India won Border Gavaskar Trophy 2013 against Australia by 4-0 India on 24 March 2013 won the fourth and the final test with 6 wickets remaining against Australia in the Alan Border Series – Australia Tour to India, at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, Delhi. India won the series 4-0. InContinue Reading
India has got advantage against a depleted Australia side in the third Test match that begins Today at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium here. With only 12 players to pick a team from, Australia are under huge pressure. The onus of ending their two-match losing streak looms large underContinue Reading
Pankaj Advani, eight time world champion on 13 February 2013 entered pre-quarterfinals of the BetVictor Welsh Open Pro Snooker Series. He is the first Indian cueist to reach at this position. He defeated former world champion Shaun Murphy of England, 4-3 at Wales. Also, he is the only active playerContinue Reading
The Election Commission of India on 11 January 2012 announced the dates for elections and by-elections in the Legislative Assemblies of 10 states. The elections/by-elections would be held in Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Assam, Bihar, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Punjab. The states of Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland wouldContinue Reading
Aadhaar card to be accepted as proof to get passport: Ministry of external Affairs The Ministry of External Affairs on 8 January 2013 decided and consequently advised all Passport Issuing Authorities to accept Aadhaar letter as Proof of Address and Photo identity in conjunction with any other prescribed documents forContinue Reading
Male and female Athlete of the Year awards Usain Bolt, the fastest man of the world and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the women’s 100m Olympic champion won the male and female Athlete of the Year awards respectively on 8 January 2013 at Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) Golden Cleats Awards ceremony whichContinue Reading
Sachin Tendulkar,has decided to say goodbye to One Day Internationals About Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, AM is an Indian cricketer widely acknowledged as the greatest living batsman, and second only to Don Bradman in the all time greatest list in Test cricket. Born: April 24, 1973 (age 39), MumbaiContinue Reading
South Africa retained their status as the top-ranked team in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Test Championship table following their 309-run victory over Australia Monday in the third and final Test in Perth, which gave them a 1-0 series win.Continue Reading
Usain Bolt won the IAAF World Athlete of the Year Award 2012 for the fourth time and United States sprinter Allyson Felix won women’s World Athlete of the Year Award 2012 on 24 November 2012 during the IAAF’s 100th Anniversary Celebration. The Jamaican sprinter Bolt had won for defending hisContinue Reading
Sebastian Vettel of Germany, the Red Bull driver became youngest triple champion in the history of Formula One on 25 November 2012 by finishing 6th behind Jenson Button in the Brazilian Grand Prix. Vettel, 25 got himself involved in opening lap collision and made very little damage to his RedContinue Reading
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