Polling underway in Maharashtra
Altogether 30.89 per cent voters exercised their franchise in the first six hours today in Maharashtra, after polling for the 288 Assembly seats began at 7 am, officials said. Continue Reading
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Cricketer Monty Panesar eyes world of politics
Former England off-spinner Monty Panesar, who recently turned author with his book ‘The Full Monty’, has spoken of plans to take on the world of politics, possibly as a future Mayor of London. Continue Reading
Mounting debts led to cricketer Chandrashekar’s suicide
Former national selector and India and Tamilnadu cricketer VB Chandrashekar, passed away in the city after he committed suicide at his residence at Mylapore yesterday. The death of the cricketer has shocked the sports fraternity. Continue Reading
Kerala to host boat racing event modelled on IPL
A 3-month long racing tournament – Champions Boat League – will be organised in Kerala this week. The event will be hosted by Kerala Tourism and is based on the pattern of IPL cricket tournament format. Continue Reading
Another super over should decide World Cup winner: Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday endorsed a second super over to decide the winner instead of considering the boundary count if such an extraordinary situation arises like it did in the World Cup final. Continue Reading
Rohit Sharma sets world record of maximum hundreds
Star Indian batsman Rohit Sharma Saturday became the first batsman in the world to score five hundreds in a single World Cup with a magnificent 103 against Sri Lanka here, eclipsing former Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara’s earlier record of most centuries in a single edition. Continue Reading
World Cup: No need to press panic button yet, says Sachin
Pre-tournament favourites India put up a dismal show in their opening practice game, losing by six wickets to New Zealand in London Saturday. Electing to bat, India made a below-par 179, which the Kiwis chased down in 37.1 overs. Continue Reading
Brian Lara says he would rotate strike if he had to face Bumrah
“I don’t believe counter-attacking against such a good bowler is a great idea. He might have a one-off bad day and then batsmen can capitalise but generally he has had very good days. I think I would look to pay that respect,” he explained. Continue Reading
Sachin refuses allegations of conflict of interest
Legendary Sachin Tendulkar has categorically refuted all allegations of Conflict of Interest levelled against him as he claimed to have neither ‘received any compensation’ nor of holding any decision making role in the IPL franchise Mumbai Indians. Continue Reading
There cannot be 11 Kohlis in a team, reasons Muralitharan
You will win some games and you will also lose a few. Otherwise, every team must be filled with 11 Kohlis or Sachin Tendulkars or Don Bradmans. But that cannot happen, Muralitharan argued. Continue Reading