Mumbai | 9 days ago
Pollard's blitzkrieg takes Mumbai Indians to top of table
Mumbai, May 13 - Kieron Pollard single-handedly took Mumbai Indians to the top of the table, scoring an unbeaten 66 off just 27 balls to help his team beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets in an Indian Premier League - match at the Wankhede Stadium here Monday.Sunrisers looked to be coasting to securing all two points and with it going fourth in the table.However, a blitzkrieg from Pollard, wh ... read more

Washington | 10 days ago
Indians lobby hard for a slice of immigration pie
Washington, May 12 - From corporate America to Indian techies to Indian-Americans with family ties to their native land - all are lobbying hard to influence changes in the proposed immigration law that has started moving through the US legislative labyrinthine.Concerned that some aggressively protectionist provisions in the bipartisan legislation proposed by the so-called Senate gang of eight woul ... read more

Mohali | 15 days ago
Best innings of my life, says Miller of Mohali mayhem
Mohali, May 7 - Kings XI Punjab batsman David Miller has rated his unbeaten 101 of 38 balls against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League - as his best innings ever.Probably, it is the best innings I have played. It is the fastest I have ever played, and definitely the most enjoyable one, Miller told to IPLT20.com.Miller's knock of 101 not out off just 38 balls gave the Kings XI ... read more

Bangalore | 29 days ago
Gayle storm rocks Bangalore with fastest century, highest score in IPL
Bangalore, April 23 - After a spell of summer showers, it rained sixes and fours at the M. Chinnaswamy stadium here Tuesday evening under a cloudy sky as Royal Challengers Bangalore's explosive opener Chris Gayle scored the Indian Premier League's fastest century in 30 balls and highest score of 175 in 66 balls against Pune Warriors India.Put in to bat first, the West Indian southpaw lost no time ... read more

Jaipur | 1 month ago
Royals record third win, beat Kings XI by 6 wickets
Jaipur, April 14 - Rajasthan Royals recorded their third win in the Indian Premier League - this season and moved to third in the standings with a six-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here Sunday.Poor shot selection from Punjab batsman coupled with some tight bowling by Royals bowlers led to the visitors being bowled out for 124 in 18.5 overs.S. Sreesanth, Kevon Cooper ... read more

Jaipur | 1 month ago
Royals record third win, beat Kings XI by 6 wickets
Jaipur, April 14 - Rajasthan Royals recorded their third win in the Indian Premier League - this season and moved to third in the standings with a six-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here Sunday.Poor shot selection from Punjab batsman coupled with some tight bowling by Royals bowlers led to the visitors being bowled out for 124 in 18.5 overs.S. Sreesanth, Kevon Cooper ... read more

1 month ago
Mohammad Hafeez joins Caribbean T20 League
Bridgetown -, April 14 - Pakistan's Twenty20 captain Mohammad Hafeez is the latest international cricketer to sign-up for the inaugural Caribbean Premier League - scheduled for later this year.Hafeez joins Australia duo Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist and former New Zealand captain Ross Taylor as international franchise players already contracted for the CPL, scheduled for July 29 to Aug 26.The 3 ... read more

4 months ago
A horror story on Sri Lanka's war
Book: Still Counting the Dead; Author: Frances Harrison; Publishers: Portobello Books; Pages: 259; Price: Rs.399If even half of what Frances Harrison has uncovered about what the Sri Lankan state did to crush the Tamil Tigers is true, then Colombo's political and military leadership can be in the dock for war crimes.The former BBC journalist talks to a few who got trapped in the LTTE war zone unti ... read more

Houston | 4 months ago
Thunder beat Rockets 124-94 for largest road win
Houston, Dec 30 - Oklahoma City Thunder blitzed the game-weary Houston Rockets 124-94 in their NBA game at Toyota Center here.Thunder guard Russell Westbrook posted 28 points, eight rebounds and eight assists Saturday while forward Kevin Durant added 26 points as the Thunder built a big lead in the second quarter and rolled to its second blowout win this season over the Rockets, reports Xinhua.Kev ... read more

Ahmedabad | 4 months ago
India beat Pakistan by 11 runs, draw Twenty20 series
Ahmedabad, Dec 28 - India squared the two-match Twenty20 International series 1-1, beating Pakistan by 11 runs in the second encounter at the Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, here Friday.A career-best 72 by Yuvraj Singh, who was also adjudged the Man of the Match, helped India post a formidable 192 for five in 20 overs. Pakistan managed 181 for seven in 20 overs after skipper Mohammed Hafeez top-scor ... read more