Bengaluru, July 13 : AIADMK General Secretary and convict V.K. Sasikala Natarajan was on Wednesday accused of bribing Karnataka Director-General of Prisons (DGP) Satyanarayana Rao and city central jail officials for undue favours. “Sasikala has given Rs 1 crore bribe to Rao and another Rs 1 crore was distributed among officials, including warden of the […]
London : Fresh from their defeat in the last match, six-time champions Australia will take on a high spirited India in a group match of the women’s cricket World Cup at the Bristol County Ground, England, on Wednesday. The Australian girls lead in head-to-head comparison with eight wins while Indian eves have won only twice. Rewind […]
BERGERAC (France) : German Marcel Kittel claimed his fourth victory in this year’s Tour de France when he powered to an impressive Stage 10 win in a bunch sprint on Tuesday. His compatriot John Degenkolb was second and Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen took third place. Britain’s Chris Froome finished safe in the bunch to retain the […]
New Delhi : After several twists and turns, former Team Director Ravi Shastri was today finally named the head coach of the Indian cricket team, pipping his nearest rival, Virender Sehwag, to the post. Shastri’s appointment also brought to an end a period of uncertainty which had gripped Indian cricket following the unceremonious exit of […]
London : Rafael Nadal must have realised it wasn’t going to be his day at Wimbledon when he bashed his head against a door frame performing a warm-up leap in the bowels of Court One as he prepared to face Gilles Muller. Almost five hours later, the great Spaniard was nursing a weighty dose of […]