New Delhi: Delhi booked a berth in the semi-final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy after they beat Railways by seven wickets at the Feroz Shah Kotla Ground here on Wednesday. The match turned out to be more or less a repeat of the quarter-final between Mumbai and Karnataka played here on Tuesday. Chasing a meagre target of 176, Delhi's Sikhar Dhawan and Mohit Sharma gave their team a steady start...
12:57 PM, May 01, 2008
Melbourne: Former Australian wicketkeeper Rod Marsh and retired fast bowler Andy Bichel have been appointed to the national selection panel after a shakeup of cricket administration in Australia. Pat Howard, a former rugby international who started work this week as Cricket Australia's general manager for team performance, announced the recruitment of Marsh and Bichel on Thursday. The pair will join a panel chaired by former allrounder John Inverarity. The Australians, ...
11:41 PM, Mar 17, 2008
Karachi: Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar has dedicated his third consecutive ICC Umpire of the Year award to the flood and dengue disease victims in Pakistan. Dar, who walked with the prestigious award for the third successive time on Monday said he saw the award as a tribute and gift for the resilience of the Pakistani nation. "Pakistan is presently facing so many problems from the floods, dengue disease and even...
07:17 PM, Feb 28, 2008
Durban: An Indian Premier League cheerleader's secret blogging has led to her ouster from the tournament after her identity was revealed. Gabriella Pasqualotto (22) from Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, was blogging about the fun behind the scenes in the IPL. She was among the 40 local cheerleaders who were sent to India for the cash rich Twenty20 cricket league. Part of the Mumbai Indians' troupe, Gabriella was living the glitzy party...
09:49 PM, Jan 23, 2008
Mumbai: To keep memories of India's recent World Cup triumph alive, the local civic body has decided to set up a cricket gallery at the Andheri Sports Complex here. "We have decided to set up an art gallery primarily to preserve the memories of cricket. The gallery will have photographs of special moments from the World Cup, special video clips and memoirs of the players. The gallery would contain memorabilia...
08:46 PM, Jan 16, 2008
Sydney: Australia's troubles in the run-up to the World Cup can be neatly summed up by the predicament of skipper Ricky Ponting: a world-class performer struggling with form and battling injury. Australia certainly have the pedigree as the top-ranked team in the limited-overs game and the three-times defending champions at the World Cup, where they are unbeaten in 29 matches. They lost their first-ever home series to Sri Lanka to...
08:16 PM, Dec 11, 2007
Perth: Injured Australian batsman Mike Hussey is hopeful that he will make the bus for the World Cup but admitted that he will have to miss the side's opening two matches in the mega event starting from February 19. Hussey will find out on Tuesday if he is fit enough to remain in Australia's 15-man World Cup squad after undergoing hamstring surgery last month. "I have 48 hours until I...
09:21 PM, Dec 09, 2007
Cape Town: Controversial Indian fast bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth on Sunday thanked South African captain Graeme Smith for igniting his tour. Sreesanth and Smith had a heated exchange during the second Test in Durban, which India won by 87 runs, culminating in Sreesanth dismissing Smith, who played a loose shot at a crucial stage. The fast bowler claimed he was not thinking of his clash with Smith when he opened the...
11:55 AM, Nov 24, 2007
Gujarat's diamond traders are irked with Modi, may turn against him. ...
10:44 AM, Nov 21, 2007
But joggers deal with it in a novel way by giving flowers to those who object. ...
12:42 AM, Oct 30, 2007
Many fishes have died due to toxic effluents discharged by industrial units. ...
06:13 PM, Sep 20, 2007
Surat's Mangrol district is tense after the death of local politician Jasubhai. ...
04:20 PM, Sep 19, 2007
Autorickshaws fill in double the number of children for school. ...
03:24 PM, Aug 21, 2007
Growing dissent in the Gujarat BJP is taking a toll on diamond industry. ...
01:46 PM, Aug 04, 2007
After a weeklong wait, kidnapped toddler Pranshu has been rescued by the police from a village in Orissa. ...
11:37 PM, Jun 24, 2007
It has been three days since Pranshu Shiroya was kidnapped. ...
10:59 AM, Jun 21, 2007
Police working on specific leads as children pray for safe return. ...
08:45 PM, Jun 20, 2007
Kidnapping of Pranshu Shiroya enrages Gujarat's Patidar community. They say they won't vote for Modi. ...
12:07 AM, Jun 20, 2007
Health officials in Surat have begun an initiative to distributed condoms outside cinema halls screening porn films. ...
03:56 PM, Jun 12, 2007
Battle lines have been clearly drawn between those living in rural areas of Surat and leopards of the nearby forests. ...
12:58 PM, Jun 04, 2007
