Salt in a single meal can affect blood flow
March 2nd, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 2 (IANS) It takes a mere 30 minutes for a single salty meal to constrict the blood flow in your arteries.
Scientists tested how quickly salt had a ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Katich keen to regain Oz Test spot
February 23rd, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb.23 (ANI): New South Wales opener and captain Simon Katich's hunger to wear the baggy green remains as strong as ever, as he starts his campaign today to convince national selectors ... Read more...
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A wind-powered car that covered 5,000 km in barely $16
February 14th, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 14 (IANS) It's a car that travelled a distance of 5,000 km in Australia at a cost of just $16. Wondering how? Well, it was powered by the wind.The Wind ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
How to beat craving for chocolates
February 11th, 2011 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb 11 (ANI): Craving for chocolate and don't know how to beat it? The first thing you need to do is learn to acknowledge and accept the yearning, suggests a new ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
England middle-order bat Morgan has a fractured finger
February 6th, 2011 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb.6 (ANI): England middle-order batsman Eoin Morgan's World Cup spot is in doubt after he broke a finger.The one-day wizard has been ruled out of Sunday's final ODI with Australia and ... Read more...
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CA plans city-based T20 to reduce dependence on Indian finances
February 1st, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb 1 (ANI): Cricket Australia will do an extensive review of the national team's failure to be competitive for most of the Ashes series next Tuesday and is also expected to ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
England’s World Cup campaign has been helped by injuries: Pietersen
January 30th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 30 (ANI): England batsman Kevin Pietersen has said that his team's World Cup campaign has been helped by injuries to some of the players.Bowlers Graeme Swann (back injury), Stuart ... Read more...
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Greg Chappell expects ’strike bowler’ Tait to fire on all cylinders during World Cup
January 27th, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan 27(ANI): Australia's full-time selector Greg Chappell is confident that fast bowler Shaun Tait will prove his worth during the upcoming World Cup despite breaking down mid-series against England.Tait, on the ... Read more...
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Smith wants ‘bit more of a bowl’ to be genuine Oz all-rounder for World Cup
January 27th, 2011 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
Adelaide, Jan 27(ANI): Australian all-rounder Steven Smith has said that he wants more bowling to stake his claims for a key role in the upcoming World Cup.Smith recorded his best ODI bowling ... Read more...
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Trott stars as England win Adelaide ODI against Australia to stay in series
January 26th, 2011 - 7:16 pm ICT by ANI
Adelaide, Jan 26(ANI): England batsman Jonathan Trott scored a century on Wednesday to guide his team to a 21-run win in the fourth ODI against Australia in Adelaide.Trott's 102 from 126 balls ... Read more...
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Oz selectors against resting key players ahead of World Cup: Chappell
January 26th, 2011 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
Adelaide, Jan 26(ANI): Australia's full-time selector Greg Chappell has said that key players such as Shane Watson and Brett Lee would continuing participating in the ongoing ODI series against England, at least ... Read more...
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Qantas 747 forced to return to Bangkok International Airport after facing engine problems
January 26th, 2011 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan 26 (ANI): A Sydney bound Qantas flight carrying 352 passengers was forced to return to Bangkok Airport after it experienced engine problems.News.com.au quoted a Qantas spokesman as saying that Flight ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Clarke has till end of World Cup to regain form: Greg Chappell
January 25th, 2011 - 12:35 pm ICT by ANI
Adelaide, Jan.25 (ANI): Australia's full-time selector Greg Chappell has guaranteed vice-captain Michael Clarke's spot in the national squad until after the World Cup that is being played in the Indian subcontinent, despite ... Read more...
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Qantas flight experiences mid-air scare, passengers given oxygen masks
January 25th, 2011 - 11:10 am ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan.25 (ANI): A Qantas airliner carrying 99 passengers from Adelaide to Melbourne was forced rapidly to descend 26,000 feet after a sudden cabin depressurisation on Tuesday morning.Passengers were asked to put ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Sydney is Australia’s worst city, say inhabitants
January 22nd, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 22 (ANI): Despite its charms, ranging from the iconic Opera House, the beautiful harbour and ready access to numerous beaches, Sydney has been named Australia's worst city by its own ... Read more...
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Hilditch’s PR bungle describes Hauritz’s ‘one-day record in India as excellent’
January 20th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan 20 (ANI): After facing criticism during Australia's dreadful Ashes summer, Chief selector Andrew Hilditch committed a PR bungle when he described off-spinner Nathan Hauritz's "one-day record in India is excellent".Hilditch ... Read more...
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NSW delighted over their players’ success in IPL auction
January 10th, 2011 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 10 (IANS) The auctions for the Indian Premier League (IPL)-4 sparked celebrations in Australia's New South Wales after quite a few of its players made the cut.Moises Henriques, Simon ... Read more...
