St. John’s (Antigua), March 6 (IANS/CMC) Explosive opening batsman Chris Gayle has returned to the West Indies squad for the three-match Twenty20 series against England, starting Sunday. The left-hander has been out of action with back problems since the first T20 of the Ireland series last month, and he also missed the recent three-match One-Day International […]
Mirpur (Bangladesh), March 6 (IANS) Sri Lanka warmed up for Saturday’s Asia Cup cricket final against Pakistan with a three-wicket win over hosts Bangladesh in the last league match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here Thursday. Chasing a small target of 205, Sri Lanka faltered badly and were reduced to 75/5 but skipper Angelo Matthews struck […]
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Jaypee Group, promoters of the Formula One Indian Grand Prix, are still keen on holding the 2015 race as scheduled despite F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone wanting it to be pushed further to 2016. A day after Ecclestone said that a planned Indian Grand Prix return in 2015 was ruled out, Sameer […]
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Defending champions Delhi paid the price for resting key players in a must-win match against Services to crash out of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here Thursday. Services and Punjab advanced to the knock-outs from North Zone. Services hammered Delhi by 44 runs at the Ferozeshah Kotla while Punjab beat Himachal Pradesh […]
Washington, March 6 (IANS) Irish football team captain Robbie Keane will stay with Los Angeles Galaxy after having agreed to a contract extension, said the Major League Soccer (MLS) side. David Beckham’s former club didn’t release any details about the deal, reports Xinhua. Keane, 33, has been one of the top scorers in the MLS since […]
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) A day after he accepted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee’s offer to be a Trinamool Congress candidate for the Lok Sabha from Darjeeling, former India football captain Bhaichung Bhutia has unfolded his vision to serve the people of the hill region. “The enormity of the work I have to do […]
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai has topped the list of 20 most searched successful Indian women on Google followed by Vidya Balan and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, an official statement said. Former Indian Police Service officer Kiran Bedi also features among the top ten, revealed a Google search trend result Friday. The […]
Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) Fashion designer Ritu Beri has created a special ‘Women Solidarity Scarf’ on the occasion of International Women’s Day, which falls Saturday. The scarf was jointly released by ASSOCHAM Ladies League (ALL) and JW Marriott here Friday. “The aim of this Solidarity Scarf is to become a visible public symbol of self-esteem, sisterhood […]
Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who recently wrapped up shooting for “Bhoothnath Returns”, says he will now join Ronnie Screwvala in his “exercise to collect funds” for Swades Foundation. The 71-year-old is travelling to villages where Swades Foundation, run by former Disney UTV managing director Ronnie Screwvala and his wife Zarina, has been working […]
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Friday inaugurated the Annual Innovation Exhibition featuring innovative technologies at Rashtrapati Bhavan here, an official statement said. Since 2010, the exhibition is being organised every year at the sports ground of the president estate by the National Innovation Foundation (NIF). The exhibition features 41 innovative technologies, including seven […]