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Mumbai Indians look to continue momentum

Mumbai Indians look to continue momentum

Rediff.com25 Sep 2011

Having clinched a nail-biting victory over Chennai Super Kings, the Harbhajan Singh-led, Mumbai Indians will be hoping to continue their winning run in the Champions League Twenty20 tournament when they take on Trinidad and Tobago in Bangalore on Saturday.

Mumbai Indians look to continue momentum

Mumbai Indians look to continue momentum

Rediff.com25 Sep 2011

Having clinched a nail-biting victory over Chennai Super Kings, the Harbhajan Singh-led, Mumbai Indians will be hoping to continue their winning run in the Champions League Twenty20 tournament when they take on Trinidad and Tobago in Bangalore on Saturday.

Ross Taylor eager to play again after virus-linked stoppage

Ross Taylor eager to play again after virus-linked stoppage

Rediff.com20 Jul 2020

The New Zealand team delayed winter tours to the Netherlands, Scotland, Ireland and West Indies due to the coronavirus outbreak and, like most of his team mates, Ross Taylor has been training indoors to keep up his match fitness.

Umesh Yadav's perfect comeback

Umesh Yadav's perfect comeback

Rediff.com7 Aug 2019

West Indies 'A' still trail the visitors by 115 runs with seven wickets in hand in the four-day match.

Omicron threat: Pak bans travel from 15 countries

Omicron threat: Pak bans travel from 15 countries

Rediff.com6 Dec 2021

Pakistan on Monday banned travel from 15 countries, except under certain conditions, and tightened up travel restrictions on 13 other countries in wake of the threat of the new COVID-19 variant Omicorn.

Hockey: Indian eves lose to Aus

Hockey: Indian eves lose to Aus

Rediff.com6 Oct 2010

India's chances of progressing to the semi-finals of the women's hockey event in the Commonwealth Games received a setback after the home team went down fighting 1-2 to defending champions Australia in their second Pool A match in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Kumble's Bangalore to take on Guyana

Kumble's Bangalore to take on Guyana

Rediff.com11 Sep 2010

Anil Kumble's Royal Challengers Bangalore will be the only IPL side in action in the Champions League Twenty20 on Sunday when it squares off against West Indian underdogs Guyana in the second of the two matches in Centurion.

Canada against SL hosting next Commonwealth meet

Canada against SL hosting next Commonwealth meet

Rediff.com28 Nov 2009

As the three-day Commonwealth Summit of 53 nations is in progress at Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago, Canada has come out publicly that they are opposed to the next 2011 Commonwealth summit taking place in Sri Lanka.

Pak PM won't attend Commonwealth meet

Pak PM won't attend Commonwealth meet

Rediff.com7 Nov 2009

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will not attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting later this month, effectively ruling out the possibility of talks with his Indian counterpart, Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the summit. Pakistan will be represented by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi at the meeting to be held at Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago during November 27-29, official sources told PTI.

Brett Lee powers NSW to Champions League T20 crown

Brett Lee powers NSW to Champions League T20 crown

Rediff.com23 Oct 2009

New South Wales were crowned inaugural Champions League Twenty20 champions after they snapped Trinidad and Tobago's fairytale run with a 41-run victory in a high-voltage summit clash in Hyderabad on Friday night.

Champions League T20 fixtures

Champions League T20 fixtures

Rediff.com20 Oct 2009

A look at the fixtures of the Champions League Twenty20 tournament.

Unity is the secret of Trinidad's success: Barath

Unity is the secret of Trinidad's success: Barath

Rediff.com19 Oct 2009

The only national team competing in a tournament meant for domestic sides, Trinidad and Tobago's teen batting sensation Adrian Barath says the secret of his side's stupendous unbeaten run in the Champions League Twenty20 is the unity among the players.

CLT20 emotional roller-coaster for us: Langer

CLT20 emotional roller-coaster for us: Langer

Rediff.com17 Oct 2009

Somerset skipper Justin Langer was disappointed after losing to Diamond Eagles, but said the Champions League T20 tournament was a great experience for young players to step to the next level.

Caribbean's Little India has an 'Indian' PM

Caribbean's Little India has an 'Indian' PM

Rediff.com27 May 2010

People of the Trinidad and Tobago surprised all when they elected 58-year-old Kamla Persad Bissesar as the country's prime minister. The political coalition led by her won 29 of the 41 seats in parliament, the results of which were announced on May 26. She heads the United National Congress party.

