail with fine for accepting gratification for fixing the result of a sporting event. The punishment for performing dishonestly for...
09:36 PM, May 28, 2013
London: Roberto Martinez asked to leave Wigan Athletic on Tuesday having guided the club to FA Cup glory days before being relegated from the Premier League, with Everton and Stoke City already linked with his signature. The Spaniard had been in charge since 2009, having previously helped turn Swansea City into one of Britain's most attractive sides. Wigan pulled off a series of relegation escapes under Martinez while winning admirers...
07:29 PM, May 28, 2013
New Delhi: In a veiled attack on BCCI vice president Arun Jaitley, cricketer-turned-politician Kirti Azad Tuesday said people in the board are not going after president N Srinivasan because "somebody wants to be the next president" of the high-profile sports body. "They (BCCI) do not want to take on Srinivasan because somebody wants to be next BCCI president. They think, if they go against him, they will not get 10-15...
02:39 PM, May 28, 2013
