Mar 26, 2011

"My fate in the hands of selectors"


Under-fire captain Ricky Ponting said defending champion Australia 's premature exit from the ICC CWC has left his fate in the hands of the selectors.


'De Villiers' run out turning point'


Buoyed after New Zealand's quarter-final victory, skipper Daniel Vettori says his team now eyes the finals.


Smith struggles for words on exit


Outgoing South Africa captain Graeme Smith struggled for words after being knocked out in the quarterfinals by New Zealand in the ICC Cricket World Cup on Friday.


Afridi: Sachin will have to wait


Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi predicted Sachin Tendulkar will have to wait for his 100th international hundred.


"Akhtar should play against India"


Wasim Akram firmly believes Pakistan should play Shoaib Akhtar against India in the semi-final.


Kiwis stun South Africa, in semis


New Zealand secured a surprise ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 semi-final berth with a thrilling 49-run victory over South Africa in Dhaka on Friday.


ICC CWC STREAMING, 4th QF: SL vs ENG


Sri Lanka will surely start favourites but as this World Cup has seen, England can fiercely rise among the ashes.


Indian win versus Oz inspires Strauss


Michael Yardy going home will not depress England team. We are focused, reassures England captain.


Yuvraj Singh - A man of milestones


Yuvraj Singh has proved to be a standout performer for India in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup.


Australian media lauds Ponting


Criticism turned to appreciation as the Australian media hailed Ricky Ponting's defiant hundred in the ICC Cricket World Cup quarterfinal loss to India.


Mahela looks forward to Swann battle


Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene is looking forward to locking horns with England off-spinner Graeme Swann on Saturday.


Tour Diary: Happy Birthday, Bangladesh


Busy roads, bustling streets and people carrying out their business amidst animated political scenario, Bangladesh have much to offer than what seems, four decades after the gory war leading to its birth.


"Do not expect Pakistan to beat India"


Sanjay Manjrekar says the India-Pakistan semifinal might turn out to be a no-sweat contest for the hosts.


Serbia 2-1 N Ireland


Northern Ireland's Euro 2012 qualification hopes suffer a setback as Serbia come from a goal down to win 2-1 in Belgrade.


Euro 2012 round-up: Villa record


David Villa comes to Spain's rescue as the striker becomes his country's record goalscorer in the Euro 2012 qualifier against Czech Republic in Granada.


Bristol Rovers 2-2 Peterborough


Jeff Hughes' goal earns League One strugglers Bristol Rovers a draw with 10-man Peterborough United.


Brentford 2-1 Carlisle


Debutant Jeffrey Schlupp scores twice to help Brentford to victory over Carlisle in their Johnstone's Paint Trophy final.


MK Dons 1-1 Walsall


MK Dons' five-match winning run ends as they have to come from behind to draw 1-1 with Walsall.


Hartlepool 0-2 Rochdale


Rochdale chalk up a third straight win with a well-deserved victory at out-of-sorts Hartlepool.


Lincoln City 0-6 Rotherham


Ian Thomas-Moore scores a hat-trick as managerless Rotherham end a five-match winless run by thrashing Lincoln.


Northampton 2-2 Torquay


Guillem Bauza's last-gasp equaliser gives Northampton a share of the points against Torquay United.


Redknapp denies Bale injury claim


Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp denies claim that Gareth Bale was injured before joining the Wales squad for Saturday's match with England.


Beckham takes over LA captaincy


David Beckham will captain Los Angeles Galaxy for the first time in three years when the Major League Soccer side face Real Salt Lake on Saturday.


Brown and McGregor to face Brazil


Celtic skipper Scott Brown has recovered from injury and will join Allan McGregor in the starting line-up against Brazil at the Emirates.


Richards hurt in England U21 romp


Manchester City defender Micah Richards is stretchered off with a hamstring problem as England's under-21 side thrash Denmark 4-0 in a friendly.


GB Olympic team 'can be united'


Incoming Fifa vice-president Jim Boyce believes it is still possible for a united Great Britain team featuring the likes of Wales' Gareth Bale to take part at the London Olympics.


Mad scramble for India-Pak semifinal at Mohali


AAI has got requests from top honchos like Mukesh Ambani, Vijay Mallya and some high-profile politicians to fly in and out of Chandigarh.


Haryana Jats withdraw agitation after talks with CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda


The agitating Jats agreed to lift all blockades with immediate effect after Hooda promised to set up Haryana Backward Classes Commission.


Buffet to PM: If you have more like Ajit Jain, send them over to me


Warren Buffett preferred to play second fiddle to his associate Ajit Jain when the duo called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday.


Fake pilots: DGCA official, pilot among 4 held


Delhi Police said they have arrested DGCA official Pradeep Kumar, pilot Pradeep Tyagi and two touts in connection with the fake flying licence scam.


Shunglu panel blames Delhi CM, L-G for CWG mess


The Shunglu committee has put the cost of delays in building Delhi's infrastructure at Rs 900 crore, undue gains by contractors at Rs 254 crore.


Aurangzeb's sword found in AMU cupboard


Ata Khurshid, head of manuscript division at AMU library, found Aurangzeb's sword in a steel almirah lying untouched for five decades.


I-T, PF face off on taxing early withdrawals


Tension is mounting between the Income Tax department and Employees Provident Fund Organisation over handling of employees PF money and alleged non-deduction of tax at source on premature withdrawals.


WC: Bookies make India hot favourite to beat Pak


Most global betting websites predict that India will put it across Afridi's resurgent boys in the World Cup quarterfinal at Mohali on March 30.


Sabotage buzz as DMK left out of 2G PAC


DMK MP Tiruchi Siva lost the election to Parliament's PAC on 2G scam, leading to murmurs that Congress had mismanaged his bid to enter the panel.


'Rich' Kerala still has room for rice politics


Rice politics is back in Kerala. While the CPM-led ruling coalition offered rice at Rs 2 a kilo to all families, the Congress-led front has promised 25kg of rice a month at Re 1 a kilo to BPL families.


Furore over Chidambaram's remark to US envoy


Home minister P Chidambaram came under attack in both houses of Parliament for his reported statement that India would have made more progress if it had only Southern and Western parts.


Power crisis in Haryana as Jat stir hits coal supply


The power crisis in Haryana deepened on Friday as Jat protesters, flouting court orders, continued to squat on rail tracks across Haryana preventing coal from reaching power plants.


PM invites Gilani, Zardari for Mohali match


The India-Pakistan clash in the World Cup semi-final on Wednesday might prove to be just the opportunity the two countries needed to reignite the spark in their flagging relationship.


Sunni bodies challenge scholar's claim to 'holy relic'


The man behind India's largest mosque, due to come up in Kerala's Kozhikode, claims to have the Prophet's hair, but a leading Sunni outfit has contested this and demanded proof.


ISC board signs up for core science, math syllabus


The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has decided to introduce the core syllabus for science and mathematics in its senior secondary classes from the 2011-2012 academic year.


'PM's Advani remark meant for someone else'


Without naming Gandhi family, Arun Jaitley hinted that the PM's 'birth right' remark was said to Advani but directed at someone else.


WC: Sania and Shoaib at war over Indo-Pak clash


A "war" seems to be brewing between Indo-Pak couple of Sania and Shoaib ahead of high-voltage World Cup semifinal between India and Pakistan.


Dalai Lama's proposal to retire is accepted


The exiled Tibetan Parliament here on Friday unanimously accepted the Dalai Lama’s formal proposal of retirement or abdication of political responsibilities and passed the resolution in this regard.


Filing of nomination for Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Kerala to end today





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