Commonwealth Games images: Day 1

Commonwealth Games images: Day 1

Rediff.com4 Oct 2010

Images from Day 1 of the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games.

India, France talk climate change in Caribbean

India, France talk climate change in Caribbean

Rediff.com28 Nov 2009

The meeting between Dr Singh and Sarkozy on climate change assumes significance as it came just ten days before the Copenhagen Summit on the issue.

Lee, Henriques make it to CL All-star XI

Lee, Henriques make it to CL All-star XI

Rediff.com23 Oct 2009

Paceman Brett Lee, all-rounder Moises Henriques and opening batsman Phil Hughes on Friday joined their NSW Blues team-mate David Warner in the Champions League All-Star XI team.

Pollard, Warner find place in All-Star XI

Pollard, Warner find place in All-Star XI

Rediff.com20 Oct 2009

The second edition of All-Star XI was updated after the completion of Monday night's league stage, with Delhi's Dirk Nannes and Victoria's Andrew McDonald also forcing their way into the team.

Somerset take on Diamond Eagles

Somerset take on Diamond Eagles

Rediff.com15 Oct 2009

Lacking in star power and coming off mixed results in the preliminary stage, England's Somerset and South African side Diamond Eagles go head to head in a League A encounter of the Champions League Twenty20's Super Eight stage.

IPL champions Deccan ousted from Champions League

IPL champions Deccan ousted from Champions League

Rediff.com15 Oct 2009

William Perkins top scored with his 38 and then Kieron Polard provided the late charge as Trinidad & Tobago huffed and puffed to 149 for seven against Deccan Chargers in a crucial Group A match of the Champions League Twenty20 tournament in Hyderabad on Wednesday.

'Trinidad still practices 19th-century Hinduism'

'Trinidad still practices 19th-century Hinduism'

Rediff.com14 Jan 2009

Urvashi Ramnarine, an employee at the High Commission of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in New Delhi, says over forty per cent of the population of Indian origin in her homeland speak in Hindi or Bhojpuri. "I came to know that the language spoken there was Bhojpuri only after coming here," she admits.

T&T beat Titans via D/L method to enhance semi-final hopes

T&T beat Titans via D/L method to enhance semi-final hopes

Rediff.com30 Sep 2013

Evin Lewis (70) and Darren Bravo (63) hit blistering fifties as Trinidad and Tobago registered a six-run victory over Titans via the Duckworth/Lewis method, in a rain-hit Champions League T20 match at the at the Sardar Patel stadium, in Ahmedabad, on Monday. The victory put the Caribbean side in strong contention for a berth in the semi-finals.

CWG: Le Clos bid for medal record falls short, this time

CWG: Le Clos bid for medal record falls short, this time

Rediff.com6 Apr 2018

Le Clos, however, was only able to clinch gold in the 50m butterfly in the first final of second day's programme and faded over the last leg to finish seventh in the 200m freestyle. South Africa finished sixth in the 4x100m relay.

Football: 2006 World Cup groups drawn

Football: 2006 World Cup groups drawn

Rediff.com10 Dec 2005

Thirty-two teams that qualified for the 2006 Football World Cup Finals in Germany were on Friday drawn into eight groups.

New South Wales yet to receive CL T20 prize money

New South Wales yet to receive CL T20 prize money

Rediff.com7 Jan 2010

BCCI may be the world's richest cricket board but it doesn't seem to be the fastest in releasing money and has not yet paid the $2.7 million prize money to inaugural Champions League Twenty20 winners New South Wales.

Ash, Abhishek floor Trinidad

Ash, Abhishek floor Trinidad

Rediff.com22 Jul 2008

After dazzling the Toronto crowd on Sunday, the Bachchans turned their attention to Trinidad, Spain as part of the first leg of their Unforgettable tour. Clad in glittering attire, Abhishek and wife Aishwarya took to the stage with gusto. Amitabh Bachchan and Preity Zinta too took to the stage amid applause.

PM leaves for Port of Spain after US visit

PM leaves for Port of Spain after US visit

Rediff.com26 Nov 2009

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday wound up his four-day State visit here, first by a foreign leader under the 10-month-old Obama Administration, during which the two countries decided to transform their ties into "one of the defining" relationships of the 21st century.

Pollard's 18-ball 54 takes Trinidad past NSW

Pollard's 18-ball 54 takes Trinidad past NSW

Rediff.com17 Oct 2009

Keiren Pollard's whirlwind knock helped Trinidad and Tobago's beat New South Wales Blues by four wickets in a League B match and move a step closer towards a semi-final spot in the inaugural Champions League T20 in Hyderabad on Friday.

