Virat Kohli: Patchy form but still number one T20 batsman
India’s Virat Kohli has become the number-one ranked T20 batsman in the ICC Player Rankings for the first time in his career. Apart from Kohli, Suresh Raina is the only other Indian batsman in top 10. This followed his powerful performance in the one-off T20 in Birmingham on Sunday, where... read more »
Dhoni doesn’t get the credit he deserves :Ravi Shastri
Ravi Shastri has some enviable results to show in leadership roles. As skipper, he won the only Test he captained India in — vs Viv Richards’ West Indies at Chennai in 1988. When he was appointed captain of the one-day outfit for the 1988 Sharjah Cup, he won that too. In short, India did... read more »
BMW posts 6.2% rise in August brand sales
Germany’s BMW said sales of its core luxury-car brand increased 6.2 per cent in August to 126,152 autos, boosted by strong demand in China and the United States. BMW’s eight-month brand deliveries were up 9.5 per cent at 1.15 million cars, the Munich-based manufacturer said. Adding the... read more »
Domestic car sales grow over 15% in August: Siam
Snapping a nine-month streak of decline, domestic passengercar sales grew by 15.37% to 1,33,486 units in August this year, compared to 1,15,705 units in the same month last year.Industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), however, played down the feat saying the growth was... read more »
Pakistan safe haven for terrorists: U.S.
The pentagon has said Pakistan continues to be a safe haven for terrorists while lauding the efforts of the country’s military to eliminate extremism, which it described as a “common... read more »
UN chief welcomes Gaza truce deal
“A brighter future for Gaza and Israel depends on a sustainable ceasefire. It is up to the parties to live up to this responsibility,” Ban’s spokesman Stephane Dujarric in a... read more »
Djokovic roars into the second round
Former champions Novak Djokovic and Maria Sharapova sparkled under the Arthur Ashe Stadium lights to end a steamy first day that proved more than a little stressful for several of the US... read more »
Federer starts bid for sixth US Open title
Roger Federer kick-started his US Open as the second seed won his 23rd night match at the Ashe stadium, dispatching Australian Marinko Matosevic 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) in the first round on... read more »
Atul wins bronze, creates history
Atul Verma won India its first Olympic archery medal — a bronze — at the Youth Olympic Games at Nanjing on Tuesday. The boy from Barabanki (Uttar Pradesh) downed Turkey’s Mete Gozoz 6-4 (29-28,... read more »
