The unsung hero of India set for series sweep (Preview)
August 30th, 2012 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 30 (IANS) After a lapse of 17 years, New Zealand face India at the Mangalam Chinnaswamy Stadium here looking to score their only third cricket Test win ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
India Day Parade fills New York with its sights, sounds and stars
August 20th, 2012 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 20 (IANS) Thousands of people watched as the sights and sounds of India took over Manhattan's Madison Avenue for the India Day Parade led by Bollywood star ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Wasim Akram was toughest bowler, says Laxman
August 19th, 2012 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 18 (IANS) India's stylish batsman V. V. S. Laxman, who announced his retirement from international cricket Saturday, said Pakistan's legendary fast bowler Wasim Akram was the toughest ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Ranji Trophy format tweaked a second time in 10 years
July 16th, 2012 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The Indian cricket board Monday put its seal on restructuring domestic cricket as recommended by its technical committee headed by Sourav Ganguly.The Board of Control ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Kumble hopes India’s Test reverses serve as wake-up call
June 17th, 2012 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 16 (IANS) Former Indian cricket captain Anil Kumble Saturday expressed frustration over India losing eight back to back Test matches,but hoped the reverses would serve as a ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Siddharth Mallya questions victim’s character, losses cool
May 18th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bangalore owner Sidhartha Mallya Friday questioned the character of the woman who was allegedly molested by the team's Australian recruit Luke Pomersbach, sparking ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Arrested cricketer won’t play for RCB, says Mallya
May 18th, 2012 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) owner Vijay Mallya Friday said that arrested cricketer Luke Pomersbach will not play for his team in the Indian Premier League ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Fit again Yuvraj back home after battling cancer (Lead)
April 9th, 2012 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) India's star batsman Yuvraj Singh returned home Monday morning amid much fanfare after undergoing treatment for rare germ cell cancer in the United States.Yuvraj ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Yuvraj back home after three months
April 9th, 2012 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) India's star batsman Yuvraj Singh returned home Monday morning after undergoing treatment for rare germ cell cancer in the United States.Yuvraj returned home along ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
IPL season begins in Bangalore under tight vigil
April 7th, 2012 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 7 (IANS) As summer gets underway with hot days but cooler nights, the entertaining cricket season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) got off to a start Saturday ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Former captains pay rich tributes to Dravid at BCCI ceremony
March 27th, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 27 (IANS) The Indian cricket board, in a glittering ceremony Tuesday, felicitated former captain and legendary batsman Rahul Dravid, who retired from international cricket earlier in the month.Former ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Sehwag denies reports of rift in Team India
March 10th, 2012 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) Indian batsman Virender Sehwag Saturday denied reports of his rift with captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni saying he has no ambitions to lead the team.Sehwag blamed ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Dravid’s son wields bat after he bids adieu
March 10th, 2012 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 9 (IANS) It was a poignant moment for India's cricketing icon Rahul Dravid to watch his seven-year-old elder son Samit wield the bat at the M. Chinnaswamy ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Dravid role model for young cricketers: Kumble
March 9th, 2012 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 9 (IANS) Indian batsman Rahul Dravid, who Friday announced his retirement from Test cricket, was an inspiration and role model for young cricketers taking to the game, said ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Yuvraj feeling ‘weak’ after second round of chemotherapy
March 1st, 2012 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) India cricketer Yuvraj Singh, currently undergoing treatment for a malignant lung tumour in the United States, is feeling "weak" after his second round of chemotherapy."Second ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Fab Four have to fire together in Australia: Yuvraj
January 11th, 2012 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) India's flamboyant left-handed batsman Yuvraj Singh Wednesday made himself available for selection for the triangular ODI series in Australia hoped the 'fab-four' would fire ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Tag of ‘poor tourists’ may haunt India again, fears Ganguly
January 11th, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 11 (IANS) Former India captain Sourav Ganguly fears that the cricket team will be dubbed poor tourists again as some of the big names in Indian cricket ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Indian chess body to recommend Anand for Bharat Ratna
January 3rd, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 3 (IANS) The Central Council of the All India Chess Federation Tuesday unanimously decided to recommend Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand for the Bharat Ratna award.Two other icons, cricketer ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Memories of two Cricket World Cup wins come alive at special gallery
January 3rd, 2012 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 3 (IANS) Keeping alive the memories of India's two victories in World Cup cricket, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Tuesday inaugurated a World Cup Cricket Gallery at ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Fletcher has addressed how to tackle mind games: Ojha
December 21st, 2011 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
Canberra, Dec 21 (IANS) India's left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha said that coach Duncan Fletcher has held a meeting with the team to discuss how to tackle mind games by ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Gavaskar slams BCCI for u-turn on his contract
December 13th, 2011 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has blasted the cricket board after its refusal to pay him $1 million fee per season for media activities involving ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Kumble steps down as NCA chief over conflict of interest (Roundup)
December 13th, 2011 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Former India cricket captain Anil Kumble stepped down chairman of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) here Monday after Indian cricket board members at a meeting ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
My NCA vision not in alignment with other members: Kumble
December 12th, 2011 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Former India captain Anil Kumble, who Monday stepped down as the chairman of the National Cricket Academy (NCA), said that his vision for the premier ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Kumble quits as NCA chief over conflict of interest
December 12th, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Former India cricket captain Anil Kumble has quit as chairman of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) after Indian cricket board members at a meeting Monday ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
My company’s ties with players not commercial: Kumble
October 13th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Former India Test captain Anil Kumble said his firm Tenvic is a player management company which does not benefit commercially from the players' ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Go vegetarian, urges Veena Malik
October 6th, 2011 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Pakistani actress Veena Malik is urging people to give up meat and turn vegetarian as she poses for the new PETA (People for the Ethical ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Dhoni did the right thing by recalling Bell: Kumble
August 1st, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Former India captain Anil Kumble feels that Mahendra Singh Dhoni's decision to call back England batsman Ian Bell after he was adjudged run out during ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Amrita Rao, a proud vegetarian
July 14th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Bollywood actress Amrita Rao, a proud vegetarian, has shot for a new pro-vegetarian advertisement for animal rights organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
BCCI in talks with Infosys to prepare injury-database of players
June 13th, 2011 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 13 (IANS) Concerned at the rising number of injuries to players, the Indian cricket board is in talks with software giant Infosys to prepare an exhaustive injury-database.Board ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Sonu Sood goes shirtless for PETA ad (With Image)
May 11th, 2011 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Sonu Sood showed off his chiselled physique in "Dabangg" and now goes shirtless in an ad for animal rights group People for the Ethical ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Vettori to lead Royal Challengers in IPL
April 5th, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 5 (IANS) New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori will lead the Royal Challengers Bangalore team in the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).RCB chairman Vijay Mallya in ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
ICC confirms Lanka replacements for World Cup finals
April 1st, 2011 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Apr. 1 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that the Event Technical Committee of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 has approved Suraj Randiv as a replacement player for ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Bollywood stars descend on Mohali for showdown
March 30th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali, March 30 (IANS) Aamir Khan his wife Kiran Rao and Rahul Bose are already here and now Vivek Oberoi and Dino Morea have joined them for some live ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
McKay replaces injured Mills in New Zealand World Cup squad
March 26th, 2011 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Mar 26(ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Saturday approved fast bowler Andy McKay as a replacement player for injured Kyle Mills in New Zealand's 15-man World Cup squad.The confirmation was ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Adil Rashid to replace Yardy in England WC squad
March 24th, 2011 - 9:25 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Mar.24 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that the Event Technical Committee of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 has approved Adil Rashid as a replacement player for Michael ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |