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Karachi, July 12: In a bid to resume bilateral cricket ties between India and Pakistan, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has put forward three proposals to their Indian counterparts. The Pakistan Cricket Board has proposed that India can tour Pakistan, play them at a neutral venue or allos PCB to host their home series in India. PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf today said that they have put forward the

Kolkata, July 11: Pinki Pramanik, the Asian Games Gold medalist now accused of being a man and of having raped a woman, walked out of jail today after 25 days. She was granted bail yesterday. Pinki wore a white and black striped T-shirt, hair tied back in her regular ponytail, and looked stoic as she stepped out. Before getting into a car and driving off the 26-year-old said, "I have been framed

New Delhi, July 11: Sachin Tendulkar will not be taking field when India play Sri Lanka later this month as he has opted out of the series. And the reason for this is that he wanted to spend some quality time with his children. "I requested BCCI that I wanted to spend time with my family. This is the time for school holidays. If I had decided to go to Sri Lanka, I would have started my preparation

London, July 10: With the 2012 London Games less than three weeks away, a book has exposed that during the event the Olympic Village becomes a party-zone where athletes indulge in wild sex, drinking and drugs. According to the anonymously authored expose, ‘The Secret Olympics’, written by a former British competitor, it’s always a struggle keeping booze and condoms in strong supply. According to

Jalpaiguri (Kolkata), July 10: As Mahesh Thapa was rushing to play in a local football tournament on Sunday afternoon in Jalpaiguri, his father Chandra Bahadur coaxed him to have lunch with the rest of the family, as is the custom for the Thapa family at their Racecourse Para residence. "Forget about football and stay at home today," senior Thapa, a retired policeman, had told his son. But Mahesh

Bangalore, July 10: After the financial turbulence at Kingfisher Airlines, Chairman Vijay Mallya's United Spirits is looking at reducing its debt and bringing back the good times. It may even sell its stake in its Indian Premier League (IPL) team Royal Challenges Bangalore (RCB). Vijay Mallya's acquisition of the brand White & Mackay helped United Spirits reach the top of the global pyramid, but

Roger Federer's timing was exquisite, as always. The seven-time Wimbledon champion arrived on the dot at the back-rooms of the All England Club for an exclusive interaction with select media. It had been a night of much celebration and little sleep but the once and newly returned world No. 1 looked none the worse for wear. And he was quick to acknowledge that given the magnitude of the stakes for

So what if Sourav Ganguly decides to play in IPL 6? He will still be a 'youth' when IPL begins next season. At 40, Ganguly still feels there's enough cricket left in him, and the failure as the Pune Warriors captain was just another bad phase. "I'm also a human and prone to failures," is how he reacts to the poor IPL 5 outing. So, when most of his fellow mates have decided to take over as mentors

Praising Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar for his disciplined life and dedication to the game, former Indian skipper Kapil Dev Sunday said the maestro's records will also be broken one day. "When we were playing we used to think that whether the future will see any greater batsman than Sunil Gavaskar. But we were wrong. There have been greater players than Gavaskar. Because the game of cricket is

She could be the first Saudi women equestrian rider to take part in this month’s Olympic Games in London. Her name was mentioned, by some activists, as a woman with a good chance. But Alia Abutayah Alhwiti refused to confirm or deny. Alia, who is currently pursuing her master degree in political science in London, said should anybody ask her to participate, “she is ready”. Alia, who dodged the