Padmini Rout maintains joint lead in world junior girls
Pune: Woman Grandmaster Padmini Rout played out a hard-fought draw with Russian girl Daria Pustovoitova to remain in joint lead after the end of seventh round of World junior girls’ chess championship on Sunday. It was a pretty tense game which was fought till the last nail and past the half... read more »
Star Sports bags 8-year rights deal with ICC
Less than a year after parting ways with ESPN-dubbed the Worldwide Leader in Sports-Star Sports strengthened their standing as the leader of world sports coverage in India on Sunday after retaining the broadcast rights for all ICC events over the next eight years. While the exact value of the... read more »
Who BCCI pays more than Dhoni? Gavaskar and Shastri
If you thought current cricketers earned more than former cricketers in India, think again. It’s not Mahendra Singh Dhoni or Virat Kohli to whom the BCCI pays the most annually. The biggest pay cheques from India’s cricket body goes to former players Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri... read more »
Kevin Pietersen-ECB controversy: Alastair Cook backs Andy Flower
Alastair Cook, the England captain has backed former coach, Andy Flower against the criticism made by his former teammate, Kevin Pietersen in his recently released autobiography, ‘KP: The Autobiography’. Pietersen alleged that Flower created a sense of fear in the dressing room while he... read more »
Aus cops foiled ISIS beheading plot: PM Abbott
Intelligence showed that militants connected with Islamic State were planning to behead a member of the public in Australia, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Thursday after hundreds of... read more »
Modi holds extensive talks with Xi Jinping, brings up Ladakh incursions
Sources from the MEA have said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has brought up border issues with China President Xi Jinping during discussions that went on in Hyderabad House. Although... read more »
SC questions lack of transparency in appointment of CVC
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday questioned Centre on lack of transparency in the appointment of chief vigilance commissioner and vigilance commissioner. The top court had on Wednesday... read more »
French parliament approves jihadist travel ban
PARIS: France’s parliament on Tuesday approved a new anti-terror bill aimed at preventing potential jihadists from travelling to Iraq, Syria or elsewhere by confiscating their... read more »
Salman Khan’s new ‘Bigg Boss 8’ promo is out and he says sabki ‘B...
Despite all statements about his uncertainty in returning to the new season of the reality show ‘Bigg Boss’, Salman Khan is back on the small screen. In a new promo for the reality show, Salman... read more »
