India drop to third place in ICC Test rankings
January 28th, 2012 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
Adelaide, Jan 28 (IANS) India dropped a place to the third spot in International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings after their humiliating 0-4 whitewash by Australia in the Border Gavaskar ... Read more...
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Rihanna’s Tupac tattoo causes a stir
January 26th, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Jan 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Rihanna is a big fan of the lifestyle of late rapper Tupac Shakur. The singer tweeted a picture of her new tattoo which has the words ... Read more...
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Jailed boxing champion spends Christmas with family
December 28th, 2011 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bridgetown, Dec 28 (IANS/CMC) Jailed amateur heavyweight boxing champion Anderson Emmanuel, charged with stealing jewellery and cash, was granted bail and spent Christmas with his family.Anthony Jones, president of the Amateur ... Read more...
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Mohammed wants to retain place in West Indies team
December 27th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, Dec 27 (IANS/CMC) Rookie West Indies One-Day International batsman Jason Mohammed says he is bent on retaining his place in the side despite failing in his solitary match ... Read more...
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Inclement weather forces cancellation of Caribbean T20 Big Swing
December 25th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, Dec 25 (IANS/CMC) Inclement weather has forced the organisers to call off a four-team Twenty20 Festival here Dec 28-30.Dubbed the Big Swing, it was scheduled to be held ... Read more...
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No Christmas party for Simon Cowell
December 17th, 2011 - 9:59 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 17 (IANS) Music mogul Simon Cowell is cancelling his Christmas celebration and will spend the festive season away from his fiancee Mezhgan Hussainy.The 52-year-old has decided to "scrap" ... Read more...
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Barbados wants local boards to pick players first
October 7th, 2011 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Bridgetown (Barbados) Oct 7 (IANS/CMC) Barbados Cricket Association officials (BCA) have appealed to the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to allow the territorial boards to have first choice of selecting players ... Read more...
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Smith relishing new opening role in T20s
September 25th, 2011 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 25 (IANS/CMC) Cricketer Dwayne Smith says he relishes continuing at the top of the order, after opening for the first time in an international match in West Indies' 10-wicket ... Read more...
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Coldplay and Rihanna team up
September 14th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Sept 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Coldplay has confirmed that Rihanna performed on the band’s upcoming album. The frontman of the band revealed that it took him a long time to muster ... Read more...
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Rihanna’s Wax figure now graces Berlin
August 30th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Berlin, Aug 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Singer Rihanna has been waxed again by Madame Tussauds. On Monday the 23-year-old singer was immortalized with an image which has been placed at the Berlin museum ... Read more...
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Rihanna was worried about my health: Father
August 30th, 2011 - 7:51 am ICT by IANS
Bridgetown (Barbados), Aug 30 (IANS) Singer Rihanna was left frantic with worry after her father was hospitalised with dengue fever.Rihanna, real name Robyn Fenty, visited her dad Ronald in ... Read more...
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Colaco and Dempo players to stay back in London
August 25th, 2011 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) India coach Armando Colaco has made an unusual request to the All India Football Federation (AIFF), seeking permission for him and the entire group ... Read more...
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Benn still has work to do, says chief selector
August 25th, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bridgetwon, Barbados, Aug 25 (IANS/CMC) West Indies chief cricket selector Clyde Butts says combative left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn has not yet shown that he is serious about playing for West Indies.
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Gayle meets West Indies Cricket chief to thrash out issues
August 24th, 2011 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Bridgetown (Barbados) Aug 24 (IANS/CMC) Estranged West Indies opener Chris Gayle met with West Indies Cricket Board chief executive Ernest Hilaire in Antigua Tuesday, in yet another attempt to thrash out ... Read more...
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Bahamas pull out of football World Cup due to unfinished venue
August 23rd, 2011 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bridgetown (Barbados), Aug 23 (IANS/CMC) The Bahamas have pulled out of the 2014 World Cup qualifying tournament, football's world governing body FIFA has confirmed.
The northern Caribbean side had been scheduled ... Read more...
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Rihanna dating ex-boyfriend?
August 5th, 2011 - 6:38 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 5 (IANS) Singer Rihanna is reportedly seeing her ex-boyfriend Negus Sealy, who "has hardly left her side" since she arrived in her home nation of Barbados.Rihanna was ... Read more...
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Dhoni in danger of one-match ban for slow over rate
July 24th, 2011 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 24 (IANS) Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni faces the danger of a one-match ban following a slow over rate during England's first innings in the first cricket Test ... Read more...
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Playing short balls early in my career has helped: Mukund
July 9th, 2011 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Rouseau (Dominica), July 9 (IANS) Abhinav Mukund is getting better with every innings in his debut series in the West Indies. The opening batsman attributes his success to his ability ... Read more...
