We won’t underestimate Australia: Younis
Dubai: Pakistan captain Younis Khan urged his team not to be complacent because Australia is missing three of its better players for a one-day international series. Australia captain Ricky Ponting, batsman Mike Hussey and allrounder Mitchell Johnson are all being rested from the five ODI matches and single Twenty20 game from Wednesday in the United [...]
Pathan’s clean hitting took the game away from us: Sehwag
Centurion: Delhi Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag on Tuesday gave full credit to Yusuf Pathan for powering Rajasthan Royals to the five-wicket victory over his side and said the right-hander just came in and blew the game away with his clean hitting. Pathan scored a blistering 60 of 32 balls to see the defending champions through [...]
RCB pip KKR by five wickets
Durban: Royal Challengers Bangalore overcame some anxious moments before snatching a thrilling five-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in a Indian Premier League match here on Wednesday. After restricting the Kolkata side to a modest 139 for six which largely revolved around Chris Gayle’s knock of 40 and MN van Wyk’s unbeaten 44, the RCB [...]
Kings XI Punjab pip Mumbai Indians in low-scoring match
Durban: A lion-hearted effort by the Kings XI Punjab bowlers glossed over the frailties of their batting colleagues as the Mohali-based outfit edged out Mumbai Indians by three runs in a low-scoring thriller in the Indian Premier League here today. Chasing 120 for a win, Mumbai Indians managed 116 for seven, thanks to JP Duminy’s [...]
BCCI nominates Gambhir, Jhulan for Arjuna
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) The Indian Cricket Board Wednesday nominated opening batsman Gautam Gambhir and women’s team captain Jhulan Goswami for the prestigious Arjuna Award. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took the decision at its working committee meeting at the Cricket Centre in Wankhede Stadium. Delhi batsman Gambhir has been in [...]
Bharti Airtel consolidated Q4 net up 8%
Mumbai: According to a release issued by Bharti Airtel to the BSE today, consolidated net profit for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, grew 7.8% to Rs 2,047.73 crore as against Rs 1,898.85 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago. The group’s total income for Q4FY09 increased 29.8% to Rs 10,295.65 crore from Rs [...]
Sahara, Jet tell HC they will meet to sort out issues
Mumbai: Jet Airways and Sahara India Commercial Corporation Ltd, locked in a legal battle over multi-crore rupees takeover deal of erstwhile Sahara airline, today informed the Bombay High Court that they would meet soon to sort out their issues. The court adjourned the matter to May 6 after Jet lawyer Janak Dwarkadas and Sahara counsel [...]
Sensex flares up on solid gains in IT, banking stocks
Mumbai: Mirroring positive cues from the Asian markets, the Sensex opened 90 points higher at 11,092. Fresh buying thereafter saw the index rally to higher levels as the day progressed. IT, banking and energy stocks were the major gainers on Wednesday. The index touched a high of 11,430 towards the end. The Sensex finally ended [...]
