Derek Underwood, England's best spinner in the post-World War II era, who gave a torrid time to the legendary Sunil Gavaskar, passed away at Kent on Monday. He was 78.
Left-arm spinners, all-rounders, and pacers who mastered their craft and left a mark in Test cricket.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Jasprit Bumrah bettered spin stalwart Ravichandran Ashwin's all-time rating-point record by an Indian in the latest ICC rankings.
The 2005 Idol winner Underwood won 54 percent of the vote in an AOL Television poll, reports Contactmusic.
'I am not envious of those who are making millions. It's their era and I had my era.'
The best dressed stars on the 2022 Grammy Awards red carpet.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the 3rd Test played between England and New Zealand at Headingley on Sunday.
A former United States security guard at an American Consulate compound in China was on Wednesday sentenced by a federal court to nine years in prison for trying to sell photos and other secret information to the Chinese.
England's legendary spinner Dereck Underwood has urged Graeme Swann to break his record of being country's most successful spin bowler by surpassing his wicket tally.
Rajneesh Gupta gives us all the important numbers from Day 4 of the 4th Test,
Rajneesh Gupta gives us all the numbers that matter from Day 1 of the fourth Test between England and India at The Oval, on Thursday, September 2, 2021.
Let's take a look at who has made it to the People magazine's Most Beautiful Woman of the Year (2016) list.
He is the showman of Hollywood.
The singer-turned actor will launch his first English album, At da edge, which will have 15 songs.
Without further ado, we review the top-10 slammin' summer bods!
Prince Michael and Paris paid tribute to their father at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
Daniel Vettori became second New Zealander (after Richard Hadlee) and 24th bowler overall to take 300 wickets in Test cricket, when he dismissed Kumar Sangakkara's on the first day of second and final Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on Wednesday. More remarkably, Vettori is the first left-arm spinner to accomplish the feat.
Florida-based marriage counsellor Ernest Underwood said, "Unwanted advice of parents should be avoided while tackling crisis situations in a relationship. The couples ought to be independent to make their own decisions."
A look at pictures from the awards night.
Raja Sen's take on 2007's American Idol.
Trump, who has launched a slew of lawsuits in key states, but has not provided any evidence to back his claims of fraud, announced on Twitter on Tuesday that he has fired Christopher Krebs, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) at the Department of Homeland Security.
Cricket fans across the world find Monty very appealing.. but that's the problem, critics say he is appealing too much.
The 25-year-old moved into the top ten of the LG ICC rankings for the first time in his career and is now the highest rated England spinner since Derek Underwood in 1977.
The 59th Grammy Awards was held in Los Angeles, California.
The star power was high at the third annual Global Citizen Festival on Central Park's Great Lawn on Saturday with headliners Jay Z and No Doubt and host Hugh Jackman. But even they were eclipsed by some of the world's most powerful leaders, including India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Queen Silvia of Sweden.
Pictures from the 41-year-old supermodel's latest lingerie campaign have been leaked. And from what we hear, she looks hot!
President Trump reacted sharply to the lawsuit and asserted that he would 'not settle' the case, and accused the Opposition Democrats of continuing with their 'witch hunt' against him.
India captain Virat Kohli on Monday lost his number one position in the ICC Test rankings for batsmen, dropping to second after a forgettable performance in the second Test against England.
In May, Facebook had announced the privacy tool to reassure its users that they can control what they share and with whom on Facebook as part of its ongoing efforts.
The 65th Emmys will be held on September 22 in Los Angeles.
Baywatch babe PeeCee is just everywhere!
A look at the red carpet arrivals.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's wicket-keeping skills in the Test format has came under scrutiny yet again with former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe saying that the Indian captain has become a mere "stopper" due to burnout and attrition.
Statistical highlights on day three of the third cricket Test between India and New Zealand, in Indore, on Monday.
Dr Faheem is the second Indian-American physician to be elected to this position. Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com reports
'I have had a US passport for 26 years. I have a Hindu name. But none of that matters it seems.' 'Today I have also become an immigrant from Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Sudan and Syria.'Today I am Changez Khan and Rizwan Khan.' 'All of us brown people have been put in the same boat by Trump,' says Aseem Chhabra.
The more he has been dropped down the order - for this Test the former opener came in at number eight - the more he has accepted that his primary role is to take wickets.
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