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Ishant, Praveen declared fit for third Test
July 6th, 2011 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Dominica (Rosseau), July 6 (IANS) Indian pacers Ishant Sharma and Praveen Kumar were declared fit for the third and final cricket Test against the West Indies starting here Wednesday.The duo ... Read more...
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Injury scare for Ishant, Praveen ahead of third Test
July 5th, 2011 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Rosseau (Dominica), July 5 (IANS) India's medium pacers Ishant Sharma and Praveen Kumar received injuries ahead of the third cricket Test against the West Indies starting here Wednesday.The two players ... Read more...
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Chanderpaul’s son Taignarine follows in his footsteps
July 5th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Roseau (Dominica), July 5 (IANS) As Shivnarine Chanderpaul faces the Indians in the final Test here, his elder son Taignarine Chanderpaul will battle it out for Guyana in the West ... Read more...
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I want to bowl with consistency: Edwards
July 5th, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Roseau (Dominica), July 5 (IANS) West Indies pacer Fidel Edwards, who made a strong comeback in the ongoing Test series against India, said he is looking to bowl with consistency ... Read more...
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India fined for slow over-rate in second Test
July 3rd, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bridgetown (Barbados), July 3 (IANS) India were fined for maintaining slow over-rate in the drawn second Test against the West Indies here at the Kensington Oval.The International Cricket Council (ICC) ... Read more...
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Dhoni praises Ishant for 10-wicket haul
July 3rd, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bridgetown (Barbados), July 3 (IANS) Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was all praise for Ishant Sharma, who took 10 wickets in the second cricket Test against the West Indies.Ishant extracted ... Read more...
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Lunch Scoreboard: India vs West Indies, Second Test, Day Four
July 2nd, 2011 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Bridgetown (Barbados), July 1 (IANS) Scoreboard at lunch on the fourth day of the second cricket Test between India and West Indies here Friday.
India first innings 201 all out
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Windies lose Chanderpaul at end of hard-fought session (Lunch report)
July 1st, 2011 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
Bridgetown (Barbados), June 30 (IANS) The West Indies were 138 for six in their first innings and trailing India by 63 runs at lunch after early morning rains led to ... Read more...
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West Indies 82/5 after Sharma strikes early (Lunch report)
June 30th, 2011 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
Bridgetown (Barbados), June 29 (IANS) The West Indies were five for 82 and 119 runs behind India's first innings total at the end of first session on day two of ... Read more...
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Rampaul backs fragile Windies batting to fire in second Test
June 29th, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Bridgetown (Barbados), June 29 (IANS) West Indies fast bowler Ravi Rampaul said Tuesday that the onus is now on the batsmen to fire on an "eased out" Kensington Oval pitch ... Read more...
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Family faces jail for brawl over mid-air birthday bash
June 11th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 11 (IANS) Three members of a British family have appeared in a court and are facing a possibility of a jail term for allegedly causing a mid-air brawl.Derek ... Read more...
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All-rounder Ashley Nurse ready to face India
June 2nd, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, June 2 (IANS) West Indies all-rounder Ashley Nurse is upbeat about his prospects against India in the one-off Twenty20 International at Queen's Park Oval Saturday.Nurse, the 22-year-old ... Read more...
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Surrey signs fast bowler Dirk Nannes
May 27th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 27 (IANS) Australian pace bowler Dirk Nannes has joined Surrey for this season's English domestic Twenty20 tournament, the county announced Thursday.Nannes, 35, with 134 wickets is the leading-wicket ... Read more...
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Edwards eyeing return to top flight cricket
May 9th, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Georgetown (Guyana), May 9 (IANS) West Indies fast bowler Fidel Edwards is looking to make a successful comeback to international cricket after being sidelined with a back injury for close ... Read more...
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Doosra cannot be bowled legally: Holding
April 27th, 2011 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Barbados, April 27 (IANS) Pakistani spinners, with their bowling doosras, have played a significant role in the team's two easy wins against the West Indies in the current One-day series, ... Read more...
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Rachel Bilson, Hayden Christensen soak-up romance in Barbados
April 26th, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Apr 26 (ANI): On-again, off-again couple Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen were spotted soaking up the sun during an island getaway to Barbados to celebrate Christensen's 30th birthday last weekend.Bilson, ... Read more...
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Afridi lauds Shehzad for guiding Pakistan to victory over Windies in 2nd ODI
April 26th, 2011 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
Gros Islet (St.Lucia), April 26(ANI): Pakistan's limited-overs captain Shahid Afridi has lauded opening batsman Ahmed Shehzad for steering Pakistan to a seven-wicket win against the West Indies.Shehzad hit seven fours and one ... Read more...
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