‘England reverse the ball quicker’
South Africa skipper AB de Villiers on Tuesday expressed concerns over allegations of ball-tampering against the English side and seemed a bit amazed at the host bowlers’ ability to reverse swing the
Desperate to beat India: Jayawardene
The five-wicket defeat to India in a warm-up match ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy will have no significance when Sri Lanka square off against the same opponents in the semi-finals, said Mahela Jaya
Saina eyes elusive title this season
After failing to retain her titles in Thailand and Indonesia in the last couple of weeks, Saina Nehwal will now look to break her nine-month draught when she begins her campaign in the Singapore Super
Anand draws with Gelfand in Russia
World champion Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by Boris Gelfand of Israel in the fourth round of the Tal Memorial chess tournament.
280 hidden Moon craters identified
Australian scientists have identified 280 new craters on the Moon that have never been mapped before, using a combination of gravity and terrain modelling.
Maradona wins lawsuit against Chinese firms
Soccer legend Diego Maradona will get 3 million yuan ($4.90 lakh) as compensation from three Chinese companies for using his name in an online game without his consent.
Nitish thanks PM for calling him ‘secular’
A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh described him as secular, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday thanked him for the praise, saying the words gave him comfort.
Flood threat looms large
Keeping in view the rising water level in Yamuna due to incessant rains and release of water by Haryana, the Delhi government on Monday started evacuating people living in low-lying areas along the ri
‘Don’t mind who we play’
Having endured a “stressful” journey to book a Champions Trophy semifinal berth, England captain Alastair Cook said he didn’t really care who among India or South Africa await his team in the last-fou
‘Martian clay had key life component’
Martian clay may have harboured boron — a key component for one of the life’s molecular building blocks — at a time when life was just starting on the Earth, scientists say.