His father Mohammad Azharuddin began his career at Eden Gardens and now an 18-year-old Mohammad Ashaduddin, called for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) selection trials, hopes the venue will do the magic for him as well in his quest to make it big in cricket. A product of St John's Academy -- a club where VVS Laxman learned his basics -- Ashaduddin is yet to make it big anywhere, but he is hoping that the KKR call-up will help him establish in the big league.
The sixth wicket partnership of 207 runs between Misbah-ul-Haq and Kamran Akmal is the joint second highest for any side for this wicket against India. This is also Pakistan's third highest for the sixth wicket against all opponents.
1178 - Virender Sehwag's run-aggregate in Test matches in the year 2008 @ 65.44. He is now just one short of equalling Graeme Smith's record tally in this year.
Miss World 2024 will be crowned in India soon. Long before Aishwarya Rai and Priyanka Chopra, Yukta Mukhey and Diana Hayden, a beautiful woman from Bombay was crowned Miss World. In 1966. Reita Faria was India's first Miss World. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/ Rediff.com met the 80 year old in Dublin recently, still as elegant, still as attractive as she was all those years ago.
The century made up for the disappointment he felt when he fell for 86 on the same ground when India visited the Caribbean four years ago.
"The results support the use of St John's wort as an alternative to the standard anti-depressant for moderate to severe depression, especially because it is well tolerated, the study said.
Following Russia's retreat from areas around the Ukrainian capital, signs of normal life have returned to Kyiv, with residents taking advantage of shortened curfew hours, businesses reopening, and foreign countries returning their diplomats.
The Aussie wicketkeeper reached hundred off 57 balls in the third Ashes Test against England on Saturday.
The body of Michael Blakey, 23, was discovered partly concealed beneath a pile of stones in a ditch near a small church on the outskirts of Dharamsala.
Jyoti Randhawa failed to make any upward movement in the final round of the American Express Golf Championship.
US President George W Bush and his wife reported a taxable income of $727,083 for the last year and paid $227,490 in federal income taxes, the White House said.
The Vatican defines matrimony as a divine union between man and woman.
Darwin Nunez came off the bench to score twice as Liverpool snatched a sensational 2-1 Premier League win at Newcastle United on Sunday.
He refused to be drawn into the incident in which Lara snatched the ball from an umpire.
Join us in congratulating the 28-year-old batsman on his double hundred in the West Indies.
The West Indies all-rounder followed up his four-wicket haul with a polished half-century on day 2 of the second Test against India.
Young VRV Singh will make his debut in the first Test against the West Indies.
The home side won by 98 runs to take a 2-0 lead in the seven-match series against Zimbabwe.
The West Indies to a laboured five-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the first ODI.
The West Indies is ranked eighth in one-day as well as Test cricket.
The aim is to raise funds to save the St John Baptist church in suburban Andheri.
Images from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday night.
The next World Cup's managing director said preparations began immediately after the bid to host the competition was won five years ago.
Gilchrist did not travel with the Australian team to Holland for the tri-series but will rejoin the squad in England.
Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in New Delhi onto participate in the fourth round of Indo-US strategic dialogue even as US announced to invest $100 million in India's burgeoning clean energy sector.
The reason cited is a persistent back injury.
England, all out for 285 in the first innings, were still 466 behind West Indies' mammoth 751-5 declared after day four of the fourth Test.
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