Kolkata, May 13: Cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar should not be honoured with the Bharat Ratna as the demand to give the award to filmstars and cricket players spoke of 'the low cultural level', Press Council of India Chairman Justice Markandey Katju said on Monday. "Somebody says the award should go to Tendulkar or to Sourav Ganguly. I say it should be given to none of them," Katju said.
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London, May 13: British Prime Minister David Cameron, who considered a bat signed by Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar as one of his 'most valuable possessions', has donated it to raise money for a cricket stadium in Rwanda. The bat fetched 3,400 pounds (approx Rs 3 lakh) at an auction at the Lord's to raise funds for the stadium project, the Daily Telegraph reported. Some days ago, at an event
A new phase of thaw in Indo-Pak ties that had begun since Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari’s travel to India last month appears to have made a positive bearing on the bilateral cricketing front, which is in a frozen state for almost four years. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday announced its decision to make way for Pakistan’s representation in the fourth edition of
Chennai Super Kings bowlers exposed the vulnerability of the Delhi Daredevils' top-order as the defending champions thrashed the current table toppers by nine wickets in an Indian Premier League match, here on Saturday. With this Chennai moved to fourth on the points table of the IPL. Chasing 115-run target, Chennai Super Kings lost Michael Hussey (38) after he put on a 75-run opening stand with
Kolkata, May 12: Thirty-eight days and 57 games into IPL 5, Kolkata and Mumbai finally get to spar with each other for the first time this season. For a change, it's Kolkata who have their noses in front. In fact, they even have one foot in the play-offs, thanks to a bouquet of six straight victories. Mumbai are within sniffing distance as well, and their priority at the Eden Gardens on Saturday
Pune: Chris Gayle might have hogged the limelight for Bangalore this season but on Friday, Zaheer Khan struck telling blows to steal the show in his team's 35-run win over Pune at the Subrata Roy Sahara stadium. After Gayle and his opening partner Tillakaratne Dilshan laid the foundation for a challenging total of 173 for three, Zaheer produced a typical Test match opening spell to break the back
Sourav Ganguly’s stint as the captain of the Pune Warriors has come to an abrupt end, with the southpaw deciding to step down from the helm. Ganguly's future role in the team was spelt out by the franchise owner Subrata Roy who said that the veteran batsman wants to remain in the team as mentor only. “Sourav will be the mentor next season. We rather pushed him to play in IPL 5 as he is such a
Cyberspace is abuzz with reports stating that Dada will be starring in and as himself in a film titled Ganguly - The Movie. The links of the "trailer" are out online and the tagline - "introducing the man who needs no introduction" - has prompted all crazy Dada fans to wait in anticipation for the "film". The trailer uses a kitschy image of a roaring tiger in the backdrop even as Sourav mouths
Chennai, May 11: Chennai will host the Asian Athletics Championship in August 2013, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said on Thursday and announced a Rs 40-crore package to renovate the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium here and relay its track and upgrade facilities to bring them on a par with international standards. Making a suo motu statement in the Assembly, Ms. Jayalalithaa said the Asian Athletics
Jaipur, May 11: Albie Morkel and Anirudha Srikkanth's late charge helped Chennai clinch a crucial four-wicket win over Rajasthan on Thursday. Chennai bowlers set up the platform with Ben Hilfenhaus and Yo Mahesh restricting the hosts to 126-6 as rain delayed proceedings. Chennai made heavy weather of the chase before Morkel and Anirudha (both 18 each off six balls ) pulled off a sensational win