India, SA defy ICC, match declared unofficial
The ICC said the match will not be officiated by an ICC referee or umpire and its results not be included in Test records.

SA, India dish out royal snub to ICC
South African Denis Lindsay, who serves on the ICC's match referee panel, has agreed to stand in for Mike Denness for the third Test.

McMillan caught in the 'act'
A television channel captured the New Zealand medium pacer running his fingernails on the seam of the ball on the first day of the second Test against Australia.

Dungarpur defends Denness's action
The former BCCI president said Tendulkar should have sought the umpires' permission before cleaning the ball.

UN panel fails to define terrorism
The UN's legal committee has voted to hold further negotiations in January to finalise a comprehensive convention against terrorism, proposed by India.

Pakistan orders Taleban embassy closed
Foreign ministry spokesman Aziz Ahmed Khan said the decision was taken on Wednesday, but only communicated to the Taleban on Thursday.

Three more scribes killed: Report
'Northern Alliance officials have confirmed the report, but the nationality of the reporters is not yet clear, and neither is the identity of the killers,' the Iran radio said.

Taleban to surrender in Kunduz: Report
A deal was reportedly struck between Alliance commander General Abdul Rashid Dostum and Mullah Mohammed Fazil, the main leader of the besieged Taleban forces in Kunduz.

No rest till terrorism eliminated: Bush
'We will not be secure until the terrorists are defeated. Across the world we will fight evil ones, and we will win,' the US president said on the eve of Thanksgiving.

Full Coverage of America's War

MARKET REPORT
Mkts@Nov 22: Sensex gains 14 points
Satyam was up 7 per cent, Infosys down 1 per cent. Pharma, cement stocks gained. Select old economy stocks lost. The Nifty was up 6 points at 1062.

BUSINESS
EU open to more access for Indian textiles
Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy said, 'If India is ready to open more of its markets for our textile industry, then we are ready to go in that direction.'

Enron may have to sell Dabhol stake at half price
US power major Enron may be forced to sell its stake in the Dabhol plant of India for half a billion dollars.

SPORTS SPECIAL
The heavyweights
All the world's greatest boxers - in pictures

CRICKET COLUMNS
Dare to wear black!
Prem Panicker says every member of the Indian team taking the field in any international should wear black armbands, as a constant reminder to the cricket world of their 'crimes'.

The Indians now have everything to play for
The Shaun Pollock column.

MOVIES
Euphoric about Filhaal
Dr Palash Sen enters Bollywood.

It's a silver jubilee at last!
Subhash K Jha on the success of Ek Rishtaa: The Bond Of Love.

GUIDE TO THE NET
The Internet took my life away
For Internet junkie, Lindsay Pereira, there is no life offline.

India is the best place to lose weight
The pull of gravity is slightly less than it is elsewhere on the planet, according to a new gravity map.

Bush says war may go beyond Afghanistan
The war against terrorism may not come to a quick halt, after all.