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Sports news. The world has witnessed some great battles between Indian great Sachin Tendulkar and Australian wizard Shane Warne on the cricket field. But after hanging up their boots, it’s time to work together for them. According to some reports in the media the cricket greats are planning to start a new Twenty20 competition for […]
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Sports news. Jagmohan Dalmiya, who turned India into world cricket’s financial powerhouse before being unceremoniously dumped by his peers, returned as the president of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday in place of scandal-hit N Srinivasan. Dalmiya was elected unopposed as the president in between a contest between Srinivasan-led former International […]
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Historical commentary. The British had a ruthless economic agenda when it came to operating in India and that did not include empathy for native citizens. Under the British Raj, India suffered countless famines. But the worst hit was Bengal. The first of these was in 1770, followed by severe ones in 1783, 1866, 1873, 1892, […]
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West Indies cricket. When the going gets tough, the tough get going. This maxim seems to perfectly fit this West Indies cricket team. After landing in India, the men in maroon had done nothing of note till the first ball of the first One-Day International (ODI) at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in Kochi at the […]
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Sports news. Just months after the Indian Supreme Court forced Narayanswamy Srinivasan to step aside as the head of Indian cricket board, the Chennai businessman took charge of the game’s world body on Thursday. Srinivasan’s elevation as the chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in Melbourne on Thursday established him as the most powerful […]
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India news. The history of Indians in the United States goes back two centuries after their first ones arrived on the US shores in the 1790, just over a decade after American independence. Slowly they distinguished themselves in various fields and have even been feted for their contribution to American society. They own some of […]
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Sports news. On Friday, West Indies legend Brian Lara became the latest addition in the list of cricketer-turned-golfers after reports confirmed that the southpaw is seeking a berth in Trinidad and Tobago’s national team for the upcoming Caribbean Amateur Golf Championship (CAGC) in Puerto Rico. Lara will participate in the two-day TATIL Open Invitational, which […]
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In community news. The methods of proposing to the woman of your dreams have varied over the years and has been taken on all manner of theatrics, gimmicks and gestures. Well this love struck young man has totally misjudged the affection his girlfriend has for him and finds out exactly how she feels when he […]
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In West Indies Cricket news. Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Dwayne Bravo, the two captains of India and West Indies teams, are good friends thanks to their association with Indian Premier League outfit Chennai Super Kings (CSK). But their demeanour on and off the field are in sharp contrast. Dhoni never lets emotion get the better […]
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In West Indies Cricket News. Unpreventable sarcasm now makes it look like the West Indies joined everybody else in giving Sachin Tendulkar a farewell gift. They gifted him the series. At least the batsmen did. Chris Gayle who showed no stomach for a longer stay at the crease, Marlon Samuels who showed unmatched appetite for […]
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