Jumping cats, long tongues, golf clubs: 12 jaw-dropping Guinness records

Some people are remembered for their great achievements. But, there are some like these who enter record books for the sheer oddity. On the occasion of 60th-anniversary edition of the Guinness......

US still optimistic about N-deal with India

Facing timelines to finalise the civilian nuclear agreement with India, the US on Thursday expressed optimism about the deal getting cleared in the next several months, saying there was still time......

Kites: Indian-Mexican Bhelpuri with Salsa Sauce!

Kites received so many mixed reviews that we decided to ask you, our dear readers, to give us your take on the Hrithik Roshan-Barbara Mori starrer. After sifting through many entries, we decided to......

Gogol on my mind

I don't have a pet name, pocket name, nickname, house name, daak naam. In that sense, I am no Gogol and have had to suffer from none of Gogol's name trauma. All I have had is my one and only name,......

5 things that can really spice up Australian Open

The year's first Grand Slam at Melbourne Park which starts on Monday features a number of innovations, including a new extreme heat policy and final set tiebreaks. Familiar names, however, are......

Karun Nair hits 303 not out to give England a day to survive

Karun Nair becomes the third player ever to convert his maiden Test hundred into a triple ton. IMAGE: Karun Nair celebrates after scoring a triple hundred against England in the fifth Test in......

DRS controversy clouds rain-affected Day 1 of NZ vs Pak Test

IMAGE: Pakistan captain Azhar Ali, centre, asks for a DRS review. Photograph: Dave Rowland/Getty Images The decision review system (DRS) was the major talking point at the end of a rain-shortened......

Another Twitter tangle for Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton's Twitter feed provided a further talking point ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday when he sent his 997,000 followers telemetry details from his McLaren car in qualifying. The......

Formula One teams abandon joint launch plan

Formula One teams have jettisoned a cost-cutting plan to launch their 2010 cars publicly at the same time in Spain next month. "It's been abandoned," one team source told Reuters on Wednesday.......