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England women beat Australia in third ODI
January 10th, 2011 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
Perth (Australia), Jan.10 (ANI): England defeated Australia by seven wickets to win the third and final women's one-day international at the WACA Ground in Perth on Sunday.The tourists chased down the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Dropped for Oz-England 20-20s, Haddin says decision odd and confusing
January 10th, 2011 - 11:43 am ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan.10 (ANI): Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has joined the rest of nation in trying to understand the decisions made by the National Selection Panel (NSP) before and during the Ashes series ... Read more...
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England’s three innings victories, a first in away series
January 7th, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 7 (IANS) England won three cricket Test matches by margins of an innings for the first time away from home enroute to their 3-1 Ashes success.On the other hand, Australia ... Read more...
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World’s fastest solar car produces same power as toaster uses!
January 7th, 2011 - 1:57 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 7 (ANI): An Australian car-which produces power equivalent to that consumed by a household toaster-has officially been named the world's fastest solar-powered vehicle zooming at 88km/h.The current record is 10km/h ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
World’s fastest solar car has power of household toaster!
January 7th, 2011 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 7 (ANI): An Australian car-the produces power equivalent to a household toaster-has officially been named the world's fastest solar-powered vehicle zooming at 88km/h.The current record is 10km/h above the previous ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Strauss vows to break jinx of not winning consecutive matches
January 3rd, 2011 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 3 (IANS) England captain Andrew Strauss Monday vowed to break the jinx of not winning back-to-back matches in the fifth and last Ashes Test here. ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Oz selector Hilditch, coach Nielsen should be sacked over Ashes loss: Slater
January 1st, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan 1(ANI): Former Australian batsman Michael Slater has said that chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch and coach Tim Nielsen should be sacked following the national team's failure to regain the Ashes ... Read more...
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Bollinger eyeing big impact in Sydney Ashes Test to hit back at critics
January 1st, 2011 - 12:02 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan 1(ANI): Australian fast bowler Doug Bollinger has said that he would make a big impact if included in the final eleven for the fifth and final Test against England, starting ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Bollinger backed for a successful return
December 31st, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 31 (IANS) Australian left-arm quick Doug Bollinger has been backed to make a successful return to Test cricket in the fifth and final Ashes Test against England starting Monday.Dumped after ... Read more...
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Retaining Ashes urn like winning ‘holy grail’: Strauss
December 29th, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Dec 29 (IANS) England captain Andrew Strauss Wednesday said retaining the Ashes on the Australian soil was like winning a "holy grail" and credited months of meticulous planning behind the team's ... Read more...
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Swann was intimidated by in-form Hussey in Perth Test: Healy
December 25th, 2010 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Dec 25(ANI): Former Australian wicketkeeper Ian Healy has credited in-form middle-order batsman Mike Hussey for neutralizing England's world No.1 spin bowler Graeme Swann.Swann was the tourist's trumpcard when England took a ... Read more...
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Ponting inspires us, says Haddin
December 23rd, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Dec 23 (IANS) Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin feels it is important skipper Ricky Ponting play the fourth Ashes Test as his determination to take to the field despite a broken finger ... Read more...
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Australian team will draw its inspiration from Ponting: Haddin
December 23rd, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 23 (ANI): Brad Haddin has said that the Australian team will draw its inspiration from skipper Ricky Ponting, who is determined to play in the fourth Ashes Test despite a ... Read more...
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Boasting Aussies are scared: Pietersen
December 23rd, 2010 - 12:53 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec. 23 (ANI): England middle-order batsman Kevin Pietersen believes the Aussies are boasting and making big statements because they are under pressure to deliver.In a far-ranging interview to The Sun, ... Read more...
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Ponting certain to play in Boxing Day Test: Langer
December 21st, 2010 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 21 (ANI): Australia's batting coach, Justin Langer has said that Ricky Ponting is certain to play in the Boxing Day Test, and added that the captain's broken finger might be ... Read more...
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India suffer fourth innings defeat against Proteas (First Test highlights)
December 20th, 2010 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Centurion, Dec 20 (IANS) India's loss to South Africa in the first cricket Test at the Super Sport Park here Monday was their fourth innings defeat against the Proteas.Other highlights of ... Read more...
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Harris looking forward to Boxing Day Test, says knee injury is history
December 20th, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
Perth, Dec. 20 (ANI): Dismissing concerns about his knee injury, Queensland fast bowler Ryan Harris, who claimed nine wickets in the third Ashes Test against England in Perth, has said that he ... Read more...
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Vaughan: Cocky England took foot off the gas at Perth
December 20th, 2010 - 12:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 20 (ANI): Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan believes that Andrew Strauss's boys took their foot off the gas to let Australia run away with the Perth Test.He believes that ... Read more...
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