His career has hit a low with the second Ashes defeat on English soil, but Australian skipper Ricky Ponting [ Ponting, who would be 38 by the 2013 series, wants to use the defeats as inspirations. "Yep, it certainly does (make me want to return)," Ponting told reporters after the 197-run defeat in the fifth and decisive Test on .. more »

Australia, who had resumed at 313 for five in their second innings chasing 522 for victory, were bowled out for 406 in the morning session. England won their only Test of the 20th century against Australia at Lord's 75 years ago when Yorkshire left-arm spinner Hedley Verity took 15 wickets on a rain-affected pitch, dismissing Don Bradman .. more »

Karachi, July 9 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is hoping to revive its sagging bank accounts by hosting arch rivals India. The PCB's Chief Operating Officer (COO), Saleem Altaf expressed the hope that despite the present scenario where India and several other foreign team have refused to visit Pakistan due to the precarious security .. more »

The New South Wales Waratahs (Australia) beat the Lions (South Africa) 38-33 (halftime 28-13) in a final-round Super 14 match in Johannesburg, South Africa on Friday... more »

Novak Djokovic beat unheralded Lukasz Kubot 6-3, 7-6 (0) in the Serbia Open final to win the first ATP Tour tournament held in his home country. .. more »

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday made it clear that he is not in touch with any non-NDA constituent, nor has any party or leader contacted him. Kumar's reaction came in the backdrop of both the Congress and the Left parties making efforts to woo him into their respective folds... more »

Match Between Delhi Daredevils Vs Mumbai IndiansPlayed at Buffalo Park, East London - 8th May 2009Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to batDelhi Daredevils won the match by 7 wicketsMan Of the Match - Ashish NehraMumbai Total Score116/10 in 20 Overs(5.80 runs per over)Top ScorerBravo35 runs from 30 ballsHighest Wicket TakerJP Duminy4 Overs .. more »

Rana Naved has made it clear that he will snap his ties with the ICL only after getting a clear picture from the PCB about future prospects of the players. .. more »

The Supreme Court has directed the state governments to set up committees to deal with cases of ragging. The apex court also said that the state governments should take steps to provide treatment for victims. In addition to these, the Supreme Court asked the state governments to take steps to deal with alcohol and drug use in colleges. .. more »

Monitor funds transfer to SHG accounts, CEO tells poll officers.. more »

The Big B's antipathy towards the media is well known... more »

Thanks to the tremendous success of Singh Is King every actor in Bollywood today wants to play the Sardar. Playing Sardar seems to be the flavor of the season and joining the bandwagon is Ranbir Kapoor. .. more »

The International Cricket Council has sent 19 questions to all cricketers selected for the forthcoming Twenty20 World Cup in June. Every player is required to sign and return the terms and conditions ahead of the tournament and this time around, the ICC has spiced up the usually boring form, reports Anand Vasu... more »

Lila Bhabhi of Baa Bahu Aur baby There is a good news for Baa Bahu Aur Baby Lovers (like me) and a Bad news too. The good news is that Baa Bahu Aur Baby will be back in august and the shooting is going on in full swing. But there is a bad news too. Lubna Salim, aka Leela Bhabhi, has left Baa Bahu Aur Baby. Apparently she was bored of doing the same .. more »

Campaigning ends on Tuesday for the fourth round of the Lok Sabha polls on May 7, when the fate of BJP President Rajnath Singh, Congress' Pranab Mukherjee, SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav and RJD chief Lalu Prasad would be decided... more »