
New Delhi: Bollywood actress Riya Sen has cleared the air about her link-up with Indian cricketer Sreesanth. "Guys please! I am not dating shreesanth! I just attended 3 matches for kochi and that's that! It was work! So ... Rest ur imaginations ... (sic)," Riya posted on micro-blogging site Twitter. Riya, daughter of yesteryears' actress Moon Moon Sen, was earlier in a relationship with Ashmit Patel. ...

11:25 AM, Apr 24, 2011

He flew into a rage over a noisy air-conditioner in his hotel room. ...

02:10 PM, Jun 18, 2008

Mohali: Despite having a formidable outfit Kolkata Knight Riders so far had a mixed outing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) season five, but skipper Gautam Gambhir on Wednesday said that if they play to their potential they are strong side to beat in this tournament. KKR on Wednesday beat Kings XI Punjab comfortably by eight wickets to notch up their third win in this season's IPL. In the six...

06:37 PM, May 13, 2008

Lahore: Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Zaka Ashraf remains positive about reviving bilateral cricket ties with India, following President Asif Ali Zardari's weekend trip to New Delhi. India stalled cricket ties with Pakistan in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks in November 2008. I am positive about it because I had a good meeting with the BCCI president N Srinivasan in Dubai last week and he also had an encouraging...

06:10 PM, May 13, 2008

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad: Off-spinner Nathan Lyon took five cheap wickets late on Tuesday to trigger a West Indies collapse and give Australia the edge on the third day of the second Test at the Queen's Park Oval. The hosts, replying to Australia's first-innings total of 311, were cruising at 230 for 4 before Lyon's intervention left them limping to close at 252 for 9, still behind by 59 with two days...

12:31 PM, May 13, 2008

New Delhi: South African allrounder Albie Morkel, who hit a seven-ball 28 to propel Chennai Super Kings to an improbable last-ball win over Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday, is hoping that his IPL exploits help establish himself as a regular in South Africa’s squads for all formats. Morkel's performance for defending champions Chennai helped the team score what appeared an impossible 43 off 12 balls as they chased down a...

01:04 AM, May 12, 2008

After getting treatment in the US for a rare cancer, Yuvraj Singh is expected to be back home next week. ...

04:42 PM, May 09, 2008

Bridgetown: Australia aim to extend their 19-year grip on the Frank Worrell Trophy against the West Indies from Saturday and pile on the Test match agony for the fallen Caribbean giants. Since they last hosted Australia four years ago, the West Indies have won only three of the 30 Tests that they've played while trying to rebuild their team. Those three wins have been enough to produce series wins over...

02:34 PM, May 09, 2008

Bridgetown: After his brilliant Man-of-the Match performance in West Indies' 14-run win against Australia on Friday in the second T20 international, Windies' batsmen Dwayne Smith said that his six-year-old daughter Niyesha is a key reason behind his resurgence. The 28-year-old right-hander has enjoyed a purple patch of form over the last year, which earned him a recall to the Windies side for the Twenty20 format. Smith was axed from the...

03:21 AM, May 08, 2008

Johannesburg: Cricket South Africa (CSA) will release offspinner Johan Botha from his national contract after this year's World T20 in Sri Lanka, freeing him to captain South Australia. CSA says it is not the end of Botha's international career and he remains fully committed to South African cricket, but it will allow him to play in Australia for two seasons. Botha thanked CSA for clearing him to make the move,...

12:38 AM, May 08, 2008

Melbourne: Australian captain Michael Clarke has made it clear that he did not compromise his fitness by opting to sign a lucrative contract with the Pune Warriors in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Clarke was reported to have agreed to the deal after being offered a staggering $1 million for six games. The Aussie captain is scheduled to have a three-week break before Australia embark on a tour of England...

09:11 PM, May 07, 2008

New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) chairman Mohd Aslam Goni has been named manager of the Indian team for the one-off T20 against South Africa in Johannesburg on Friday, according to reports. “Yes, he is manager for one T20 match being played against South Africa,” BCCI Media Relations and Corporate Affairs manager Devendra Prabhudesai told greaterkashmir.com. The match is being played to celebrate the 150 years of Indian...

05:46 PM, May 07, 2008

Kolkata: Newly-appointed mental skills coach of the Kolkata Knight Riders [KKR] Dr. Rudi Webster stressed on the importance of playing as a team on his first day in charge. Yet to make the semi-finals in the last four editions of the Indian Premier League [IPL], Kolkata would be eager to get some valuable inputs from the 72-year-old Grenada-based psychologist during their pre-season training at the Eden Gardens, which started on...

01:42 PM, May 06, 2008