When Gautam Gambhir was dropped from the 2007 World Cup squad, he was so disappointed that he almost quit cricket. As he makes his World Cup debut at home, one of the world’s most exciting opening batsmen says he would like to do something “special” for the home crowd, “like my unbeaten 150 against Sri [...]
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I would like to do something special for World Cup: Gautam Gambhir
January 31st, 2011 |
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BCCI asks ICC to reconsider decision on Eden
January 28th, 2011 |
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The Indian cricket board Friday asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) to reconsider its decision of taking away the India-England World Cup match from the Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata. “We have written a letter to the ICC to reconsider its decision. Now it is up to the ICC to decide, but we are confident [...]
Will attend IIFA if we’re free: Abhishek Bachchan
January 21st, 2011 |
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Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan has said that if their work schedules permit they would definitely go to attend the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards to be held in Toronto. “I don’t know when it is but obviously if we are free and not working, yes we’ll go for it. We’ll see if we could [...]
Traders’ lunch is cut as Singapore seeks bigger role
January 19th, 2011 |
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Singapore Exchange, operator of the city’s derivatives and securities market, will scrap its midday trading break from March as it seeks to increase its regional role.
Australia, South Korea, the Philippines, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh already operate without a lunch interval. Singapore’s trading day now runs from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. local time, followed by a 90 minute break and an afternoon session between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Traders’ lunch gets cut as Singapore Exchange seeks bigger role
January 19th, 2011 |
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Singapore Exchange, operator of the city’s derivatives and securities market, will scrap its midday trading break from March as it seeks to increase its regional role.
Australia, South Korea, the Philippines, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh already operate without a lunch interval. Singapore’s trading day now runs from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., followed by a 90 minute break and an afternoon session between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.
SAARC to get first woman secretary general
January 18th, 2011 |
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The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is set to get its first woman secretary general – a 36-year-old Maldivian lawyer. The SAARC Secretariat in Kathmandu has confirmed that former lawmaker of the Maldives, Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed, will be appointed SAARC secretary general March 1, The Daily Star said, quoting diplomatic sources. Bangladesh foreign [...]
IPL-4 auction: Gambhir, Pietersen among first lot sold
January 8th, 2011 |
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Following are the first nine players auctioned for the Indian Premier League (IPL) season four here Saturday. Gautam Gambhir (India): Kolkata Knight Riders, $2.4 million Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka): Royal Challengers Bangalore $6,50,000 Zaheer Khan (India): Royal Challenger Bangalore, $900,000 Ross Taylor (New Zealand): Rajasthan Royal, $1 million Yusuf Pathan (India): Kolkata Knight Riders, $2.1 [...]
England humble Australia in Ashes cricket series
January 7th, 2011 |
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Only a monsoon or a doughty Australian fight-back Friday could prevent the English cricket team giving Australia a 3-1 hiding in the Ashes series in the fifth and final Test in Sydney. The former looked a more likely prospect than the latter, with the home side still 151 runs short of making England bat again [...]
Injured Ponting to miss Sydney Test, Clarke may take over
December 30th, 2010 |
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Australian Test captain Ricky Ponting has been ruled out of the fifth and last Test of the Ashes series in Sydney due to a broken finger and Michael Clarke is expected to take over the reins. The selectors are expected to pick Clarke to lead but a formal announcement will be made only after directors [...]
Wasim urges Pak cricket fans, media to ‘back national team to win World Cup 2011’
December 7th, 2010 |
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Former Pakistan cricket captain Wasim Akram has urged players, fans and the media to move on from the recent problems plaguing Pakistan cricket, and back the country to win the World Cup 2011, though he tipped India as favourites to win the mega event. “Let”s forget what problems we”ve been going through recently and with [...]
‘Not 100 per cent satisfied with Pak team’s World Cup preparations’: Afridi
December 4th, 2010 |
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Pakistan’s One-day International captain Shahid Afridi has said that he is not fully satisfied with his team’s preparations for the World Cup 2011, which is to be co-hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. “I am not 100 per cent satisfied with the team’s preparations for the World Cup,†the Daily Times quoted Afridi, as [...]
Krishna to visit Sri Lanka to review progress of bilateral projects
November 25th, 2010 |
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External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna will undertake a four-day visit to Sri Lanka beginning on Thursday, where he will participate in the seventh India-Sri Lanka Joint Commission meeting to review the progress of bilateral projects between the two nations. During his visit, Krishna will call on Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Prime Minister [...]
Ashes: Pietersen ready to face Doherty test
November 22nd, 2010 |
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Key England batsman Kevin Pietersen has revealed that he is ready to face the challenge likely to be posed by Australian and Tasmanian left-arm spinner Xavier Doherty in the 2010 Ashes series starting at the Gabba here from November 25. “I don”t have technical glitches, I”ve sorted them. I”m always looking to score against every [...]
Sri Lanka celebrates Rajapaksa’s re-inauguration with world’s ‘biggest rice cake’
November 19th, 2010 |
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The world’s biggest ever ‘kiribath’, or rice cake, has been prepared in Sri Lanka to celebrate the re-inauguration ceremony of Mahinda Rajapaksa as the country’s President on Friday. Rajapaksa took the oath of office on an open-air stage outside his seafront office. According to the BBC, some 12,000 kilograms of white rice, 1,500 coconuts and [...]
Bharti Airtel has 200 million customers: Mittal
November 19th, 2010 |
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Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman and Managing Director, Bharti Airtel, on Thursday announced that the company has crossed the significant milestone of 200 million customers in the year 2009-10. “We are today announcing and celebrating. Airtel having achieved the 200 million mark of customers. Some of you friends were there when we were talking in this [...]
Tendulkar named ICC’s ambassador for 2011 World Cup
November 11th, 2010 |
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The International Cricket Council today announced the appointment of Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar as the official event ambassador for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. With exactly 100 days to go, Tendulkar in his role as ambassador will be called upon to promote and support a variety of ICC initiatives for the World Cup, which [...]
Michael Clarke shows off deflecting skills
November 10th, 2010 |
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Aussie cricketer Michael Clarke cleverly deflected questions about his new girlfriend Kyly Boldy at an event to launch Australia”s Ashes ad campaign this week. Asked if he and the one-time Miss Indy were going strong after Boldy was spotted watching Australia play Sri Lanka at the SCG last week, Clarke side-stepped the question and made [...]
Michael Clarke shows off deflecting skills
November 10th, 2010 |
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Aussie cricketer Michael Clarke cleverly deflected questions about his new girlfriend Kyly Boldy at an event to launch Australia”s Ashes ad campaign this week. Asked if he and the one-time Miss Indy were going strong after Boldy was spotted watching Australia play Sri Lanka at the SCG last week, Clarke side-stepped the question and made [...]
Michael Clarke shows off deflecting skills
November 10th, 2010 |
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Aussie cricketer Michael Clarke cleverly deflected questions about his new girlfriend Kyly Boldy at an event to launch Australia”s Ashes ad campaign this week. Asked if he and the one-time Miss Indy were going strong after Boldy was spotted watching Australia play Sri Lanka at the SCG last week, Clarke side-stepped the question and made [...]
Clarke says he receives “lot of respect†from his teammates when he captains
November 9th, 2010 |
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Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke has dismissed recent reports of a rift within the team. According to reports, Clarke’s leadership and attitude were both called into question by his teammates following the 2-1 defeat in the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka. Clarke however said that he felt “a lot of respect†from his teammates. “For [...]