• No worries with players taking T20 cash: Lloyd

     West Indies chairman of selectors Clive Lloyd says he cannot fault the Caribbean’s star players for preferring lucrative Twenty20 contracts to test cricket. West Indies players Chris Gayle, Andre Russell, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Bravo and Samuel Badree are play ....

     West Indies chairman of selectors Clive Lloyd says he cannot fault the Caribbean’s star players for preferring lucrative Twenty20 contracts to test cricket. West Indies players Chris Gayle, Andre Russell, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Bravo and Samuel Badree are play ....

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  • Kohli named BCCI Cricketer of the Year

    The 27-year-old batsman, who took over as captain in the middle of the tour of Australia after Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s sudden retirement, delivered some good results under his leadership. Under Kohli, the Indian team ended a 22-year wait for a series win on Sri ....

    The 27-year-old batsman, who took over as captain in the middle of the tour of Australia after Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s sudden retirement, delivered some good results under his leadership. Under Kohli, the Indian team ended a 22-year wait for a series win on Sri ....

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  • Ashwin is ICC's No. 1 Test bowler, first Indian since Bedi’s feat in 1973

    Ashwin, who took 62 wickets in nine Tests this year including 31 scalps in the four matches against South Africa, became the first India bowler since Bishen Bedi in 1973 to achieve the milestone of finishing the year on top. In fact, Bedi, an ICC Hall of Famer, is th ....

    Ashwin, who took 62 wickets in nine Tests this year including 31 scalps in the four matches against South Africa, became the first India bowler since Bishen Bedi in 1973 to achieve the milestone of finishing the year on top. In fact, Bedi, an ICC Hall of Famer, is th ....

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  • India ekes out a narrow win to enter final

     The men in blue alternated between brilliant and mediocre and sneaked out 3-2 winners over Maldives to enter the final of the SAFF Suzuki Cup football championship at the Greenfield stadium here on Thursday. Jeje Lalpekhlua scored a brace (34 & 65) after captai ....

     The men in blue alternated between brilliant and mediocre and sneaked out 3-2 winners over Maldives to enter the final of the SAFF Suzuki Cup football championship at the Greenfield stadium here on Thursday. Jeje Lalpekhlua scored a brace (34 & 65) after captai ....

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  • Indian sport poised for a significant leap in Rio

    Leander Paes who had triggered the Olympic revival with the individual tennis bronze, against the much superior ranked opponents, in the Atlanta Olympics in 1996, is set to compete in his seventh successive Olympics. The hope of a second Olympic medal, which wrestler Su ....

    Leander Paes who had triggered the Olympic revival with the individual tennis bronze, against the much superior ranked opponents, in the Atlanta Olympics in 1996, is set to compete in his seventh successive Olympics. The hope of a second Olympic medal, which wrestler Su ....

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  • Oli, Modi discuss political situation in Nepal

    The Ministry of External Affairs informed that Mr. Modi conveyed his strong support to consensus-based solution to the crisis in Nepal, which began in September. Mr. Oli’s government has been pushing for a series of crucial constitutional amendments to bring an ....

    The Ministry of External Affairs informed that Mr. Modi conveyed his strong support to consensus-based solution to the crisis in Nepal, which began in September. Mr. Oli’s government has been pushing for a series of crucial constitutional amendments to bring an ....

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  • Hundreds of old Hillary emails newly classified: State dept.

    Ms. Clinton has said she didn’t send or receive information that was classified at the time via her personal email account, which was run on a private server at her New York home. Republicans have repeatedly questioned whether her use of a private email system put ....

    Ms. Clinton has said she didn’t send or receive information that was classified at the time via her personal email account, which was run on a private server at her New York home. Republicans have repeatedly questioned whether her use of a private email system put ....

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  • Dubai's New Year's fireworks kick off amid hotel blaze

    Tens of thousands of people whistled and cheered at the show taking place at the Burj Khalifa skyscraper, as teams of fire-fighters were working to put out the blaze that had engulfed a 63-storey luxury hotel and residential building. Just minutes before the fireworks b ....

    Tens of thousands of people whistled and cheered at the show taking place at the Burj Khalifa skyscraper, as teams of fire-fighters were working to put out the blaze that had engulfed a 63-storey luxury hotel and residential building. Just minutes before the fireworks b ....

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  • Munich police warn of ‘imminent threat’ of attack

    Police in Munich warned of a “serious, imminent threat” by Islamic State group suicide bombers wanting to commit an attack on New Year’s Eve and asked people to stay away from the city’s main train station and a second train station in the city&rsquo ....

    Police in Munich warned of a “serious, imminent threat” by Islamic State group suicide bombers wanting to commit an attack on New Year’s Eve and asked people to stay away from the city’s main train station and a second train station in the city&rsquo ....

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  • Finding order in chaos

    The state of political and economic turbulence is sure to carry over to the next year and even intensify. However, elections and conferences -- the most reassuring attempts to bring order and stability -- may provide a semblance of optimism January: 1- Deadline fo ....

    The state of political and economic turbulence is sure to carry over to the next year and even intensify. However, elections and conferences -- the most reassuring attempts to bring order and stability -- may provide a semblance of optimism January: 1- Deadline fo ....

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