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Melbourne, Sep 18 (ANI): Tasmanian Cricket Association chairman Tony Harrison has said that Tim Paine’s match-winning one-day century for Australia against England should make all cricket followers aware of his class and potential.

“Wicketkeeper batsman Tim Paine’s first international one-day century scored [...]

London, Sep.17 (ANI): World Number three Andy Murray is of the view that winning a Grand Slam title in the present day and age is far more tougher than it was before, given the kind of talent on show in the tennis circuit.

He said that when players [...]

New York, Sep.16 (ANI): Argentine tennis player Juan Martin Del Potro still can’t believe he has won this US Open, but now believes he is the biggest new star in tennis.

“It’s my best sensation,” he said. “Since my childhood I have dreamed of this trophy. I have realised my dream. It is an incredible moment. [...]

London, Sept 16 (ANI): Supervised exercise helps ease chronic shoulder pain better than sound shockwave treatment, a new study suggests.

In the study, published in the online British Medical Journal, team of researchers based in Oslo, Norway compared the effectiveness of radial extracorporeal shockwave treatment (low to medium energy impulses delivered into the tissue) with supervised [...]

New Delhi, Sep.10 (ANI): The Prime Minister of Denmark, Lars Loekke Rasmussen, will arrive here on Friday on a daylong working visit to India to speed up negotiations on a climate deal ahead of a key summit to be held in Copenhagen between December 7 and 18. [...]

Srinagar, Sep 4 (ANI): With an objective to improve the condition of local poultry farmers, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has imposed tax duties on poultry products being brought in from other [...]

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep.2 (ANI): Week-long festivities commenced here on Monday as Onam festival celebrations got off to a colourful start.

Kerala Chief Minister, V S Achuthanandan on Wednesday inaugurated the celebrations on the occasion of Onam here and honoured Malayalam [...]

London, Aug.27 (ANI): Boxing legend Ricky Hatton admitted his “jaw hit the floor” when he met his all-time hero Muhammad Ali.

Ali, who is fighting Parkinson’s disease, visited Hatton’s health centre in Manchester at the start of a UK tour.

The three-time heavyweight champion of the world, [...]

London, Aug 25 (ANI): England fast bowler Stephen Harmison has said that he will gladly continue his international career for as long as he is wanted.

But the 30-year-old Durham pacer is equally prepared for the selectors telling him his time as a Test bowler is over.

Harmison found himself in the international wilderness at the [...]

London, Aug.24 (ANI): Former spin king Warne, Test opener Michael Slater and former captain Ian Chappell have led the chorus on calling for the selection panel, chaired by Andrew Hilditch, to be made accountable for Ashes failures [...]

London, Aug 24 (ANI): A new survey has revealed that most Brits are blind to the fact that the pounds they are piling on are putting them at risk of having health problems.

According to a report released on August 23, a huge number of people are suffering from “fat blindness”, and do not seem to [...]

London, Aug.24 (ANI): The Australian press and commentators have reacted along predictable lines to the latest Ashes series defeat to England in England.

“The Australian selectors have faced serious issues right through the series and they have not been solid. The selectors need to be made answerable at the end of this campaign, said former Australian [...]

London, August 23 (ANI): An Italian punter has bagged a record 127 million pounds in a lottery jackpot.

Tourists from around Europe were said to have flogged Italy for the Suprenalotto.

But many had to face disappointment after a Bagnone player, in the province of Massa Carrara in Tuscany, picked the winning combination of 11, 27, [...]

London, Aug 21(ANI): If the Australian team manages to claim the Ashes in the series decider at The Oval, they will celebrate with a train trip to Edinburgh the next day.

However, it won’t be a victory holiday, but to play a one-day game against Scotland just three days after the [...]

London, Aug 20(ANI): Chelsea midfielder frank Lampard has promised his Chelsea fans that he will keep scoring goals after he equalled Jimmy Greaves record in the club’s all time goal charts.

Lampard’s penalty in the 3-1 victory over Sunderland on Tuesday meant he has now scored 132 goals in his eight-year career at the club. Jimmy [...]

London, Aug.19 (ANI): The fifth Ashes Test, which begins at The Oval from tomorrow, will be a defining one for Australia captain Ricky Ponting.

Victory at The Oval will hand Ponting something that is demanded of any Australia captain worth his salt, a series victory over England, in England, reports Fox Sports.

A draw or worse [...]

Washington, Aug 18 (ANI): Cigarette smoking can cause brain damage in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new study.

Scientists at the University at Buffalo have shown that MS patients who smoked for a little as six months during their lifetime had more destruction of brain tissue and more brain atrophy than the patients [...]

Karachi, Aug. 9 (ANI): Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has said that coaching techniques aimed at honing the natural skills of a player are more effective than those that fidget with the abilities of a player.

Speaking ahead of the start of the three-week NCA coaching camp, Latif [...]

Washington, Aug 9 (ANI): A new study has revealed that maternal stress both prenatal and early post-partum may lead to conduct problems in kids, which is likely to continue into adolescence.

Partner cruelty to the mother, harsh parenting and high levels of under-controlled temperaments in the children’s first years of life were also identified by the [...]

Melbourne, July 15 (ANI): Women who contribute more to the household finances, as compared to their husbands or partners, tend to do more housework, according to a study.

Led by Janeen Baxter and Belinda Hewitt, of the University of Queensland, the study showed that women contributing 70 per cent or more of the weekly income start [...]