J.G. Farrell’s Troubles wins Lost Man Booker
British author J.G. Farrell’s Troubles has been announced as the winner of the Lost Man Booker Prize.
IPL-3 is clean, says ICC
The International Cricket Council on Thursday gave a clean chit to Indian Premier League-3 saying it had no evidence or intelligence of any corruption, despite rumours.
Lord Condon, the outgoing chairman of the ICC anti-corruption and security unit, said here on Thursday, “IPL-3 from a clean cricket point of view seems to have been a very clean event.
Futuristic mascots for London Olympics
Two ultra-modern one-eyed creatures have been unveiled as the mascots for the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics in the hope they will adorn millions of items of merchandise.
ICC probing Pak match-fixing claims
The International Cricket Council’s anti-corruption unit has been investigating Pakistan’s performance in their Sydney Test defeat against Australia in January, it was confirmed on Thursday.
Craving for sweets harms brain
Cravings for a sweet treat like a chocolate bar or an ice cream is not only bad for your waistline, but it also harms your brain, says a new study.
Scientists reconstruct medieval knight’s face
Scientists have reconstructed the face of a medieval knight, who was killed 700 years ago, through state-of-the-art forensic techniques.
Kirsten on ICC panel to discuss ODIs
India coach Gary Kirsten will join the ICC cricket committee which will discuss the use of coloured ball in day-night Tests, one-day cricket format and the controversial switch hit in its two-day meeting starting here on Wednesday
2 more join Labour race for top post
The Labour party plunged into new crisis on Wednesday when one of its newly-elected MPs was charged over parliamentary expenses claims.
Human virus can help treat cancer
In a major breakthrough, British scientists have found that a harmless virus could cure advanced untreatable cancers.
Nick Clegg promises biggest shakeup in UK democracy
Britain’s deputy prime minister Nick Clegg on Wednesday promised wide-ranging political reform and restoration of civil liberties in his first official speech after joining the coalition government.