Sri Lanka appoint Marvan Atapattu as interim coach
Former captain Marvan Atapattu was appointed as the Sri Lankan cricket team’s interim head coach on Friday, following the resignation of Paul Farbrace earlier this week. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) also named former fielding coach and off-spinner Ruwan Kalpage as Atapattu’s assistant. Atapattu’s... read more »
Morne Morkel reprimanded for using ‘insulting language’
Kolkata pacer Morne Morkel has been reprimanded for breaching the Indian T20 League (T20 League) code of conduct by using “insulting language” during his team’s match against Bangalore (RCB). The Knight Riders beat RCB in the game, but it was marred to an extent by the spat... read more »
Gautam Gambhir’s hat-trick of ducks makes him a social media ‘troll’
The Kolkata Knight Riders‘ captain, Gautam Gambhir isn’t having the best of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2014 with the bat, having managed just three ducks in three matches. IPL 2014 was termed as a tournament which could define Gambhir’s future career, and unfortunately, it hasn’t gone too... read more »
Special discount fares fail to get SpiceJet more passengers
NEW DELHI: Low-cost carrier SpiceJet’s special discount fares, which began in January has not helped the airline carry more passengers. For the month of March 2014, the airline carried 11% fewer passengers as compared to the same month last year. During the month, SpiceJetBSE -4.23 % carried... read more »
‘Right decision’ to axe Pietersen
London – England made the right decision to end Kevin Pietersen’s international career when the batsman was axed in February, the country’s test captain Alastair Cook was quoted as... read more »
Elections 2014: Mayawati to begin UP campaign tomorrow
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati would begin a whirlwind tour of Uttar Pradesh, her home state, from Thursday, a party leader said. The Dalit leader will address her first... read more »
Illiterate Rakhi Sawant has assets worth Rs 15 crore
Mumbai: Bollywood starlet Rakhi Sawant who is contesting from Mumbai North West seat has declared herself an “illiterate” with total assets of Rs 14.69 crore. Rakhi (36), who is... read more »
Nitish Katara murder: Delhi High Court upholds conviction of three; terms it as a case of ...
The Delhi High Court today upheld the conviction of three convicts, including Vikas Yadav, son of UP politician DP Yadav, for the abduction and murder of Nitish Katara in 2002, saying it... read more »
NATO suspends cooperation with Russia over Ukraine crisis
NATO suspended all practical cooperation with Russia on Tuesday in protest at its annexation of Crimea, and ordered military planners to draft measures to strengthen its defenses and reassure nervous... read more »
