Sydney

Syndicate content

Huge rare pink diamond found in Oz

Mining giant Rio Tinto said on Wednesday it has unearthed a “remarkable” 12.76 carat pink diamond in Australia, the largest of the rare and precious stones ever found in the resources-rich nation.

Huge rare pink diamond found in Australia

Pink Diamond.jpg.crop_display.jpg

Mining giant Rio Tinto said on Wednesday it has unearthed a ‘remarkable’ 12.76 carat pink diamond in Australia, the largest of the rare and precious stones ever found in the resources-rich nation.

Na

Kohli, Umesh exceptions in dismal tour for India

Untitled-1_90.jpg.crop_display.jpg

Young Virat Kohli and Umesh Yadav have emerged as two notable bright spots in an otherwise disastrous Australian tour during which India's reputation as a cricketing giant took a beating.

If the 0-4

Australia's FM Rudd resigns amid leadership speculation

Australi Foreign min-AFP.jpg.crop_display.jpg

Australia's foreign minister Kevin Rudd resigned on Wednesday, saying he was unable to continue without Prime Minister Julia Gillard's support, paving the way for a challenge to her leadership.

In a

Bill Clinton tops celebrity auction list with $239k bid

LA-93399.jpg.crop_display.jpg

A woman from Texas contributed 255,000 dollars to the William J. Clinton Foundation last year to spend a day with its Presidential leader Bill Clinton and provided charity-auction organizer Charitybuz

Ricky Ponting to play on in Tests after ODI dumping

ponti.jpg.crop_display.jpg

Former skipper Ricky Ponting said Tuesday he intended to continue playing Test cricket for Australia despite his dumping from the one-day team.

Ponting said he had been told by selectors that he did

Ponting admits ODI career over but doesn't announce retirement

007950-01-02.jpg.crop_display.jpg

Australia's two-time World Cup winning cricket captain Ricky Ponting on Tuesday conceded that his one-day career is over but stopped short of announcing a formal retirement from the format.

The 37-ye

Ponting dropped from Australia's one-day team

rickyponting-afp_0.jpg.crop_display.jpg

Former captain Ricky Ponting was dropped from Australia's team for the tri one-day series against India and Sri Lanka, selectors said on Monday.

Chief selector John Inverarity said Ponting, the secon

Australia all out for 158 in ODI

987728-01-02.jpg.crop_display.jpg

Australia were all out for 158 off 40.5 overs after winning the toss in a tri one-day series international against Sri Lanka, reduced to 41 overs-a-side by rain, in Sydney on Friday.

Haddin dropped due to poor form, says CA

bradhaddin-ap.jpg.crop_disp.jpg.crop_display.jpg

Cricket Australia (CA) chief executive James Sutherland confirmed that wicket-keeper Brad Haddin has been dropped from the ODI side due to poor form.

Sutherland also said that he was disappointed wit

No Articles Found

No Articles Found

No Articles Found

I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.