Ramprakash rejects IPL offer

Ramprakash rejects IPL offer

Rediff.com19 Apr 2008

Mumbai Indians have signed on Dwayne Bravo, while former England batsman Mark Ramprakash rejected an offer to join in lucrative IPL.

Simmons, Barath make England suffer

Simmons, Barath make England suffer

Rediff.com30 Jan 2009

Lendl Simmons and Adrian Barath scored centuries as a youthful West Indies A team dominated the touring England side Thursday, posting 343 for two on the first day of their three-day tour game. Trinidad and Tobago batsman Simmons struck an unbeaten 171 with 19 fours and five sixes as England's bowlers failed to impress ahead of next week's first Test in Jamaica.

Essar Group gets mining rights in Brazil

Essar Group gets mining rights in Brazil

Rediff.com19 Jan 2009

The survey would take 6-8 months and as part of the concession, Essar would be able to conduct exploratory mining for iron ore, manganese ore, chrome ore or any other available mineral. The area, that Essar has earmarked for exploration, measures 7,851.69 hectares and is one of the larger deposits. The mining concession was granted by departmento nacional de producao mineral, government of Brazil, in response to Essar's application.

US judge orders release of immigration activist Ravi Ragbir

US judge orders release of immigration activist Ravi Ragbir

Rediff.com30 Jan 2018

Ragbir, 43, was arrested on January 12 during a routine check-in with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and ordered immediate deportation, irking local community in New York.

Essar Steel lines up $4-bn investment in N America

Essar Steel lines up $4-bn investment in N America

Rediff.com22 Sep 2008

The investments would be made in the company's acquired companies, Algoma in Canada and Minnesota Steel in the US, as well as greenfield plants in Trinidad and Tobago. The groundbreaking ceremony for the first steelmaking facility in Minnesota's Iron Range was held on Sunday.

England friendly was official: FIFA

England friendly was official: FIFA

Rediff.com5 Jun 2008

England's 3-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday will stand as a full international, despite coach Fabio Capello using seven substitutes.

Simmons hits 282 vs England

Simmons hits 282 vs England

Rediff.com31 Jan 2009

Lendl Simmons made a career-best 282 to lift West Indies A to 574 for eight declared against the touring England side on the second day of the three-day tour match in St.Kitts on Friday. Trinidad and Tobago batsman Simmons resumed on 171 overnight and added a further 111 before he was out lbw to Ryan Sidebottom, the left-arm seamer's first wicket since coming back from a six month injury layoff.

Shell may import LNG cargo tomorrow

Shell may import LNG cargo tomorrow

Rediff.com7 Jan 2009

Shell had last imported LNG cargo at its Hazira Terminal in Gujarat on Oct 13, 2008 from Trinidad and Tobago at $20.5 per mmbtu. On the $9.06 per mmBtu import price, a five per cent custom duty will be levied, taking the landed cost to $9.4 per mmBtu.

CLT20: Rampaul triggers Trinidad to win over Brisbane

CLT20: Rampaul triggers Trinidad to win over Brisbane

Rediff.com22 Sep 2013

Pacer Ravi Rampaul led a fine bowling performance by scalping four wickets as Trinidad and Tobago defended a small total to beat Brisbane Heat by 25 runs in a low-scoring Champions League Twenty20 match in Ranchi on Sunday.

Jamaica smash men's  4x100m relay record

Jamaica smash men's 4x100m relay record

Rediff.com22 Aug 2008

Usain Bolt collected his third Olympic gold medal when he helped Jamaica smash the world record to win the men's 4x100 meters relay on Friday.

NRIs want police chief sacked

NRIs want police chief sacked

Rediff.com4 Nov 2005

"The unprecedented ban disrupted a 20-year old tradition of celebrations and amounts to blatant discrimination in violation of people's constitutional rights to equality and freedom of religious observance," GOPIO said in a statement.

5 Indians in boxing semis, assured of medals at debut CWG

5 Indians in boxing semis, assured of medals at debut CWG

Rediff.com10 Apr 2018

Veteran Manoj Kumar (69kg) assured himself the second Commonwealth Games medal of his career as four Indian boxers entered the semi-finals of the mega-event with contrasting victories in the quarter-finals, in Gold Coast, on Tuesday.