ICC U-19 World Cup: Windies clash with Kiwis for semi-final spot
August 19th, 2012 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Townsville (Australia), Aug 19 (IANS/CMC) Unbeaten West Indies team will chase a spot in the final four of the Under-19 cricket World Cup when they clash with New Zealand in their ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
We have gelled well as a team: Raina
June 12th, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Antigua, June 12 (IANS) Indian captain Suresh Raina says that the young team has done exceptionally well in the ODI series against the West Indies despite not getting much time ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Botha feels spinners have to attack, look for wickets
February 21st, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) South Africa's frontline spinner Johan Botha feels that spinners will have to attack and look for wickets on the helpful sub-continent pitches in the World Cup.After their ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Future of English hockey is bright, says coach Lee
March 13th, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) England head coach Jason Lee feels the fourth-place finish in the Hockey World Cup here, their second best result in the quadrennial event, should augur ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Man U can kick on and win Premier League title: Rooney
February 2nd, 2010 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 2(ANI): Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, who is now in the form of his life, believes that his club can overhaul Chelsea at the top and hold onto their ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Gambhir predicts tough series against South Africa
January 31st, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 31 (IANS) Indian opener Gautam Gambhir predicted a tough series against visiting South Africa next month and even more so in the absence of Rahul Dravid who is out ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Blame convenience stores for obesity among kids
December 19th, 2009 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Dec 19 (IANS) Kids living closer to convenience stores are more likely to be obese, a new study says.
''Access to convenience stores seems more relevant in obesity than access to fast ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Ghana expects to qualify, looks to game against England
December 5th, 2009 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi/Accra, Dec 5 (DPA) Ghanian football officials and fans are quietly confident they can emerge from their World Cup group to face England, favourites in Group C, in the next round.
The Black ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Syria will look to prove their top billing against Kyrgyzstan (Preview)
August 19th, 2009 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Syria, runners-up last time, are the highest ranked team at the ONGC Nehru Cup 2009 and they will have to live up to their top billing when ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Google search gets smarter
March 25th, 2009 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
San Francisco, March 25 (Xinhua) Google has rolled out two new improvements to its popular Internet search service which its engineers said will help guide users more effectively to the information they ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Sri Lanka eye Test series win in Pakistan
February 15th, 2009 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Feb 15(IANS) Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene Sunday said his team has put behind their home drubbing by India and are now focused to win the Test series against Pakistan that ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
McGrath predicts an Aussie whitewash against South Africa
December 11th, 2008 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Dec 11 (IANS) Former Australian pacer Glenn McGrath has predicted a 3-0 whitewash for his side in the upcoming Test series against South Africa."South Africa's a good quality team, they've got ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |