Harry Brook ton leads England to nervy win over Pakistan and T20 World Cup semifinals.
Israel and the United States had a plan. Iran punched back. And now the Gulf is reeling, the world is beginning to feel the pain and, as on date, no one in Washington or Tel Aviv appears willing to admit that the punch has landed, notes Prem Panicker, continuing his must-read blog on the war in the Middle East.
Jacob Bethell has represented England in 29 matches across all formats and will lead the team in the absence of the regular Test players.
It will start four flights a week to Hyderabad from Hong Kong in December, while its wholly-owned subsidiary Dragonair will commence a similar service to Kolkata from November.
Former New Zealand opener John Wright, who coached India with great success, has emerged as the favourite to become coach of the Black Caps after two Australians and ex-Black Cap skipper Stephen Fleming ruled themselves out on Wednesday.
India arrived in Bengaluru seeking a big win over the 2021 champions to improve their chances of making a third successive final in June 2025, but will now need to battle to keep alive their run of 18 straight home series victories since 2012.
India captain Rohit Sharma is confident that his team will bounce back from the eight-wicket defeat against New Zealand in the first Test in Bengaluru.
Latham admitted he has given thought to how to utilise the spinners at their disposal. New Zealand have Ish Sodhi, Mitchell Santner and Ajaz Patel among frontline tweakers and Rachin Ravindra and Glenn Phillips also to roll over their arms.
'When I started to step into the West in 2006, I believed India was not going to be the back end.' 'I understood that no film-maker wants to believe that they are outsourcing their creativity to a low-end place.' 'The application of technology in the hands of our Indian artistes is identical to any of our artists in the West.' 'Nobody in the world can say this shot was done in India and that in London.'
The nominations for the 96th annual Academy Awards have been announced.
Will Laal Singh Chaddha do justice to its Hollywood original's cult status, wonders Namrata Thakker.
Sanskaari censor board makes a comeback... Three biggies come together for a sports pic...
The 80th Annual Golden Globe awards saw Hollywood's A-set at their glamorous best.
Rediff.com's Harish Kotian checks out how much India's cricket coaches -- from John Wright to Ravi Shastri -- have been paid.
The names of two Indian-Americans -- Seema Verma and Bobby Jindal -- have emerged as possible candidates.
Founder and president of Prajwala Sunitha Krishnan has been named a recipient of John Jay Justice award
Rain prevented a finish with just one more over needed to be bowled. Scores: England 162 (L. Wright 52) v New Zealand 127-2 (B. McCullum 60 not out).
Statistical highlights on day 2 of the first cricket Test between India and New Zealand in Kanpur on Friday.
'Anglo-Indians have played a significant role at the forefront, meeting every challenge to the security of the motherland.' A fascinating excerpt from Barry O'Brien's The Anglo-Indians: A Portrait of a Community.
After adding 271 people last year, the Academy sends out invitations to more than 300 people this year.
BCCI sources said while skipper Sourav Ganguly favours Chappell, vice-captain Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble prefer Moody for the India coach's job.
Talks are underway with the Australian to take over the job held by John Dyson, whose term ended last month.
The FIFA 2022 World Cup will kick-off in Qatar on Sunday, November 20. Here is a list of the 26-man squads playing in the quadrennial global football extravaganza.
Former India spinner Venkatapathy Raju explains the mysteries of spin bowling.
'In the leadership of Ganguly and a foreign coach, a much brighter phase of Indian cricket began.' 'India played the way I had wished throughout my playing career.' 'Dhoni brought calmness into Indian cricket.' 'Under Dhoni India started winning tight games, with the captain himself leading by example.'
While current coach Anil Kumble is an automatic entry into the process, the others in the fray are Australian Tom Moody and Englishman Richard Pybus.
A quick look at the winners.
The 71th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There have been quite a few surprises and some expected nods.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Check out the head to head record between the World Cup finalists.
Modi's real problem is not his silence on Hindutva excesses growing in the country. He needs to transform India without the minute-by-minute tweets.
Two big derbies and an eventful weekend of football awaits us all...
A look at the hopefuls this year!
Keeping it short and so sweet at the 90th Annual Academy Awards.
The International Cricket Council released the provisional squads of the 12 teams for next year's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand on Friday. However, co-hosts Australia and minnows Ireland decided against releasing the provisional list although they submitted 30 names to the parent body within the stipulated deadline.
'In the merry-go-round of Indian cricket, amid abhorrent match-fixing scandals and incessant politicking, Ravi Shastri is a multifaceted personality who, when called upon, can don any hat with ease.'
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