IPL's Chennai franchise rejoiced at the possibility of Matthew Hayden being available to play for them for the full season.
Joseph Biden had played a major role in getting former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to doff his uniform,said Pak PM Yousuf Raza Gilani.
Michael Hussey did a redemption act after a woeful Test series as he struck an unbeaten 53 to lead Australia to a 6-wicket victory.
There was no reprieve for celebrity criminal Charles Gurmukh Sobhraj as Nepal's Supreme Court delayed its verdict against his conviction.
A US-based Hindu advocacy group has taken strong objection to historian Michael Wood's documentary The Story of India, being telecast on public television,describing its presentation of the Aryan Migration Theory as agenda driven.
Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has said that he will not leave Pakistan and settle down in some other country.
Having allowed Mumbai to amass 402 runs in their first innings,UP lost early wickets to be left struggling at 91 for three at close.
A British ice-skater has given birth to a baby two days after dying of a brain haemorrhage.
Durrani has said that he had written authorisation from the PM to speak on the evolving situation in the wake of 26/11 strikes.
Pak disgraced atomic scientist A Q Khan,who is under house arrest in his country for the last three years,has been slapped with US sanctions for proliferating nuclear technology.
Britain agreed that LeT is behind the attacks and underlined that Pak has the 'fundamental' responsibility to target LeT's 'roots'.
A 107-year-old Chinese woman who was afraid to marry when she was young has decided to look for her first husband.
Ryan Harris will replace injured Australia pacer Peter Siddle for the Commonwealth Bank ODI series against South Africa.
South Africa were fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during their 52-run defeat to Australia in the first T20 match in Melbourne.
An Indian-American professor has been honoured with the 2009 Edith and Peter O'Donnell Award by The Academy of Medicine,Engineering and Science of Texas for his research that could lead to the creation of artificial proteins in the human body.
Team India will play five one-day internationals and a Twenty20 match in Sri Lanka between the end of January and early February.
Are the gun wielding militants out to snuff out cultural pursuits in Pakistan is the worry being voiced by leading artists of the country.
New Zealand beat the West Indies by five wickets on a D/L calculation in the rain-shortened fifth ODI.
Giving a slight sense of deja vu Matthew Hayden has announced his retirement after a long and illustrious career. The Australian cricketer announced his retirement from international cricket during a press conference at Gabba.
Dismissing suggestions that he back-stabbed skipper Kevin Pietersen,Andrew Flintoff said he wanted both to stay on their job.
Shane Warne joined in the chorus along with former Australia skipper Bill Lawry in demanding the inclusion of wonderkid David Warner in the ODI squad.
Shaun Tait is roaring back to form and is expected to earn a seven-figure bonanza in the second edition of the Indian Premier League.
Mohammad Yousuf said the PCB should stop towing the Indian Board's line on the matter as it was not getting anything in return.
Manchester United and Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo was named FIFA World Player of the Year at a ceremony in Zurich.
CA Chairman Jack Clarke said in a statement that Hayden was an indispensable part of the most successful chapter of Australian cricket.






