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Posted: January 21st, 2008, 3:00pm EST
Raipur, Jan 21 - Chhattisgarh is to have a swanky new capital, Naya Raipur, complete with a world-class convention centre, an IT special economic zone, an 18-hole golf course, super speciality hospitals, malls and cricket stadiums. The foundation stone for the dream capital was laid by Chief Minister Raman Singh Monday.Raman Singh, along with his senior cabinet colleagues, laid the foundation stone for the first phase of the project at Rakhi village, 20 km away from Raipur.The first phase wi
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Posted: January 21st, 2008, 3:00pm EST
New Delhi, Jan 21 - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown gave a strong hint here Monday that India's batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar could be awarded honorary knighthood.At a press conference, Brown said that there was a 'strong case' for honouring sporting achievements around the world, noting that Australian cricket legend Don Bradman and West Indies maestro Gary Sobers had been so honoured.Brown, however, pointed out that a panel does the selection and that he alone cannot pick anyone for
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Posted: January 21st, 2008, 1:00pm EST
Kolkata, Jan 21 - Cricket Association of Bengal - president Prasun Mukherjee Monday claimed that cricketer Sourav Ganguly was dropped from the One-day team in accordance with the wishes of skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.'Today - I talked to the Board of Control for Cricket in India - president Sharad Pawar and he said the official policy is that the board does not interfere with the selection process,' Mukherjee told reporters here. 'Pawar said he was helpless and said he shared our concern. B
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Posted: January 21st, 2008, 12:00pm EST
New Delhi, Jan 21 - In order to bind the Commonwealth fraternity, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown wants to propose the names of modern cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar for the honorary knighthood.'It used to be the case that great cricketers from the Commonwealth would be recognised by the British people through our honoured system - we think of Sir Don Bradman or Sir Gary Sobers,' said Brown, who is on an official visit of India.Brown lamented that the system of rewarding renowned sport
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Posted: January 21st, 2008, 12:00pm EST
New Delhi, Jan 21 - India and Britain Monday identified four priority areas for ramping up their ties even as they called for greater cooperation in the war against terror.The four areas are education, science and technology, trade and investment, visiting British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh said at a joint press conference after their talks here.'We should also have more people to people contacts,' Manmohan Singh said, even as he thanked Britain for
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Posted: January 21st, 2008, 12:00pm EST
Melbourne, Jan 21 - A top Indian cricket board official has warned overseas players joining the breakaway tournaments like the Indian Cricket League - of serious repercussions, raising the question whether they have 'safeguards to protect against match-fixing'.'To have a credible tournament one must not just look at the money but, more importantly, whether the competition is sanctioned, whether it's going to have the - infrastructure, whether it's going to be around for a while, and whether i
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Posted: January 21st, 2008, 8:00am EST
Sydney, Jan 21 - World cricket's incoming boss has said he hoped Australia would go ahead with their proposed tour to Pakistan in March, but Ricky Ponting's side will not come under pressure from the hosts if the trip is deemed unsafe, thanks to an insurance policy that means they will lose minimal money if the series is cancelled.A report in the Sydney Morning Herald quoted the International Cricket Council - president-elect David Morgan as saying that he has put his faith in the security me
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Posted: January 21st, 2008, 8:00am EST
Perth, Jan 21 - Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh could not be a part of the winning Indian side that halted Australian's winning streak in the Perth Test but that hasn't doused his spirit.The off-spinner, speaking for the first time since receiving a three-Test ban for a supposed racist remark to Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds at the Sydney Cricket Ground -, insisted that the events of the Sydney Test match helped galvanize the team and India's victory at Perth can be attributed to them,
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Posted: January 21st, 2008, 8:00am EST
New Delhi, Jan 21 - Oxford University, one of the world's most venerable educational institutions, wants to 'learn' from India's growth story, its Vice Chancellor John A. Hood has said.'Oxford University wants to learn the finer nuances of India's growth, its vibrant economy, the growing innovations and knowledge society,' Hood told IANS in an interview.'We want to learn lessons of India and tell the whole world and our students from across the globe how you guys have made it to the top,' sa
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Posted: January 21st, 2008, 6:00am EST
Perth, Jan 21 - India's bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad has revealed that Australian fast bowling great Dennis Lillee provided his fast bowlers valuable tips on using the 'Fremantle Doctor' wind in Perth.Lillee's inputs were of great help for India's rookie speedsters in storming through Australia's barricade and mastermind a stunning 72-run win in the third Test here Saturday.As the 'Fremantle Doctor' blew, India's unheralded pace attack got the ball to swing madly at the Western Australia C
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Posted: January 21st, 2008, 6:00am EST
Auckland, Jan 21 - New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond's desire to play the upcoming home and away series against England despite having signed for the breakaway Indian Cricket league - has brought him in direct confrontation with his country board's and the issue is heading for the courts.According to the Herald on Sunday newspaper: 'Bond and New Zealand Cricket - are one step away from heading to court as a mediator has stepped in to help resolve the fast bowler's dispute with the national b
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Posted: January 21st, 2008, 6:00am EST
New Delhi, Jan 21 - As the Indian economy continues to surge ahead, Oxford University Vice Chancellor John A. Hood Monday said the institution wants to learn lessons from India's growth for a better world.'Oxford University wants to learn the finer nuances of India's growth, its vibrant economy, the growing innovations and knowledge society,' Hood told IANS.'We want to learn lessons of India and tell the whole world and our students from across the globe how you guys have made it to the top,
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Posted: January 21st, 2008, 5:00am EST
Adelaide, Jan 21 - The Australians might have missed a rare feat to snatch their 17 straight win in the Test cricket but skipper Ricky Ponting has chosen to take the loss in his stride.In his column in The Australian, Ponting said that the he is proud his team managed to equal their previous record of 16 wins.'To win one Test is hard work, so to play well enough to win 16 in a row without the weather intervening is something quite special,' said Ponting in his column Monday.On his team's lo
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Posted: January 21st, 2008, 5:00am EST
Perth, Jan 21 - Umpires' job will become easy if cricketers behave well on the field and show controlled aggression, International Cricket Council president-elect David Morgan and India's bowling Venkatesh Prassad have said.'Player behaviour is of utmost importance. I don't believe, to use an English expression, that cricket fields should be as silent as churches and I don't believe that cricketers should behave like church mice,' Morgan was quoted as saying in The Australian newspaper.'But
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Posted: January 21st, 2008, 5:00am EST
Perth, Jan 21 - Fast bowler Stuart Clark, who tasted his first defeat in his 14-Test career when India beat Australia in the third Test here Saturday, says left-arm pacer Irfan Pathan was the 'real difference' between the two teams.'They bowled very well, they swung the ball better than we did and full credit to them. I think Irfan Pathan was a real handful and probably the real difference in the game,' Clark told The Australian newspaper. Pathan, who was adjudged the Man of the Match for sc
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Posted: January 21st, 2008, 2:00am EST
Chandigarh, Jan 21 - Be it in government affairs or in ruling Akali Dal politics, Sukhbir Singh Badal's stamp is all too visible in Punjab nowadays and it seems only a matter of time before he ascends to the chair of chief minister, now held by his father.Seen as the political heir to his towering 81-year-old father, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, the Akali Dal's top leadership and even alliance partner Bharatiya Janata Party - seem reconciled to the fact that Badal Junior is well on the
