At one stage, it seemed that Canada would pull off the biggest upset of the 2011 World Cup but they only flattered to deceive as Pakistani captain Shahid Afridi’s five-wicket haul saw his side to a 46-run victory in a low-scoring World Cup Group A match at the R.Premedasa Stadium here Thursday. Canada raised hopes [...] More
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Scoreboard of World Cup Group B match between England and Ireland at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here Wednesday. England: Andrew Strauss b Dockrell 34 Kevin Pietersen c Niall b Stirling 59 Jonathan Trott b Mooney 92 Ian Bell c Stirling b Mooney 81 Paul Collingwood c Kevin b Mooney 16 Matt Prior b Johnston 6 [...] More
His new haircut may have cost him 80,000 Twitter followers, but Justin Bieber Fever is alive, well, and spreading across the globe. The “Eenie Meenie” sensation, who turns 17 Tuesday, [...] More
The fashion world is desperate to know who Kate Middleton will pick to design her wedding dress when she marries Prince William in April — and the… More
World Cup co-host Bangladesh has said it is keeping a vigil on international cricket bookies to ensure that they do not try to establish contacts with players and officials. Travel papers of visitors are being closely checked to look for 25 bookies whose list has been supplied by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to the [...] More
From special offers and discounts to new product launches, India Inc is rubbing its hands in glee over the one-and-a-half-month-long World Cup, hoping the cricket fever will translate into higher sales. “We are expecting a 100 percent jump in the sale of TV sets because of World Cup. Samsung sold nearly 3 lakh flat panel [...] More
The Indian economy appears to be back to the growth trend before the global financial crisis with particularly strong GDP growth over the first half of the 2010-11 fiscal, but inflation is worrying, the World Bank has said. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to continue its policy of cautious rate hikes in [...] More
Citing a recent US trade mission to India, US President Barack Obama has vowed “to bat for America’s businesses around the world” as he outlined his vision for America’s economic recovery. Attending what he billed as a “listening” event with small-business leaders in Cleveland, Ohio, Tuesday, Obama cited the example of a small company which [...] More
With the start of cricket World Cup 2011, ticket sales at cinema halls and theatres across Pakistan has dropped down by more than 50 percent and it is predicted that film and stage business will bear a loss of 250 million rupees, the media reported Tuesday. “During the first three days cinema business suffered a [...] More
Sri Lanka beat Canada by 210 runs in a World Cup Group A match here Sunday. Stastical Highlights: * Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara (92 off 87 balls) recorded his best innings in the World Cup, bettering the 76 off 83 balls against Bermuda at Port of Spain on March 15, 2007. * Sangakkara registered [...] More