MUMBAI: On a high after their resounding 60-run win over table-toppers Chennai Super Kings (18 points from 11 games) on Sunday, third-placed Mumbai Indians (14 points from 10 matches) will look to make it six wins in a row at home, when they face struggling defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders (8 points from 11, placed seventh), at the Wankhede, on Tuesday.
MUMBAI: On a high after their resounding 60-run win over table-toppers Chennai Super Kings (18 points from 11 games) on Sunday, third-placed Mumbai Indians (14 points from 10 matches) will look to make it six wins in a row at home, when they face struggling defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders (8 points from 11, placed seventh), at the Wankhede, on Tuesday.
MUMBAI: In 2010, when South African great Jacques Kallis was having one his most successful seasons with Royal Challengers Bangalore (he had scored 572 runs at a strike-rate of 115.78 to be the second highest run-scorer after Sachin Tendulkar), their skipper Anil Kumble laid into him after RCB had lost a game against Deccan Chargers at the VCA Stadium, on April 12.
MUMBAI: In 2010, when South African great Jacques Kallis was having one his most successful seasons with Royal Challengers Bangalore (he had scored 572 runs at a strike-rate of 115.78 to be the second highest run-scorer after Sachin Tendulkar), their skipper Anil Kumble laid into him after RCB had lost a game against Deccan Chargers at the VCA Stadium, on April 12.
WASHINGTON: Asserting that China has signed agreements for arms exports worth USD 11 billion from 2007 to 2011, the Pentagon has said that Pakistan remains Beijing's primary customer for conventional weapons.
WASHINGTON: Asserting that China has signed agreements for arms exports worth USD 11 billion from 2007 to 2011, the Pentagon has said that Pakistan remains Beijing's primary customer for conventional weapons.
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has lost a golf match while playing with two Republican senators Saxby Chambliss and Bob Corker, a White House official said.
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has lost a golf match while playing with two Republican senators Saxby Chambliss and Bob Corker, a White House official said.
MANILA, Philippines: One of the Philippines' most active volcanoes spewed huge rocks and ash early on Tuesday after a 3-year calm, killing four climbers and trapping others near the crater, officials said.
MANILA, Philippines: One of the Philippines' most active volcanoes spewed huge rocks and ash early on Tuesday after a 3-year calm, killing four climbers and trapping others near the crater, officials said.
NEW DELHI: CBI is tracking the involvement of railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's office in the bribery case relating to his nephew Vijay Singla, with the agency expected to question the minister's senior personal staff in the next couple of days.
NEW DELHI: CBI is tracking the involvement of railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's office in the bribery case relating to his nephew Vijay Singla, with the agency expected to question the minister's senior personal staff in the next couple of days.
NEW DELHI: Political parties obstructing the functioning of Parliament would be directly responsible for the deaths of children due to malnourishment and the deterioration in the health of a large proportion of the population, Nobel-winning economist Amartya Sen said on Monday. The current deadlock in Parliament goes against the entire tradition of Indian democracy, he said.
NEW DELHI: Political parties obstructing the functioning of Parliament would be directly responsible for the deaths of children due to malnourishment and the deterioration in the health of a large proportion of the population, Nobel-winning economist Amartya Sen said on Monday. The current deadlock in Parliament goes against the entire tradition of Indian democracy, he said.
HYDERABAD: Having turned their home ground into a fortress, Sunrisers Hyderabad now have the onerous task of defending their citadel against marauding teams, most of whom are in a mad rush to garner points even as the tournament heads into its final leg.
HYDERABAD: Having turned their home ground into a fortress, Sunrisers Hyderabad now have the onerous task of defending their citadel against marauding teams, most of whom are in a mad rush to garner points even as the tournament heads into its final leg.
MADRID: Maria Sharapova is keeping her feet on the ground over the possibility of wresting back the world number one spot from Serena Williams at next week's Madrid Masters.
MADRID: Maria Sharapova is keeping her feet on the ground over the possibility of wresting back the world number one spot from Serena Williams at next week's Madrid Masters.
